Dean looked up and he was surprised. If the company's name comes up in the results, check the . If Henley's statement is to be believed, the victim was abducted from the Heights in February or early March 1972. [24] Twenty-seven of Corll's known victims have been identified, and the identity of a 28th victim whose body has never been found, Mark Scott, is conclusively known. By the time he got the two teenagers involved he already knew what to do, they just made it easier by delivering their friends to him. Prater was last seen by his mother in Dallas in the company of an adult male and two teenage youths with shoulder-length hair; he had previously lived in the same neighborhood as most of Corll's known victims and had attended the same high school as Henley between 1970 and 1971. He and his younger brother were delegated the . Dean Corll briefly served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1965. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. [116] Henley calmed Corll, promising to participate in the torture and murder of both Williams and Kerley if Corll released him. [153], Police found nine additional bodies in the boat shed on August 9. Brooks later stated he had assisted Corll in the abduction and murder of two youths during the time Corll resided at this address, including one youth who was killed "just before Wayne Henley came into the picture." Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. As the couple watched the trio, one of the men (whom they later identified as Henley) advanced upon their car with such a menacing expression that the couple felt compelled to drive away. ). [n 1] From the earliest days of the business, Corll worked day and night while still attending school. The group drank heavily and huffed paint to get high before they all fell asleep. Watch on. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Dean Corll's home 9.3k Posted February 6, 2007 Note merged topics. Harvey, who had been shot through the eye. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. [19]:3661 A possibility exists that the earliest double murder victims were Glass and Yates; however, Brooks specifically described Glass as being killed in an altogether separate double murder from Corll's first double murder in his confession to police. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. Every boy brought back to Corll was murdered with Brooks and Henley actively participating in these crimes. He was known to distribute free candies to the local kids where he was often seen flirting with younger boys. [112], Henley awoke to find himself lying on his stomach and Corll snapping handcuffs onto his wrists. [122] After confiscating the pistol and placing Henley, Williams, and Kerley inside the patrol car, the officer entered the bungalow and discovered Corll's body inside the hallway. She eventually remarried a traveling salesman, and the family settled in Vidor, Texas. The trio then drove toward Corll's Pasadena residence. Less than two weeks later, 20-year-old Raymond Stanley Blackburn was abducted, strangled, and buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. I was born in 1960 and remember both cases pretty well. [6], Corll's parents attempted reconciliation and remarried in 1950, subsequently moving to Pasadena, Texas, a suburb of Houston; however, the reconciliation was short lived and, in 1953, the couple once again divorced, with the mother again retaining custody of her two sons. Corll's final victim was a 13-year-old boy, James Stanton Dreymala, abducted in Houston. [282] The color Polaroid image had been found in the personal possessions of Henley, which had been stored by his family since his arrest in 1973. "[285], On August 15, 1973, just two days after investigators had uncovered the final bodies initially linked to the Houston Mass Murders, investigators in Dallas uncovered a nationwide homosexual procurement ring operated by John David Norman. Obituaries - George A. Thoma Funeral Home Confessions of a Criminology Freak The horrific crimes of the real 'candyman . Konen vanished while hitchhiking with another student from the University of Texas to his parents' home in Houston. Williams then asked Henley: "Are you going to do anything about it? Dean Corll with his mother owned a candy company named Corll Candy Company. What I can't get over is that in several cases there were two boys from the same family. This browser does not support getting your location. Henley was brought to trial in San Antonio on July 1, 1974,[187] charged with six murders committed between March 1972 and July 1973. She dissolved her business in Houston, and moved with her daughter Joyce to Manitou Springs, Colorado where she set-up another candy factory. [74], Henley later claimed that he had not known of Corll's true intentions towards Aguirre when he had persuaded his friend to accompany him to Corll's home. As had been the case in his teenage years, Corll increased the number of hours he devoted to the candy business to satisfy an increasing demand for his family's product. But later, he confessed to Brooks that he had killed them. [95] After three days of abuse and torture, Lawrence was strangled before being buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. 'I'm gonna . The night of Corll's death Henley brought over two friends, Tim Kerley and Rhonda Williams. (Public domain) Dean Corll was drafted into the Army in August 1964 and served until June 1965, when he received a hardship discharge because he was needed to help run his family's business. Moreover, in one interview, Brooks claimed that Corll's first murder victim was a youth killed at an apartment complex located at 5313 Judiway Street, where Corll had lived prior to September 1970. By this point, Corlls mother had divorced a third husband and moved to Colorado. [19]:3670 Investigators later returned to the scene where these extra bones bodies were discovered in efforts to locate any additional human remains at the site of their discovery, although this search yielded no further remains. This police raid seized a card filing system containing up to 10,000 names of individuals across America ascribed to this network and the personal details of numerous teenage boys exploited by this sex trafficking ring. In school he also developed an illness that prevented him from joining sports, further isolating him. On another occasion during the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, Henley knocked Brooks unconscious as he entered the house. Kerleya casual acquaintance of Corll's who was intended to be his next victimaccepted the offer. [50]:25, About the time of Konen's murder, Brooks interrupted Corll in the act of sexually assaulting two teenage boys whom Corll had strapped to a four-poster bed. In March 2011, DNA analysis confirmed that the victim known as ML73-3355 had been misidentified and the same month, the victim was identified as Steven Kent Sickman, a 17-year-old who was last seen walking down West 34th Street shortly before midnight on July 19, 1972. In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be [183], By the time the grand jury had completed its investigation, Henley had been indicted for six murders, and Brooks for four. Dean Corll and his accomplices would take the boys to his home, where they bound and gagged the victims. His teen . The known list of his victims is collected either through the confession of his accomplices or the identification of the bodies recovered and tallied with the missing persons list.NumberCandy Man Victims NameMissing from(as per Accomplices Confessions)Age of victim (Years)1.Jeffrey Alan Kollen25 September 1970192.James Eugene Glass13 December 1970143.Danny Michael Yates13 December 1970144.Donald Wayne Waldrop31 January 1971165.Jerry Lynn Waldrop31 January 1971146.Randell Lee Randy Harvey9 March 1971167.David William Hilligiest29 May 1971148.George Malley Winkle29 May 1971169.Ruben Willfard Watson17 August 19711710.William Karmon Rusty Branch Jr.9 February 19721711.Frank Anthony Aguirre24 March 19721912.Mark Steven Scott21 April 19721813.Billy Gene Baulch Jr.21 May 19721714.Johnny Ray Delome21 May 19721715.Steven Kent Sickman20 July 19721816.Richard Edward Hembree3 October 19721317.Richard Alan Kepner15 November 19721918Joseph Allen Lyles1 February 19731919William Ray Billy Lawrence7 June 19731520Raymond Stanley Ray Blackburn15 June 19732021Homer Louis Garcia7 July 19731522John Manning Johnny Sellars12 July 19731823Michael Anthony Baulch19 July 19731624Marty Ray Jones27 July 19731825Charles Cary Cobble25 July 19731726Marty Ray Jones27 July 19731827James Stanton Dreymala5 August 19731428Roy Eugene Ikie Bunton8 August 19732129Willy Jay Simoneaux3 October 197315(Xx Victims of Dean Corll 1970-73: A Virtual Cemetery Find a Grave, n.d.). On June 27, 1979, the jury deliberated for over two hours before reaching their verdict; Henley was again convicted of six murders and sentenced to six concurrent 99-year terms. That afternoon, Henley accompanied police to Lake Sam Rayburn, where he, Brooks, and Corll had buried four victims killed that year. (Philbin & Philbin, 2009), Read More: Private Thoughts Forensic Files Case Study: Hodges Family and Earl Bramblett. A curious feature about this final discovery was the presence of two extra bones (an arm bone and a pelvis) in the grave, indicating at least one additional, undiscovered victim. In response, Henley pleaded with Corll to untie him, saying that the two of them could kill both Williams and Kerley together. Corll's victims were typically lured with an offer of a party or a lift to one of the various addresses in which he resided between 1970 and 1973. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Both youths were tied to opposite sides of Corll's torture board and subsequently raped, strangled, and buried in a boat shed he had rented on November 17. However, Scott saw Henley pointing a pistol toward him and according to Brooks, Scott "just gave up." with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. "[175] The mother of Gregory Malley Winkle stated: "You don't run away (from home) with nothing but a bathing suit and 80 cents. I think he almost certainly killed before that. The company employed a small workforce, and he was seen to behave flirtatiously toward several teenage male employees. Among them was 12-year-old David Brooks, who, like many children, was first introduced to Corll with offers of candy and a place to hang out. [159][160], Brooks gave a full confession on the evening of August 9,[161] admitting to being present at several killings and assisting in several burials, although he continued to deny any direct participation in the murders. The revamped business was called the Corll Candy Company, and Corll's mother started it in the Houston Heights area. (Philbin & Philbin, 2009). Know More. 3. The Houston PD dropped the ball on this one. They then moved to Texas. He also confessed to being an accomplice and even brought the police to the location where the Candy Man buried his victims. They were repeatedly s*xually assaulted and s*domized. He pleaded for his life to Corll. "[126], Minutes later, a PPD patrol car arrived at 2020 Lamar Drive. Moreover, Corll also is not known to have killed between February 1 and June 4, 1973. [180], On August 13, a grand jury convened in Harris County to hear evidence against Henley and Brooks: the first witnesses to testify were Williams and Kerley, who testified to the events of August 7 and 8 leading to the death of Corll. And with that, the Houston Mass Murders finally came to an end. The thirteenth and fourteenth bodies unearthed bore identification cards naming the victims as Donald and Jerry Waldrop. [61] Haney agreed and was taken to Corll's home where he was subsequently strangled and buried in the boat shed. On that day, Henley had lured two teens Tim Kerley and Rhonda Williams to Corlls home. The family moved to the small town of Vidor, Texas, where Corll's half-sister, Joyce Jeanine (1955-2016), was born. At some point, Corll briefly returned to Indiana to care for his widowed grandmother. [5], In several instances, Corll forced his victims to either phone or write to their parents with explanations for their absences in an effort to allay the parents' fears for their sons' safety. [166] That afternoon, both Henley and Brooks accompanied police to High Island Beach, leading police to the shallow graves of two victims. (Excuse my english). The revamped business was called the Corll Candy Company, and Corlls mother started it in the Houston Heights area. We published on topics on fingerprints, questioned documents, forensic medicine, toxicology, physical evidence, and related case studies. Oops, we were unable to send the email. In 1968, the Corll Candy Company closed and Dean gained work as an electrician. He was murdered in 1970. Teenage boys were given alcohol and drugs and were handcuffed spreadeagle position, either by persuasion or by sheer force. [61] The identities of both of these victims remain unknown. Shortly thereafter, he and his family moved to the northern outskirts of Houston so that the family candy business could be closer to the city where the majority of their product was sold. I can't have you kill all my friends! Some accounts state Branch was abducted in February 1972. Please try again later. Corll's mother divorced Jake West in 1963 and opened a new candy business, which she named 'Corll Candy Company'. [283], During a routine investigation in March 1975, the HPD discovered a cache of pornographic pictures and films depicting boys as young as eight, most of whom were from the Heights. The three teenagers were sitting on the porch outside the house, and the officer noted the .22 caliber pistol on the driveway near the trio. On the 8th of August, 1973, Henley, one of Corlls accomplices, brought his girlfriend Rhonda Williams and his friend Timothy Kerley, to Corlls usual den to party. "[116] Henley stepped back a few paces as Corll continued to advance upon him, shouting, "You won't do it! Make sure that the file is a photo. FR Author Group at ForensicReader is a team of Forensic experts and scholars having B.Sc, M.Sc or Ph.D. degrees in Forensic Science. In 1967, he befriended 12-year-old David Brooks, then a sixth grade student and one of the many children to whom he gave free candy. He tells you he was a cheerleader if nothing else. Arnold was a very strict man and a father. Henley later compared the acceleration in the frequency of killings and the increase in the brutality exhibited by Corll towards his victims to being "like a blood lust", adding that he and Brooks would instinctively know when Corll was to announce that he "needed to do a new boy," due to the fact that he would appear restless, smoking cigarettes and making reflex movements. [54], Six weeks after the double murder of Glass and Yates, on January 30, 1971, Brooks and Corll encountered two teenage brothers, Donald and Jerry Waldrop, walking toward their parents' home. [13], By the time Brooks dropped out of high school, Corll's mother and his half-sister, Joyce, had moved to Colorado after the failure of her third marriage and the closure of Corll Candy Company in June 1968. [177] Two more teenagers were identified in 1983 and 1985; one of whom, Richard Kepner, also lived in Houston Heights. Most of the children he murdered were abducted from Houston Heights. Elmer Wayne Henley was later portrayed in the second season of Netflixs serial killer crime drama Mindhunter. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. [264], This unidentified victim was found buried near the entrance to the boat shed between the bodies of Steven Sickman and Ruben Haney, whereas the bodies of the victims killed between December 1970 and May 1971 were found buried at the rear of the shed. But its unknown if this ever led to abuse or punishments that were worse than those typical for the 1940s. Instead, he groomed Henley to participate in his sickening scheme just like he had with Brooks, feeding him the same story about the porn ring before telling him the truth and offering him cash as a reward for his help in finding new victims. His parents reportedly never had a happy marriage, and they would often argue. [264][266] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. Upon discovery, it was considered the worst example of serial murder in U.S. history. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Mary Emma Robison West I found on Findagrave.com. Once manacled, the victims would be sexually assaulted, beaten, tortured and, sometimes after several days, killed by strangulation or shooting with a .22 caliber pistol. That chief would later be voted out of office in the first election that was held after Corlls murders became known to the public. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Police also found a plywood torture board measuring 8 by 3 feet (2.44 by 0.91m) with handcuffs attached to nylon rope at two corners, and nylon ropes to the other two. The whole sick operation went under when Henley invited a boy named Timothy Kerley to Corll's apartment. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? CORLL CANDY COMPANY Company Number 0019293700 Status Forfeited Existence Incorporation Date 9 May 1963 (almost 60 years ago) Dissolution Date 26 June 1970 Company Type Domestic For-Profit Corporation Jurisdiction Texas (US) Alternative Names CORLL CANDY COMPANY (trading name, 1963-05-09 - 1970-06-26) Inactive Directors / Officers Mary West, agent She owned and operated the Corll Candy Company. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. [6], Following the second divorce, Corll's mother married a traveling clock salesman named Jake West. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Corll and his accomplices buried 17 of their victims in a rented boat shed; four other victims were buried in woodland near Lake Sam Rayburn; one victim was buried on a beach in Jefferson County; and at least six victims were buried on a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. [40][n 2], During the years in which he abducted and murdered his victims, Corll often changed addresses. Before it was over, 26 young boys were murdered in the Houston area in the 1970's. The crimes are now even hideous to one of the convicted killers. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. However, Corlls involvement at the company was not as wholesome as it seemed. And many who knew him probably want to forget that they ever did. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). That torture board described in the article was already up and in use before Brooks started bringing him victims. At some point, Corll briefly returned to Indiana to care for his widowed grandmother. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even This is the house where Dean Corll lived. The pixie sticks guy is also called Candy Man, but the real one was Corll. Konen was born November 20, 1951, per death certificate. In response, Henley shouted: "I don't care who knows about it! He was known to distribute free candies to the local kids where he was often seen flirting with younger boys. Documentary Crime On August 8, 1973, police in Pasadena, Houston received a phone call from a young man who had just committed murder. This unidentified victim was found wearing red-white-and-blue striped swimming trunks,[262] cowboy boots, a leather bracelet and a long-sleeved, khaki-colored T-shirt decorated with a peace symbol,[263][264] leading investigators to conclude that he was likely killed in the summer months. [114], Noting Henley had awoken, Corll removed the gag from his mouth. Corll initially told Brooks that he was part of a gay pornography ring and had sent the teens to California. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. In Texas in the early 1970s, it wasnt illegal for a child to run away from home, so the chief of the Houston Police Department claimed that there was nothing authorities could do to help the desperate families. Many of the victims are still unknown. 1 of 20 Roy Eugene Bunton Provided/Handout Show More Show Less 2 of 20 The cabin shown is owned by the family of Dean Corll, 33, the alleged central figure in the nations worst mass slaying case . All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. But all they did was say, Why are you down here? One month later, on April 20, he assisted Corll and Brooks in the abduction of another youth, a 17-year-old named Mark Scott. [90], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. But like many family members of Dean Corlls victims, they received little help from the Houston Police Department when their sons went missing. His last known victim of 1971 was Ruben Watson Haney, who disappeared on August 17. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Corll's former stepfather had retained ownership of the family's former candy business following his mother's divorce in 1963, and competition between the two firms was fierce. However, no firm evidence exists to link Prater's disappearance to Corll and his accomplices. ", Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 41, Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 104. Theory makes perfect sense to me. On November 4, 2011, the victim mistakenly identified as Baulch (case file ML73-3333) was identified through DNA analysis as Roy Eugene Bunton, a Heights teenager who was last seen by his family heading for work at a Houston shoe store on or about August 21, 1972. [266] He had dark hair and may have had spina bifida, a congenital disability that could have affected his gait, or caused chronic pain. This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. [36] They were then stripped naked and tied to either Corll's bed or, usually, a plywood torture board which was regularly hung on a wall. And Brooks apparently agreed. [284] Of the sixteen individuals depicted within the films and photos, eleven of the youths appeared to be among Corll's known victims who had been identified by this date. [6] At the age of seven, he suffered an undiagnosed case of rheumatic fever, which was not recognized until doctors found Corll had a heart murmur in 1950. 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 operated the machines that produced the candy. [13][n 7], Police initially were skeptical of Henley's claims, assuming the sole homicide of the case was that of Corll, which they had ascribed as being the result of drug-fueled fisticuffs that had turned deadly. Dean Corll with Elmer Wayne Henley, his 17-year-old accomplice in several murders, in 1973. [278] Corll's earliest double murder, that of Glass and Yates, took place in December 1970; those victims were actually killed at Corll's Yorktown address, as was Corll's earliest known murder victim, Jeffrey Alan Konen, killed in September 1970. After approximately thirty minutes of discussion,[117] Corll agreed and untied Henley, then carried Kerley and Williams into his bedroom and tied them to opposite sides of his torture board: Kerley on his stomach; Williams on her back. Over the next 3 days, police will uncover the bodies of 27 bo. [5] Kerley and Williams lay beside Henley, securely bound with nylon rope, gagged with adhesive tape, and lying face down on the floor. [20] He was later assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, to train as a radio repairman before his permanent assignment to Fort Hood, Texas. 3.3k Location:Sunset Heights Henley admitted he had assisted Corll in several abductions and murders, and that he had actively participated in the torture and mutilation of "six or eight" victims prior to their murder. Following Hurricane Ike in 2008, the area of High Island Beach where Corll is known to have buried his victims remains submerged,[24] leaving a strong possibility that Scott's body will never be found. [39] He is also known to have retained keepsakesusually keysfrom his victims. All our insect andgopher control solutions we deliver are delivered with the help of top gradeequipment and products. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. There are two suspiciously long gaps between known victims in the chronology of Corll's known murders. Most victims were abducted from Houston Heights, which was then a low-income neighborhood northwest of downtown Houston. [103], On August 3, 1973, Corll killed his last victim, a 13-year-old boy from South Houston named James Stanton Dreymala. "[128][129], In PPD custody, Henley was initially questioned about the killing of Corll. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms,

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