Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA. Try again later. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. [69] He stated the "only three" abductions and murders Brooks had not assisted him and Corll with were committed in the summer of 1973. [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. Brooks later claimed he persuaded Corll to allow Ridinger to be released, and the youth was allowed to leave the residence. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Company and top local executive : Business type : Local permanent employees : Percentage of minority ownership : Percentage of female ownership : 1: [191], Throughout the trial, the state introduced 82 pieces of evidence, including Corll's torture board and one of the boxes used to transport the victims. [207], Henley is serving his life sentence at the Mark Stiles Unit in Jefferson County, Texas. 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. WebA former employee of Corll Candy Company. 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. 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. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Corll Candy Company [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. That afternoon, Henley accompanied police to Lake Sam Rayburn, where he, Brooks, and Corll had buried four victims killed that year. WebDeans mother and stepfather divorced in 1963 and she started a new candy making business, The Corll Candy Company. [5] Most of the bodies found were wrapped in thick, clear plastic sheeting. 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. Dean Corll was well known for giving free candy to local children espically teenaged boys. 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. "[205], Brooks's trial lasted less than one week. As a result of this diagnosis, Corll was told to avoid P.E. WebIt was a factory. The company also employed a small workforce, and he was seen to behave flirtatiously towards several teenage male employees. [170], Families of Corll's victims were highly critical of the HPD,[171][172] which had been quick to list the missing boys as runaways who had not been considered worthy of any major investigation. Bail for each youth was set at $100,000. Corll is known to have installed a pool table at the rear of the candy factory where employees and local youths would congregate. [77], During the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, the trio lured a 19-year-old named William Ridinger to the house. [167] On August 13, both Henley and Brooks again accompanied the police to High Island Beach, where four more bodies were found, making a total of 27 known victims the worst killing spree in American history at the time. [6], Dean Corll was a shy, serious child who rarely socialized with other children, but at the same time displayed concern for the wellbeing of others. [67][68] In early 1972, he decided to accept Corll's offer because he and his family were in dire financial circumstances. Moreover, co-workers at HL&P would also state that, from the earliest days of his employment, Corll had repeatedly retained coils of used nylon cord that would otherwise have been discarded. Try again later. Kerleya casual acquaintance of Corll's who was intended to be his next victimaccepted the offer. The Candy Man is a locally-owned business that has operated in Wilson, NC since 1972. Article detailing investigators' suspicions as to, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 22:14. As the first bodies were removed from the boat shed, a visibly distressed Henley informed investigators: "It's all my fault because I led those boys straight to Dean. In 1965, shortly after Corll completed his military service, the Corll Candy Company moved across the street from a Heights elementary school. The prosecution called dozens of witnesses, including Kerley and Ridinger. ", In one section of his subsequent testimony at Henley's 1974 trial, Detective Sergeant David Mullican would state to the court: "Other means of torture were pulling their pubic hairs out one by one, shoving glass rods up the penis and shoving a large, bullet-like instrument in the victim's rectum.". 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 operated the machines that produced the candy. ", Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 41, Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 104. 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. The unidentified victims were listed as ML73-3349, ML73-3356 and ML73-3378. Henley himself has stated that the picture must have been taken after he had acquired a Polaroid camera in 1972although he is adamant that he has no idea who this boy is. His family also owned a candy factory,according to Houstonia. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. She owned and operated the Corll Candy Company. [22], 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. A body found on a beach in Jefferson County on August 4, 1983, is strongly believed a further victim of Corll. [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. Please reset your password. 2020 Lamar Drive was demolished in February 2023. 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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. [4] Corll's father was strict with his children, whereas his mother was markedly protective of both her sons. By his own later admission, Brooks began regarding Corll's apartment as his second home. Remains identified April, 2011. [5] Corll appeared to calm down and offered the trio beer and marijuana. Corll buried the many bodies in four separate locations. "[119][n 6], Henley then asked Corll whether he might take Williams into another room. In response, the police performed a perfunctory search around the boat shed, before dismissing the reports as a hoax. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. [275] The suspicion is that Corll began killing much earlier than 1970 and had been abusing youths prior to this date.[276]. [58] The other two victims, 13-year-old David Hilligiest, and 16-year-old Gregory Malley Winkle were abducted and killed together on the afternoon of May 29, 1971. The 1973 misidentification of Michael Baulch was discovered as a result of an independent investigation conducted by freelance writers Barbara Gibson and Debera Phinney, who contacted Dr. Derrick with a tip indicating that the second victim unearthed from the boat shed had been misidentified; upon conducting additional DNA testing, Dr. Derrick discovered their suspicions were correct. Cash for boy victims. Corll received the nickname "Candy Man" while giving free candy to children from his family businesses. [5] Henley began cutting away Williams's clothes as Corll undressed and began to assault and torture Kerley. Konen was born November 20, 1951, per death certificate. [101] One of these three victims, 15-year-old Michael Baulch, brother of previous victim Billy Baulch, was last seen by his family on July 19 on his way to get a haircut;[102] he was strangled and buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. He recounted the events of the previous evening and that morning; explaining that he had shot Corll in self-defense. Mother of serial killer Dean Arnold Corll. FactualTV has screened a documentary focusing upon the murders committed by Corll and his accomplices. [63], In the winter of 1971, Brooks introduced Henley to Corll. Sickman's mother had reported her son missing shortly after his disappearance, but police had been unwilling to conduct a search for the youth, telling the mother that he was 17 years old and that unless they found a body, there was nothing they could do to assist her. [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. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. 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. [92], On the evening of August 7, 1973, Henley, aged 17, invited a 19-year-old named Timothy Cordell Kerley to attend a party at Corll's Pasadena residence. In the statement Henley gave to police following his arrest, the youth stated he and Corll picked up "a boy" at the corner of 11th and Studewood,[69] and lured him to Corll's home on the promise of smoking some marijuana with the pair. [75] Scottwho was well known to both Henley and Brookswas grabbed by force and fought furiously against attempts by Corll to restrain him, even attempting to stab his attackers with a knife. [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. Try again later. [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. [134] Corll had paid up to $200 for each victim Brooks or he were able to lure to his apartment. As Corll was killed immediately prior to his murders being discovered, the true number of victims he had claimed will never be known. [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. They had two sons, Dean was born in 1939 followed by Stanley in 1942. The two bodies that Henley had insisted were still buried on the beach may have been those of Scott and Lyles. [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. 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. 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. [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. According to official military records, Corll's period of service in the army was unblemished. He was found guilty of Lawrence's murder on March 4, 1975, and sentenced to life imprisonment. [162] In reference to the torture board upon which Corll had restrained and tortured his victims, Brooks stated: "Once they were on the board, they were as good as dead; it was all over but the shouting and the crying. [18] In response, she fired the teenager. [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. [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. Resend Activation Email. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. These details, alongside the two additional bones that were found with the 26th and 27th victims discovered, indicate a minimum of two and possibly four more unknown victims. 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Both youths were buried at High Island Beach. [24] Upon Corll's urging, a sexual relationship gradually developed between the two. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Corll stated he was burying spoiled candy to avoid contamination by insects. Failed to delete memorial. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Corll was known to give free candy to local children,[19]:3651 in particular teenage boys. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. 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. The divorce was granted on amicable grounds and both boys maintained regular contact with their father. In 1960, at the request of his mother, Corll moved to Indiana to live with his widowed grandmother. Try again. In addition, around the time of Lyles's murder, Henley had temporarily moved away to Mount Pleasant in an apparent effort to distance himself from Corll. Corll stated he was burying spoiled candy to avoid contamination by insects. He was murdered at Corll's Westcott Towers address. [39] He is also known to have retained keepsakesusually keysfrom his victims. [90], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. [6] Whenever Brooks told Corll he needed cash, Corll gave him money, and the youth began to view Corll as a father figure. He increased the number of hours he worked in order to meet the demand for his familys candy. At approximately 3:00 a. 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. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. In a 2010 interview granted to investigative reporter Barbara Gibson, Henley disputed the 1993 identification of a victim buried in the boat shed as Scott and reiterated his claim that Scott had been buried at High Island "in the sand: As a result of Henley's claims, DNA tests on the body initially identified as Scott were again tested against samples of DNA taken from Scott's family. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. Corll was known to give free candy to local children, in particular teenage boys: as a result of this behavior, he earned himself the nicknames the Candy Man and the Pied Piper. [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. [65] Henley subsequently assisted Corll and Brooks in Aguirre's burial at High Island Beach. Corll would return to Houston Texas to resume his position within his familys candy business. [109][5] Williams climbed into the back seat of Kerley's Volkswagen. They then moved to Texas. [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. 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. [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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. [71], Brooks stated Henley was "especially sadistic" in his participation in the murders committed at Schuler Street. However, the Office of the Medical Examiner of Harris County lists Branch's death as having occurred in November 1972. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. [13], Corll'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,[16] with his younger brother Stanley being appointed secretary-treasurer. [12] In high school, Corll's only major interest was the brass band, in which he played trombone. He later moved into an apartment of his own above the shop. [7][8] Corll's mother and stepfather started a small family candy company, initially operating from the garage of their home. 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. 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. based on information from your browser. He suffered several fractured ribs before he was strangled with a nylon cord and buried in the boat shed. [138] Another wooden crate with air holes drilled in the sides was found in Corll's backyard. Later the same year, Brooks moved back to Houston. "[121] As Corll clambered off Kerley, Henley elaborated: "I can't go on any longer! Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. You can always change this later in your Account settings. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. [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. [62], In September 1971, Corll moved to another apartment in the Heights: 915 Columbia Street. He is next eligible for parole in October 2025.[209]. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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. The family moved just outside Houston in 1958, when Corll graduated, to help the popular candy company, Pecan Prince, grow. "[24] Corll approached Henley, saying, "Kill me, Wayne! [60], On August 17, 1971, Corll and Brooks encountered a 17-year-old acquaintance of Brooks named Ruben Watson Haney walking home from a movie theater in Houston. Some accounts state Branch was abducted in February 1972. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Mary West (179925455)? On another occasion during the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, Henley knocked Brooks unconscious as he entered the house. [34] At Corll's residence, the youths would be plied with alcohol or other drugs until they passed out, tricked into donning handcuffs,[35] or simply grabbed by force. 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. [173] Waldrop stated that on one of the many occasions when he visited the HPD,[174] the police chief had simply told him, "Why are you down here? Corll died where he fell, his naked body lying face toward the wall. The three teenagers began drinking and smoking marijuana, with Henley and Kerley also sniffing paint fumes as Corll watched them intently. 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. 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. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. [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. 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. "[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. 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 Corll ignored him and Henley then grabbed Corll's pistol, shouting, "You've gone far enough, Dean! [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. Make sure that the file is a photo. 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