For many Americans, these modern-day ogres offer a perverse thrill.
Some experts believe the number of serial killers is rising.
Today we're running 25,000 homicides a year, and a significant number of those homicides are going unsolved. We're seeing a great increase in stranger killing and in many of these cases, the victims are falling to serial and multiple killers. Still, the notoriety these killers enjoy is out of proportion to their numbers. Let me conclude by saying, that this page is not presented in any way as a tribute to the foul deeds of Henry Lee Lucas. Rather it is provided as a source of information to help illustrate the underlying inspiration that Lucas has had on the film.