Henley protested in vain against Corll's actions, whereupon Corll reiterated that he was angry with Henley for bringing a girl to his house and that he was going to kill all three teenagers after he had assaulted and tortured Kerley, initially saying, "Man, you blew it bringing that girl,"[126] before shouting: "I'm gonna kill you all! [157] 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. [223] He had been indicted for four murders committed between December 1970 and June 1973,[224] but was brought to trial charged only with the June 1973 murder of 15-year-old William Ray Lawrence. [273][274] 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. [67], In September 1971, Corll moved to another apartment in the Heights: 915 Columbia Street. Kerley had been stripped naked. Initially, Henley was an excellent student at school; but after his parents divorce he took a series of menial part-time jobs to help his mother with household finances, and his grades dropped sharply. Com 15 anos Henley desistiu da escola secundria. In addition, Brooks only knew the location of Konen's body at High Island Beach because Corll had shown it to him. You get close to evil like that, no matter how long ago it was, and it never leaves you. [116], 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. Henley suggested to Kerley and Williams that they should simply leave, to which Kerley replied, "No, we should call the police." Lyles was known to both Corll and Brooks. All of his victims were males aged 13 to 20, the majority of whom were in their mid-teens. [56][57] Corll promised Brooks a car in return for his silence; Brooks accepted the offer and Corll later bought him a green Chevrolet Corvette. His mother and sisters testified to this in court, and Gacy [8], 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. Aguirre agreed and followed the trio to Corll's home in his Rambler. [96][n 4] His gagged and emasculated body was buried in the boat shed. Given that Henley became acquainted with Corll in 1972, it is likely this boy would have been killed in 1972 or 1973. [21] In response, she fired the teenager. [22]: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. [16][36] He worked in this employment until the day of his death. A body found on a beach in Jefferson County on August 4, 1983, is strongly believed a further victim of Corll. One of these three victims, 15-year-old Randell Harvey, was last seen by his family on the afternoon of March 9 cycling towards Oak Forest,[63] where he worked part-time as a gas station attendant. [43] 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. [19][24] The army granted his request and he was given an honorable discharge on June 11, 1965, after ten months of service. [114][115] At Corll's home, Dreymala was tied to Corll's torture board, raped, tortured, and strangled with a cord before being buried in the boat shed. Brooks served his life sentence at the Terrell Unit near Rosharon, Texas. "[183] He agreed to accompany police to High Island Beach to assist in the search for the bodies of the victims. [25], 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. [295][n 14]. [204][205][n 11], Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks were tried separately for their roles in the murders. [200], 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. The youth had rebuffed the trucker's offer to help free the car, stating he had two friends with him who would free the vehicle. [209] Henley had confessed that after their initial abuse and torture at Corll's home, Cobble and Jones each had one wrist and ankle bound to the same side of Corll's torture board. classes in school. [15] In high school, Corll's only major interest was the brass band, in which he played trombone. [303], The January 14, 1973, disappearance of 16-year-old Norman Lamar Prater has been tentatively linked to Corll. Henley was born May 9, 1956, in Houston where he was the eldest of four boys. 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. [287][289] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. 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.". [275], 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. [148][149] Most victims had been buried in a Southwest Houston boat shed; with others buried at Lake Sam Rayburn and High Island Beach. In response, the police performed a perfunctory search around the boat shed, before dismissing the reports as a hoax. [5] Most of the bodies found were wrapped in thick, clear plastic sheeting. 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. Webteenaged accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. Henley remains in prison, as does David Brooks, who also helped lure victims. 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. [63] 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 retrial lasted nine days, with Henley's attorneys again calling no defense witnesses and again attacking the credibility of Henley's written confession. ", 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.". Houston Police officer Karl Siebeneicher describing Henley's actions upon leading police to Corll's boat shed on August 8. Police also found a plywood torture board measuring 8 by 3 feet (2.44 by 0.91m) with handcuffs attached to nylon rope at two corners, and nylon ropes to the other two. [105], On July 6, 1973, Henley began attending classes at the Coaches Driving School in Bellaire,[106] where he became acquainted with 15-year-old Homer Luis Garcia. "[30] Corll approached Henley, saying, "Kill me, Wayne! At 8:24 a.m. on August 8, 1973, Henley placed a call to the PPD. This had inspired the salesman to state to her: "If you've got that much energy, why don't you start making candy? [175] The twelfth body unearthed bore evidence of sexual mutilation (the severed genitals of the victim were found inside a sealed plastic bag placed beside the body);[176][177] another victim unearthed had several fractured ribs. [69], In the winter of 1971, Brooks introduced Henley to Corll. [5] Kerley and Williams lay beside Henley, securely bound with nylon rope, gagged with adhesive tape, and lying face down on the floor. [287], Forty-two boys had vanished within the Houston area between 1970 and Corll's death in 1973. [65], 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. 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,"[147] but soon learned Corll was himself killing the victims procured. He is the last one. Some accounts state Branch was abducted in February 1972. [60] Both boys were enticed into Corll's van and driven to an apartment Corll had rented on Mangum Road, where they were raped, strangled and subsequently buried in the boat shed. The youths were then forced by Corll to fight each other with the promise that the one who beat the other to death would be allowed to live. [124] His mouth had been taped shut and his ankles had been bound together. and shot Delome in the forehead, with the bullet exiting through the youth's ear. [156], Henley agreed to accompany police to Corll's boat shed in Southwest Houston, where he claimed the bodies of most of the victims could be found. In response, Henley shouted: "I don't care who knows about it! [129] After approximately thirty minutes of discussion,[130] Corll agreed and untied Henley, then carried Kerley and Williams into his bedroom and tied them to opposite sides of his torture board: Kerley on his stomach; Williams on her back. In August of 1973, Henley shot and killed Dean. 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. That evening, Simoneaux is known to have phoned his mother's home and to have shouted the word "Mama" into the receiver[94] before the connection was terminated. Inside the lakeside log cabin owned by Corll's family, police found a second plywood torture board, rolls of plastic sheeting, shovels, and a sack of lime. [30] 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. [7] At the age of seven, he suffered an undiagnosed case of rheumatic fever, which was not recognized until doctors found Corll had a heart murmur in 1950. 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. [139] 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. This brand of cord was the same type used to strangle and bind the bodies of many of his victims. [34] Although she often talked to her eldest son on the telephone, his mother never saw him again. Corll ignored him and Henley then grabbed Corll's pistol, shouting, "You've gone far enough, Dean! [91] Neither youth was named by either Brooks or Henley as being a victim of Corll, and both youths were identified as victims only in 2011. [141] 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. 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. The arrests in Santa Clara do, however, suggest possible validity in Brooks's statements to police that Corll had informed him that his earliest murder victims had been buried in California.[313]. 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. [55]:31 Despite the assault, Brooks continued to assist Corll in the abductions of the victims. "[195] The mother of Gregory Malley Winkle stated: "You don't run away (from home) with nothing but a bathing suit and 80 cents. WebTogether with David Owen Brooks, and Elmer Wayne Henley Jr, he killed 28 known boys between September 1970 and August 1973. 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. The bodies were discovered in three different locations in Texas. As punishment, Manson received a life sentence for first-degree murder since the I can't have you kill all my friends! On August 8th, 1973, his reign of terror came to an end when he was shot by Henley, when he tried to turn on Henley and murder him. [188], 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. In most of these abductions, he was assisted by one or both of his teenage accomplices: David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. 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. [30] 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. 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However, police were again unwilling to extend the search. [113], On August 3, 1973, Corll killed his last victim, a 13-year-old boy from South Houston named James Stanton Dreymala. Moreover, in one interview, Brooks claimed that Corll's first murder victim was a youth killed at an apartment complex located at 5313 Judiway Street, where Corll had lived prior to September 1970. [30] 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. 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. [62][290] 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. "[143][144], In PPD custody, Henley was initially questioned about the killing of Corll. "[196], By May 1974, 21 of Corll's victims had been identified, with all but four of the youths having either lived in or had close connections to Houston Heights. [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. "[142], 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. "[135] Henley stepped back a few paces as Corll continued to advance upon him, shouting, "You won't do it! Within two weeks of moving into this address, he had killed 17-year-old Joseph Lyles. Both youths were buried at High Island Beach. 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. Corll's family opened a new shop, which they named Pecan Prince[17] in reference to the brand name of the family product. [72][73], 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" whose work ethic he admired and in whom he could confide. Aug 14, 2022 | 2. [5], Corll's Ford Econoline van parked in the driveway conveyed a similar impression. [119] Williamsnursing a sprained anklehad been beaten by her drunken father that evening and accepted Henley's invitation to join him and Kerley at Corll's home. [204], Brooks was brought to trial on February 27, 1975. [55]:1[58] His call was answered by an operator named Velma Lines. [78][n 3], Brooks later stated Henley was "especially sadistic" in his participation in the murders committed at Schuler Street and Henley later admitted to gradually becoming "fascinated" with "how much stamina people have" when the recipient of the act of murder. 2020 Lamar Drive was demolished in February 2023. [22]:3669 Henley was not charged with the death of Corll, which prosecutors ruled on September 18 had been committed in self-defense. 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. [181] 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. 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. [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. [37][20], Between 1970 and 1973, Corll is known to have killed a minimum of 28 victims. [82] 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. [64], As had been the case with parents of other victims of Corll, both sets of parents launched a frantic search for their sons. 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. 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,[16][38] and two other victims, Billy Baulch and Gregory Malley Winkle, were former employees of Corll Candy Company. [16], In February 2012, a picture was released to the news media of a likely unknown victim of Corll. [298] The suspicion is that Corll began killing much earlier than 1970 and had been abusing youths prior to this date.[299]. 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. Robert Aramayo as Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. Robert Aramayo plays Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., who was an accomplice to the murders committed by serial killer Dean Corll, and also the man who eventually killed Corll. That's what he was telling you about his presence. The two bodies that Henley had insisted were still buried on the beach may have been those of Scott and Lyles. Brooks was implicated with Elmer Wayne Henley and Dean Corll in the murders of at least 28 young men. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. His brutal killings - known as the Houston Mass Murders - were only uncovered when he was shot dead by his accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley in 1973. Right then's when I knew there were going to be bodies in that shed. One of the youths who voluntarily offered to distribute posters the parents had printed offering a monetary reward for information leading to the boys' whereabouts was 15-year-old Elmer Wayne Henleya lifelong friend of Hilligiest. [289] He had dark hair and may have had spina bifida, a congenital disability that could have affected his gait, or caused chronic pain.

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