Who The New York Ripper Is In Dexter: Resurrection – Identity Confirmed

September 5, 2025

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Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Resurrection season 1, episode 10.Dexter: Resurrection finally revealed the identity of the elusive New York Ripper, and it also set them up to be a main villain in the next season. The ending of Dexter: Resurrection season 1 had quite a few bombshell developments for the show, but it also set up future seasons. While Resurrection season 2 hasn’t been confirmed yet, it looks exceedingly likely, especially after the cancellation of Original Sin.

One of the things Resurrection season 1’s ending set up was a new villain for Dexter to take on. The New York Ripper has been an unseen but prominent part of Resurrection from the beginning, and it always seemed like he was going to be a villain for Dexter to take down. That theory proved true, but the Ripper’s real identity also disproved some other popular theories.

Dexter: Resurrection’s Season 1 Finale Confirms The New York Ripper’s Identity

The final episode of Dexter: Resurrection season 1 finally confirmed the identity of the New York Ripper, and it wasn’t who we thought it was. There were some popular fan theories that Blessing could be the New York Ripper or even that Leon Prater was the Ripper, but neither of them were right. Instead, the New York Ripper was a man named Don Framt.

Resurrection revealed the Ripper’s identity through the files in Leon Prater’s vault that he kept on all the serial killers he was in contact with. Prater already had the Ripper’s manhole hook, which he used as a murder weapon, so he knew the Ripper personally in some way. Prater also kept blackmail and detailed files on everyone who came to his dinner parties, which obviously includes the Ripper.

Interestingly enough, Resurrection never introduced Don Framt before Dexter found his file in Prater’s vault. We did get to hear his voice taunting the family of one of his victims during Claudette Wallace’s presentation at the college, but we’ve never actually seen the man. Luckily, this probably isn’t the last we’ve seen of the New York Ripper.

Wallace & Oliva Finding The New York Ripper’s File Sets Him Up As Season 2’s Big Bad

Detectives Wallace and Olivia with police siren lights flashing on them in Dexter Resurrection

The fact that Wallace and Oliva ended up finding Framt’s file indicates that he’s going to have some role to play in Dexter: Resurrection season 2. Given how much the show has already played up his importance to Wallace and Prater, it seems like the New York Ripper is going to be the main villain of Dexter: Resurrection season 2.

Dexter took a series of files from Leon Prater for his own use. They contained details about serial killers named “Jawsplitter,” “Midnight Mangler,” “Yonkers Slayer,” and Al Walker, also known as Rapunzel.

Claudette is obsessed with the New York Ripper, so she’ll obviously be going after Don Framt now that she finally has a concrete lead. She’ll also need to get real, verifiable evidence that’s admissible in court; Prater’s files are just a start. Dexter also took several different files with him, and if the Ripper becomes active again, the former may decide to start hunting the latter.

Framt turning out to be Resurrection‘s main villain would also fit with the show’s unique title card. Resurrection uses a manhole cover for its intro sequence, while the New York Ripper uses a manhole hook as his weapon. Evidently, Dexter: Resurrection is finally ready for its first multi-season villain, and Dexter, Wallace, and Oliva are finally going to be on the same side.