[130], When questioned regarding his claim that as Corll had threatened him that morning he had shouted that he had killed several boys,[129] Henley explained that for almost three years, Brooks and he had helped procure teenage boys, some of whom had been their own friends, for Corll, who had raped and murdered them. [18] In response, she fired the teenager. [165], On August 10, 1973, Henley again accompanied police to Lake Sam Rayburn, where two more bodies were found buried just 10 feet (3m) apart. 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 Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. The third individual had long, blond hairlike Brooks. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. In response, Henley shouted: "I don't care who knows about it! Harvey was driven to Corll's Mangum Road apartment, where he was subsequently killed by a single gunshot to the head. There was an error deleting this problem. [24] However, Corll refused, informing Henley that he had raped, tortured, and killed the previous victim he had assisted in abducting, and that he intended to do the same with Aguirre. [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. 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. In a 2010 interview, he claimed to have attempted to persuade Corll not to assault and kill Aguirre once Corll and Brooks had bound and gagged the youth. There are two suspiciously long gaps between known victims in the chronology of Corll's known murders. Dr. Derrick has stated that she believes this particular victim may be named Harman, Harmon or French,[263] as the only outstanding missing persons reports relating to youths from the Houston area dated between 1970 and 1973, which fit the forensic profile of this unknown youth, include these surnames. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. As had been the case in his childhood, Corll was also considered somewhat of a loner, although he is known to have occasionally dated girls in his teenage years. [62], In September 1971, Corll moved to another apartment in the Heights: 915 Columbia Street. [90], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. Dean was Vice President and his younger brother Stanley was Secretary Treasurer.Scott Benjamin: 07:15 The first year in business, a teenage male employee of the Corll Candy Company said the Dean had made sexual advances toward him. [71], One month later, on March 24, 1972,[72] Henley, Brooks, and Corll encountered an 18-year-old acquaintance of Henley's named Frank Aguirre leaving a restaurant on Yale Street, where the youth worked. [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. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He had lived on Antoine Drivethe same street upon which Brooks resided in 1973. July 20: Steven Sickman, 17. Brooks and Henley confessed to assisting Corll in several abductions and murders; both were sentenced to life imprisonment at their subsequent trials. [4] Corll's father was strict with his children, whereas his mother was markedly protective of both her sons. Corll received the nickname "Candy Man" while giving free candy to children from his family businesses. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WebDavid Brooks describing his discovery of Corll assaulting two boys in 1970 to Houston Police officers in his initial statement, August 8, 1973. [200], Henley's retrial began on June 18, 1979. WebCorll's Gravesite - Corll joined the military in 1964 and served for ten months as a radio repairman at Fort Hood in Central Texas. In one part of his confession, Henley had described luring two of the victims for whose murder he had been brought to trial, Cobble and Jones, to Corll's Pasadena residence. [5], On December 13, 1970, Brooks lured two 14-year-old Spring Branch youths named James Glass and Danny Yates away from a religious rally held in Houston Heights to Corll's Yorktown apartment. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. [250][251] ML73-3378 was buried at Lake Sam Rayburn just 10 feet (3m) from the body of Homer Garcia, who had disappeared on July 7, 1973. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Verify and try again. Brooks showed no emotion as the sentence was passed, although his wife burst into tears. "[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. However, no firm evidence exists to link Prater's disappearance to Corll and his accomplices. "[127], Kerley later told detectives that before the police officer had arrived at Lamar Drive, Henley had informed him, "If you wasn't my friend, I could have gotten $200 for you. Brooks later described Dreymala as a "small, blond boy" for whom he had bought a pizza and in whose company he had spent 45 minutes before the youth was attacked. [13], Corll graduated from Vidor High School in the summer of 1958. Dean Corll was well known for giving free candy to local children espically teenaged boys. 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. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. [80] Approximately one month later, on or about August 21, a 19-year-old[81] named Roy Bunton was abducted while walking to his job as an assistant in a Houston shoe store. [53] An electrical cord with alligator clips attached to each end was buried alongside Yates's body. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? [264], Forty-two boys had vanished within the Houston area between 1970 and Corll's death in 1973. [95] After three days of abuse and torture, Lawrence was strangled before being buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. WebHe returned to a fierce competition between Pecan Prince, his former stepfathers company, and Corll Candy Company, his mothers business. Henley's appeal was upheld and he was awarded a retrial in December 1978. [17] The same year, one of the teenaged male employees of Corll Candy Company complained to Corll's mother that her son had made sexual advances towards him. 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. Prior to their respective trials, both Henley and Brooks would reject offers presented to them by the district attorney of life sentences in exchange for pleas of guilty in the murders for which they had been indicted. Dean was known as a good student but as a loner. Dean Corll family owned and operated a candy factory and he was known to give candy to children hence the nickname The Candy Man. [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. Dean was Vice President and his younger brother Stanley was Secretary Treasurer.Scott Benjamin: 07:15 The first year in business, a teenage male employee of the Corll Candy Company said the Dean had made sexual This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. [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. This account has been disabled. Henley gave a verbal statement; stating he initially had believed the boys he had abducted were to be sold into a Dallas-based organization for "homosexual acts, sodomy, maybe later killing,"[131] but soon learned Corll was himself killing the victims procured. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. However, Scott saw Henley pointing a pistol toward him and according to Brooks, Scott "just gave up." By his own later admission, Brooks began regarding Corll's apartment as his second home. WebFrom the earliest days of the family candy business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. [286] The discovery of the material in Houston in 1975 subsequently led to the arrest of five individuals in Santa Clara, California. [188], Other incriminating testimony came from police officers who read from Henley's written statements. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. In 1967, Corll Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 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. Cash for boy victims. "[114] Henley agreed and looked up the number for the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) in Corll's telephone directory. Later the same year, Brooks moved back to Houston. Altogether, at least ten teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 were murdered between February and November 1972, five of whom were buried at High Island Beach, and five inside the boat shed. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Dr. Sharon Derrick is among those interviewed for the documentary. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. She made him the vice president. [5] Mary subsequently sold the family home and relocated to a trailer home in Memphis, Tennessee, where Arnold had been drafted into the United States Air Force after the divorce, to allow her sons to remain in contact with their father. 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. WebIn 1963, Corlls mother and stepfather divorced, and his mother opened up her own candy shop called Corll Candy Company. Soon after opening the new business, a teenage I have to get it off my chest! [11], From 1954 to 1958 Corll attended Vidor High School, where he was regarded as a well-behaved student who achieved satisfactory grades. [166] That afternoon, both Henley and Brooks accompanied police to High Island Beach, leading police to the shallow graves of two victims. [19]:3641 Also found at Corll's address were a large hunting knife, rolls of clear plastic of the same type used to cover the floor, a portable radio rigged to a pair of dry cells to give increased volume,[136] an electric motor with loose wires attached,[137] eight pairs of handcuffs, a number of dildos, thin glass tubes, and lengths of rope. [199], Henley appealed his sentence and conviction, contending the jury in his initial trial had not been sequestered, that his attorneys' objections to news media being present in the courtroom had been overruled, and citing that his defense team's attempts to present evidence contending that the initial trial should not have been held in San Antonio had also been overruled by the judge. After they had spent several hours beating each other, Jones was tied to a board and forced to watch Cobble again be assaulted, tortured, and shot to death before he himself was again raped, tortured, and strangled with a Venetian blind cord. 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. [19]:3661 He was dropped off alone at the corner of Westheimer Road and South Voss Road near the Uptown area of Houston at approximately 6:15p.m.[45][46] Corll likely offered Konen a lift to his home, which Konen evidently accepted. [274] Former workers also recalled that Corll had rolls of clear plastic of precisely the same type used to bury his victims. [103], On August 3, 1973, Corll killed his last victim, a 13-year-old boy from South Houston named James Stanton Dreymala. The first victim of 1972 was Frank Aguirre, who disappeared on March 24, meaning no known victims were killed for seven months. 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. This enticement was typically an offer of a party or a lift, and the victim would be driven to Corll's house. [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. [264][266] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Corll was known to give free candy to local children,[19]:3651 in particular teenage boys. Scott had been a blond youth who had not had any teeth extracted prior to his disappearance; however, a Dr. Elizabeth Johnson of the Harris County Medical Institute had concluded in 1993 that the fifteenth set of remains unearthed from the boat shedwhich had physical characteristics such as dark brown hair and two extracted. Resend Activation Email. [141] Police continued excavating through the earth of the shed, unearthing the remains of more victims in varying stages of decomposition. [210][211] Brooks is buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Walker County. At approximately 3:00 a. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Several victims' parents had to leave the courtroom to regain their composure as police and medical examiners described how their relatives were tortured and murdered. [n 1] From the earliest days of the business, Corll worked day and night while still attending school. In the rear of the vehicle, police found a coil of rope, a swatch of beige rug covered in soil stains,[136] and a wooden crate with air holes drilled in the sides. [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. His attorney, William Gray, cross-examined several witnesses, but did not call any witnesses or experts for the defense. Other acquaintances noted subtle changes in Corll's mannerisms when in the company of teenage males after he had completed his service and returned to Houston, which led them to believe he may have been homosexual. [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. The company employed a small workforce, and he was seen to behave flirtatiously toward several teenage male employees. 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. Webcorll candy company still in business. Promoted as VP of the Family Business. The family These bodies were recovered between 12:05p.m. and 8:30p.m.,[154][155] and all were in an advanced state of decomposition. 2020 Lamar Drive was demolished in February 2023. Moreover, Corll also is not known to have killed between February 1 and June 4, 1973. This route often involved West traveling to Houston, where much of the product was sold. Remains identified April, 2011. Given that Henley became acquainted with Corll in 1972, it is likely this boy would have been killed in 1972 or 1973. [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. Brooks later claimed he persuaded Corll to allow Ridinger to be released, and the youth was allowed to leave the residence. [169], At the time, the killing spree was the worst case of serial murder, in terms of the number of victims, in the United States, exceeding the 25 murders attributed to Juan Corona, who had been arrested in California in 1971 for killing 25 men. Production of a film directly based upon the Houston Mass Murders. The three teenagers began drinking and smoking marijuana, with Henley and Kerley also sniffing paint fumes as Corll watched them intently. [24] The Waldrop brothers had been driven to a friend's home by their father with plans to discuss forming a bowling league and had begun walking home after learning their friend was not at home. Detective David Mullican, recollecting the Houston Mass Murders, April 2011. He tells you he was a cheerleader if nothing else. 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. [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. Corll even ended up killing former employees of his candy factory along with dozens of others. [192] Inside the box, police had found hair which examiners had concluded came from both Cobble and Henley. Police had been led to Sellars's body on August 13, 1973, by a trucker who recalled conversing with a youth he believed to be Henley after he had seen a car stuck in the sand close to where Sellars's body was subsequently found. 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. Try again later. [27][28] Corll's victims were usually [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. [106][n 5] Brooks was not present at the time. WebCORLL CANDY COMPANY Company Number 0019293700 Status Forfeited Existence Incorporation Date 9 May 1963 (almost 60 years ago) Dissolution Date 26 June 1970 [178] The other youth, Willard Branch,[179] lived in the Oak Forest district of Houston. He was shot twice in the head and buried in the boat shed. [77], During the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, the trio lured a 19-year-old named William Ridinger to the house. These facts may account for this sudden lull in killings. [15] 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. [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. However, police were again unwilling to extend the search. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Aguirre agreed and followed the trio to Corll's home in his Rambler. [183], By the time the grand jury had completed its investigation, Henley had been indicted for six murders, and Brooks for four. Failed to remove flower. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Henley fired three additional bullets into his lower back and shoulder as Corll slid down the wall in the hallway outside the room where the two other teenagers were bound. WebA former employee of Corll Candy Company. WebThis is the house where Dean Corll lived. In the mid-sixties, the company was across the street from an elementary school in Houston, Texas. [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. 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. [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. [139], Two prison trusties[19]:3649 began digging through the soft, crushed-shell earth of the boat shed and soon uncovered the body of a blond-haired teenaged boy, lying on his side, encased in clear plastic and buried beneath a layer of lime.
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