Henry Lee Lucas

Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 – March 12, 2001) was a self-confessed American serial killer. Lucas was arrested in Texas and, on the basis of his confessions, hundreds of unsolved murders attributed to him were officially classified as cleared up. Lucas was convicted of murdering 11 people and condemned to death for a single case with an unidentified victim. A newspaper exposed the improbable logistics of the confessions made by Lucas, when they were taken as a whole, and a study by the Attorney General of Texas concluded he had falsely confessed; the death sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998. Assertions by local law enforcement that in certain cases Lucas had demonstrated knowledge of unsolved crimes that only a perpetrator could have possessed added to the enigma, as did his association with Ottis Toole.

Early life

He was born on August 23, 1936 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Lucas lost an eye at age 10 after his brother knifed him. Bullied by his peers for his glass eye and cross-dressing, which he was forced into by his mother, Lucas later mentioned mass social rejection as a cause for his hatred of people. A friend later described him as a child who would often get attention by frighteningly strange behavior. Aside from this, Lucas' mother was a prostitute who would force him to watch her have sex with clients.

Henry Lee

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People

Henry Lee of Ditchley

Sir Henry Lee KG (1533 – 12 February 1611), of Ditchley, was Queen's Champion and Master of the Armoury under Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Family

Henry Lee, born in Kent in March 1533, was the grandson of Sir Robert Lee (d.1539), and the eldest son of Sir Anthony Lee (d.1549) of Quarrendon, Buckinghamshire, by his first wife, Margaret Wyatt, daughter of Sir Henry Wyatt of Allington Castle, Kent by Anne Skinner, the daughter of John Skinner of Reigate, Surrey. Margaret Wyatt was a sister of the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt. Lee had three younger brothers, Robert Lee (died c.1598), Thomas Lee, and Cromwell Lee (d.1601), who compiled an Italian-English dictionary. Lee also had an illegitimate half-brother, Sir Richard Lee (d.1608).

Career

Lee became Queen Elizabeth I’s champion in 1570 and was appointed Master of the Armoury in 1580, an office which he held until his death. As Queen's Champion, Lee devised the Accession Day tilts held annually on 17 November, the most important Elizabethan court festival from the 1580s. He retired as Queen's Champion in 1590, and the poems "His Golden Locks" by George Peele and "Time's Eldest Son" were set to music by John Dowland and performed at the lavish retirement pageant. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1597.

Henry Lee (Australian politician)

Henry William Lee (1856 – 12 August 1927) was an Australian politician. Born in Gerringong, New South Wales, he was a dairy farmer on the Hunter Region, and became a leader in the dairying industry. In 1903, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Free Trade Party, emphatically defeating Protectionist Francis Clarke for the seat of Cowper. However, he in turn was defeated in 1906 by Protectionist John Thomson. Lee subsequently became a businessman in Sydney. He died in 1927.

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Lee Lucas

Lee Paul Lucas (born 10 June 1992) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Swansea City, as a midfielder.

Career

Swansea City

Born in Aberdare, Lucas joined Swansea City at the age of 9, and turned professional for the 2010–11 season. He made his senior debut for Swansea in May 2011, in a 4–0 victory over Sheffield United. He joined Burton Albion on loan in January 2012. Lucas signed a new three-year contract with Swansea in June 2012.

On 30 January 2014, Lucas signed for Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal.

Lucas missed the first seven months of the 2014-15 season through injury. Lucas then suffered a further injury on his playing return for Swansea City Under-21s.

In July 2015 Lucas signed a one-year contract extension with Swansea, keeping him at the club until June 2016.

International

Lucas has represented Wales at various levels from under-17 to under-21 level. In January 2013, Lucas he was selected in the Wales under-21 squad for the friendly match against Iceland on 6 February 2013.