Born into extreme poverty and abuse, Lucas was a one-eyed drifter with a violent history.
Investigations showed Texas Rangers often fed Lucas details about cases, allowing him to "confess" to murders he did not commit to clear cases off the books.
In 1986, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox described the acceptances of these confessions as a "miscarriage of justice".
He was definitively convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two other people in 1983, including the "Orange Socks" victim in Texas.
Although sentenced to death, then-Governor George W. Bush commuted his sentence to life in prison in 1998 due to deep doubts about the validity of the confession. Death and Legacy
Born into extreme poverty and abuse, Lucas was a one-eyed drifter with a violent history.
Investigations showed Texas Rangers often fed Lucas details about cases, allowing him to "confess" to murders he did not commit to clear cases off the books. [LE] Lucas Men
In 1986, Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox described the acceptances of these confessions as a "miscarriage of justice". Born into extreme poverty and abuse, Lucas was
He was definitively convicted of murdering his mother in 1960 and two other people in 1983, including the "Orange Socks" victim in Texas. Born into extreme poverty and abuse
Although sentenced to death, then-Governor George W. Bush commuted his sentence to life in prison in 1998 due to deep doubts about the validity of the confession. Death and Legacy