Dexter's Kill List

"“There's six quarts of blood in the human body. This isn't going to be pretty.” ~Dexter to Miguel"

Dexter's Kill List is a collection of all characters killed by Dexter Morgan, including assisted kills and indirect deaths. An X means the victim did not fit the Code of Harry.

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Direct Kills

This is a list of known people that Dexter directly killed, along with their basic causes of death. It does not include all kills before, during, or after he collected blood slide trophies.

Before Blood Slides

1. Mary - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest ("Popping Cherry")

2. Unnamed Victim - No blood taken . Killed between Mary and the Drug Dealer. ("Every Silver Lining...")

3. Unnamed Drug Dealer - No blood taken . First victim to whom Dexter showed photographs of their own victims. No blood taken . ("Every Silver Lining...")

4. Juan Ryness - No blood taken. Stabbed in the chest ("There's Something About Harry")

5. Robert Milson - (1994) No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest ("Dark Echo - Chapter Two")

6. Peter Thornton - (1994) No blood taken . Neck sawed through with a circular saw ("Dark Echo - Chapter Five")

7. Unknown Victim - No blood taken . Identified via a defunct website as being killed right before Alex Timmons, whom Dexter stalked on the same night, witnessing him on the roof.

Blood Slide Box 1

8. Alex Timmons - First blood slide . Stabbed in the chest. ("Return to Sender" / "Dexter Early Cuts: Alex Timmons") (Early Cuts inconsistent date of 2003) (Dexter told Alex that he had killed dozens of people by this point.)

UNKNOWN ORDER (9 - 48)

9. Gene Marshall - Blood slide taken in series / No Blood taken in Early Cuts. Throat slit with an utility knife, head beaten with a flashlight, and crushed by Dexter's car. ("Return to Sender" / "Dexter Early Cuts: Gene Marshall") (Early Cuts inconsistent date of 1993)

10. Coleman Lindquist (2000) - Blood slide shared with his father. Decapitated with a hacksaw. ("All in the Family - Chapter Six")

11. Max Lindquist (2000) - Blood slide shared with his son. Decapitated with a hacksaw. ("All in the Family - Chapter Six"

12.) Cindy Landon (2004) - Blood slide . Cut in half with a chainsaw ("Return to Sender", "Dexter Early Cuts: Cindy Landon")

13. Rick Jensen - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("See-Through")

14. Jeff Linder - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("See-Through")

15. Renzo Sandoval - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("See-Through")

16. Carlos Gutierrez - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("See-Through")

17. Dylan Maddock - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("See-Through")

18. Robert Thatcher - Blood slide . Seen in the freezer ("See-Through")

19. Marcus White - Blood slide . Seen in the freezer ("See-Through")

20. Oscar Sota - Blood slide . Seen in the freezer ("See-Through")

21. Joseph Cepeda - Blood slide . Seen in the freezer ("See-Through")

22. Chad Carpenter - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("That Night, a Forest Grew")

23. Shannon Reynolds - Blood slide . Identified on the board ("That Night, a Forest Grew")

24. Anthony Rodrigo - Blood slide . Identified by Debra ("Morning Comes")

25. Luke Wellens - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

26. Andy Jorgen - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

27. Rachel Rhodes - Blood slide .Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

28. Kevin Mott - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

29. Jerry Voltic - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

30. Sean Dibberman - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

31. Berry Cooper - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

32. Herbert Washington - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

33. Jacob Wilson - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

34. George Hoss - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

35. Olman Estavez - Blood slide . Identified during slide show presentation ("There's Something About Harry")

36. Rick Cross - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

37. Peter Matherson - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

38. Alan Elson - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

39. Henry Vortman - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

40. Larry Costes - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

41. Marty Terison - Blood slide . Identified on the list ("There's Something About Harry")

42. Buck Forester - Blood slide . Identified via a file ("There's Something About Harry")

43. Alan Matherson - Blood slide . Identified via a file ("There's Something About Harry")

44. Thomas Hillstat - Blood slide . Identified via a file ("There's Something About Harry")

45. Larry Mueller - Blood slide . Identified by LaGuerta ("There's Something About Harry")

46. Leandro Noriega - Blood slide . Seen on the board and later identified by name via Debra's computer ("There's Something About Harry" and "Finding Freebo")

47. Walter Munro - Blood slide . Implied to have been killed in a flashback ("Surprise, Motherfucker!")

48. Marcetti - Blood slide . First kill after meeting Rita Bennett ("My Bad")

SEASON ONE

49. Mike Donovan - 40th blood slide . Neck sawed through with power saw ("Dexter")

50. Jamie Jaworski - 41st blood slide . Decapitated with a cleaver ("Dexter")

51. Matt Chambers - 42nd blood slide . Stabbed in the chest ("Crocodile")

52. Jorge Castillo - 43rd blood slide. Neck sawed through with power saw ("Love American Style")

53. Valerie Castillo - ( Blood slide not in box; used to frame Jorge) Carotid arteries sliced with knife ("Love American Style")

54. Emmett Meridian - 44th blood slide . Neck sawed through with power saw. ("Shrink Wrap")

55. Brian Moser - No blood taken . Neck slashed - Made to look like a suicide. . ("Born Free")

SEASON TWO

56. Little Chino - 45th blood slide . Stabbed in the chest with his machete. ("Waiting to Exhale")

57. Roger Hicks - 46th blood slide . Stabbed in the chest. ("An Inconvenient Lie")

58. Ken Olson - No blood taken . Decapitated with a cleaver ("Dex, Lies, and Videotape")

59. Santos Jimenez - Blood slide lost. Dismembered with a chainsaw. ("Morning Comes")

60. Jose Garza - No blood taken . Neck sawed through with power saw. ("There's Something About Harry")

61. Esteban Famosa - No blood taken . Killed off screen, presumably neck snapped. ("Left Turn Ahead")

62. Teo Famosa - No blood taken . Shot in the chest, with James Doakes assistance ("Left Turn Ahead")

63. Lila West - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest. ("The British Invasion"

Blood Slide Box 2

BETWEEN SEASONS TWO AND THREE

64. Phillip Barnes - 1st Blood slide in Box 2 Revealed by file to be killed in 2007 ("Swim Deep")

65. Unnamed Wife Killer - 2nd Blood slide (Unseen) Mentioned by Dexter to be killed in 2007 ("About Last Night")

66. Marvin Madden - 3rd Blood slide. Revealed by file to be killed in 2008 ("Swim Deep")

67.Christopher James - 4th Blood slide. Revealed by file to killed in 2008 ("Swim Deep")

SEASON THREE

68. Cal Rooney - 5th Blood slide . Decapitated. ("Our Father")

69x. Oscar Prado - No blood taken . Knife turned on him in self-defense. ("Our Father")

70. Fred Bowman - 6th Blood slide . Stabbed in the neck. ("Finding Freebo")

71x. Nathan Marten - No blood taken . Strangled with a garotte. ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")

72. Ethan Turner - 7th blood slide . Stabbed in the chest. ("Turning Biminese")

73. Clemson Galt - 8th blood slide. Stabbed in the chest ("Sì. Se Puede")

74x. Camilla Figg - No blood taken. Fed poison key lime pie (mercy killing, at her request). . ("Easy as Pie")

75. Miguel Prado - No blood taken . Strangled with a wire garotte. ("I Had a Dream")

76. George King - No blood taken . Neck snapped. ("Do You Take Dexter Morgan?")

BETWEEN SEASONS THREE AND FOUR

77. Alfred Norris - 9th Blood slide . Revealed when Dexter deletes computer files ("My Bad")

78. Matt Parker - 10th Blood slide. Revealed when Dexter deletes computer files ("My Bad")

79. Michael Rose - 11th Blood slide .Revealed when Dexter deletes computer files ("My Bad")

80. Adam Rowe - 12th Blood slide Revealed when Dexter deletes computer files ("My Bad")

81 - 88. Eight unnamed Blood Slides

SEASON FOUR

89. Benito Gomez - 21st blood slide . Stabbed in the chest. ("Living the Dream")

90. Zoey Kruger - 22nd blood slide. Stabbed in the chest." (Dex Takes a Holiday")

91x. Jonathan Farrow - Blood slide not in box; broken . Decapitated with a cleaver. ("Slack Tide")

92. Stan Beaudry - 23rd blood slide . Neck sawed through with power saw. ("Hello, Dexter Morgan")

93. Arthur Mitchell - 24th blood slide . Beaten to death with his hammer. ("The Getaway")

SEASON FIVE

94x. Rankin - No blood taken . Beaten to death with an anchor out of rage. ("My Bad")

95. Boyd Fowler - 25th blood slide. Stabbed in the chest. ("Practically Perfect")

96. Dan Mendell - No blood taken. Shot by Lumen Pierce, Neck snapped by Dexter. ("Everything is Illumenated")

97. Lance Robinson - No blood taken . Strangled with shrink wrap. ("Everything is Illumenated")

98. Cole Harmon - Blood slide not in box; given to Lumen . Stabbed in the chest by Dexter. ("Take It!")

99. Stan Liddy - No blood taken . Stabbed in self-defense. ("Hop a Freighter"

BETWEEN SEASONS FIVE AND SIX

100 - 112. Thirteen unnamed Blood Slides

SEASON SIX

113. Ben - 39th blood slide. Heart stopped with a defibrillator. ("Those Kinds of Things")

114. Roger - 40th blood slide. Heart stopped with a defibrillator. ("Those Kinds of Things")

115. Joe Walker - 41st blood slide. Skull crushed with a hammer, stabbed in the chest. ("Those Kinds of Things")

116. Julio Benes - 42nd blood slide. Throat slashed. ("Once Upon a Time...")

117. Walter Kenney - 43rd blood slide . Suffocated with a pillow. ("Smokey and the Bandit")

118. Nick - No blood taken . Drowned in the bay where he was baptized. ("Just Let Go")

119x. Norm - No blood taken . Impaled with a pitchfork. ("Nebraska")

120. Steve Dorsey - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest. ("Ricochet Rabbit")

121. Beth Dorsey - No blood taken . Trapped in a room with her gas bomb. ("Talk to the Hand")

122. Alberto - No blood taken . Stabbed in the stomach with a harpoon. ("This is the Way the World Ends")

123. Travis Marshall - Blood slide lost; Final slide taken . Stabbed in the chest. ("This is the Way the World Ends"

After Blood Slides

SEASON SEVEN

124. Viktor Baskov - No blood taken . Head smashed with a fire extinguisher. ("Are You...?")

125. Ray Speltzer - No blood taken . (Box 2 destroyed) Stabbed in the chest with a stake. ("Run"

126. Unnamed Hitman - No blood taken . Throat slashed. ("Argentina")

127. Oleg Mickic - No blood taken . Stabbed in the back. ("Helter Skelter")

128x. Clint McKay - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest. ("The Dark... Whatever")

129. Hector Estrada - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest. ("Surprise, Motherfucker!"

BETWEEN SEASONS SEVEN AND EIGHT:

None named, but five estimated. No blood taken .

SEASON EIGHT

130. Unidentified Victim - No blood taken . Neck sawed through with a power saw. ("A Beautiful Day")

131x. Andrew Briggs - No blood taken . Stabbed in the chest with a switchblade during a struggle. ("A Beautiful Day")

132. Ron Galuzzo - No blood taken . Stabbed, presumably in the chest. ("What's Eating Dexter Morgan?")

133. A.J. Yates - No blood taken . Impaled through a bed with a curtain rod. ("This Little Piggy")

134. Oliver Saxon - No blood taken . Stabbed in the neck with a pen. ("Remember the Monsters?")

135. Debra Morgan - No blood take n. Life support shut off (mercy killing). ("Remember the Monsters?")

Bay Harbor Butcher 18

The Bay Harbor Butcher 18 was the name given to the eighteen dismembered bodies that were found by two scuba divers off the coast of Miami. After recovery, they were laid out in a field morgue to examine and identify. Investigators never discovered they had been killed by Dexter Morgan who had dumped them from his fishing boat. Due to the location where the bodies were found and how they were cut up, the media dubbed the unknown killer "The Bay Harbor Butcher." After DNA analysis, all of the victims were found to be murderers that had slipped through the law.

Kills Outside The Code

Every season (after Season Two) saw Dexter kill at least one person that didn't meet the Code of Harry, intentional or otherwise.

Lawfully Killed

Beth Dorsey - She planned to set off a poison gas bomb in the Miami Metro Police Department. However, Dexter trapped her in a room, and only she died. Dexter was considered a hero and no charges were filed against him. ("Talk to the Hand")

- She planned to set off a poison gas bomb in the Miami Metro Police Department. However, Dexter trapped her in a room, and only she died. Dexter was considered a hero and no charges were filed against him. ("Talk to the Hand") Oliver Saxon - Dexter killed Oliver with a pen and it was recorded on a jail's camera. Since Dexter had set it up as self-defense, no charges were filed against him. ("Remember the Monsters?")

Proxy/Assisted Kills

Alleged Victims

Dexter was a suspect in deaths that he did not commit.

Rita Morgan - Because the modus operandi did not exactly match The Trinity Killer's, Detective Joey Quinn started to suspect Dexter. However, the FBI confirmed that Dexter was not responsible ("Hello, Bandit").

- Because the modus operandi did not exactly match The Trinity Killer's, Detective Joey Quinn started to suspect Dexter. However, the FBI confirmed that Dexter was not responsible ("Hello, Bandit"). Dexter Morgan - In the series finale, Dexter was believed to have committed suicide by sending his boat into Hurricane Laura. In fact, he only faked his death and survived via a lifeboat.

Indirect Deaths

Below is a list of characters whose deaths Dexter either indirectly caused or could have prevented.

Witnesses To His Kills

Although the first rule of the code was, "Don't get caught," several people witnessed, or almost witnessed, Dexter killing someone.

Deaths He Witnessed

Attempted Victims

Later Successes

It took more than one attempt for Dexter to kill these targets.

Little Chino - (3 attempts) Dexter accidentally woke him up while cutting his cheek, and Chino escaped. Dexter tried to kill him again with a tranquilizer gun, but Chino knew he was coming for him and Dexter was chased by his gang members. Soon after, Dexter managed to capture and kill him.

- Dexter accidentally woke him up while cutting his cheek, and Chino escaped. Dexter tried to kill him again with a tranquilizer gun, but Chino knew he was coming for him and Dexter was chased by his gang members. Soon after, Dexter managed to capture and kill him. Santos Jimenez - (2 attempts ) Dexter brutally beat him in The Swamp (tavern) and almost killed him with a knife until Lila phoned him and talked him out of it (however, she thought he was going to use heroin). Later, when Dexter was walking out of Starlight Lanes, Jimenez attempted to kill him, but ran away when Lila yelled for help. Dexter then followed Jimenez to the Cabin in the Everglades, and dismembered him with a chainsaw.

- Dexter brutally beat him in The Swamp (tavern) and almost killed him with a knife until Lila phoned him and talked him out of it (however, she thought he was going to use heroin). Later, when Dexter was walking out of Starlight Lanes, Jimenez attempted to kill him, but ran away when Lila yelled for help. Dexter then followed Jimenez to the Cabin in the Everglades, and dismembered him with a chainsaw. Fred Bowman - (2 attempts) Dexter went to his house to kill him, but found him fighting with Oscar Prado. Dexter's appearance surprised both men and Freebo was able to break free and escape. Prado turned his attention to Dexter who killed Prado in self-defense. Dexter tracked Freebo to Teegan Campbell's home, choked him until he passed out, and dragged him into the garage. He wrapped him in plastic and set him upright on a picnic table. Dexter stabbed him in the neck with the same bayonet that Oscar Prado had attacked Freebo with the day before.

- Dexter went to his house to kill him, but found him fighting with Oscar Prado. Dexter's appearance surprised both men and Freebo was able to break free and escape. Prado turned his attention to Dexter who killed Prado in self-defense. Dexter tracked Freebo to Teegan Campbell's home, choked him until he passed out, and dragged him into the garage. He wrapped him in plastic and set him upright on a picnic table. Dexter stabbed him in the neck with the same bayonet that Oscar Prado had attacked Freebo with the day before. Benito Gomez - (2 attempts) Dexter was ready to ambush him near the bar which Benny frequented but, being sleep-deprived, he fell asleep. Dexter later succeed in injecting Benny with M99 in the trailer park where Benny lived.

- Dexter was ready to ambush him near the bar which Benny frequented but, being sleep-deprived, he fell asleep. Dexter later succeed in injecting Benny with M99 in the trailer park where Benny lived. Jonathan Farrow - (2 attempts) Dexter was ready for the kill but as he was trying to get Farrow out of the club, he noticed that Joey Quinn was also there and preferred not to risk it. Instead, he killed Farrow the next night.

- Dexter was ready for the kill but as he was trying to get Farrow out of the club, he noticed that Joey Quinn was also there and preferred not to risk it. Instead, he killed Farrow the next night. Arthur Mitchell - (7 attempts) Dexter was ready to inject Mitchell with M99, but was suddenly shocked of him being a family man and decided to wait with the kill. Later Dexter traveled with Arthur to Tampa, planning to kill him there, but when he set the kill room and tried to subdue Mitchell in his room in the hotel, he failed to find him. After hours of searching Dexter's third attempt at his life was when Arthur attempted suicide, and Dexter grabbed him to keep him from falling. Then, realizing he would technically still be dying by his hand, Dexter began to loosen his grip, but before Arthur could fall, several people helped Dexter pull him up. Several episodes later, at thanksgiving, Dexter pulls Arthur off of Jonah, and throws him in the kitchen, grabbing a knife as they fall down. Arthur's wife and daughter come in, and get to Arthur, all looking in fear at Dexter. Dexter leaves the residence, angry. Dexter attempts to kill him once again, using the M99 to knock him out (which he also once failed in the apartment of Kyle Butler, that being attempt number five) and then places him in the van. But Dexter is arrested for hit and run shortly after, leaving Arthur in the van. Never the less, Dexter was able to, finally, kill him.

- Dexter was ready to inject Mitchell with M99, but was suddenly shocked of him being a family man and decided to wait with the kill. Later Dexter traveled with Arthur to Tampa, planning to kill him there, but when he set the kill room and tried to subdue Mitchell in his room in the hotel, he failed to find him. After hours of searching Dexter's third attempt at his life was when Arthur attempted suicide, and Dexter grabbed him to keep him from falling. Then, realizing he would technically still be dying by his hand, Dexter began to loosen his grip, but before Arthur could fall, several people helped Dexter pull him up. Several episodes later, at thanksgiving, Dexter pulls Arthur off of Jonah, and throws him in the kitchen, grabbing a knife as they fall down. Arthur's wife and daughter come in, and get to Arthur, all looking in fear at Dexter. Dexter leaves the residence, angry. Dexter attempts to kill him once again, using the M99 to knock him out (which he also once failed in the apartment of Kyle Butler, that being attempt number five) and then places him in the van. But Dexter is arrested for hit and run shortly after, leaving Arthur in the van. Never the less, Dexter was able to, finally, kill him. Boyd Fowler - (2 attempts) Dexter injected him, but before he could take him to the kill room, Boyd shot him with tranquilizer. Later on, Dexter does manage to kill him.

- Dexter injected him, but before he could take him to the kill room, Boyd shot him with tranquilizer. Later on, Dexter does manage to kill him. Travis Marshall - (3 attempts) Dexter wraps a cord around his neck when he gets in his car, and tells him to drive to the arranged kill site. However, on the drive, Travis reveals that he was too weak to do any of the killings, and Professor James Gellar had to do them all. Dexter lets Travis go, hoping he will eventually lead him to Gellar, and then drops his car off at his house. Later, after it is revealed Travis was behind all the murders, Dexter attempts to tranquilize Travis on the docks, but after suffering from dizziness brought on by Wormwood, Travis knocks him to the ground and uses Dexter's own needle on him. Dexter later manages to kill him, anyway.

- Dexter wraps a cord around his neck when he gets in his car, and tells him to drive to the arranged kill site. However, on the drive, Travis reveals that he was too weak to do any of the killings, and Professor James Gellar had to do them all. Dexter lets Travis go, hoping he will eventually lead him to Gellar, and then drops his car off at his house. Later, after it is revealed Travis was behind all the murders, Dexter attempts to tranquilize Travis on the docks, but after suffering from dizziness brought on by Wormwood, Travis knocks him to the ground and uses Dexter's own needle on him. Dexter later manages to kill him, anyway. Ray Speltzer - (2 attempts) Dexter decides it's time to take down Speltzer, first examining his RV (which had been impounded but was released following the confession being thrown out) to turn it into a suitable (and portable) kill room then finding his trophies. However, what he did not expect to find was Speltzer returning to his camper early. Before Dexter could react Speltzer tackled him, overpowering him rather quickly between throwing him about the camper (even into the ceiling) and using his pure strength to triumph over Dexter's jiu-jitsu. Dexter even catches him in a hold (by his arm) but Speltzer's pure determination allows him to break free and subsequently knock Dexter out in the process. Later, Dexter awakes in an abandoned building, built like a maze similar to what Speltzer made for his own victims. Dexter manages to escape the maze and his second attempt won becuase it was purely unexpected by Speltzer.

- Dexter decides it's time to take down Speltzer, first examining his RV (which had been impounded but was released following the confession being thrown out) to turn it into a suitable (and portable) kill room then finding his trophies. However, what he did not expect to find was Speltzer returning to his camper early. Before Dexter could react Speltzer tackled him, overpowering him rather quickly between throwing him about the camper (even into the ceiling) and using his pure strength to triumph over Dexter's jiu-jitsu. Dexter even catches him in a hold (by his arm) but Speltzer's pure determination allows him to break free and subsequently knock Dexter out in the process. Later, Dexter awakes in an abandoned building, built like a maze similar to what Speltzer made for his own victims. Dexter manages to escape the maze and his second attempt won becuase it was purely unexpected by Speltzer. Hector Estrada - (2 attempts) Dexter was about to kill Estrada, but just as he was about to, Estrada asked Dexter if he was in on it with "that bitch cop". Estrada went on to reveal that Maria LaGuerta pushed for his parole, causing Dexter to realize that Maria had set him up. Dexter then took down the picture of his three year old self, and took Estrada from the room, leaving the plastic and the still running chainsaw. Dexter got away from the scene, the conscious Estrada in tow, threatening to kill him if he made a sound. However, Estrada managed to break away from Dexter, and then jumped into the water, escaping from his would-be-killer. The next episode sees Dexter catching Estrada again, and using him to lure Maria LaGuerta to the scene. After LaGuerta is knocked unconscious, Dexter shoots Estrada in his stab wound, intending to shoot LaGuerta next so it looks like they killed each other. However, Debra was the one who ended up shooting her.

- Dexter was about to kill Estrada, but just as he was about to, Estrada asked Dexter if he was in on it with "that bitch cop". Estrada went on to reveal that Maria LaGuerta pushed for his parole, causing Dexter to realize that Maria had set him up. Dexter then took down the picture of his three year old self, and took Estrada from the room, leaving the plastic and the still running chainsaw. Dexter got away from the scene, the conscious Estrada in tow, threatening to kill him if he made a sound. However, Estrada managed to break away from Dexter, and then jumped into the water, escaping from his would-be-killer. The next episode sees Dexter catching Estrada again, and using him to lure Maria LaGuerta to the scene. After LaGuerta is knocked unconscious, Dexter shoots Estrada in his stab wound, intending to shoot LaGuerta next so it looks like they killed each other. However, Debra was the one who ended up shooting her. A.J. Yates - (3 attempts) After discovering his "lair," Dexter later returned with the intention of killing Yates. However, he had already left, but Dexter found and saved one of his victims, Janet Thorton. Later, Dexter tried to lure him into a trap by telling him his father was dying, but after Yates arrived and Dexter revealed himself, telling Yates he "depended on him to play the role of the good son," Yates pulls his father's oxygen in an attempt to kill him and call nursing home personnel. AJ then jumped out of a nearby window, while Dexter had to hide behind the door from the personnel. Later Yates was trying to kill Evelyn Vogel in her apartment when Dexter deduced where he was.

- After discovering his "lair," Dexter later returned with the intention of killing Yates. However, he had already left, but Dexter found and saved one of his victims, Janet Thorton. Later, Dexter tried to lure him into a trap by telling him his father was dying, but after Yates arrived and Dexter revealed himself, telling Yates he "depended on him to play the role of the good son," Yates pulls his father's oxygen in an attempt to kill him and call nursing home personnel. AJ then jumped out of a nearby window, while Dexter had to hide behind the door from the personnel. Later Yates was trying to kill Evelyn Vogel in her apartment when Dexter deduced where he was. Oliver Saxon - (4 attempts) After discovering he was The Brain Surgeon, Dexter and Evelyn Vogel lured him to a cafe, Dexter allowing Vogel to believe she would be able to speak to him again. However, Dexter drugged her, and went to the cafe alone, where he watched Saxon and waited for him to come out. When he finally did, Dexter followed him, but discovered that his tires had been slashed. Later on, Dexter and Vogel devised a plan so that Dexter could capture him and kill him. Dexter believed Vogel would meet him in a public place, but instead she chose to meet him in private, at her home. In the end, this was her undoing, and Saxon killed her as Dexter watched, escaping afterward as Dexter held her in her dying moments. In the second to last episode, Saxon comes to Dexter's apartment with the intentions of killing him. When he tries to stab the supposedly sleeping Dexter, he grabs his hand and Debra puts a gun to the back of his head. He is then tranquilized, and taken to a kill room, his own "operating room". They talk, and during their discussion, Dexter realizes he doesn't need to kill Saxon, but he still needs to die - so he calls Deb. After she arrives, he tells her to arrest Oliver. However, after Dexter drives off, Max Clayton arrives and undoes the restraints keeping him down. Immediately after, Saxon grabs one of the nearby knives and stabs him. Just as Debra walks in, he takes Clayton's gun and shoots her but, as he is escaping, Debra shoots him in the arm.

Personal Kills

In each season, Dexter killed someone important or personal to him, often with a method that deviated from his normal modus operandi.

Brian Moser was his brother, whom he killed by slashing his throat and hanging him upside down, causing Moser to die from exsanguination. This was the method that Moser used to kill his prostitute victims. ("Born Free")

Lila West was his ex-lover whom he killed by administering a spinal epidural (to ensure a painless death), and stabbing her in the chest. ("The British Invasion")

Miguel Prado was briefly his 'best' friend with whom he bonded with over killing. After Miguel turned on him, Dexter killed him by strangulation with a wire to emulate the modus operandi of The Skinner.("I Had a Dream")

Arthur Mitchell was a fellow serial killer whom Dexter initially admired. After Arthur murdered Dexter’s wife, Dexter killed him with a hammer while playing his favorite song. On a side note, the hammer was part of Mitchell’s sequenced killings.("The Getaway")

Jordan Chase was the founder of the Barrel Girl Gang (men who raped and tortured Lumen Pierce, among others), He was killed by Lumen with Dexter’s assistance, using his modus operandi. However, the killing deviates slightly from Dexter’s method, as Chase is completely clothed, and belted to the table. ("The Big One")

Travis Marshall was a fellow serial killer who was helping Dexter find Professor Gellar. Unknown to Dexter, Travis had actually stabbed Gellar to death three years prior. ("This is the Way the World Ends")

Maria LaGuerta was about to be killed by gunshot in order to frame her in a cross-killing with Hector Estrada. However, Dexter was interrupted by Debra, who shot Maria herself. ("Surprise, Motherfucker!")

Oliver Saxon was the son of Evelyn Vogel. Dexter killed him in full view of a camera with a pen to the carotid artery. Dexter managed to make it look like self defense and avoided incarceration. On a side note, this is the only kill to be witnessed by Angel Batista and Joey Quinn. ("Remember the Monsters?")

Stalked Only

Phil Bosso - Initially, Dexter believed him to be the Phantom Arsonist, so he stalked him to find evidence. Instead, he found proof that Bosso couldn't be responsible for the killings because he had an alibi. ( " The Dark... Whatever " )

- Initially, Dexter believed him to be the Phantom Arsonist, so he stalked him to find evidence. Instead, he found proof that Bosso couldn't be responsible for the killings because he had an alibi. ( The Dark... Whatever ) Ed Hamilton - After Norma Rivera's death, Miami Metro began to look for suspects in her murder. One of the suspects was Hamilton, a man that she worked for. It turned out that Norma was Ed's mistress, so he fell under the radar of both the PD and Dexter. However, before leaving Ed's residence, Dexter ran into Zach Hamilton, who told him that his father was "an asshole, but no killer." This led Dexter to discover that it was Zach who killed Norma, not Ed. ("This Little Piggy")

Endangered

Fantasy Kills

Below are characters killed by Dexter in his illusions, imagination, and dreams.

Suggested to Him

Animals

As many serial killers do, Dexter started his killing spree with animals. Through the years, his self-control towards animals improved. At age 20, he started killing humans - Mary was the first.

ANIMALS KILLED

ANIMAL INTERACTIONS

Prominent Victims

The following are victims that held a special meaning to Dexter, or caused a special event to unfold. Most of these victims didn't have a blood slide taken, some due to lack of time, or Dexter's personal choice.

Mary - Mary was an Angel of Death who killed by overdosing sick or elderly patients with morphine, under the excuse that she was helping them. Harry pointed her out to Dexter who took action, wrapping a room in her house in plastic, readying her for a kill. This one was a bit messy but certainly the most meaningful as it was his first human kill. Dexter stabs her multiple times until she was dead. ("Popping Cherry")

Juan Ryness - Juan was a pimp who beat one of his prostitutes to death. Being one of Harry Morgan's sought after targets, Dexter thought the best way to make his father happy would be to kill Juan. So he tracked him down and Harry caught him in the act of dismembering his body, which sickened him. Shortly thereafter, Harry committed suicide as he couldn't live with himself after seeing what Dexter was capable of doing to another human being, and realizing he had a part in it.

Alex Timmons- Alex was a former sniper for the Marines who was discharged and then killed four random, innocent people by sniping them. He may have been arrested on suspicion of doing so and then released, which would explain how he came into Dexter's sight. Dexter killed him with a single stab to the chest with an USMC combat knife, a reference to Alex's being in the marines and collected his very first blood slide. In the Dexter Early Cuts series, Alex had murdered three children, though this was not canon in the Showtime's series; in the Showtimes series, none of his victims were children, apart from a seventeen-year old girl.

Brian Moser - Brian is Dexter Morgan's older brother and serial killer. To get his brother's attention, he murdered prostitutes in a similar fashion to his brother (except with surgical, precise cuts). Brian was present at their mother's death and unfortunately ended up in an psychiatric hospital until he was 21-years-old, when he was released and took on the alias Rudy Cooper from a man he had killed. Brian desired to reunit with his brother after finding out that the two of them were both killers. Thus, Brian started setting up clues to help Dexter recall who he was and eventually the two met face to face (as brothers), with a bad ending that leaves Debra Morgan in a tragic state and Brian dead, made to look like a suicide. Dexter intended to kill Brian while he was unconscious, so that he wouldn't know what hit him. He woke up, however, and the two shared an emotional conversation, before Dexter slit his brother's throat with a knife and left him to bleed out just like his victims. Dexter does not take a blood slide from his brother, claiming he wasn't a trophy, but needed to be put down for the protection of his sister.

Santos Jimenez - Santos was one of Laura Moser's Killers, specifically the man responsible for sawing her into pieces along with several other people in a shipping container. This incident would forever warp Dexter and Brian's life, turning them into serial killers. Dexter eventually found Santos working in a bar in Naples. When the two finally meet, Dexter played into finding out more about Santos until viciously attacking him and nearly killing him, but decided not to at the last moment. This created a problem, as Santos later tried to kill him at Starlight Lanes. This failed and only prompted Dexter to follow him to an abandoned cabin, where he sawed Santos into pieces like he had done to Dexter's mother long ago. Dexter collected a blood slide from Santos, but his blood slide was "lost."

Lila West - Lila was a fiery extrovert who introduced herself to Dexter at a NA meeting that he attended after pretending to be heroin addict to Rita (to divert suspicion when he framed Paul Bennett). An outgoing woman with a British accent, it's later revealed that Lila was an arsonist. She caused a breakup between Rita and Dexter which led to her being in a relationship with Dexter. He listened to Lila's advice and tried to control his urges (although she thought his urge was to shoot heroin). Before long, she became obsessed with Dexter and ended up using Batista when he didn't want to see her anymore. Dexter chose to kill Lila due to his failed attempts to get her to back off, her murder of James Doakes, and her threats to the lives of Cody and Astor. Dexter tracked Lila to Paris, stabbed her in the heart, and zipped up her body in a plastic garment bag. He first insured that she didn't feel any pain with a spinal epidural, and didn't take a blood slide from her.

Miguel Prado - Miguel was Dexter's first "accomplice." He is also the brother of one of Dexter's victims (Oscar Prado). He was killed by Dexter after Miguel killed Ellen Wolf for threatening his career and then targeted Maria LaGuerta because she discovered he killed Ellen. Dexter killed Miguel with a metal wire, wrapped around his neck. Dexter didn't take a blood slide from him. He does, however, remove several patches of skin off Miguel's shoulder to frame George King for his murder.

George King - Dexter was forced to kill him when King held him captive. Of note, King was the only Dexter victim to have Dexter tied him down, on the verge of killing him. However, Dexter escaped, breaking his hand in the process. After a struggle, Dexter killed King by breaking his neck and throwing his body onto an incoming police cruiser, staging it as a suicide. Dexter did not take a blood slide because he did not have enough time to do so.

Arthur Mitchell - Arthur Mitchell was a successful serial killer who was active for thirty years, as well as a "family man." With a known kill count of 279 people, he was one of the most prolific serial killers that Dexter killed. Dexter took a blood slide from him, making him the 24th confirmed blood slide in the second box. He was the only main antagonist killed by Dexter to have a blood slide taken, and placed in the slide box.

Travis Marshall - Travis was a serial killer who had hallucinations of Professor James Gellar. Although it was initially believed that Professor Gellar was behind the killings, it's revealed that Gellar was killed by Travis before the events of the season. Travis then accused Dexter of killing Gellar, and believed him to be "The False Prophet." Travis tried to kill Dexter in "The Lake of Fire" tableau, but failed. Then he tried to sacrifice Dexter's son, Harrison Morgan, as The Lamb. However, Dexter stopped him, and took him to the very church Travis used as a hideout. Just as Dexter stabbed Travis, Debra Morgan entered, causing Dexter to utter, "Oh God". Dexter lied about what happened and convinced her to not call the police. Debra retrieved gasoline from a gas station, and they burned Travis's body. Dexter did take a blood slide from Travis, but he lost at the scene, where Maria LaGuerta discovered it.

Viktor Baskov - Viktor was a prominent member of the Koshka Brotherhood and a leader of their operations in the United States. Viktor was brought to his position by the Brotherhood's leader, Isaak Sirko who was Viktor's lover. During a feud with the Colombian Rojas Cartel, the Koshka Brotherhood's rivals, Viktor was sent to Maimi in order to hold off the Colombians because his subordinate, George Novikov, failed in doing so. During his time in Miami, Viktor murdered a stripper named Kaja Soroka. While fixing a flat tire, he encountered Detective Mike Anderson, who discovered Kaja's corpse in Viktor's trunk, prompting Viktor to shoot him dead. Later, Viktor was tracked down to the airport by Dexter, who injected him with M99 in the bathroom before taking him to a makeshift kill room and bludgeoning him to death with a fire extinguisher, avenging Anderson's death.

Ray Speltzer - Ray was a serial killer who would trap his victims in a maze-like area, and then chase them, until catching them and beating them to death. At his last victim's maze, he attempted to kill Debra Morgan. Dexter then made an attempt on Ray's life, but he was knocked out and taken to a different maze. After a short chase, Dexter escaped from the building. Later, at the cemetery, Dexter knocked Speltzer out with a shovel, hitting him so hard that the handle broke. When Ray awoke, he was strapped down on a table before the cremation furnace. After a short conversation, Dexter killed Ray with a stab to the chest, using the broken shovel handle. Dexter did not take a blood slide from Ray; in fact, Dexter placed his second Blood Slide Box on his chest and burned it with Ray's body.

Hector Estrada - Hector was a notorious drug lord of Miami's past, and the crime lord who ordered the death of Laura Moser. For the majority of the series, Hector was in prison, until he was released by the adocacy of Maria LaGuerta, who used him as bait to catch Dexter Morgan, who she believed was the Bay Harbor Butcher. Once Hector was free, Dexter brought him to a shipping container like the one in which Hector and his subordinates killed Laura Moser. Before Dexter could kill Hector with a chainsaw, LaGuerta and two detectives arrived at the shipyard, forcing Dexter to free Hector and make his escape. Hector wouldn't be free for long, as Dexter managed to find him again and brought him back to the shipping container. He persuaded Estrada to call LaGuerta (who believed he was dead) and summon her to the shipyard, where Dexter planned to kill them both and make it look like they killed each other. However, Debra unexpectedly appeared on scene and ended up shooting LaGuerta.

Disposal of Bodies

Prior to Series - Until Dexter purchased his fishing boat, Slice of Life, he 0ften dumped bodies out in the Everglades. After be bought the boat, Dexter usually dumped his victims into the Underwater Graveyard. Scuba divers later found the remains of eighteen victims. ("It's Alive").

Season Four - The only season where all of Dexter's kills were dismembered and disposed of into the Gulf Stream. This includes Arthur Mitchell, the main antagonist ("The Getaway").

Season Five - Cole Harmon's dismembered body was disposed of by Dexter and Lumen from his boat, while Stan Liddy took photos of them (however, he didn't have proof of what was in the bags). Jordan Chase was dismembered and disposed of normally by Dexter, after Lumen Pierce killed him ("The Big One").

Attempted to Kill Dexter

Related Pages

Victim Count Analysis

Early Cuts Timeline

Gene Marshall - With the introduction of Dexter Early Cuts, some inconsistency exists in the timeline when characters were killed. The major problem is that, in Early Cuts, Alex Timmons was killed in 2003 and Gene Marshall was killed in 1993 . Despite Gene Marshall being killed prior to Dexter taking blood slides, he had a blood slide in Dexter's box ("Return to Sender").

- With the introduction of Dexter Early Cuts, some inconsistency exists in the timeline when characters were killed. The major problem is that, in Early Cuts, Alex Timmons was killed in and Gene Marshall was killed in . Despite Gene Marshall being killed prior to Dexter taking blood slides, he had a blood slide in Dexter's box ("Return to Sender"). Harry's Death - In the flashback before Dexter kills Juan Ryness, Debra is seen celebrating a birthday, wearing her glasses, while Harry is alive and well. Then, in "Early Cuts: Gene Marshall," Debra is seen on her sixteenth birthday, not wearing her glasses. In this Early Cuts' episode (which took place in 1993 ) Dexter mentioned that Debra was the only family he had left, so it is implied that Harry had died by that point.

- In the flashback before Dexter kills Juan Ryness, Debra is seen celebrating a birthday, wearing her glasses, while Harry is alive and well. Then, in "Early Cuts: Gene Marshall," Debra is seen on her sixteenth birthday, not wearing her glasses. In this Early Cuts' episode (which took place in ) Dexter mentioned that Debra was the only family he had left, so it is implied that Harry had died by that point. Peter Thornton - According to "Early Cuts: Dark Echo Trailer," Dexter buried his father, attended medical school, and killed Peter Thornton in 1994 .

- According to "Early Cuts: Dark Echo Trailer," Dexter buried his father, attended medical school, and killed Peter Thornton in . Cindy Landon - Dexter used a chainsaw to kill her in 2004 ("Early Cuts Cindy Landon").