


Although Henry had 9 siblings, most of them were sent into foster care. His days were limited to dragging himself around the house, drinking himself into a stupor and avoiding the wrath of Viola as much as possible. Henry’s father, Anderson, had suffered a railroad accident, which had taken both his legs. This, coupled with her grim amusement in dressing Henry in girls dresses, styling his hair in curly ringlets and laughingly parading him about, left a psychological imprint that would result in her bloodshed years later. Henry later claimed that while she turned the tricks of her trade, she would force him to watch. His parents brewed liquor and his mother, Viola was the local prostitute.

From all accounts his early years were spent in a miserable, filth-strewn two-room cabin. Lucas was born in Blacksburg, Virginia on August 23, 1936. While there have been many rumors and some killers have suggested to be part of the cult, Lucas and Toole were the most vocal about their participation in the training, crimes and activities. But from their humble beginnings, a merging of two minds became a cross-country killing spree that may have been touched by the hand of Satan, and a cult called The Hand Of Death. They were notorious for the many women they raped and killed and allegedly engaged in a homosexual relationship themselves.
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Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole were by many accounts the most prolific serial killers in history. THE HAND OF DEATH CULT : FACT OR FICTION?
