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Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. (born May 9, 1956) is an American serial killer incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Henley was convicted in 1974: 219 for his role as a participant in a series of murders known colloquially as the Houston Mass Murders in which a minimum of 28 teenage boys and young men were abducted, tortured, raped and murdered by Dean Corll between ...
Apr 13, 2023 · Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.’s Life Before Dean Corll. Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. was born May 9, 1956, to Elmer Wayne Henley Sr. and Mary Henley in Houston, Texas. The oldest of the couple’s four sons, Henley’s childhood home was an unhappy one. Henley Sr. was a violent and abusive alcoholic who took his rage out on his family.
Apr 24, 2024 · In the book, The Serial Killer’s Apprentice, Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman explore the story of Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., who was a teenager when he helped serial killer Dean Corll lure his young victims. Corll raped, tortured and murdered at least 27 young men between 1970 and 1973 in the Houston, Texas area. He was shot and killed by Henley in 1973.
Jun 12, 2023 · How The True Story Of Elmer Wayne Henley Helped Influence The Texas Chainsaw Massacre In an interview with Texas Monthly , The Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-writer Kim Henkel explained that while Ed Gein served as a major source of inspiration for the horror film, there was another infamous killer who helped influence the writing of Leatherface ...
Aug 7, 2020 · Elmer Wayne Henley was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He was last denied parole in October of 2015. His next scheduled parole review date is October of 2025.
Jun 9, 2021 · On August 8, 1973, Elmer Wayne Henley contacted Texas' Pasadena Police Department to report he committed a murder. Although he initially confessed to killing only one man, authorities soon learned Henley was one of three serial killers who abducted and killed at least 28 boys, ages 13 to 20 between 1970 and 1973.
Aug 15, 2022 · Elmer Wayne Henley made headlines around the world in 1973 when he killed Dean Corll and led police to the bodies of almost 30 young men and boys.
Elmer Wayne Henley is neither safe nor sorry. “It was,” says Elmer Wayne Henley, snapping his fingers, “such cool. Dean had been training me to react, to react fast and to react, greatly.
Aug 16, 2022 · Elmer Wayne Henley will not be considered for early release by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, according to the TDCJ. Henley was an accomplice of Dean Corll, known as “The Candyman," and ...
Aug 27, 2019 · That man, Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., ultimately ended up murdering Corll when he was just a teen. Before interviewing Henley, the FBI team discussed Henley and Corll’s crimes. They noted that Corll was known around Houston as the “Candy Man” — he gave free candy (or drugs) to teenage boys to lure them into being kidnapped, raped, tortured ...
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