What happened to Dexter Morgan's biological father?

Dexter learns that Joe Driscoll, his biological father who he assumed had been long dead, has only recently died and left all of his belongings to Dexter, including his house in Dade City. Dexter travels to the house with Rita.
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What happened to Dexter's biological father?

Dexter inherits a house from a man called Joe Driscoll, who claimed to be his biological father and apparently died from heart attack. Dexter travels with Rita to pack and clear the house for selling. Later, Debra and Rudy unexpectedly show up to help them.
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Do Dexter and Brian have the same father?

During the debut's season finale, Brian is revealed to be Dexter Morgan's biological older brother and the son of Laura Moser. It is never specified whether or not Joe Driscoll is Brian's father.
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What happened to dexters biological mom?

Laura Lynn Moser is a character in the Showtime series DEXTER. She is Dexter Morgan and Brian Moser's biological mother. She was brutally murdered in front of them when they were very young.
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What happened to Cody and Astor?

Feeling that he couldn't properly raise Astor, Cody, and the infant Harrison after Rita's death (while also being suspected of killing her), Astor and Cody were sent to live with their father Paul's parents in Orlando, Florida, with Astor only making a few brief appearances during the remainder of the series.
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Who raised Dexter's son?

Dexter is left alone to care for his son, with some help from Debra. They interview several nannies to watch over Harrison so that Dexter can work (and squeeze in time to kill a murderer or two). Eventually, they come across Sonya, a nanny that Harrison warms up to instantly. It's decided that she's "the one."
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Who killed Dexter's biological mother?

Jimenez was directly responsible for the murder of Laura Moser (Dexter Morgan's bio mother) after Estrada gave the order to kill her and three others.
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Why didn't Harry adopt Dexter's brother?

He didn't adopt Brian for fear he had been too affected by the event. Turns out Dexter had his fair share of dysfunction, too. When Harry realized Dexter couldn't subdue his innate urges to kill, Harry taught him how to control and channel them. Dexter often refers to his urges as his Dark Passenger.
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Is Joe Driscoll Dexter dad?

Joe Driscoll is a character in Season One of the Showtime series DEXTER. He is the biological father of Dexter Morgan.
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Is DEXTER's dad Trinity?

When Dexter goes to kill Trinity, he discovers that Trinity is a husband and father, as well as a prominent figure in a charitable Christian homebuilding organization.
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Why did James Remar leave DEXTER?

As far as the reason Remar was invited back, it seems writers simply wanted to try something new. “We weren't going to do the same thing with James Remar. We had a great opportunity to do it with Deb,” Phillips said on TV's Top 5 podcast, referring to Carpenter's character Debra Morgan, who died in Dexter Season 8.
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Why did Doakes shoot Bayard?

Doakes claims to have shot him in self defense, after the man fired first. Later, Angel tells investigator Sergeant McKay that he heard Doakes' gun fire first.
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Who did Doakes shoot?

When Doakes was riding shotgun in Angel Batista's car, he spotted the war criminal, and yelled out for Batista to stop the car. Doakes jumped out and pursued Bayard of foot. He then took out his gun, and shot Bayard before he could get a shot off.
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Does DEXTER keep his dad's house?

While at work, Dexter receives a registered letter that notifies him of the death of his father, Joe Driscoll. It names Dexter executer of his will, and states that Dexter has inherited Driscoll's house. The letter puzzles Dexter because, according to Harry, his biological parents died in an accident many years ago.
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Who finds out Dexter secret?

Debra Morgan finds out Dexter's secret.

By the end of Dexter: New Blood, only four were still alive, with eight being directly murdered by Dexter.
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What did the trucker give Dexter?

She tells him his DNA is a match for DNA found on Iris' body and he tells her he wants to talk to his lawyer. At the truck stop, Harrison helps a guy load some extra cargo into his truck. He hands Harrison an envelope to give to his dad. He gives it to Dexter and inside is a metal screw.
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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 happens to Dexter's son?

He dies at the hands of Harrison (Jack Alcott), his long-lost son who found him hiding in Iron Lake. The one-off season ends with Harrison driving away and his father saying, "I died so you can live."
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Was Dexter adopted?

Dexter was born on February 1, 1971. At the story's outset, Dexter knows very little about his life prior to being adopted by Harry and Doris Morgan. Harry only tells Dexter that his biological parents both died in a car accident, and Harry brought him home from the crime scene.
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How many kills did Dexter have?

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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Who took care of Harrison after Dexter left?

In Dexter Season 8, Hannah McKay traveled with Harrison to Argentina. Dexter was supposed to meet them there to start a new life. However, before he could depart, Dexter's sister Deb was killed. Dexter then faked his own death, leaving Harrison in the care of Hannah.
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Is Harrison a serial killer in Dexter?

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. At the end of Dexter season 8, Dexter fakes his own death and leaves Harrison with Hannah McKay who takes him to Argentina.
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Who did Harrison live with after Dexter left?

After Dexter faked his death, Hannah moved with Harrison to Argentina, where they would be safe. Harrison referred to her as his stepmother in Dexter: New Blood. He said that he lived with her until she died of pancreatic cancer three years before the start of the show.
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