Welcome[]
Many TV series have killers, such as Law and Order, Criminal Minds, CSI, and even Monk, but the Showtime series DEXTER is about a serial killer who is the main (and title) character - Dexter Morgan.
Not just Dexter gets the spotlight. This article also provides information on other killers, victims, and methods. The big serial killers such as The Ice Truck Killer, The Skinner, and The Trinity Killer are featured, alongside other murderers, such as Boyd Fowler and Nurse Mary.
Main Serial Killers[]
- Dexter Morgan - The Bay Harbor Butcher
- Brian Moser - The Ice Truck Killer
- George King - The Skinner
- Arthur Mitchell - The Trinity Killer
- Barrel Girl Gang - Jordan Chase, Dan Mendell, Cole Harmon, Alex Tilden, Boyd Fowler
- Travis Marshall - The Doomsday Killer
- Isaak Sirko - Leader in the Koshka Brotherhood
- Hannah McKay (poisoner)
- Oliver Saxon - The Brain Surgeon
Bay Harbor Butcher[]
Dexter Morgan is a forensic blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Homicide Department. Few know that he is a prolific serial killer because he has created a successful cover life.
When Dexter was young, his adoptive father, Homicide Detective Harry Morgan, recognized that he was a budding psychopath. Harry enlisted the help of Dr. Evelyn Vogel in creating a code for Dexter to live by that would prevent him from being caught, or killing innocent people. Unlike most serial killers, Dexter has rarely intended to kill an innocent person and would never harm a child.
With Dexter's finely honed ability to kill without being caught, he joined the Homicide department to, not only discover new challenges, but to further keep ahead of the game and find new kills. See also: Dexter's modus operandi
Source of Nickname[]
During Season Two, scuba divers in search of treasure discover multiple black trash bags along a trench. An expedition team retrieved the bags which contained dismembered bodies. Originally thought to be connected to The Ice Truck Killer, the M.O. turned out to be far different. Based on the location and how the bodies were cut up, the unknown killer was dubbed The Bay Harbor Butcher. See also: Underwater Graveyard
Frame-up of Doakes[]
Eventually, Sgt. James Doakes was framed for the murders in Dexter's place, after Lila West killed Doakes in an explosion at the Cabin in the Everglades. The crimes were attributed to Doakes due to evidence previously planted by Dexter. The belief that Doakes was the Butcher was bolstered by his violent behavior, his stalking of Dexter, and because Doakes' own father was an actual butcher. Also, Doakes had previously killed at least two people (while on duty), and had worked in Special Ops.
Dexter's Fate[]
It is unknown if Dexter Morgan ceased to kill after the series finale. When his sister, Debra Morgan, was shot by Oliver Saxon, she suffered a stroke after surgery. Dexter shut off Debra's life support and buried her at sea. Debra was the final shown victim of Dexter Morgan. He called Hannah and Harrison to say goodbye, and then drove his boat toward a hurricane. His boat was found obliterated a few miles offshore the next day by rescue boats and he was presumed dead. The final scene showed Dexter alive, living in self-imposed isolation in the Pacific Northwest, as his fitting punishment for "consuming" everyone he loved. See also: Dexter's Rented Room
Dexter's Victims[]
Dexter Morgan killed at least 135 people in the course of the series. He may have killed many more unaccounted for people. See also: Dexter's Kill List
NOTE: Because Dexter's original blood slides were out of his hands at the end of Season Two, Dexter had to refill the box between the end of that season and the start of Season Three. It can also be assumed that Dexter has killed people between the time skip between Season Three and Season Four.
Dexter did not start his blood slide collection until he killed Alex Timmons, which means that Alex could have been either Dexter's 3rd victim or a much later victim. See also: Blood Slide Boxes
Before Season 1[]
All of the following victims lost their lives prior to Mike Donovan's death. Some are shown within various seasons, but all take place before the first episode.
Name | Sex | Age | Crime | Confirmed kills | How they die |
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Nurse Mary | Female | 45 | A nurse who poisoned patients under the delusion that she was "taking their pain away." |
|
Stabbed repeatedly |
Juan Ryness | Male | 29 | Beat a prostitute to death and killed a police officer | Dismembered | |
Robert Milson | Male | 50s | A criminology professor in criminal justice who killed his girlfriend as a teenager and seven students of his. |
|
Stabbed in the heart |
Peter Thornton | Male | 20 | Killed his father in a hunting accident then became the protege of Robert Milson. He copied Dexter's style in killing. |
|
Saw |
Alex Timmons | Male | 35 | A former military sniper who killed innocent people with gunshots. | Stabbed in the heart | |
Gene Marshall | Male | 54 | A fire inspector and serial arsonist | Power saw | |
Cindy Landon | Female | 36 | "Black Widow" serial killer who made money by killing her elderly husbands | Chainsaw | |
Max Lindquist | Male | 60s | A serial killer who targeted prostitutes and Johns. His son Coleman Lindquist Killed the prostitutes while Max killed the Johns. |
|
Decapitated with a hacksaw |
Coleman Lindquist | Male | 40s | A Serial killer who targeted prostitutes and Johns. His father Max Lindquist killed the Johns, while Coleman killed the prostitutes. |
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Decapitated with a hacksaw |
.
Season 1[]
Name | Sex | Age | Crime | Confirmed kills | How they die |
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Mike Donovan | Male | 42 | Raped and killed three young boys. | Neck cut with a bone saw | |
Jamie Jaworski | Male | 29 | Valet who filmed himself raping and killing a victim. | Head cut off with a cleaver | |
Matt Chambers | Male | 30s to 40s | While driving drunk on several occasions, crippled a woman, killed a firefighter and a teen. |
|
Stabbed in the heart |
Jorge Castillo | Male | 36 | He and his wife smuggled Cubans to the United States and drowned those who could not pay. |
|
Stabbed in the heart |
Valerie Castillo | Female | 35 | She and her husband took migrants to the United States and drowned those who could not pay. | Aware of the murders committed by her husband, unknown if she committed any herself | Stabbed in the heart |
Emmett Meridian | Male | 46 | A psychiatrist who manipulated powerful women into killing themselves | Neck cut with a bone saw | |
Brian Moser | Male | 37-38 | The Ice Truck Killer |
|
Throat sliced |
.
Season 2[]
Name | Sex | Age | Crime | Confirmed kills | How they die |
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Little Chino | Male | 35 | Killed witnesses of his gang's crimes using a machete |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
Roger Hicks | Male | 46 | A car salesman who brutally raped and killed women |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
Ken Olson | Male | 33 | A copycat vigilante killer inspired by The Bay Harbor Butcher |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
Santos Jimenez | Male | 57 | One of three drug dealers who murdered Dexter's mother |
|
Chainsaw |
Jose Garza | Male | 27 | Drug Trafficker and murderer | Handsaw | |
Esteban and Teo Famosa | Male |
25 32 |
Drug Smugglers who found James Doakes escaping from the cabin |
|
Shot, one possibly bludgeoned |
Lila West | Female | 31 | Blew up the cabin where Dexter was holding James Doakes captive |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
.
Season 3[]
Name | Gender | Age | Crime | Confirmed kills | How they die |
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Oscar Prado | Male | 30 | Attempted murder |
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Stabbed with his own knife |
Fred Bowman | Male | 23 | A drug dealer who killed two girls and got off due to a faulty warrant | Stabbed in the neck | |
Nathan Marten | Male | 34 | A pedophile who stalked Dexter's 10-year-old stepdaughter, Astor | None | Strangled |
Ethan Turner | Male | 35 | Killed two of his wives to avoid divorce settlements |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
Clemson Galt | Male | 41 | A Neo-Nazi who killed his girlfriend for getting pregnant. He also had an assassin kill an unknown number of witnesses |
|
Stabbed in the chest |
Camilla Figg | Female | 60s | None (mercy killing) | None | Euthanized |
Miguel Prado | Male | 47 | The Assistant District Attorney who befriended Dexter so that he could learn how to kill. | Strangled | |
George King | Male | 46 | The Skinner |
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Neck snapped |
.
Season 4 - 5[]
Season Four's finale carries on directly into the events of Season Five's opening episode. There is no time skip and Dexter did not kill anyone between the episodes.
Possible plot hole: Dexter and Lumen went to Quinn's unit and found photos in his beside drawer of them dumping garbage bags at sea one night. The photos had been taken by the Stan Liddy who suspected Dexter was up to something. Lumen wanted to take them but Dexter said to leave them, because Quinn knew they were there. Dexter may have removed the photos later, or Quinn may have destroyed them in order to protect Debra.
Protagonists - Kills[]
Character | Personal kills | Proxy kills | Kill Count |
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Harry Morgan |
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|
5 |
James Doakes |
2 | ||
Debra Morgan |
3 | ||
Joey Quinn |
1 |
Main Antagonists - Kills[]
Character | Personal kills | Proxy kills | Kill Count |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Thornton |
|
3 | |
The Lindquists |
|
29 | |
Brian Moser |
15 | ||
Lila West |
2 | ||
Miguel Prado |
3 | ||
George King |
3 | ||
Arthur Mitchell |
|
|
120 min |
Jordan Chase |
|
13 | |
Travis Marshall |
|
12 | |
Isaak Sirko |
9 | ||
Hannah McKay |
7 | ||
Oliver Saxon |
|
27 |
Secondary Antagonist - Kills[]
Character | Personal kills | Proxy kills | Kill Count |
---|---|---|---|
Carlos Guerrero |
3 | ||
Jeremy Downs |
|
3 | |
Little Chino |
|
|
13 |
Santos Jimenez |
|
4 | |
Fred Bowman |
2 | ||
Christine Hill |
|
2 | |
Vacation Murderers |
|
3 | |
Boyd Fowler |
|
12 | |
Fuentes Brothers |
|
7 | |
Nick |
1 | ||
Leo Hernandez |
1 | ||
Steve Dorsey |
1 | ||
Ray Speltzer |
3 | ||
George Novikov |
1 | ||
Joe Jensen |
|
10 | |
Hector Estrada |
|
4 | |
Javier Guzman |
|
3 | |
A.J. Yates |
|
6 | |
Zach Hamilton |
2 |
Dexter's Minor Victims[]
Character | Personal kills | Proxy kills | Kill Count |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Milson |
|
8 | |
Mike Donovan |
3 | ||
Jamie Jaworski |
1 | ||
Matt Chambers |
|
2 | |
Nurse Mary |
3 | ||
The Castillos |
|
4 | |
Alex Timmons |
4 | ||
Gene Marshall |
7 | ||
Cindy Landon |
3 | ||
Emmett Meridian |
3 | ||
Roger Hicks |
2 | ||
Ken Olson |
|
2 | |
Juan Ryness |
2 | ||
Jose Garza |
1 | ||
Cal Rooney |
|
2 | |
Ethan Turner |
|
2 | |
Clemson Galt |
|
6 | |
Benito Gomez |
|
2 | |
Zoey Kruger |
|
3 | |
Stan Beaudry |
|
1 | |
Lance Robinson |
|
4 | |
Ben and Roger |
|
2 | |
Joe Walker |
1 | ||
Julio Benes |
|
3 | |
Walter Kenney |
|
16 | |
Viktor Baskov |
2 | ||
Oleg Mickic |
|
16 | |
Ron Galuzzo |
|
2 | |
Mustached Victim |
|
1 |
Other Characters Kill Count[]
Character | Personal kills | Proxy kills | Kill Count |
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Jenna Lincoln |
|
|
3 |
Tony Rodriguez |
|
1 | |
Sam Duke |
|
2 | |
Norberto Cervantes |
2 | ||
Jimmy Sensio |
3 | ||
Curtis Barnes |
1 | ||
Benjamin Alvaro |
1 | ||
John Henry |
|
1 | |
Carl |
|
11 | |
Fiona Kemp |
1 | ||
Albert Chung |
1 | ||
Billy Fleeter |
|
3 | |
Timothy Brand |
4 | ||
Lloyd Paulson |
|
1 | |
Restaurant Shooter |
|
2 | |
Samuel Wright |
|
1 | |
Kaitlyn Watson |
|
2 | |
Mike Anderson |
1 | ||
Jonah Mitchell |
1 | ||
Wayne Randall |
|
8 | |
Benjamin Caffrey |
|
3 | |
Lyle Sussman |
1 |