In 1967, Corll Production of a film directly based upon the Houston Mass Murders. The statements given by Kerley and Williams corroborated Henley's account, and the detective questioning Henley believed he had indeed acted in self-defense. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. [206] Assistant District Attorney Tommy Dunn dismissed the defense's contention outright, at one point telling the jury: "This defendant was in on this killing, this murderous rampage, from the very beginning. [92] It is possible that the initial double murder Brooks had discovered Corll in the process of committing occurred after the murder of Konen and before those of Glass and Yates. before he was strangled. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Hilligiest had been reported missing in the summer of 1971; the other two boys had been missing for just two weeks. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. WebCorll, a Houston electric company worker and former candy store owner, used Brooks and fellow teen Elmer Wayne Henley to lure youngsters to his apartment, where they were [114], Noting Henley had awoken, Corll removed the gag from his mouth. The family moved to the small town of Vidor, Texas, where Corll's half-sister, Joyce Jeanine (1955-2016), was born. Corll's family opened a new shop, which they named Pecan Prince[14] in reference to the brand name of the family product. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He subsequently cemented over the floor. The unidentified victims were listed as ML73-3349, ML73-3356 and ML73-3378. 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. [268], Dr. Derrick has stated she has reason to believe this victim may be named Robert (or "Bobby") French,[269] adding she has received an anonymous package containing a series of photographs potentially depicting this individual taken shortly before his murder, and that the sender of this package named this individual as one Bobby French. Harvey, who had been shot through the eye. The January 14, 1973 disappearance of 16-year-old Norman Lamar Prater has been tentatively linked to Corll. [10] He and his younger brother were responsible for running the candy-making machines and packing the product, which his stepfather sold on his sales route. He was granted a hardship discharge after [113], Corll then handed Henley a hunting knife and ordered him to cut away Williams's clothes,[118] insisting that, while he would rape and kill Kerley, Henley would do likewise to Williams. WebThe death of Dean Corll, also known as The Candy Man may have put a stop to his killing he murdered at least 28 teenagers and young men between September 1970 and August 1973 but it also uncovered a horrific story. WebBoth of my parents grew up in Houston in the late 50s and 60s. [57][267] It is likely, though not conclusive, that the unidentified sixteenth victim found within the boat shed may have been killed in the late summer or early fall of 1971. WebCorll's mother divorced West in 1963 and opened a new candy business, which she named Corll Candy Company; her eldest son was appointed vice-president of the new family firm, Dr. Sharon Derrick, a forensic anthropologist with the medical examiner's office in Houston, released digital images of Corll's three still-unidentified victims. Corll buried the many bodies in four separate locations. [144] The tongue of the first victim uncovered protruded over one inch beyond the tooth margin;[145] the mouth of the third victim unearthed on August 8 was so agape that all upper and lower teeth were visible, leading investigators to theorize the youth had died screaming. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. In 2013, Williams recounted Henley's actions on the morning of August 8, stating: "He (Henley) was afraid that he wasn't going to be able to save me. Corll is known to have suffered from a hydrocele[94] in early 1973, which may have contributed to this period of inactivity. "[126], Minutes later, a PPD patrol car arrived at 2020 Lamar Drive. However, the Office of the Medical Examiner of Harris County lists Branch's death as having occurred in November 1972. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Add to your scrapbook. Less than two weeks later, 20-year-old Raymond Stanley Blackburn was abducted, strangled, and buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. This account has been disabled. [205] Brooks's defense attorney, Jim Skelton, argued that his client had not committed any murders and attempted to portray Corll and, to a lesser degree, Henley as being the active participants in the actual killings. [11], From 1954 to 1958 Corll attended Vidor High School, where he was regarded as a well-behaved student who achieved satisfactory grades. One of the youths who voluntarily offered to distribute posters the parents had printed offering a monetary reward for information leading to the boys' whereabouts was 15-year-old Elmer Wayne Henleya lifelong friend of Hilligiest. Webcorll candy company still in business. The rear windows of the van were sealed by opaque blue curtains. [198] The following day, July 16,[50]:34 formal procedures to sentence Henley for the six guilty verdicts began, and on August 8, Judge Preston Dial ordered that Henley serve each 99-year sentence consecutively (totaling 594 years), and he was transferred to the Huntsville Unit to formally begin his sentence. Henley then left the youth alone with Corll, believing he was to be sold into the sexual slavery ring. Article detailing investigators' suspicions as to, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 22:14. Corll was reportedly dubbed "Candy Man" by locals because his family owned a candy factory, and he was known for handing out free samples to kids. During his service, he made a realization that he was homosexual. The Candy Man is a locally-owned business that has operated in Wilson, NC since 1972. As Corll was killed immediately prior to his murders being discovered, the true number of victims he had claimed will never be known. "[116] Henley stepped back a few paces as Corll continued to advance upon him, shouting, "You won't do it! He was found guilty of Lawrence's murder on March 4, 1975, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Dean was appointed as vice-president of the new family firm. [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. [150], On the morning of August 9, Henley gave a full written statement detailing his and Brooks's involvement with Corll in the abduction and murder of numerous youths. Henley had stated in his confession to police that he and Corll had "choked" Michael Baulch and buried him at Lake Sam Rayburn. According to official military records, Corll's period of service in the army was unblemished. [287], There is still no conclusive evidence to suggest that Corll had ever solicited any of his victims in this manner, not only because the HPD chose not to pursue this potential possibility, but also because neither Brooks nor Henley ever mentioned having met any individuals from the "organization" Corll had claimed he was involved with. Corll lived in Indiana for almost two years but returned to Houston in 1962 to help with his family's candy business, which by this date had moved to Houston Heights. [82] Neither youth was named by either Brooks or Henley as being a victim of Corll, and both youths were identified as victims only in 2011. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. WebCorll earned the named Candyman because his family owned a candy and operated a candy factory in Houston Heights. On September 13, 2010, DNA analysis was able to confirm that the unidentified victim known as ML73-3378 was actually Michael Anthony Baulch, who had incorrectly been identified as case file ML73-3333: the second victim unearthed from the boat shed. No known victims were killed between February 1 and June 4, 1973. If your candy business requires you to drive during your working hours, be sure to track your mileage and collect 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 public demand for his family's product. [264][266] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. [178] The other youth, Willard Branch,[179] lived in the Oak Forest district of Houston. Brooks and Henley confessed to assisting Corll in several abductions and murders; both were sentenced to life imprisonment at their subsequent trials. Dean Corll Body count: 27. Failed to report flower. The retrial lasted nine days, with Henley's attorneys again calling no defense witnesses and again attacking the credibility of Henley's written confession. [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. [140] Inside the boat shed, police found a half-stripped stolen car, a child's bike, a large iron drum, water containers, two sacks of lime,[5] and a large plastic bag full of teenage boys' clothing. [73] Henley called Aguirre over to Corll's van and invited the youth to drink beer and smoke marijuana with the trio at Corll's apartment. Konen vanished while hitchhiking with another student from the University of Texas to his parents' home in Houston. [79] The youth was savagely bludgeoned about the chest with a blunt instrument before he was strangled and buried in the boat shed. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. [23], In 1965,[20] Corll Candy Company relocated to 22nd Street, directly across the street from Helms Elementary School. Aguirre agreed and followed the trio to Corll's home in his Rambler. [61] The identities of both of these victims remain unknown. At Corll's residenceusing a ruse he and Corll had preparedHenley cuffed his own hands behind his back, freed himself with a key hidden in his back pocket, then duped the youth into donning the handcuffs before observing Corll bind and gag him. [6], Following the second divorce, Corll's mother married a traveling clock salesman named Jake West. Two of the unidentified victims were found buried in the boat shed and were estimated to have been killed in 1971 or 1972. In response, Corll pounced on Aguirre, pushed him onto the table, and cuffed his hands behind his back. In addition, neither mentioned having seen any of the victims either filmed, photographed, or released from the devices Corll restrained his victims to until after their rape, torture, and murder. 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. He is last known to have phoned his parents claiming to need money in much the same manner as victims Charles Cobble and Marty Jones had been forced to telephone their parents before their murder. Down but not out, she sunk every dime she had into establishing the Corll Candy Company. With her eldest sons help, the new location was up and running in a matter of weeks. On another occasion during the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, Henley knocked Brooks unconscious as he entered the house. Truman Capote even went to Houston to [16][21] The army granted his request and he was given an honorable discharge on June 11, 1965, after ten months of service. That's what he was telling you about his presence. [141] Police continued excavating through the earth of the shed, unearthing the remains of more victims in varying stages of decomposition. In 1965, shortly after Corll completed his military service, the Corll Candy Company moved across the street from a Heights elementary school. Make sure that the file is a photo. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. PASADENA, Texas Texas Equusearch finished its search in Pasadena Friday for more possible victims of "Candy Man" Dean Corll, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks. I think Houston (the Heights neighborhood in particular) has taken steps to wipe any Corll landmarks off of the map. [112], Henley awoke to find himself lying on his stomach and Corll snapping handcuffs onto his wrists. [n 1] From the earliest days of the business, Corll worked day and night while still attending school. classes in school. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Ridinger testified that at Corll's home he was tied to the torture board and assaulted repeatedly by Corll before he was released. [70] The identity of this first victim Henley assisted in the abduction of remains unknown. After listening to over six hours of testimony from various people, on August 14, the jury initially indicted Henley on three counts of murder and Brooks on one count. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Sorry! The Candy Man Source: AP Photo Number of Victims: 28 confirmed Years Active: 1970 to 1973 Dean Corll was a sadistic pedophile who abducted, raped, and WebPierre Redmond Overview. My dad said Corll's house was on his little brother's newspaper delivery route & that my grandmother used to buy the pralines that were made by the Corll Candy Company. [12], Reportedly, Corll divulged to some of his close acquaintances after his release from the army that it was during his period of service that he had first realized that he was homosexual, and had experienced his first homosexual encounters. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. Corll even ended up killing former employees of his candy factory along with dozens of others. Brooks showed no emotion as the sentence was passed, although his wife burst into tears. It is situated at 2020 Lamar Drive in Pasadena, which is a city in the southeast of Houston, Texas. [264], Forty-two boys had vanished within the Houston area between 1970 and Corll's death in 1973. [116] Henley calmed Corll, promising to participate in the torture and murder of both Williams and Kerley if Corll released him. On October 17, 2008, ML73-3349 was identified as Randell Lee Harvey, a Heights teenager who had been reported missing on March 11, 1971 two days after he had disappeared. Corll would return to Houston Texas to resume his position within his familys candy business. He was murdered at Corll's Westcott Towers address. [7][8] Corll's mother and stepfather started a small family candy company, initially operating from the garage of their home. [n 8], All of the victims found had been sodomized and most victims found bore evidence of sexual torture: pubic hairs had been plucked out, genitals had been chewed, objects had been inserted into their rectums, and glass rods had been inserted into their urethrae and smashed. [44], Corll killed his first known victim, an 18-year-old college freshman named Jeffrey Konen, on September 25, 1970. [65][66], Henley later stated that, for several months, he ignored Corll's offer, although he did maintain an acquaintance with Corll and gradually began to view him as something of a "brother-type person" in whom he could confide. 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. [166] That afternoon, both Henley and Brooks accompanied police to High Island Beach, leading police to the shallow graves of two victims. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Pierre Redmond has been associated with seven companies, according to public records. [67][68] In early 1972, he decided to accept Corll's offer because he and his family were in dire financial circumstances. WebIt was a factory. This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. [29][17], Between 1970 and 1973, Corll is known to have killed a minimum of 28 victims. 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. [212], In June 2008, Dr. Sharon Derrick, a forensic anthropologist with the medical examiner's office in Houston, released digital images of Corll's three still-unidentified victims. It was a peaceful couple of years till Mary got Brooks later claimed he persuaded Corll to allow Ridinger to be released, and the youth was allowed to leave the residence. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. These bodies were recovered between 12:05 p. They knew something was terribly wrong. [95] After three days of abuse and torture, Lawrence was strangled before being buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. WebThis is the house where Dean Corll lived. The bullet failed to fully penetrate Corll's skull,[19]:3641 and he continued to lurch toward Henley, whereupon the youth fired another two rounds, hitting Corll in the left shoulder. Failed to delete memorial. Corll's former stepfather had retained ownership of the family's former candy business, Pecan Prince, following his divorce from Corll's mother in 1963; competition between the two firms was fierce. Both youths were buried at High Island Beach. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. [56], Between March and May 1971, Corll abducted and killed three victims, all of whom lived in Houston Heights and all of whom were buried toward the rear of the rented boat shed. 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[147][148], Accompanied by his father, Brooks presented himself at HPD headquarters on the evening of August 8 and gave a statement in which he denied any participation in the murders,[149] but admitted to having known that Corll had raped and killed two youths in 1970. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Mary Emma Robison West I found on Findagrave.com. Had the search for bodies continued, both victims would have likely been discovered. [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. In the mid-sixties, the company was across the street from an elementary school in Houston, Texas. [24], In 1967, Corll befriended 12-year-old David Owen Brooks,[13] then a bespectacled sixth grade student and one of the many children to whom he gave free candy. Henley would later claim that although Corll had paid him $200 for the first victim he had lured to his address, Corll never paid him any significant sum of money for any of the subsequent victims he procured. [274] Former workers also recalled that Corll had rolls of clear plastic of precisely the same type used to bury his victims. So he was going to sit down with meyou know, (just) lay down with me like he'd been doing when we talkedand he was going to put the gun by my head while we were talking then he was just going to shoot me.". All of his victims were males aged 13 to 20, the majority of whom were in their mid-teens. After finding the 26th and 27th bodies, tied together, at High Island Beach on August 13, the search for any further victims was terminated,[271] despite Henley's insistence that two further bodies had been buried on the beach in 1972. You know he was in on it. Moreover, the floor of the room where the three teenagers had been tied was covered in thick plastic sheeting. The individual depicted has been ruled out by the Harris County Medical Examiner as being any of Corll's known victims, including his one remaining known unidentified victim. Corll was also known as the Candy Man and the Pied Piper, because he and his family had owned and operated a candy factory in Houston Heights, and he had been known to give free candy to local children. [252][277] The earliest of Corll's victims known by Brooks were two teenage boys killed at 3300 Yorktown, where Corll lived after moving out of his Judiway Street apartment. Everett Waldrop, the father of Donald and Jerry Waldrop, complained that shortly after his sons had disappeared in 1971, he had informed police an acquaintance had observed Corll burying what appeared to be bodies at his boat shed. Houston Police officer Karl Siebeneicher describing Henley's actions upon leading police to Corll's boat shed on August 8. Please try again later. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. [90], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. [24], Despite the revelations that Corll was, in reality, killing the boys he and Brooks had assisted in abducting, Henley nonetheless became an active participant in the abductions and murders. [47], Brooks led police to Konen's body on August 10, 1973. [24] On June 4, Henley and Corll abducted 15-year-old William Ray Lawrence; the youth was last seen alive by his father on 31st Street. The family moved just outside Houston in 1958, when Corll graduated, to help the popular candy company, Pecan Prince, grow. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. After he graduated from high school, Dean Corll relocated to Houston as well, where he continued to work for the family business. [98][99] Five days later, on July 12, 17-year-old John Sellars of Orange County was bound, shot to death and buried at High Island Beach. The youth had rebuffed the trucker's offer to help free the car, stating he had two friends with him who would free the vehicle. Before Corll vacated the address on June 26, Henley assisted Corll and Brooks in the abduction and murder of two youths named Billy Baulch and Johnny Delome. Within two weeks of moving into this address, he had killed 17-year-old Joseph Lyles. The divorce was granted on amicable grounds and both boys maintained regular contact with their father. "[197], The jury deliberated for 92 minutes before finding Henley guilty of all six murders for which he was tried. The mass murderer met two friends, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks, who would later become his accomplices. [57] Sometime the following month, an 18-year-old Oak Forest youth known to both Corll and Henley named Willard Branch disappeared while hitchhiking from Mount Pleasant to Houston. Corll stated he was burying spoiled candy to avoid contamination by insects. You can always change this later in your Account settings. [132][133] Most victims had been buried in a Southwest Houston boat shed; with others buried at Lake Sam Rayburn and High Island Beach. By 1965 shortly after Corll completed his military service, The Corll Candy Company moved across the street from a Heights elementary school. Henley and Kerley then drove back to Houston Heights and Kerley parked his vehicle close to Henley's home. Weve updated the security on the site. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. Kerley had been stripped naked. You know your boys are runaways. Kerley began writhing and shouting as Williams, whose gag Henley had removed, lifted her head and asked Henley, "Is this for real?" [26], Brooks' parents were divorced; his father lived in Houston and his mother had relocated to Beaumont, a city 85 miles (140km) east of Houston. Inside the lakeside log cabin owned by Corll's family, police found a second plywood torture board, rolls of plastic sheeting, shovels, and a sack of lime. Moreover, Corll also is not known to have killed between February 1 and June 4, 1973. Delome then pleaded with Henley, "Wayne, please don't!" 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. [61] Haney agreed and was taken to Corll's home where he was subsequently strangled and buried in the boat shed. "[121] As Corll clambered off Kerley, Henley elaborated: "I can't go on any longer! In 1958, the family moved to Houston and opened their candy shop. In addition, Brooks only knew the location of Konen's body at High Island Beach because Corll had shown it to him. The macabre record number of known victims attributed to a single murder case set by Corll and his accomplices was surpassed only in 1978 by John Wayne Gacy, who murdered 33 boys and young men and who admitted to being influenced by press coverage of the Houston Mass Murders to manacle his victims prior to their abuse and murder. [182], The District Attorney requested that Henley undergo a psychiatric examination to determine whether he was mentally competent to stand trial, but his attorney, Charles Melder, opposed the decision, stating the move would violate Henley's constitutional rights. [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. Corll even ended up killing former employees of his candy factory along with dozens of others. "[114] Henley agreed and looked up the number for the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) in Corll's telephone directory. Following his honorable discharge from the army, Corll returned to Houston Heights and resumed the position he had held as vice-president of Corll Candy Company. [12] Corll, however, reportedly hated military service; he applied for a hardship discharge on the grounds that he was needed in his family's business. Following his honorable discharge from the army, Corll returned to Houston Heights and resumed the position he had held as vice-president of his family's candy business. [285] The discovery raised the disturbing possibility that the statements Corll had given to both Henley and Brooks prior to his murder that he was associated with an organization based in Dallas which "bought and sold boys"[239] may indeed have held a degree of truth. The image depicts a blond-haired teenage youth in handcuffs, strapped to a device upon Corll's floor, alongside a toolbox known to contain various instruments Corll used to torture his victims. 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. Henley said the first abduction he participated in occurred during the time Corll resided at 925 Schuler Street, an address he moved to on February 19, 1972. But first I'm gonna have my fun! 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