Is Kurt a serial killer on 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 killed Kurt in Dexter?

Dexter manipulates Harrison with tall tales of vigilante justice, never admitting he enjoys torturing, killing, and dismembering his victims. Blinded by his urge for human connection, Dexter takes Harrison to kill Kurt.
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What happens to Kurt Caldwell in Dexter?

Kurt reveals to Harrison that he tried to kill him because Dexter killed Matt. Kurt begins to insult Dexter's code but is gagged and Dexter informs him that Matt blamed his father for everything, much like Kurt did. With that, Dexter stabs Kurt in the chest, killing him in seconds and Dexter dismembers his corpse.
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Did Kurt kill Harrison?

Of course, Kurt didn't charge into this final showdown without having a contingency plan of his own in place. Kurt had attempted to preemptively ambush Dexter and Harrison at their home on Christmas night, burning it to the ground and waiting to shoot them as they fled the scene.
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Is Kurt the killer real?

Kurt-Friedhelm Steinwegs (born December 5, 1960), nicknamed The Monster from Lower Rhine, is a German serial killer who murdered six people between 1974 and 1983.
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The Real Reason Kurt Caldwell Is A Killer, According to New Blood



Did Harrison become a serial killer?

In Dexter: New Blood, Dexter decides that Harrison has his own Dark Passenger and will become a serial killer as well - but the ending suggests that Dexter might have been wrong.
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What does Kurt do to Harrison?

The plan was to bring Dexter just in time to see Harrison get shot by Kurt.
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What did Dexter do with Kurt's body?

Dexter tells Kurt that his murders were really about power, not saving anyone. Dexter kills Kurt and he and Harrison dispose of his body in the town incinerator.
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Why is Kurt lying in Dexter?

With the reason for Kurt's lie most likely being that he doesn't want the police to discover his murderous secrets, it's possible Dexter will stumble onto his burial ground himself.
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How does Dexter get caught?

Before dinner, Angela sends the kids out for groceries. When Dexter goes in for a hug, she pulls a gun on him. The jig is finally up, as Logan storms in and cuffs him. Dexter is officially under arrest for Matt's murder… but not Kurt's.
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Does Harrison killed Dexter?

Knowing Harrison has no future as the son of the most prolific serial killer in American history, Dexter talks Harrison through the act of shooting him in the heart. Harrison shoots. Dexter dies. And Harrison flees Iron Lake with the blessing of police chief Angela Bishop.
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Does Kurt Caldwell get caught?

Share: After a cat and mouse game spanning several episodes, Dexter Morgan finally got Kurt Caldwell on his table this week. In “The Family Business,” the penultimate episode of Dexter: New Blood, he and Harrison Morgan subdued and killed Kurt to avenge the deaths of several women in Iron Lake.
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What was the screw that Kurt gave Dexter?

Dexter/Jim opens the envelope and finds a titanium surgical screw inside. After a moment of understandable confusion, he realizes that this screw was inside the leg of Matt and got pulled out of the furnace by Kurt after Dexter/Jim disposed of Matt's body.
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What mental illness 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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Is Kurt Caldwell a serial killer?

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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Does Dexter tell Harrison the truth?

In a voiceover, Dexter explains his dark passenger to Harrison. “Sometimes, I have the urge to hurt people,” he tells the boy. He confesses that he also saw his mother murdered when he was young, and this realization seems to be sweet relief for Harrison, who previously thought he was alone in the world.
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Was Dexter a hallucination?

A mechanic in the original series of Dexter shows Dexter talking to Harry, his dead father.
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Does Kurt survive?

Ant-Man and The Wasp's Kurt reveals that he survived Avengers Infinity War.
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Is Harrison lying on Dexter?

Dexter realizes several inconsistencies in Harrison's story, soon finding out that Harrison lied—he had actually cut Ethan in the leg to “know how it feels” before stabbing himself as a cover-up.
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How did Dexter leave Harrison?

During the series finale, Harrison is abandoned by his father, entrusting Hannah to care for him. Since he doesn't want to endanger Harrison or affect his life, Dexter fakes a suicide at sea and moves away. He is seen living in the Pacific Northwest while working as a log truck driver.
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Does Hannah poison Harrison?

Hannah McKay poisons Harrison

No one loves the blonde beauty more than we do, but she did poison both Deb and Dexter and killed another husband. Second, Hannah gives the boy and herself a fatal overdose after learning of his father's death.
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What was Harry's secret in Dexter?

According to Matthews, Harry commits suicide three days later by deliberately overdosing on his medication, but not before telling Matthews to look after his children. Dexter learns Harry's secrets in the third season, and inadvertently reveals to Debra that Harry had cheated on his wife several times.
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Who was the first serial killer in 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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Does Dexter tell Angela about Kurt?

Deb suggests Dex kill Kurt, but Dexter wants to let Angela work the case. That way Harrison will see Kurt for who he really is without putting any more distance between them. Dexter tells Angela what happened between Molly and Kurt, and brings her to the creepy cabin in the woods.
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Why did Dexter: New Blood end like that?

The writers and Hall had planned to kill off the character early on in the revival season. "It was determined that Dexter must die," Phillips says. "We can't turn Dexter into a superhero getting out of impossible jams every season. It has to end, viscerally and inevitably."
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