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Over the past five seasons, Dexter Michael C. Hall has battled a serial-killing brother, a serial-killing assistant district attorney and even a serial-killing motivational speaker, but nothing will prepare him for what he has to face in Dexter's sixth season: Religion.
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It's not uncommon for serial-killing suspects to be linked to crimes that span wide geographic ranges, said Casey Jordan, a Western Connecticut State University professor who has done research on serial killing.
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Although it was revealed more as a general mythology, Dexter Morgan's bloody backstory is crucial to understanding his serial-killing ways.
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Murphy says there are plenty of tales to choose from, Be it serial-killing stories, true crime stories or prison stories.
The American Horror Story Finale: Ryan Murphy Tells Us Who's Coming Back for Season 2 2011
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In Season 6's penultimate episode Dexter (Michael C. Hall) neglected to take care of himself following the Wormwood incident at the station, leaving him easy prey to be kidnapped by Doomsday Killer Travis (Colin Hanks), who left the serial-killing blood spatter analyst in the middle of the sea surrounded by fire.
Dexter Finale Scoop: Will Travis Land on Dexter's Table? 2011
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While Michael C. Hall has survived his own life-or-death battle with cancer, his serial-killing character on Dexter will be attempting to pick up the pieces of his life after the savage murder of his wife, Rita (Julie Benz).
Dexter's Michael C. Hall: Can Anything Quench Dexter's Appetite for Vengeance? 2010
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After several seasons of strife for Dexter Michael C. Hall, Season 6 will find the serial-killing anti-hero in a new place in his life — both literally and figuratively.
Dexter Exclusive: How Far Will Season 6 Jump Ahead in Time? 2011
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It's been in apparent abeyance, but re-emerges – as luck would have it – in the opening episode when he and his new (young, blonde, idealistic yadda yadda) partner Amy come under fire from a serial-killing baddie.
Shattered – a stonking showcase for its mesmerising hero Lucy Mangan 2010
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Sea World Orlando is apparently home to a serial-killing killer whale.
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The scares ranged from gruesome (in "Eater," Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss played a newly recruited cop facing off with a Cajun serial-killing cannibal) to mundane (in "New Year's Day," Glee's Cory Monteith found himself surrounded by zombies).
Will American Horror Story Be a Hit for FX? A Look at the Recent History of Horror on TV 2011
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