Dexter's MOST memorable murders (including his own death!) as Michael C. Hall makes shock return as serial killer for Resurrection reboot

Dexter Morgan's shock return for the second time in Dexter: Resurrection in 2025 has stunned and delighted fans - after his bloody death in 2021 reboot, New Blood.

Michael C. Hall - who has played the serial killing blood spatter analyst since the show's 2006 debut - made the announcement at San Diego Comic Con last week - and would only reveal that 'it's very cold' when asked how Dexter could possibly return from the dead.

Hall, 53, will also voice the inner Dexter on prequel Original Sin - which sees Patrick Gibson play Dexter as he graduates from college and transitions to a serial killer -  while starting his blood spatter career at Miami Metro. 

Dexter's serial killing journey - following the code of his beloved father Harry (James Remar) - has seen him take down countless fearsome murderers  including his own biological brother the Ice Truck Killer and the Brain Surgeon who inflicted devastating injuries on his adopted sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter). 

He also slayed the notorious Trinity Killer who had been murdering undetected for decades - but it was later revealed the murderer had one-upped him at the last moment - killing Dexter's wife Rita (Julie Benz) hours before his death.

As Dexter's Dark Passenger prepares to reawaken after being shot by his own son Harrison (Jack Alcott) - DailyMail.com looks back at his most memorable murders...

Dexter Morgan's shock return for the second time in Dexter: Resurrection has stunned and delighted fans - after his bloody death in 2021 reboot, New Blood

Michael C. Hall - who has played the serial killing blood spatter analyst in eight seasons and its reboot - made the announcement at San Diego Comic Con last week - and would only reveal that 'it's very cold' when asked how Dexter could return from the dead

MIKE DONOVAN  

Dexter's first onscreen kill in the pilot episode is choir conductor Mike Donovan ((Jim Abele) who is revealed to be a pedophile and and serial killer who has murdered at least three young boys

Dexter's first onscreen kill in the pilot episode is a choir conductor who is revealed to be  a pedophile and and serial killer who has murdered at least three young boys.

Dexter is seen hunting Mike Donovan (Jim Abele) at a choir performance before kidnapping him in his car and making him drive to a secluded location.

Using a wire around his neck, Dexter drags him into a shed and makes him look at the bodies of his three victims - which he has dug up. 

Dexter - showing his Dark Passenger - shouts:  'Open your eyes and look at what you did! Open your eyes or I'll cut your eyelids off your face.'

As a sobbing Donovan says: 'I couldn't help myself', Dexter responds:  'Trust me, I definitely understand. See, I can't help myself either. But children? I could never do that. Not like you. Never… ever… kids.'

Season one sees Dexter introduced to audiences as a trusty blood spatter analyst by day and a serial killer by night 

After abducting Mike, Dexter uses a wire around his neck to drag him into a shed and makes him look at the bodies of his three victims - which he has dug up

Dexter - showing his Dark Passenger - shouts: 'Open your eyes and look at what you did! Open your eyes or I'll cut your eyelids off your face.' As a sobbing Donovan says: 'I couldn't help myself', Dexter responds: 'Trust me, I definitely understand. See, I can't help myself either. But children? I could never do that. Not like you. Never… ever… kids'

Showing Dexter's kill room and ritual for the first time, a naked Donovan is seen strapped to a table in a plastic lined room while Dexter cuts his cheek and collects a drop of blood to preserve on a slide as a trophy. Dexter murders Donovan by using a hand saw on his neck

A sobbing Donovan asks 'why?' to which Dexter responds 'I have standards' before sliding a needle into his neck.

Showing Dexter's kill room and ritual for the first time, a naked Donovan is seen strapped to a table in a plastic lined room while Dexter cuts his cheek and collects a drop of blood to preserve on a slide as a trophy. 

He tells Donovan: 'Soon you'll be wrapped into a few... neatly wrapped Hefties and my own small corner of the world will be a neater, happier place... a better place.'

Dexter murders Donovan by using a hand saw on his neck.  

BRIAN MOSER - THE ICE TRUCK KILLER

Season one's supervillain is none other than Dexter's biological brother, Brian Moser (Christian Camargo) - known as The Ice Truck Killer

Dexter is mesmerized by a prostitute chopped up into pieces and completely drained of blood - and later correctly speculates the killer uses a refrigerated truck to transport the victims

Season one's supervillain is none other than Dexter's biological brother, Brian Moser (Christian Camargo) - known as The Ice Truck Killer.

Dexter is mesmerized by a prostitute chopped up into pieces and completely drained of blood - and later correctly speculates the killer uses a refrigerated truck to transport the victims.

As the kill count mounts the murderer begins communicating with Dexter - leaving doll parts in his home, throwing a severed head at his car and recreating his old childhood photos with body parts.

Working as a prosthetist under the name Rudy Cooper, Brian meets and connects with Dexter's sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) and the pair quickly spark up a romance - while she unknowingly investigates his murders.

Rudy is desperate to get close to Dexter - and even kills his biological father to do so. 

Police uncover the killer is an amputee devotee with Batista questioning Rudy about possible suspects. Rudy later stabs Batista - but leaves his blood on the officer's shirt after a headbutt.

Dexter suspects Rudy after seeing him with a bloodied lip - and tests his blood against the sample on the shirt - which is a match.

Working as a prosthetist under the name Rudy Cooper, Brian meets and connects with Dexter's sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) and the pair quickly spark up a romance - while she unknowingly investigates his murders

Rudy is desperate to get close to Dexter - and even kills Dexter's biological father Joe to do so (pictured)

While romancing Deb - Brian murders a prostitute who has a prosthetic hand - and dumps her body parts at a Christmas grotto

Brian abducts Deb and asks for Dexter to kill her- but when Dexter hesitates, he  attacks her himself - the pair then struggle before Brian flees

Dexter sets up his murder of Brian to look like a suicide by slashing his throat and draining his blood in Brian's own apartment - leaving him to bleed out like he did to his victims

Meanwhile Rudy is insinuating to Deb that he will propose - coaxing her out of the station for a night on yacht - despite Dexter's warnings. Rudy proposes but the reveals he is the killer and strangles Deb into unconsciousness.

Following Rudy's clues, Dexter goes back to his childhood home and remembers his brother 'Biney' - who was also found at the bloody crime scene where their mother was killed - but was deemed too damaged to be adopted.

Brian asks for Dexter to kill Deb and attacks her himself when Dexter hesitates - the pair struggle before Brian flees.

Dexter lures Brian to his apartment - where he tries to kill Deb again - before capturing him.

Dexter sets up his murder of Brian to look like a suicide by slashing his throat and draining his blood in Brian's own apartment - leaving him to bleed out like he did to his victims. 

Brian would later return in season six for two episodes as a physical embodiment of Dexter's Dark Passenger. 

LITTLE CHINO 

Dexter took on his biggest criminal to date when he hunted Little Chino (Matthew Willig) who was a hitman for the 29th Street Kings. Chino stood at 6'8" and weighed 278lbs during his appearance in season two

Dexter took on his biggest criminal to date when he hunted Little Chino (Matthew Willig) who was a hitman for the 29th Street Kings. Chino stood at 6'8" and weighed 278lbs during his appearance in season two.

Chino was a known murderer who had escaped justice due to killing witnesses. He was accused of killing a member of his gang - whose crime scene Dexter attended.

Dexter - still reeling from his murder of his brother Brian - saw Chino as the perfect target after the son's mother Eva Arenas named him as the killer.

Dexter captured Chino for the first time by filling his car with live chickens to distract him - and injecting him with two M99 syringes.

A frail Dexter accidentally severely cut Chino's cheek while doing his blood slide and failed to use enough plastic to secure him - leading Chino to escape. 

Dexter captured Chino for the first time by filling his car with chickens to distract him - and injecting him with two M99 syringes. A frail Dexter severely cut Chino's cheek while doing his blood slide and failed to use enough plastic to secure him - leading Chino to escape

After several botched attempts to murder the villain, a renewed Dexter strapped Chino down and killed him with his own machete - before dumping his body in the Gulf Stream

Eva was later killed with a machete - with Chino using one of his gang members to perform the act so he would have the perfect alibi. 

Dexter again failed to capture Chino when he followed him to a party and confronted him - with members of the gang chasing him.

Dexter acquired a tranquilizer gun and lance from the weapons cache at the police department to finally take down Chino - and when he went after a young boy who had revealed information about the gang to the police - Dexter was waiting.

A renewed Dexter strapped Chino down and killed him with his own machete - before dumping his body in the Gulf Stream.

ARTHUR MITCHELL - THE TRINITY KILLER

The Trinity Killer - played by John Lithgow - has been lauded as Dexter's most iconic villain - with his reign of terror documented in the show's incredible fourth season

Trinity first comes to the attention of Dexter when retired FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy (who led the hunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher in season two) arrives in Miami to investigate the apparent suicide death of a young woman in a bath, Lisa Bell (pictured)

Following him home, he realizes Trinity is a family man with two children - before deciding to befriend him so he can be a better husband and father, while being a serial killer

The Trinity Killer - played by John Lithgow - has been lauded as Dexter's most iconic villain - with his reign of terror documented in the show's incredible fourth season.

Trinity first comes to the attention of Dexter when retired FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy (who led the hunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher in season two) arrives in Miami to investigate the apparent suicide death of a young woman in a bath.

Reuniting with former lover Deb and Dexter, Lundy (Keith Carradine) reveals he is hunting a meticulous killer who murders in cycles of threes, a young woman with her femoral artery slashed in a bathtub, a married mother-of-two who falls off a building and a father-of-two bludgeoned to death.

After Lundy's murder, Dexter steals his audio tapes and arrives at the scene of the proposed bludgeoning, seeing Trinity beating to death a coffee bar worker.

Following him home, he realizes Trinity is a family man with two children - before deciding to befriend him so he can be a better husband and father, while being a serial killer.

Posing as Kyle Butler, he joins Trinity's church and assists with his charity housing project - but soon realizes Mitchell is a fraud and physically and emotionally abusive to his family.

After Lundy's murder, Dexter steals his audio tapes and arrives at the scene of the proposed bludgeoning, seeing Trinity beating a coffee bar worker to death

Trinity's second victim in the cycle is always a father-of-two 

Dexter finally captures Mitchell and puts him on his table - before killing him with a framing hammer, the same weapon he used for his victims. Before his death Trinity tells Dexter 'it's already over' - which puzzles him

In one of the biggest TV twists of all time, it is revealed Trinity had already brutally murdered Dexter's wife Rita in the bathtub, leaving their son Harrison crying in a pool of his mother's blood in season four finale, The Getaway

Despite numerous chances to murder Trinity, Dexter backs out, before Mitchell realizes his true identity in the episode 'Hello, Dexter Morgan' when he follows him to the forensics lab.

It is then discovered that Trinity's true pattern is abducting a young boy days before the bathtub murder to 'preserve his innocence' - mimicking his own tragic family past which saw his sister bleed to death in the shower - followed by the death of his parents.

Dexter saves the child Trinity has abducted from being buried alive in cement. 

Dexter finally captures Mitchell and puts him on his table - before killing him with a framing hammer, the same weapon he used for his victims.

Before his death Trinity tells Dexter 'it's already over' - which puzzles him. 

But in one of the biggest TV twists of all time, it is revealed Trinity had already brutally murdered Dexter's wife Rita in the bath, leaving their son Harrison crying in a pool of his mother's blood in season four finale, The Getaway,

10 years after the events of Dexter's eighth season in Dexter: New Blood, it is revealed Trinity's actions created Harrison's dark passenger. 

LILA WEST

Dexter meets Lila (Jaime Murray) at a Narcotics Anonymous Group in season two - where he is posing as a heroin addict in a bid to curb his need to kill, and she claims to be a recovering meth addict

The pair soon bond after Lila becomes Dexter's sponsor - however it is later revealed she has a Dark Passenger all of her own. Lila is a serial arsonist - and tells Dexter she burned down her drug dealer ex's home - without realizing he was inside

Dexter meets Lila (Jaime Murray) at a Narcotics Anonymous Group in season two - where he is posing as a heroin addict in a bid to curb his need to kill, and she claims to be a recovering meth addict.

The pair soon bond after Lila becomes Dexter's sponsor - however it is later  revealed she has a Dark Passenger all of her own.

Lila is a serial arsonist - and tells Dexter she burned down her drug dealer ex's home - without realizing he was inside. 

The femme fatale quickly torpedoes an increasingly reckless Dexter's relationship with Rita (Julie Benz) - and encourages him to track down one of the men who killed his mother, Santos Jimenez (Tony Amendola).

The pair's toxic relationship turns sexual - but Lila becomes increasingly controlling when Dexter attends his former stepson Cody's school event - leading Lila to purposely set fire to her loft to get Dexter to come to her.

A suspicious Dexter discovers the deception and begins pulling away from Lila - which leads to her inviting herself on his bowling night - where Santos attempts to stab him, but Lila saves his life.

The pair's toxic relationship turns sexual - but Lila becomes increasingly controlling when Dexter attends his former stepson Cody's school event - leading Lila to purposely set fire to her loft to get Dexter to come to her

After ditching the evil Lila, Dexter pretends to have had a change of heart and meets her at an aquarium to confess his devotion to her. He tells her they are the same - faking feelings and having no empathy

After Dexter lies to her to go and kill Jimenez, Lila breaks into Rita's home to look for him. Dexter then finds the bowling alley's address on a slip of paper in Jimenez's wallet and discovers Lila set him up.

As he realizes that Lila has broken into Rita's home, he calls the police before confronting Lila and ending their romance.

After Lila falsely accuses Sergeant Angel Batista (David Zayas) of date rape, Deb digs into her past and finds out she is in the US under a false name and on an expired visa.

Threatened with deportation a desperate Lila steals Dexter's GPS and finds the secret cabin where he has kept Sergeant Doakes (Erik King).

She finds Doakes caged at the cabin and learns Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher. Instead of saving Doakes, she turns on the gas and lights a flame - causing the cabin to explode and killing Doakes. 

Dexter tracks her down to Paris where he sends her a postcard from Miami with Sergeant Doakes' face on it. A shocked Lila is quickly tranquilized by Dexter and falls into a clear body bag - with Dexter stabbing her in the heart with a knife

As she dies, he thanks her for helping him to understand who he is

Dexter pretends to have had a change of heart and meets Lila at an aquarium to confess his devotion to her. He tells her they are the same - faking feelings and having no empathy. 

After realizing his lure was a lie after discovering his kill kit -  she abducts Rita's children Astor and Cody, locking them in her loft with Dexter and setting it on fire - before they narrowly escape.

Dexter tracks her down to Paris where he sends her a postcard from Miami with Sergeant Doakes' face on it.

A shocked Lila is quickly tranquilized by Dexter and falls into a clear body bag - with Dexter stabbing her in the heart with a knife.

As she dies, he thanks her for helping him to understand who he is. 

ZOE KRUGER

Dexter went after a family-killing cop in season four episode - Dex Takes A Holiday. Intrigued by a 'questionable blood swipe' mentioned at a conference, Dexter starts hunting Officer Zoe Kruger (Christina Cox) - whose daughter and husband were allegedly shot to death by criminal Darius Rae

Dexter went after a family-killing cop in season four episode - Dex Takes A Holiday.

Intrigued by a 'questionable blood swipe' mentioned at a blood spatter conference, Dexter starts hunting Pembroke Pines Police Department Officer Zoe Kruger (Christina Cox) - whose young daughter and husband were allegedly shot to death by criminal Darius Rae.

Kruger herself was shot and injured - but his fellow blood spatter analyst in Pembroke Pines says he believes she shot herself, and provoked a confrontation with Rae so she could acquire his blood and plant it in the house.

After examining the crime scene photos, Dexter theorizes she was wearing blue gloves when she shot herself. 

After posing as a prospective buyer at Kruger's open house - and flirting with the killer - he finds pieces of the gloves in the garbage disposal.

His cover is blown after Kruger realizes he requested the case file for her case - pulling him over and making a veiled threat, revealing she knows his home address.

Dexter wants to call off the hunt - but the ghost of Harry reminds him that Zoe is a cold-blooded killer who knows where he and his family live.

He decides to 'bat the beehive' -  leading Kruger to follow him to a gas station, pull a gun and say: 'You're trying to rape me.' He retorts: 'I'm not even touching you' before using forensics knowledge to blow apart Kruger's plan to shoot him in faked self-defense

Dexter lures her into a trap by claiming he has enough evidence of her guilt to go to his superiors - leading her to later break into his home to kill him - before Dexter knocks her out

Kruger memorably wakes up on his table in her daughter's room and says: 'You're gonna rape and kill me?' with Dexter responding: 'What is it with you and rape? Nobody's raping anybody! Killing on the other hand...' He then stabs her in the chest

He decides to 'bat the beehive' and request Rae's files from Pembroke Pines, leading Kruger to follow him to a gas station,  pull a gun and say: 'You're trying to rape me.'

He retorts: 'I'm not even touching you' before using forensics knowledge to blow apart Kruger's plan to shoot him in faked self-defense.

Dexter lures her into a trap by claiming he has enough evidence to go to his superiors - leading her to later break into his home to kill him - before Dexter knocks her out.

Kruger memorably wakes up on his table in her daughter's room and says: 'You're gonna rape and kill me?' with Dexter responding: 'What is it with you and rape? Nobody's raping anybody! Killing on the other hand...'

He then stabs her in the chest. 

MIGUEL PRADO  

In season three, Dexter first comes into contact with the Miami Assistant District Attorney (played by Jimmy Smits - pictured) at a crime scene - after he kills his younger brother Oscar Prado - while searching for suspected serial killer, Fred 'Freebo' Bowman

Miguel tracks Freebo's phone and finds Dexter covered in blood after murdering the drug dealer (played by Mike Erwin) - which Dexter says was in self-defense.. As a sign of his loyalty to Dexter, he gives him his bloodstained shirt which implicates him in the crime

In season three, Dexter first comes into contact with the Miami Assistant District Attorney (played by Jimmy Smits) at a crime scene - after he kills his younger brother Oscar Prado - while searching for suspected serial killer, Fred 'Freebo' Bowman.

Miguel tracks Freebo's phone and finds Dexter covered in blood after murdering the drug dealer (played by Mike Erwin) - which Dexter says was in self-defense.. As a sign of his loyalty to Dexter, he gives him his bloodstained shirt which implicates him in the crime. 

The pair quickly become friends as they bond over marriage and family values - with Dexter's girlfriend Rita newly pregnant and the pair getting engaged.

Miguel lures Dexter into killing again by telling him about a man named Ethan Turner (Larry Sullivan) - who is cleared of murdering his wealthy wife.

Dexter travels to Bimini on a cruise ship and kills Turner - with Miguel later telling him he knows he is a murderer and that he is proud of him.

The pair team up to kill criminals but Miguel's growing aggression towards defense attorney Ellen Wolf (Anne Ramsey) begins to cloud his judgment.

When Ellen goes missing and Miguel is mysteriously absent - Dexter suspects he is responsible and later confirms his suspicions when he finds her beaten and stabbed body buried in an open grave - like he taught Miguel

The pair team up to kill criminals but Miguel's growing aggression towards defense attorney Ellen Wolf (Anne Ramsey) begins to cloud his judgment. When Ellen goes missing and Miguel is mysteriously absent - Dexter suspects he is responsible and later confirms his suspicions when he finds her beaten and stabbed body buried in an open grave - like he taught Miguel

He wraps a wire around Miguel’s neck and strangles him. Before he dies, Miguel yells, “You think I’m done with you? You think this ends here? It doesn’t!” Dexter replies, “It does for you' 

He tests the bloodstained shirt and realizes it is cow blood - realizing Miguel's double crossing for the first time. 

Dexter gains access to Miguel's home and finds Ellen's wedding ring which he kept as a trophy.

The pair collide on a rooftop where they agree to go their separate ways - but unbeknownst to Dexter, Miguel has lured him there so the serial killer, The Skinner can identify Dexter.

As Miguel breaks into Liutenant Maria LaGuerta's (Lauren Vélez) house to kill her - after she uncovers evidence he is Ellen's killer - he is ambushed by Dexter.

On the kill table, when Miguel says he accepts him 'like a brother' Dexter reveals he killed his brother Brian and Oscar too,

He wraps a wire around Miguel’s neck and strangles him. Before he dies, Miguel yells, “You think I’m done with you? You think this ends here? It doesn’t!” Dexter replies, “It does for you.'

Miguel's body is dumped in a graveyard with flesh missing - so his murder is pinned on The Skinner. 

WALTER KENNEY - THE TOOTH FAIRY

In season six Dexter tracks down one of his favorite serial killers - known as The Tooth Fairy - who has struck again in Miami decades after his original murders (played by Ronny Cox)

Season six episode Smokey and the Bandit sees Dexter investigating the murder of a prostitute dumped on rocks with her lateral incisor cracked.

He wonders if this could be the work of an unidentified 1980s serial killer who he was obsessed with dubbed The Tooth Fairy.

Dexter theorizes the killer could have come to Miami for retirement and checks out the nearest retirement home - with former Oregon resident Kenney (Ronny Cox) fitting the bill. 

He befriends Walter during a game of golf and even drives him for his errands - including picking up beer and adult magazines before Walter heads to a storage unit.

Dexter breaks into the unit and finds a box of teeth - confirming he is the killer - but laments that this is the same serial killer he idolized. 

Walter discovers Dexter's real name and that he works for Miami Metro - before luring him into a trap and pulling a gun on him as he drives.

Walter reveals his excitement that his son will learn that he is The Tooth Fairy Killer - but Dexter chooses instead to suffocate Walter with a pillow, making it appear that he died of a heart attack. His killer past dies with him

Dexter crashes his car into a fence and disarms Walter - before tying him to a bed  in his room.

Walter revels in his murder and reveals his previous dumping of a murder victim on the deputy sheriff's lawn was simply a drunken mistake - disappointing Dexter. 

Walter warns Dexter that he will end up exactly like him, but Dexter refuses to believe it.

Walter reveals his excitement that his son will learn that he is The Tooth Fairy Killer - but Dexter chooses instead to suffocate Walter with a pillow, making it appear that he died of a heart attack. His killer past dies with him.

RAY SPELTZER

Dexter is left uncharacteristically on the back foot when he is captured by serial killer Ray Speltzer (Matt Gerald) - who traps him in a sadistic maze and attempts to hunt him down

Dexter attempts to turn Speltzer's RV into a kill room but is knocked out by Speltzer and awakens in a dank maze - to a letter reading: 'RUN.' He is then chased by Speltzer who hunts him through a room of mannequins and swings an axe at him

Dexter is left uncharacteristically on the back foot when he is captured by serial killer Ray Speltzer (Matt Gerald)  - who traps him in a sadistic maze and attempts to hunt him down.

In season seven episode Buck The System Speltzer is introduced as a recent parolee who Dexter believes has gotten away with two murders.

Deb - having recently found out Dexter was a serial killer - clashes with Dexter on how best to tackle Speltzer.

Dexter attempts to give Deb evidence and says he believes Speltzer is ready to kill again as he has shaved his head.

Speltzer lures a waitress to his house but then kills the lights and puts her in his maze - while he stalks her in a minotaur helmet. 

Deb drops by his home and is attacked by Speltzer who has already killed his guest, Dexter saves her. 

After Speltzer is arrested and charged following a confession - his case is thrown out after doubts were raised over the validity of the arrest.

Dexter attempts to turn Speltzer's RV into a kill room but is knocked out by Speltzer and awakens in a dank maze - to a letter reading: 'RUN.'

He is then chased by Speltzer who hunts him through a room of mannequins and swings an axe at him.

As Dexter realizes Speltzer is trying to force him down floors, he goes up and escapes by jumping off the roof.

Speltzer awakens tied up in a crematorium yelling violently - with Dexter mocking him by screaming: 'F**k! F**k!' Dexter turns on the fire of the cremation chamber before stabbing Speltzer with a stake and moving his body into the flames

He later confronts Speltzer at the cemetery - leaving a note on an open grave reading: 'Stay' - before knocking him out with a shovel.

Speltzer awakens tied up in a crematorium yelling violently - with Dexter mocking him by screaming: 'F**k! F**k!'

Dexter turns on the fire of the cremation chamber before stabbing Speltzer with a stake and moving his body into the flames.

He meets Deb outside and points out the smoke arising from the crematory as Speltzer.

Deb reveals she feels 'glad' that Speltzer is dead. 

OLIVER SAXON - THE BRAIN SURGEON 

Dexter faced his final nemesis in season eight - when warped serial killer The Brain Surgeon (Darri Ingolfsson) began terrorizing Miami 

As The Brain Surgeon claims more victims - and suspects are ruled out - it is discovered that the biological son of Dr Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling) - Daniel - is the killer.

Dexter faced his final nemesis in season eight - when warped serial killer The Brain Surgeon began terrorizing Miami.

The case unfolds when Dexter is called to the scene of a crime where a man has been shot and dumped. It is revealed the skull had been sawed into and a part of the brain extracted.

Miami Metro bring in neuropsychiatrist Dr. Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling) who reveals the killer extracted the anterior insular cortex, the part of the brain that processes empathy.

She later reveals she is responsible for the code that Dexter was taught by his father Harry - and brands him the 'perfect psychopath.' 

She wants Dexter's help after a piece of brain was left on her doorstep - suspecting one of the psychopaths she has previously treated is the killer. 

As The Brain Surgeon claims more victims - and suspects  are ruled out - it is discovered that the biological son of Vogel - Daniel - is the killer.

Daniel murdered his younger brother Richard in a pool when he was 14 and is sent to a psychiatric institute by his grieving parents- which he later burns down. Richard is believed dead for years.

It emerges that Daniel is now living under the name Oliver Saxon (Darri Ingolfsson) - and he is already in Dexter's life - previously dating Dexter's neighbor Cassie (Bethany Joy Lenz) who was found brutally murdered.  

He later murders his own mother without a second thought in front of Dexter - before suggesting they call a truce and go their separate ways.

As Dexter prepares to kill Oliver he realizes he has more of a desire to be with Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) and doesn't need to kill Oliver - and leaves him for Deb to arrest as he flees to Argentina

After being shot by an escaping Saxon - Deb suffers a stroke at the hospital and is it revealed she will be in a permanent vegetative state, unable to talk, breathe on her own and even think - breaking Dexter's heart

Oliver threatens Dexter's family - leading Dexter to pretend to agree. However he reveals Oliver's identity to the police and leaks recordings of his murders to the media. 

Oliver rushes to Dexter's apartment to kill him but is trapped by Dexter and Deb - before being sedated by Dexter.

As Dexter prepares to kill Oliver he realizes he has more of a desire to be with Hannah (Yvonne Strahovski) and doesn't need to kill Oliver - and leaves him for Deb to arrest as he flees to Argentina.

But, Deb was followed to the hospital by Deputy Marshal Clayton (Kenny Johnson)- who finds Oliver tied up. Oliver then stabs Clayton to death - and as Deb rushes into the room, Oliver shoots her in the stomach.

 He goes to the hospital to finally kill Deb but is arrested.

Despite being given a good chance of recovery - Deb suffers a stroke at the hospital and is it revealed she will be in a permanent vegetative state, unable to talk, breathe on her own and even think - breaking Dexter's heart.

After Oliver is interrogated by Batista and Detective Joey Quinn, Dexter visits him in his cell and tells him that he blames himself - and not Oliver - for what happened to Debra. 

In in finale, Remember The Monsters, Oliver asks: 'Is that what you came here to tell me?' to which Dexter replies: 'No, I came here to kill you with that pen' Oliver picks up the pen and tries to stab Dexter - but Dexter  jerks to the side punches Oliver and stabs him in the neck

Dexter then feigns sadness and calls the police in. Footage reveals the killing is apparent self-defense and Dexter is let off. However as Deb is effectively brain-dead, Oliver has destroyed Dexter's entire world

In a memorable confrontation in finale, Remember The Monsters, Oliver asks: 'Is that what you came here to tell me?' to which Dexter replies: 'No, I came here to kill you with that pen' gesturing at a pen on the table between them.

Oliver picks up the pen and tries to stab Dexter - but Dexter anticipating the move - jerks to the side so he is only hit in the shoulder.

He then yanks the pen out, punches Oliver and stabs him in the neck with the pen, leaving him to bleed out on the floor.

Dexter then feigns sadness and calls the police in. Footage reveals the killing is apparent self-defense and Dexter is let off. However as Deb is effectively brain-dead, Oliver has destroyed Dexter's entire world.

DEXTER'S MURDER BY SON HARRISON

Eight years after furor erupted over the season eight finale of Dexter - which showed the killer becoming a reclusive lumberjack (pictured) - Dexter: New Blood attempted to right the wrongs and finally end of the life of its protagonist 

Dexter - going under the name of Jim Lindsey and working at a local wilderness sporting gear store in Iron Lake, New York - is left startled when his son Harrison (Jack Alcott) shows up after 10 years without his dad

Eight years after furor erupted over the season eight finale of Dexter - which showed the killer becoming a reclusive lumberjack - Dexter: New Blood attempted to right the wrongs and finally end of the life of its protagonist.

Dexter - going under the name of Jim Lindsey and working at a local wilderness sporting gear store in Iron Lake, New York - is left startled when his son Harrison (Jack Alcott)  shows up after 10 years without his dad.

Harrison is revealed to have his own Dark Passenger after witnessing his mother's murder as a baby by Trinity - with Dexter's own need to kill swiftly resurfacing after 10 years.

As the pair investigate serial killer Kurt Caldwell - who Dexter later murders - Dexter is caught in a web of lies by his former Police Chief lover who eventually realizes that he is a murderer and living under a false identity.

He later breaks his own code and murders Sgt. Logan (Alano Miller) to escape, despite him not having done anything to warrant Dexter's usual punishment. 

As he and Harrison prepare to flee, Harrison rows with Dexter over Logan's murder.

They realize the only way for Harrison to be 'normal' is for Dexter to die and he orchestrates his own murder.

He instructs Harrison to shoot him with the rifle in the heart to atone for his failures as a father and to set his son free. 

As he and Harrison prepare to flee, Harrison rows with Dexter over Logan's murder. They realize the only way for Harrison to be 'normal' is for Dexter to die. He instructs Harrison to shoot him with the rifle in the heart to atone for his failures as a father and to set his son free

Dexter is seen bleeding heavily in the snow before Harrison flees - but with the news of Resurrection - that is not the end of the serial killer

As he passes, the ghost of Deb appears and holds his hand

Michael C. Hall is pictured with Patrick Gibson - who plays a younger Dexter - in upcoming prequel Original Sin

Hall, 53, will also voice the inner Dexter on prequel Original Sin - which sees Gibson play Dexter as he graduates from college and transitions into a serial killer while starting his blood spatter career at Miami Metro

His inner monologue reveals that he feels love for the first time, before he is shot. 

As he passes, the ghost of Deb appears and holds his hand.

Dexter is seen bleeding heavily in the snow before Harrison flees - but with the news of Resurrection - that is not the end of the serial killer. 

Dexter: Original Sin will debut in December 2024 on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.