| 23 Aug 1936 |
Henry Lee Lucas born to prostitute Viola, Blacksburg VA. |
| 1953 |
Loses an eye after an incident with his brother. |
| 1954 |
Arrested for burglary, sentenced to six years Virginia State Prison. |
| 14 Sep 1957 |
Escaped from a prison work crew, recaptured three months later. |
| 2 Sep 1959 |
Released from prison. |
| 11 Jan 1960 |
Stabs his 74 year old mother in a fight, killing her. |
| 1970 |
Paroled for the manslaughter of his mother. |
| Aug 1970 |
Released from prison (serving time for attempted kidnapping.) |
| 23 Aug 1982 |
Kills and dismembers girlfriend Becky Powell. |
| Sep 1982 |
Kills Kate Rich. Later, in his confession: "I had sex, intercourse with her. It's one of those things that I guess got to be part of my life, having sexual intercourse with the dead." |
| 26 Jun 1998 |
Texas Governor George W Bush commutes Lucas' death sentence to life imprisonment. |
| 13 Mar 2001 |
Henry Lee Lucas dies in his cell of heart failure. |
"To me a live woman ain't nothing. I enjoy dead sex more than I do live sex."