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He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. Upon discovery, the case was considered the worst example of serial murder in United States history.
On the evening of August 8, Henley confessed to police that for almost three years, he and David Brooks had helped procure teenage boys – some of whom had been their own friends – for Dean Corll.
David Owen Brooks (February 12, 1955 – May 28, 2020) [1] was an American convicted murderer and accomplice of serial killer Dean Corll, who, along with Elmer Wayne Henley, abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston, Texas.
Jan 17, 2022 · After killing Dean Corll, Henley quickly called the police to confess what he’d done. He and Brooks soon made official confessions stating their involvement in the crimes and offered to show police where the victims were buried.
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Jun 9, 2021 · Shutterstock. When Elmer Wayne Henley contacted authorities that August day in 1973, he initially stated that he killed only one man — Dean Corll. However, he eventually confessed that he, Corll, and Brooks, worked together to kill at least 28 young men and boys.
Aug 7, 2020 · The man Henley shot was Dean Corll. Henley told police Corll had tortured and murdered six teenagers at Corll's home. Later that day, Henley led police to a boat storage shed in...
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Aug 7, 2023 · The victims, ages 13 to 20, were lured away from the Heights and murdered by Dean Corll -- who became known as the Candy Man -- and his accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen...
