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Investigations showed Texas Rangers often fed Lucas details about cases, allowing him to "confess" to murders he did not commit to clear cases off the books.

Many of Lucas's confessions were proven false via DNA evidence or documented proof that he was elsewhere. [LE] Lucas Men

Facing life in prison, Lucas confessed to roughly 600 murders to Texas Rangers and police across 27 states. He claimed he did this out of guilt, but later revelations suggested he was gaming the system for perks like better food, travel, and attention, often called a plan for "legal suicide". The "Confession Killer" Hoax Investigations showed Texas Rangers often fed Lucas details

Although sentenced to death, then-Governor George W. Bush commuted his sentence to life in prison in 1998 due to deep doubts about the validity of the confession. Death and Legacy He claimed he did this out of guilt,

In 1986, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox described the acceptances of these confessions as a "miscarriage of justice".

Born into extreme poverty and abuse, Lucas was a one-eyed drifter with a violent history.