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Dean Corll and Wayne Henley, pictured in 1972 or 1973. A newspaper headline tells the gruesome details of the sex related murders of teenaged boys, committed by electrician Dean Corll, 34, stands out from the lawn of Corll's home.
- History's First Famous Crime Scene Photo
- Crime Scene Pictures Become A Regular Part of Police Work
- Crime Scene Photos: from Detectives' Tools to Morbid Collectibles
Forensic photography, or the practice of taking photos at the scene of a crime, has been around for over a century. One of the first famous crime scene photos was taken on May 5, 1903, in the home of a Parisian woman named Madame Debeinche who had been murdered. As investigators descended upon the apartment, one of them picked up a camera and photo...
The importance of crime scene photography was first recognized by Alphonse Bertillon who is now widely remembered as the first forensic photographer. Bertillon was the first to suggest photographing not only the body but also the entire scene around the body, including shell casings, bloodstains, overturned furniture, broken doorways, and anything ...
While the art of forensic photography started out purely as an investigative tool, it has also turned into a sort of macabre collectible. Well-versed crime buffs can recognize which crime scene photo belongs to which serial killer; just like a black and white photo of an ace of spades held up by a bloodstained hand has become synonymous with the Ma...
Sep 23, 2021 · Dean Corll's ritualistic and meticulous methods of cruelty are among the most gruesome every committed. While he managed to kill 28 teenage boys in his three year killing spree, he was likely killing even before that - with a recent finding suggesting at least one more victim.
Dean Corll raped, tortured and murdered at least 28 boys and young men in Texas between 1970 and 1973. Now known as the Houston Mass Murders, his killing spree was considered the worst in US history at the time.
Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973) was an American serial killer and sex offender who abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered a minimum of twenty-eight teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas.
Responsible for murdering at least 28 teenage boys between 1970 and 1973 in Houston, Texas, aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. On August 8, 1973 Dean attacked wayne, brooks and Rhonda Williams.
Jan 8, 2018 · HOUSTON, TX — A disconcerting Polaroid of a seemingly handcuffed boy was found among the possessions of Elmer Wayne Henley, an accomplice of Dean Corll — a serial killer known as the “Candy Man” who, between 1970 and 1973, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 young males.
