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The
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![]() A. A large,
outdoor fountain.
Q. Where is it supposed to be on the show? A. Somewhere
in Miami, Florida.
Q. When did we see it on the show? A. In Episode 1 (of Season 1), "Dexter".
The scene starts after dark, when Dexter and his pseudo-girlfriend Rita attend some sort of outdoor crab festival, complete with live reggae music and dancing. Dexter, watching people furiously smash the crab legs with hammers, remarks that "normal people are so hostile". Just then, Dexter
notices that the police have arrived nearby, and have set up a perimeter
with yellow tape. He leaves Rita
behind, and heads over to the crime scene, where sees the body and recognizes
it as the work of the same serial killer who left the body in the swimming
pool at the Seven Seas Motel. Angel complains about the killer making them work on a Friday night, then tells Dexter that this time the killer took the victim's head with him. (That missing
head will come back into play later - on the drawbridge.
Q. What is it actually in real life? A. A large outdoor
fountain.
Q. Where can I find it in real life?
A. In a public park. Like most (but not all) of the "Ice Truck Killer"'s murder scenes, this one was actually filmed in Miami. The fountain is known as the Pepper Fountain (named after Claude & Mildred Pepper), and you'll find it in Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Blvd, right on the coast of Biscayne Bay. That's about
five miles south of the Seven Seas Motel
(seen earlier in the same episode), and about nine miles southeast of Dexter's
apartment. In the scene, where we can see the body lying in front of the fountain, the camera is looking north. The fountain
was designed by famed landscape architect, Isamu Noguchi (who also
created a small art park at South
Coast Plaza). Here is an aerial photo of the location. And here is a map link.
Q. How the heck did you figure out where it was? A. This was a fairly easy one. At first, I wasn't sure if the fountain was in Miami or L.A. But in case it was in Miami, I Googled the term "Miami Fountain", and up popped a photo the "Dexter" fountain. Then, it was
just a matter of tracking down its name and location. Fortunately, the
person who had posted the photo also mentioned that it was in Bayfront
Park. So I just Googled "Bayfront Park", got the park's
address, then verified it via Live Local Birds-Eye View aerial
photos. A little more research game me the fountain's name. In April 2012, a Florida fan, Chuck, sent me this photo of the fountain:
(Thanks, Chuck!)
(Thanks, Victor!)
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