The Horrific Murders that Plagued Houston's Heights for Only
Overview of This Site
Welcome to a page that gives an in-depth look at the Candy Man murders, also known as the murders of 29 teen boys by Dean Corll and his two companions David Brooks and Wayne Henley. Over the course of just three years they were able to lure teen boys to Corll's house where he would torture and murder them. He was only stopped when Henley shot him three times in the chest.
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The point of this site is simple: to spread the information about the killings, along with showing how policing has changed. This crime occurred in a time when police weren't what they are today; they were crime fighters not protectors, and runaways were not important.
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There will be a page dedicated to several factors that played a role in letting this go on for so long. I hope that you as a reader walk away with an understand of how badly this was ignored by the police and who these poor boys were.
WARNING: On this website there are graphic descriptions of violence and harmful acts. Please only enter with this knowledge if you believe you will be unaffected by the descriptions. |
The CopsThe Houston Police Department played a major part in this case. Their mishandling of all of the missing boys lead to one of the largest mass murders in the history of the United States.
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The Crimes
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Dean Corll, David Brooks, & Wayne HenleyDean Corll was an adult in his thirties when he recruited the 17-year-old David Brooks and 16-year-old Wayne Henley. Through money incentives and the replacement of a father figure, he was able to manipulate them into bringing boys to the homes for their deaths. This is their backgrounds and what it was like for them growing up.
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The Victims
There are a known 29 victims to attribute to Dean Corll and his two accomplices. These are their names, their faces, and their stories.
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The images, from top to bottom, where found from the following places,
Weebly's gallery of free use photos, this is for both the header and the candy image
The video of Wayne Henley's confess from the Youtube Channel Nika A
The Houston Police Department symbol from their website http://www.houstontx.gov/police/
Crime scene of Dean Corll's house taken by the Houston Police Department during their investigation
Corll Family photo from Mary Corll's archives
Collage of Victims by Barbara Gibson
The Picture of Rhonda Williams and Wayne Henley from their families.