Is there a real serial killer like Dexter?

Mark Andrew Twitchell (born July 4, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker convicted of first-degree murder in April 2011 for the murder of John Brian Altinger. His trial attracted particular media attention because Twitchell had allegedly been inspired by the fictional character Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan is a fictional character introduced as the antihero protagonist of the Dexter book series written by Jeff Lindsay, as well as the television series of the same name. In the television series, Dexter is portrayed by Michael C. Hall.
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Is Dexter based on real killers?

Aside from New Blood's menacing Runaway Killer, original Dexter serial killer, The Trinity Killer, was also based on a true story, pulling from the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader.
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Is Dexter based on a real story?

The man who has earned the nickname “The Real Life Dexter” was born Pedro Rodrigues Filho in 1954 in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. I should note at the beginning that Pedro Rodrigues is not a hero.
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What kind of serial killer is Dexter?

Dexter Morgan / Bay Harbor Butcher - Dexter himself, a serial killer, notorious for murdering other murderers and serial killers and disposing of their dismembered corpses at sea. Rather than use the strict definition of "three or more" victims, Dexter will kill someone who has killed only once or likely to kill again.
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How many people has Dexter killed?

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). Dexter's kill count includes kills that stand out more than others because of the meaning they had for him personally.
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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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Who was Dexter in real life?

Twitchell spent time turning the garage into a "kill room" before brutally beating and stabbing Altinger to death, after which he placed his body on a table and methodically dismembered him — all actions eerily reminiscent of the fictional Dexter character himself.
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Was Dexter ever 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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Who is Dexter inspired by?

Pedro Rodrigues Filho is a Brazilian serial killer that influenced the creation of Dexter Morgan. Why? Because he also murdered other murderers and criminals. The vigilante was sentenced for 71 murders but he claimed to have killed about 100 people, a Brazilian outlet Folha De S.
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Are Dexter and the Ice Truck Killer related?

During the debut's season finale, Brian is revealed to be Dexter Morgan's biological older brother and the son of Laura Moser.
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What mental condition 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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Are there any shows like Dexter?

8 Killer Shows Like Dexter to Watch If You Miss Dexter
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  • Penn Badgley, YOU.
  • Bill Hader and Henry Winkler, Barry. HBO.
  • Sean Combs and David Caruso, CSI: Miami. Cliff Lipson/CBS.
  • Rami Malek, Mr. Robot. ...
  • Gillian Anderson, The Fall. ...
  • Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy, Hannibal. ...
  • Tom Payne, Prodigal Son.
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How accurate is Dexter forensics?

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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Is the Trinity killer based on a true story?

The concept of the Trinity Killer was inspired by real-life serial killer Dennis Rader.
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How long would it take to watch all of Dexter?

How long will it take? Each of Dexter's eight seasons clocks in at 12 episodes, and each episode runs for just under an hour, give or take a few minutes. If you were to, say, tuck into an episode a night and double up on Saturdays and Sundays, you could run through the whole series in a little over two months.
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Did the police know Dexter was a killer?

Miguel had known that Dexter was a serial killer, but he didn't realize Dexter was the true Bay Harbor Butcher.
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Did Angel know Dexter was a killer?

It is suggested that both Batista and Quinn know the truth, but turn a blind eye because they wanted to kill Saxon themselves. Batista is last seen receiving the news about Dexter's apparent death; unbeknownst to him, Dexter staged his death and is living under another identity.
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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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How much did Michael C. Hall make from Dexter?

It's possible the majority of his net worth was made through his lead role on Dexter, which he starred in for eight seasons on Showtime, from 2006 to 2013. Showbiz Cheat Sheet reports that Hall earned around $150,000 per episode for much of the series, and then $350,000 an episode for the last couple of seasons.
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Is Dexter a psychopath?

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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Why is the show called Dexter?

Plot. Orphaned at age three, when he witnessed his mother's brutal murder with a chainsaw, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan (James Remar).
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Where did Dexter burn Matt's body?

Later, Dexter attempts to move the body to an abandoned iron mine, but abandons the idea after encountering a very angry bear. He eventually burns Matt's remains in a local sanitation incinerator.
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Who was the first person Dexter killed?

Mary ("Last Nurse" and "First Nurse" in novels) is a character in Season One of the Showtime series DEXTER. She was an "Angel of Death" nurse (serial killer) working at a time when Harry Morgan was hospitalized for heart problems. Mary was Dexter Morgan's first human victim.
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