Dean Corll: American Serial Killers In The 1970's
The 1970’s- we’ve heard plenty of trippy stories about those years. It was a decade of partying, exploring, color television, and troops returning home from the Vietnam War. With all the changes evolving, the 70's was also the start of the worst violent serial murders in America’s history with credit given to Dean Corll. You may know him as the infamous Candy Man but lets rewind a little bit-Dean Arnold Corll, born December 24, 1939 in a small town in Indiana, was an American serial killer who, with the help of two young accomplices, David Brooks and abducted Elmer Wayne Henley Jr- sodomized, tortured, and murdered a minimum of 28 boys in a number of killings beginning in 1970 and lasting until 1973 in Houston, Texas (Blanco,Murderpedia,2014). The crimes became known as the Houston Mass Murders when discovered after his accomplice Henley shot him to death in August of 1973. At the time of the findings,
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Everything seemed to be going normal until now. This was the same year the first complaint against Corll of homosexual advances was made from an employee working for the family company. Besides being antisocial, and turning down a commitment with a girlfriend, this was the first real red flag. One of the teenage male employees of Corll Candy Company complained to Corll's mother resulting in Mary firing the young boy.
Drafted
Corll was drafted into the United States Army on August 10, 1964, but disliked being in the service so much that he requested a hardship discharge due to the family business the following year, which was granted. In his return from his ten month service, he gathered with close acquaintances and confessed in exploring his sexuality and engaging in homosexual activities during his service. Some acquaintances also noticed a change in Dean’s behavior around teenage boys.
The Candy
Everything seemed to be going normal until now. This was the same year the first complaint against Corll of homosexual advances was made from an employee working for the family company. Besides being antisocial, and turning down a commitment with a girlfriend, this was the first real red flag. One of the teenage male employees of Corll Candy Company complained to Corll's mother resulting in Mary firing the young boy.
Drafted
Corll was drafted into the United States Army on August 10, 1964, but disliked being in the service so much that he requested a hardship discharge due to the family business the following year, which was granted. In his return from his ten month service, he gathered with close acquaintances and confessed in exploring his sexuality and engaging in homosexual activities during his service. Some acquaintances also noticed a change in Dean’s behavior around teenage boys.
The Candy