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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.
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.
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.
- 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.
World. North America. ‘Gonna have my fun’: Hideous crimes of Dean Corll who raped and killed 28 victims. A photo shows the unthinkable horrors of serial killer Dean Corll, the man responsible for the Houston Mass Murders. Warning: Graphic. Dan Hall. 5 min read. August 30, 2021 - 6:45AM. Warning: Graphic content.
- 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...
- William Delong
Aug 8, 2023 · Police have identified all of Corll’s victims except for one. Investigators shared a new photo of what he may have looked like, and he was probably around 15-18 years old when he died.
On August 8, 1973, the Houston Police Department discovered a 33-year-old man named Dean Corll shot to death at a home where he was staying in Pasadena, a Houston suburb. They were given...
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