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Texas. 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. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley.
- The Candy Man, The Pied Piper
- Exsanguination from gunshot wounds to left chest, back and lungs
- Dean Arnold Corll, December 24, 1939, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
- August 8, 1973 (aged 33), Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
- The Early Life of Dean Corll
- How Dean Corll Became The “Candy Man”
- The Heinous Crimes of The “Candy Man” Killer
- Why The Victims’ Desperate Parents Got Little Help from The Police
- The Violent End of The “Candy Man” Killer
- The Aftermath of The Houston Mass Murders
It’s a standard trope in true-crime lore that a serial killer’s depravity can be traced back to some kind of horrific childhood event. But based on what’s known about Corll’s early life, it’s tough to pinpoint such an incident. Dean Corll was born in 1939, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His parents reportedly never had a happy marriage, and they would oft...
In the mid-1950s, Dean Corll’s mother and stepfather started a candy company called Pecan Prince, initially working from the family garage. From the very start, Corll played a crucial role in the company. While his stepfather sold the candy on his sales route and his mother managed the business side of the company, Corll and his younger brother ope...
As Dean Corll abused Brooks, he was also on the lookout for other victims to rape — and murder. According to Texas Monthly, Corll killed his first recorded victim in September 1970. By this point, Corll’s mother had divorced a third husband and moved to Colorado. But Corll had stayed behind in Houston because he had found a new job as an electricia...
Though Dean Corll tried to target vulnerable and at-risk youths, many of his victims had loving parents who were desperately trying to find them. One of Corll’s victims, Mark Scott, was 17 years old when he disappeared on April 20, 1972. His frantic parents quickly reported him missing after calling classmates, friends, and neighbors to see if they...
After nearly three years and 28 known murders, Dean Corll turned on Elmer Wayne Henley on August 8, 1973. On that day, Henley had lured two teens — Tim Kerley and Rhonda Williams — to Corll’s home. Williams was the only girl known to have been targeted during the murder spree, but Henley later insisted that he wasn’t planning on attacking her or Ke...
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. (However, Brooks denied actively participating in the murders.) Within a week, investigators recovered 17 bodies from mak...
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Aug 7, 2023 · Dean Corll and his accomplices murdered 28 boys and young men in the Heights area in the 70s. Five decades later, one victim is still unidentified and forensic artists have created a new sketch of him.
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Dean Corll was a prolific serial killer who abducted, tortured and murdered at least 28 teenage boys in Houston in the early 1970s. This article tells the stories of some of his victims, their families and the investigation that led to his arrest and execution.
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Jul 27, 2019 · Learn about the horrific crimes of Dean Corll, a Houston electrician who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed at least 27 young boys in the early 1970s. Find out how he lured his victims, how he was killed by one of his accomplices, and where his victims' bodies were found.
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Dorothy Hilligiest was a Heights mother who searched for her son David, who disappeared with his friend Malley Winkle in 1971. She came close to uncovering the murders by Dean Corll and his accomplices, but they were never caught.
Dec 9, 2021 · Nearly 50 years after the death of a sadist who, at one point, was considered the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, there is a renewed effort to find the remains of possible additional victims. Known as “Candy Man,” Dean Corll raped, tortured and murdered at least 27 young men in the Houston, Texas area between 1970 and 1973.
