[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. This route often involved West traveling to Houston, where much of the product was sold. "[114] Henley agreed and looked up the number for the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) in Corll's telephone directory. [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. Sickman was last seen leaving a party held in the Heights. 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. [285] No direct link in these arrests to Corll was proven, as the HPD declined to pursue any possible link to the killings, stating they felt Corll's victims' families had "suffered enough. [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. Cash for boy victims. [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. [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. [188], Other incriminating testimony came from police officers who read from Henley's written statements. After he had shot Corll, Henley released Kerley and Williams from the torture board, and all three teenagers dressed and discussed what actions they should take. Some accounts state Branch was abducted in February 1972. [39] He is also known to have retained keepsakesusually keysfrom his victims. She owned and operated the Corll Candy Company. 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. [29] However, Corll evidently decided the youth would make a good accomplice[64] and offered him the same fee of $200 for any boy he could lure to his apartment, informing Henley that he was involved in a "white slavery ring" operating from Dallas. [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. [168] Henley initially insisted that there were two more bodies to be found inside the boat shed and that the bodies of two more boys had been buried at High Island Beach in 1972. His last known victim of 1971 was Ruben Watson Haney, who disappeared on August 17. WebFollowing year, after his parents divorced, his mother started a new candy business, Corll Candy Company, of which Corll served as the vice-president. [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. Please try again later. [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. Try again later. [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. [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. 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. Corll buried the many bodies in four separate locations. 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. Most victims were abducted from Houston Heights, which was then a low-income neighborhood northwest of downtown Houston. He was shot twice in the head and buried in the boat shed. He and his younger brother were delegated the responsibility of 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. In 1960, at the request of his mother, Corll moved to Indiana to live with his widowed grandmother. The Houston Mass Murders were carried out by more than one person. His attorney, William Gray, cross-examined several witnesses, but did not call any witnesses or experts for the defense. Oops, something didn't work. [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. WebUpon advice from a pecan nut salesman, Corll's mother and stepfather started a small family candy company named 'Pecan Prince', initially operating from the garage of their home. ", 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.". However, police were again unwilling to extend the search. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. 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. She made him the vice president. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Inside Corll's house, Aguirre smoked marijuana with the trio before picking up a pair of handcuffs Corll had left on his table. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 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. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [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. The scattered skeletal remains were discovered within and close to plastic sheeting near an eroding sandbank. 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. [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. The two exited the vehicle and Henley, hearing commotion across the street emanating from the home of his 15-year-old friend Rhonda Louise Williams, walked toward her home. 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. [200], Henley's retrial began on June 18, 1979. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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 Brooks had also stated in his confession that Scott was likely buried at High Island. The Candy Man is a locally-owned business that has operated in Wilson, NC since 1972. [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. Houston Police officer Karl Siebeneicher describing Henley's actions upon leading police to Corll's boat shed on August 8. It has also been reported he gave candy to the Harvey was driven to Corll's Mangum Road apartment, where he was subsequently killed by a single gunshot to the head. 'Candy Man' serial killer's Houston home, where he lured back many of his 28-plus teen victims to torture and murder in the early 70's, goes on sale for $185,000 The first victim of 1972 was Frank Aguirre, who disappeared on March 24, meaning no known victims were killed for seven months. That was very convenient for Corll, as he was a homosexual who delighted in sex with boys. [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. Brooks served his life sentence at the Terrell Unit near Rosharon, Texas. This account has been disabled. [12] In high school, Corll's only major interest was the brass band, in which he played trombone. [125] As Kerley, Williams, and Henley waited upon Corll's porch for the police to arrive, Henley mentioned to Kerley that he had "done that (killed by shooting) four or five times. [13], In February 2012, a picture was released to the news media of a likely unknown victim of Corll. Company and top local executive : Business type : Local permanent employees : Percentage of minority ownership : Percentage of female ownership : 1: He increased the number of hours he worked in order to meet the demand for his familys candy. Given that Henley became acquainted with Corll in 1972, it is likely this boy would have been killed in 1972 or 1973. 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. [92][n 4]. 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. Corll is known to have installed a pool table at the rear of the candy factory where employees and local youths would congregate. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. WebCorll is known to have installed a pool table at the rear of the candy factory where employees and local youths would congregate. [23], In 1965,[20] Corll Candy Company relocated to 22nd Street, directly across the street from Helms Elementary School. [63], In the winter of 1971, Brooks introduced Henley to Corll. Nonetheless, from June, Corll's rate of killings increased dramatically, and both Henley and Brooks later testified to the increase in the level of brutality of the murders committed while Corll resided at Lamar Drive. Kepner was strangled and buried at High Island Beach. [275] The suspicion is that Corll began killing much earlier than 1970 and had been abusing youths prior to this date.[276]. Konen vanished while hitchhiking with another student from the University of Texas to his parents' home in Houston. In 1964, he served the US Army for 10 months and later applied to discharge explaining that he needs to help his mother. 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. In his confession, Brooks stated the youth killed immediately prior to Henley's involvement in the murders was abducted from the Heights and kept alive for approximately four days before his murder. As Henley's claim that the victim known as ML73-3355 was not Scott has been proven to be correct, a strong suspicion remains that Scott's body remains buried on High Island. [252], Corll's only known unidentified victimthe sixteenth body found in the boat shedwas in an advanced stage of decomposition at the time of his discovery, leading investigators to deduce that he had likely been killed in 1971 or 1972. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The officer returned to the car and read Henley his Miranda rights. Corll was a sadistic serial killer who tortured and murdered at least 28 teenagers during the early 1970s. The January 14, 1973 disappearance of 16-year-old Norman Lamar Prater has been tentatively linked to Corll. Corll Candy Company is a Texas [183], By the time the grand jury had completed its investigation, Henley had been indicted for six murders, and Brooks for four. You get close to evil like that, no matter how long ago it was, and it never leaves you. [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. "[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. [270], On August 15, 2022, authorities announced that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science are actively working together to identify this victim. He subsequently cemented over the floor. He returned home to resume his work at the company as Vice President. Dean was appointed as vice-president of the new family firm. These bodies were recovered between 12:05p.m. and 8:30p.m.,[154][155] and all were in an advanced state of decomposition. All of these victims were killed by either shooting, strangulation or a combination of both. Although Dr. Jachimczyk testified as to his uncertainty as to whether John Sellars was a victim of Corll at Henley's trial, he did emphasize his uncertainty as to his personal opinion. [27][28] Corll's victims were usually [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. They were divorced again in 1953.She married traveling clock salesman Jake West with whom she had a daughter, Joyce born in 1955 in Vidor, Texas.Mary divorced Jake West in 1963 and then married "a merchant seaman" but divorced again in 1968. This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. In the mid-sixties, the company was across the street from an elementary school in Houston, Texas. [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. WebFellow workers at the Corll Candy Company recalled Corll doing a lot of digging in the years leading up to 1968, when his mother's third marriage was deteriorating and the firm was failing. "[121] As Corll clambered off Kerley, Henley elaborated: "I can't go on any longer! [87][n 3] His gagged and emasculated body was buried in the boat shed. [59], As had been the case with parents of other victims of Corll, both sets of parents launched a frantic search for their sons. ). For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Corll then tied Brooks to his bed and assaulted the youth repeatedly before releasing him. Bunton was gagged with a section of Turkish towel and his mouth bound with adhesive tape. [279], In March 1973, a Mr. and Mrs. Abernathy[280] had reported to Galveston County authorities that they had observed three men carrying and burying a "long, wrapped bundle"[281] at Galveston Beach. [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 worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. We look forward to seeing you soon! ", Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 41, Mass Murder in Houston, John K.Gurwell, p. 104. 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. Drag images here or select from your computer for Mary Emma Robison West memorial. Potential association with a national sex ring, Corll's mother would later state the inspiration for her founding a family candy business was a pecan nut salesman calling at her home and observing her baking several pies. [5] Corll appeared to calm down and offered the trio beer and marijuana. Inside this crate were several strands of human hair. Dean Corll soon became an integral part of the companys success. 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. 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. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. He later moved into an apartment of his own above the shop. [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. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. [192] Inside the box, police had found hair which examiners had concluded came from both Cobble and Henley. The first of these victims, 17-year-old Steven Sickman, was last seen leaving a party held in the Heights shortly before midnight on July 19. Their bodies were then tied in plastic sheeting[37] and buried in one of four places: a rented boat shed in southwest Houston,[38] a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula, a woodland near Lake Sam Rayburn (where Corll's family owned a lakeside log cabin), or a beach in Jefferson County. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? After he graduated from high school, Dean Corll relocated to Houston as well, where he continued to work for the family business. [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. Please reset your password. 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. 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. "[116] He then repeatedly kicked Williams in the chest[24] before lifting Henley to his feet, dragging him into his kitchen and placing a .22-caliber pistol against his stomach, threatening to shoot him. The Candy Man is a locally-owned business that has operated in Wilson, NC since 1972. [50]:9 The police were heavily criticized for curtailing the search for further victims once the record set by Juan Corona for having the most victims had been surpassed. The pegboard walls inside the rear of the van were rigged with several rings and hooks. Several victims were friends of one or both of Corll's accomplices; others were individuals with whom Corll had himself become acquainted prior to their abduction and murder,[13][30] and two other victims, Billy Baulch and Gregory Malley Winkle, were former employees of Corll Candy Company. By his own later admission, Brooks began regarding Corll's apartment as his second home. Corll was also known as the Candy Man and the Pied Piper, because he and his family had previously owned and operated a candy factory in Houston Heights, and he had been known to give free candy to local children. In this confession, Henley readily admitted to having personally killed approximately nine[151] youths and to have assisted Corll in the strangulation of others. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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. [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. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. Corll's family opened a new shop, which they named Pecan Prince[14] in reference to the brand name of the family product. In his call, Henley blurted to the operator: "Y'all better come here right now! Try again later. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. [83], On October 2, 1972, Henley and Brooks encountered two Heights teenagers named Wally Jay Simoneaux and Richard Hembree[84] walking to Hembree's home. A body found on a beach in Jefferson County on August 4, 1983, is strongly believed a further victim of Corll. Family members linked to this person will appear here. WebCorll graduated from Vidor High School in the summer of 1958. July 20: Steven Sickman, 17. "[163] In reference to the actual murders, Brooks stated his witnessing the victims' deaths "didn't bother [him]", adding "I saw it done many times. Failed to remove flower. classes in school. But first I'm gonna have my fun! Verify and try again. The families of the murdered youths asserted that the police should have noted an insidious trend in the pattern of disappearances of teenage boys from the Heights neighborhood;[24] other family members complained the HPD had been dismissive of their adamant insistence that their sons had no reasons to run away from home. At 8:24 a.m. on August 8, 1973, Henley placed a call to the PPD. Failed to delete memorial. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. They would then be restrained either by force or deception, and each was killed either by strangulation or shooting with a .22 caliber pistol. 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. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [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. Within two weeks of moving into this address, he had killed 17-year-old Joseph Lyles. [286] The discovery of the material in Houston in 1975 subsequently led to the arrest of five individuals in Santa Clara, California. [50]:2 Corll then ran out of the room, hitting the wall of the hallway. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [97] The following day, Garcia telephoned his mother to say he was spending the night with a friend; he was shot and left to bleed to death in Corll's bathtub before he was buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. All six bodies directly linked to the Houston Mass Murders found at High Island have been identified. The defense also contended the evidence provided by the state "belonged to Dean Corll, not Elmer Wayne Henley". If your candy business requires you to drive during your working hours, be sure to track your mileage and collect [152] Two additional bodies were found in shallow, lime-soaked graves located close to a dirt road. [20] He was later assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, to train as a radio repairman before his permanent assignment to Fort Hood, Texas. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. All of his victims were males aged 13 to 20, the majority of whom were in their mid-teens. "[205], Brooks's trial lasted less than one week. [122][123][124], Henley would later recall that immediately after he shot Corll, the sole thought in his mind was that Corll would have been proud of the way he had behaved during the confrontation, adding that Corll had been training him to react quickly and forcefully and that this was exactly what he had done.[124]. She owned and operated the Corll Candy Company. [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. Several victims were friends of either or both of Corll's accomplices; others were individuals with whom Corll had himself become acquainted prior to their abduction and murder,[11][26] and two other victims, Billy Baulch and Gregory Malley Winkle, were former employees of the Corll Candy Company. 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.". WebIt was a factory. [19]:3647, Following the closure of the candy company, Corll took a job as an electrician at the Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P), where he tested electrical relay systems. [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. He also joined Corll on the regular trips he took to South Texas beaches in the company of various youths, and later commented that Corll was the first adult male who did not mock his appearance. 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. In response, Henley shouted: "I don't care who knows about it! [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. Ridinger was tied to the plywood board, tortured, and abused by Corll. 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. Promoted as VP of the Family Business. [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. Pierre Redmond has been associated with seven companies, according to public records. Henley and Kerley then drove back to Houston Heights and Kerley parked his vehicle close to Henley's home. WebCorll Candy Company. (Brooks later claimed that Henley became involved in the abductions while Corll resided at the address he had occupied immediately prior to Schuler Street.) [100], In July 1973, after Brooks married his pregnant fiance,[24] Henley temporarily became Corll's sole procurer of victims, assisting in the abduction and murder of three Heights youths between July 19 and 25. Henley claimed these three abductions were the only three that occurred after his becoming an accomplice to Corll in which Brooks was not a participant. [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. [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. [194][195], On July 15, 1974, both counsels presented their closing arguments to the jury:[196] the prosecution seeking life imprisonment; the defense a verdict of not guilty. According to official military records, Corll's period of service in the army was unblemished. Failed to report flower. ", Henley would later state to investigators that one of Corll's motivations for retaining the keys of his victims had been to subsequently. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. The other two victims, Charles Cobble and Marty Ray Jones, were abducted together on the afternoon of July 25. Henley himself later buried both youths' bodies in the boat shed. [146] After the recovery of the eighth body from the boat shed was completed at 11:55 p.m., the investigation was discontinued until the next day. On another occasion during the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, Henley knocked Brooks unconscious as he entered the house. 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