Why does Dexter use plastic wrap?

Prepare. Usually, but not always, Dexter kills in a pre-selected place. He prepares a Kill Room by completely swathing it in clear plastic wrap so that blood, sweat, fingerprints, fibers, etc, won't leave forensic evidence. He decorates the room with evidence or pictures of his target's victims, and candles.
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What does Dexter do with plastic?

After Dexter completes the kill, he usually dismembers the body and puts the parts inside several black trash bags. The victim's possessions and plastic sheeting are stuffed into additional trash bags.
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What plastic wrap does Dexter use?

The official Dexter plastic wrap is 3.5 milliliter Husky Plastic Sheeting from Home Depot, Koneff says. He has rolls and rolls of the stuff, often buying out the store, as Dexter might.
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How does Dexter dispose of the bodies?

Taking the life of a killer satisfies Dexter's "urge" and he believes that it saves lives. Lastly, Dexter dismembers the body and puts the parts into black trash bags for disposal from his boat.
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How many people did 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). 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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What is Harry code in Dexter?

The Code of Harry is a concept in the Showtime series DEXTER. It's a set of guidelines created by Harry Morgan and Dr. Evelyn Vogel to help Harry's adopted son, Dexter Morgan, channel his need to kill. For many years, the code was thought by Dexter to have been created by only Harry himself.
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Why does Dexter kill Debra?

Many have speculated that Deb's death was the catalyst for Dexter realizing he couldn't be a “normal” father or even a “normal” person. Her demise opened his eyes to the monster he was; no moral argument could reason that away for him anymore.
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What did Dexter put Matt's body in?

Inspired by the bonfire, Dexter takes Matt's body pieces and throws them in a factory incinerator, giving him relief. While driving through town, he wonders in his mind about his murder methods and problems when he sees a drunk Kurt outside the tavern. Kurt claims to have seen and talked to his son via FaceTime.
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Why does Dexter cut the cheek?

6. Blood Trophy. Just before the murder, Dexter collects a trophy from his victim so that he can relive the experience. Dexter's trophy signature is to slice the victim's cheek with a surgical scalpel (usually when he/she is still alive, but sometimes postmortem) underneath the victim's right eye.
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Does Dexter eat his victims?

Dexter generally disposed of his victims by dismembering them, putting the parts into black trash bags, and dropping the bags off his fishing boat into the ocean.
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Why does Dexter keep Bloodslides?

Collection of Slides

During a planned kill, Dexter usually collected a blood slide as a trophy. To do this, he would slice a victim's cheek with a surgical scalpel and place a drop of blood between two microscope slides. Dexter enjoyed reminiscing over his collection of blood trophies.
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Are there any serial killers 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.
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Why does Dexter use a drill?

Most likely, this drill Dexter owns is usually utilized to aid in the dismemberment of his victims' bodies. In this case, however, Dexter used to tool to enact his kill.
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Is Dexter a comedy?

Dexter: New Blood's series establishes itself as first and foremost a drama, taking a discernable departure from the original show's frequent black comedy.
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Is Dexter a cannibal?

This episode is from the final season, and is the only one to feature a cannibal, which seems like a pretty shocking oversight really. Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall, who played David Fisher in Six Feet Under) is a serial killer who also works as a blood spatter technician for the Miami metro police.
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Is Dexter asexual?

Dexter, with his disinterest in love and sex, could have easily been interpreted as asexual in early seasons, but the character was gradually written into more sexual scenarios as the show progressed.
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Where does Dexter get his M99?

In Dexter season 1, he explains that he attained his M99 from the DEA by using the fake alias “Patrick Bateman, M.D.,” a clever reference to American Psycho.
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Does Dexter get caught for Matt?

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. Angela begins her questioning, and when he's asked to state his name, he says “Jim Lindsay” before copping to being Dexter Morgan.
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Is Matt's dad the 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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How were the bodies preserved in Dexter: New Blood?

Harrison and Dexter find Kurt's “trophy room” with the help of Harrison's drone. Unlike Dexter's blood slides, Kurt keeps very large trophies. He preserves the bodies of his victims, dresses them all in white, and lines them up on display in an underground room.
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Does Batista find out about Dexter?

In the series finale, "Sins of the Father", Batista is contacted by Bishop, who suspects Dexter of being the Bay Harbor Butcher, and sends him a picture of her and Morgan together dated a month prior. Batista realizes that Dexter is alive and heads to Iron Lake with LaGuerta's old files on the Butcher case.
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Why did Dexter dump Deb's body in the ocean?

He also buried her at sea, dropping Debra into the sea to mark the end of his time in the life he'd made for himself. It was poetic justice that Dexter, who had experienced a thrill disposing of his victims in the exact same way, had to let go of his sister like this.
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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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Did Harry know Dexter was a killer?

He was the adoptive father of Dexter Morgan, as well as the biological father of Debra Morgan, born to his wife Doris Morgan. In reality, Harry knew of Dexter's existence before he rescued him in the Shipping Yard Massacre.
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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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