The Confession Killer
2019 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 50 min · ★ 7.2 · 89% critics
A notorious killer’s sweeping confessions to hundreds of unsolved crimes spark a nationwide frenzy and a rush to close cases. This docuseries digs into how those admissions were gathered, what evidence supports them, and the lasting fallout for investigators, communities, and victims’ families still searching for answers.
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Streaming on Netflix.
4 hours to watch · 5 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-12-06
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (120 votes)
About
If you like unsettling true-crime deep dives that question confessions and expose investigative missteps, this is worth your time; Not for you if you want a quick, uplifting watch or tidy closure like The Confession Tapes.
Pros: gripping true-crime mystery; raises justice questions; strong interviews | Cons: can feel dragged out; frustrating police failures; repeats points at times
Themes
- miniseries
- true crime
Cast & crew
- BP
Bob Prince
as Self
Henry Lee Lucas
as Self
Directed by Robert Kenner, Taki Oldham
Episodes1 season · 5 episodes
Season 15 episodes
- S1E1Everything Except Poison45mNetflix
- S1E2Make It Strawberry50mNetflix
- S1E3War in Waco49mNetflix
- S1E4All the Damn Lies46mNetflix
- S1E5Not One Shred of Evidence50mNetflix