How many serial killers are in Dexter?

Dexter was a gruesome, grizzly series about psychotic serial killers, and we're here to tally up the body counts racked up by these 8 murderers.
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How many serial killers does Dexter kill?

Dexter – aka the “Bay Harbor Butcher” – was responsible for about 140 kills before he vowed to stop in the series finale (although eventually he returns to killing in Dexter: New Blood).
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Who are the serial killers in each season of Dexter?

Main Serial Killers
  • Dexter Morgan - The Bay Harbor Butcher.
  • Brian Moser - The Ice Truck Killer.
  • George King - The Skinner.
  • Arthur Mitchell - The Trinity Killer.
  • Barrel Girl Gang - Jordan Chase, Dan Mendell, Cole Harmon, Alex Tilden, Boyd Fowler.
  • Travis Marshall - The Doomsday Killer.
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Who is the other serial killer in Dexter?

Brian Moser / Rudy Cooper / The Ice Truck Killer - Dexter's brother, a serial killer in Season 1 known for his modus operandi of dismembering prostitutes, thought to have conducted his murders in an ice truck, hence his name.
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How many people did Dexter kill in the first series?

Satisfying curious TV viewers everywhere, the dedicated fans at the Dexter Wiki have laid out Dexter's entire kill list, and calculated just how many deaths he's responsible for. Looking at Dexter's direct kills, the number lands at 138 people.
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Top 20 Serial Killers on Dexter



How many people has Dexter killed in the books?

Below is a list of the 144 known people that Dexter directly killed, along with their basic causes of death. Note: An X means the victim did not fit the Code of Harry.
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Is Dexter based on a true story?

In Showtime's official Dexter: New Blood Wrap-Up Podcast, writer Scott Reynolds confirmed that the secluded hunting aspect of Kurt Caldwell's serial killer character is based on the true story of Robert Hansen.
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Who is the most evil killer in Dexter?

So, without further ado, let's grab our forensic kit and analyze the crimes of Dexter's most notorious killers.
  • 6) Barrel Girl Gang (Season 5) ...
  • 5) Koshka Brotherhood (Season 7) ...
  • 4) The Poisoner (Season 7-Season 8) ...
  • 3) Ice Truck Killer (Season 1) ...
  • 2) Trinity Killer (Season 4) ...
  • 1) Bay Harbor Butcher (The Entire Series)
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Is Dexter a realistic serial killer?

Dexter Morgan, the protagonist of the show Dexter, is a serial killer living in Miami, Florida. In spite of this, fans were drawn in by the character and his story. Although Dexter is fictional, he actually has a lot in common with a real-life serial killer.
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Is Matt's dad the serial killer in Dexter?

Kurt Caldwell aka The Runaway Killer is the Main Antagonist of the Showtime special event series Dexter: New Blood. The father of Matt Caldwell, Kurt was a prolific serial killer of runaway teenage girls, who lived a double life as the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake in upstate New York for 25 years.
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Who was the first serial killer on Dexter?

Brian Moser aka The Ice Truck Killer is a character in the Showtime series DEXTER. He is the first main antagonist in the series, and one of Debra Morgan's lovers. Living under the alias of Rudy Cooper, Brian begins a strange killing spree.
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Is Dexter based on Ted Bundy?

“It allows us to examine the good and evil in all of us,” she said. “He's not a Ted Bundy character. You want to hope that there's a part of him that can be redeemed.” John Goldwyn, another of the show's executive producers , said, “We think of it as provocative.” Over the course of the season, Mr.
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Does Dexter ever get caught?

In the Dexter: New Blood finale, Dexter is finally arrested by his on-and-off-again girlfriend, Angela Bishop (Julia Jones). Dexter was never arrested before this point. Dexter's arrest finally reveals cracks in the titular killer's facade. For once in his life, Dexter has to answer for his vigilante-style justice.
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What is Dexter Morgan's kill count?

Dexter's kill count, revealed

He followed a certain “code” learned from his father, under which he would only murder criminals who had evaded justice from law enforcement. In total, Dexter murdered 135 people, Showtime confirmed in August, before vowing to stop killing in the series finale.
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Did Dexter kill LaGuerta?

Just then, Debra finds him and begs him not to kill LaGuerta, who regains consciousness. LaGuerta pleads with Debra to kill Dexter, saying she's a good person who's not like her brother. Dexter resigns himself to his fate and drops his knife. Debra, in tears, instead shoots a shocked LaGuerta in the chest, killing her.
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Why does Dexter kill Deb?

Why did Dexter kill Deb? One of the main criticisms of the Dexter finale is that Dexter killed Deb by turning off her life support. While Carpenter was adamant that her character not die at Dexter's own hand, he ultimately was the one to take her life.
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Is Dexter a psychopath or sociopath?

Other than the traits from PCL – R, Dexter Morgan is a psychopath because of what he does for a living. Dexter Morgan conceals himself from the world because he is a serial killer, an organized serial killer as he calls himself a neat monster.
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What kind of mental disorder does Dexter have?

Dexter is a paradigm "secret schizoid" (that is, someone suffering from Schizoid Personality Disorder who hides it very well). ASPD is about inability to conform, manipulation, and impulsive aggression; SPD is about coldness, detachment, and complete lack of interest in normal human interaction.
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How unrealistic is Dexter?

By comparison, what happens in Dexter isn't realistic and doesn't make sense. "The elaborate stringing job done on the arterial spurt pattern did not match reality. There were no individual drops, there was no pattern to reconstruct, and all of the drops you could see were traveling downward," Shen explains.
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Do they catch the Skinner in Dexter?

The killer took his time with Anton and removed two long patches of skin from his shoulder at two separate intervals. He was later rescued by Officer Morgan and Detective Quinn after finding The Skinner's location.
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What is the best season of Dexter?

His performance is one of the reasons why season 4 is considered the best season of Dexter. Overall, Season 4 of Dexter is undoubtedly the best season of Dexter because of its writing, great antagonist, and a lot of character development. It gives fans what they love about the show.
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Do they find out Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher?

Miguel had known that Dexter was a serial killer, but he didn't realize Dexter was the true Bay Harbor Butcher. Dexter had never dismembered bodies in front of Miguel, and Miguel thought (except for Ethan), Dexter disposed of his victims in open graves.
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Why was Dexter Cancelled?

From his perspective, the series finale was designed to be open-ended because it was always Showtime's intent to continue the story years later. That's exactly what happened with New Blood which picked up with Dexter a decade later living under the alias Jim Lindsay in upstate New York.
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Is Harry Dexter's biological father?

Detective Harrison "Harry" Morgan is a fictional character in the Showtime television series Dexter and the novels by Jeff Lindsay upon which it is based. In the television series he is portrayed by James Remar. Harry is Dexter Morgan's adoptive father, now deceased.
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How accurate is Dexter?

Dutton said that Dexter's cruelty to animals at a young age was accurate and speaks to a budding psychopath's lack of empathy. His charm and ability to lie and conceal is, per Dutton, also accurate based on what is known of serial killers, such as Ted Bundy.
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