This second trial was held in Corpus Christi,[201] with Henley again represented by defense attorneys William Gray and Edwin Pegelow. Please try again later. In 1964, Corll was drafted into the US Army. 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 unidentified victim mistakenly identified as Baulch had been killed by two gunshots to the head and buried inside the boat shed. This corporate entity was filed approximately sixty years ago on Thursday, May 9, 1963 as recorded in documents filed with Texas Secretary of State. [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. Ridinger testified that at Corll's home he was tied to the torture board and assaulted repeatedly by Corll before he was released. Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA. You know your boys are runaways. As a result of this behavior, he earned himself the nicknames of the "Candy Man" and the "Pied Piper." "[116] Henley stepped back a few paces as Corll continued to advance upon him, shouting, "You won't do it! In March 2011, DNA analysis confirmed that the victim known as ML73-3355 had been misidentified and the same month, the victim was identified as Steven Kent Sickman, a 17-year-old who was last seen walking down West 34th Street shortly before midnight on July 19, 1972. Webcorll candy company still in business. In his closing argument to the jury, District Attorney Carol Vance apologized for his not being able to seek the death penalty, adding that the case was the "most extreme example of man's inhumanity to man I have ever seen. Kerley began writhing and shouting as Williams, whose gag Henley had removed, lifted her head and asked Henley, "Is this for real?" All six bodies directly linked to the Houston Mass Murders found at High Island have been identified. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [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. He was granted a hardship discharge after Corll later told Brooks that he had killed the two youths, and offered him $200 (the equivalent of approximately $1,536 as of 2023[update]) for any boy he could lure to Corll's apartment. [181] Another witness who testified to his experience at the hands of Corll was William Ridinger. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. 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. Lyles was known to both Corll and Brooks. Failed to report flower. Make sure that the file is a photo. It was a peaceful couple of years till Mary got 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. 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. [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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. [89] On November 15, a 19-year-old Heights youth named Richard Kepner disappeared on his way to a phone booth. [n 1] From the earliest days of the business, Corll worked day and night while still attending school. 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. [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. [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. Dean Corll was well known for giving free candy to local children espically teenaged boys. That afternoon, Henley accompanied police to Lake Sam Rayburn, where he, Brooks, and Corll had buried four victims killed that year. As had been the case in his teenage years, Corll increased the number of hours he devoted to the candy business to satisfy an increasing demand for his family's product. WebIt can help you brainstorm, spur your creativity and keep you fresh. A Plague of Murder: The Rise and Rise of Serial Killing in the Modern Age. Mother of serial killer Dean Arnold Corll. In 1965, Corll Candy Company relocated across the street from an elementary school. [13], Corll graduated from Vidor High School in the summer of 1958. Learn more about merges. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. Try again later. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Henley told the officer that he was the individual who had made the call and indicated that Corll's body was inside the house. 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 even ended up killing former employees of his candy factory along with dozens of others. They then moved to Texas. [15][16] During this time, Corll formed a close relationship with a local girl, although he rejected a subsequent marriage proposal she made to him in 1962. The statements given by Kerley and Williams corroborated Henley's account, and the detective questioning Henley believed he had indeed acted in self-defense. 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. WebA pecan salesman came along and suggested to Mary that she open her own candy business. [70] The identity of this first victim Henley assisted in the abduction of remains unknown. [106][n 5] Brooks was not present at the time. WebA former employee of Corll Candy Company. [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. In 1964, he served the US Army for 10 months and later applied to discharge explaining that he needs to help his mother. 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. She made him the vice president. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The company employed a small workforce, and he was seen to behave flirtatiously toward several teenage male employees. July 20: Steven Sickman, 17. 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 was a sadistic serial killer who tortured and murdered at least 28 teenagers during the early 1970s. This browser does not support getting your location. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. [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. WebFollowing year, after his parents divorced, his mother started a new candy business, Corll Candy Company, of which Corll served as the vice-president. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. 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. Dean was well-known for handing out free You have chosen this person to be their own family member. All of his victims were males aged 13 to 20, the majority of whom were in their mid-teens. 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. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. The trio then drove toward Corll's Pasadena residence. [5] Most of the bodies found were wrapped in thick, clear plastic sheeting. [264][266] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. 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. [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. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. 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. [57] In each of these abductions, Brooks is known to have been a participant. Within two weeks of moving into this address, he had killed 17-year-old Joseph Lyles. Corll even ended up killing former employees of his candy factory along with dozens of others. This enticement was typically an offer of a party or a lift, and the victim would be driven to Corll's house. 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 [44], Corll killed his first known victim, an 18-year-old college freshman named Jeffrey Konen, on September 25, 1970. 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. That evening, Simoneaux is known to have phoned his mother's home and to have shouted the word "Mama" into the receiver[85] before the connection was terminated. [107] The two youths arrived at Corll's house, where they sniffed paint fumes and drank alcohol until midnight before leaving the house, promising to return shortly. Corll and his accomplices are known to have killed a minimum of 28 teenagers and young men between September 1970 and August 1973, although it is suspected that the true number of victims is higher. [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Had Henley not been adamant in his assertion that the body of Scott had been misidentified, it is likely Sickman would have never been conclusively confirmed as a victim of Corll. He increased the number of hours he worked in order to meet the demand for his familys candy. Dean Corll soon became an integral part of the companys success. She married Arnold Edwin Corll (February 7, 1916 April 5, 2001) on April 4, 1939. [153], Police found nine additional bodies in the boat shed on August 9. He tells you he was a cheerleader if nothing else. [63], In the winter of 1971, Brooks introduced Henley to Corll. 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. 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. [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. 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. At 8:24 a.m. on August 8, 1973, Henley placed a call to the PPD. He and his younger brother were delegated the responsibility of One of these individuals, 15-year-old John Harmon, had been a Heights teenager reported missing in 1971. [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. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Both youths were buried at High Island Beach. "[111] Henley gave the address to the operator as 2020 Lamar Drive, Pasadena. Harvey, who had been shot through the eye. [90], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. [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. [67][68] In early 1972, he decided to accept Corll's offer because he and his family were in dire financial circumstances. Had the search for bodies continued, both victims would have likely been discovered. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Dean Corll was drafted into the Army in August 1964 and served until June 1965, when he received a hardship discharge because he was needed to help run his familys business. "[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. [188], Other incriminating testimony came from police officers who read from Henley's written statements. 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. Forensic scientists subsequently deduced that the youth had died of asphyxiation caused by manual strangulation and a cloth gag that had been placed in his mouth. [92][n 4]. Bunton's family had always believed him to be a victim of Corll and had contacted Dr. Derrick in 2009 to submit a, In the confession given by Henley on August 9, 1973, the youth had stated that victim Mark Scott had been strangled and buried at High Island. 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. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. [275] The suspicion is that Corll began killing much earlier than 1970 and had been abusing youths prior to this date.[276]. Oops, something didn't work. [103], On August 3, 1973, Corll killed his last victim, a 13-year-old boy from South Houston named James Stanton Dreymala. Kerleya casual acquaintance of Corll's who was intended to be his next victimaccepted the offer. WebCORLL CANDY COMPANY is a Texas Domestic For-Profit Corporation filed on May 9, 1963. However, no firm evidence exists to link Prater's disappearance to Corll and his accomplices. This is a carousel with slides. "[128][129], In PPD custody, Henley was initially questioned about the killing of Corll. classes in school. [76] In Brooks's confession, he stated that both youths were tied to Corll's bed and, after their torture and rape, Henley manually strangled Baulch, then shouted, "Hey, Johnny!" Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He was shot twice in the head and buried in the boat shed. This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. 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. During his service, he made a realization that he was homosexual. Henley then left the youth alone with Corll, believing he was to be sold into the sexual slavery ring. Aguirre agreed and followed the trio to Corll's home in his Rambler. He recounted the events of the previous evening and that morning; explaining that he had shot Corll in self-defense. She agreed, and launched a company called, Pecan Prince. Promoted as VP of the Family Business. [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. WebCorll Candy Company. There are two suspiciously long gaps between known victims in the chronology of Corll's known murders. Several hours later, both youths were strangled to death and subsequently buried in a common grave inside the boat shed directly above the bodies of James Glass and Danny Yates. Truman Capote even went to Houston to This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. to which Henley answered, "Yes." He was reportedly unhappy in the service and was discharged 10 months later. He was murdered at Corll's Westcott Towers address. [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. [69] He stated the "only three" abductions and murders Brooks had not assisted him and Corll with were committed in the summer of 1973. Corll worked in the candy kitchen all of the time, even though he was still in school. Henley was quite insistent, however, and upon his recalling the names of three boysCobble, Hilligiest, and Joneswhom he stated he and Brooks had procured for Corll, the police accepted that there was something to his claims, as all three teenagers were listed as missing at Houston Police Department (HPD) headquarters. [207], Henley is serving his life sentence at the Mark Stiles Unit in Jefferson County, Texas. 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. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He and his brother were responsible for the candy-making machines and packaging. 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. It is situated at 2020 Lamar Drive in Pasadena, which is a city in the southeast of Houston, Texas. Failed to delete memorial. Try again later. In response, the police performed a perfunctory search around the boat shed, before dismissing the reports as a hoax. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. 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. From the earliest days of the family candy Business, Corll was working day and night while still attending school. As Corll was killed immediately prior to his murders being discovered, the true number of victims he had claimed will never be known. 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. The body was buried at High Island Beach. [39] He is also known to have retained keepsakesusually keysfrom 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. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. [91] On March 7, Corll vacated his Wirt Road apartment and moved to 2020 Lamar Drive, an address his father had vacated in Pasadena. According to official military records, Corll's period of service in the army was unblemished. In 1958, the family moved to Houston and opened their candy shop. 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. On June 27, 1979, the jury deliberated for over two hours before reaching their verdict; Henley was again convicted of six murders and sentenced to six concurrent 99-year terms. 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. [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. Baulch was strangled by Henley and buried at High Island Beach. "[119][n 6], Henley then asked Corll whether he might take Williams into another room. The Candy Man is a locally-owned business that has operated in Wilson, NC since 1972. Even teenagers could be lured in by candya fact that totally amazed him. 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 1964, Corll, then 24, was drafted into the U.S. Army. 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