Prior to their respective trials, both Henley and Brooks would reject offers presented to them by the district attorney of life sentences in exchange for pleas of guilty in the murders for which they had been indicted. 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]. 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. Beginning in 1969,[32] Corll paid Brooks in cash or with gifts to allow him to perform fellatio on the youth. Upon discovery, it was considered the worst example of serial murder in U.S. history. Police repeatedly questioned O'Bryan but he maintained his innocence. Then, discover how some of historys most infamous serial killers finally met their end. He said. His parents reportedly never had a happy marriage, and they would often argue. [42], O'Bryan last words were "What is about to transpire in a few moments is wrong! [193] Waldrop stated that on one of the many occasions when he visited the HPD,[194] the police chief had simply told him, "Why are you down here? 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. 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. [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 addition, neither mentioned having seen any of the victims either filmed, photographed, or released from the devices Corll restrained his victims to until after their rape, torture, and murder. A second date was scheduled for May 25, 1982. 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. Now known as the Houston Mass Murders, his killing spree was considered the worst in US history at the time. [297] Former workers also recalled that Corll had rolls of clear plastic of precisely the same type used to bury his victims. [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. Elmer Wayne Henley was later portrayed in the second season of Netflixs serial killer crime drama Mindhunter. [81], 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. Shockingly, the person who killed Corll was his own accomplice a teenage boy whom he had groomed to help him with his murder spree. Corll initially told Brooks that he was part of a gay pornography ring and had sent the teens to California. In school, Corll was reportedly a well-behaved, yet solitary, young boy. [30], Former workers at 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. He even gave free candy to local schoolchildren, which earned him the nickname Candy Man.. [68] The identities of both of these victims remain unknown. Henley had stated in his confession to police that he and Corll had "choked" Michael Baulch and buried him at Lake Sam Rayburn. Corll's Childhood Years Corll was born on Christmas Eve in 1939 in Fort Wayne, Ind. [124] His mouth had been taped shut and his ankles had been bound together. 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. [226] Assistant District Attorney Tommy Dunn dismissed the defense's contention outright, at one point telling the jury: "This defendant was in on this killing, this murderous rampage, from the very beginning. [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. "The Candy Man Murders," as the case was called, was one of the most horrific series of murders in U.S. history. But after they got divorced a second time, his mother decided to spend some time traveling around the South. [230][231] Brooks is buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Walker County. Two of the unidentified victims were found buried in the boat shed and were estimated to have been killed in 1971 or 1972. His attorney, William Gray, cross-examined several witnesses, but did not call any witnesses or experts for the defense. [77] The identity of this first victim Henley assisted in the abduction of remains unknown. Williams, who survived the attack and only spoke publicly about it in 2013, recalled how Corlls behavior had visibly shaken something in Henleys mind. Dean Corll was born in 1939 into a contentious family; his parents divorced, remarried and divorced again while he was still a child. They would then be restrained either by force or deception, and each was killed either by strangulation or shooting with a .22 caliber pistol. O'Bryan worked as an optician at Texas State Optical in Sharpstown, Houston. Shockingly, he has also spoken out in a number of interviews about the Candy Man killer, one in which he said, My only regret is that Dean isnt here now, so I could tell him what a good job I did killing him.. Scott was tied to the torture board and suffered the same fate as Aguirre: rape, torture, strangulation, and burial at High Island Beach. Some of them were runaways or troubled youths. And many who knew him probably want to forget that they ever did. Friends and co-workers testified that in the months before Timothy's death, O'Bryan showed an "unusual interest" in cyanide and spoke about how much it would take to kill a person. On November 4, 2011, the victim mistakenly identified as Baulch (case file ML73-3333) was identified through DNA analysis as Roy Eugene Bunton, a Heights teenager who was last seen by his family heading for work at a Houston shoe store on or about August 21, 1972. Dean Corll was known as the Candy Man. 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. In Texas in the early 1970s, it wasnt illegal for a child to run away from home, so the chief of the Houston Police Department claimed that there was nothing authorities could do to help the desperate families. (Brooks later claimed that Henley became involved in the abductions while Corll resided at the address he had occupied immediately prior to Schuler Street.) This route often involved West traveling to Houston, where much of the product was sold. Police didnt find the remains of the 28th victim until 1983. [The crimes] are considered to be one of the most insidious and sadistic serial killings not just in Houston but nationally. Dr. Sharon Derrick is among those interviewed for the documentary. Personalities shine at A+E Networks EMEA. "[182] In reference to the actual murders, Brooks stated his witnessing the victims' deaths "didn't bother [him]", adding "I saw it done many times. [13] He and his younger brother were responsible for running the candy-making machines and packing the product, which his stepfather sold on his sales route. The Killer Clown Meets the Candy Man: Directed by Pete Jacelone. "[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. [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. After approximately two hours, Henley, Kerley, and Williams each passed out. [9], Following the second divorce, Corll's mother married a traveling clock salesman named Jake West. SAY his name five times into a mirror and the Candyman a ghost with a hook for a hand will come and kill you. [22]:3641 Also found at Corll's address were a large hunting knife, rolls of clear plastic of the same type used to cover the floor, a portable radio rigged to a pair of dry cells to give increased volume,[152] an electric motor with loose wires attached,[153] eight pairs of handcuffs, a number of dildos, thin glass tubes, and lengths of rope. Instead, he groomed Henley to participate in his sickening scheme just like he had with Brooks, feeding him the same story about the porn ring before telling him the truth and offering him cash as a reward for his help in finding new victims. The scattered skeletal remains were discovered within and close to plastic sheeting near an eroding sandbank. 48 years ago, Dean Corll, one of the country's most prolific serial killers, was shot dead at his home in Pasadena, Texas. To everyone in his Houston neighborhood, Dean Corll seemed like a decent, ordinary man. 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. [192] 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;[30] other family members complained the HPD had been dismissive of their adamant insistence that their sons had no reasons to run away from home. 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. Among them was 12-year-old David Brooks, who, like many children, was first introduced to Corll with offers of candy and a place to hang out. But first I'm gonna have my fun! The letter claimed that hed found a job in Austin that paid $3 per hour and that all was well with him. [202], 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. But even when he was paid far less than hed hoped, he didnt back out. [219], Henley appealed his sentence and conviction, contending the jury in his initial trial had not been sequestered, that his attorneys' objections to news media being present in the courtroom had been overruled, and citing that his defense team's attempts to present evidence contending that the initial trial should not have been held in San Antonio had also been overruled by the judge. At the time of Konen's disappearance, Corll lived in an apartment on Yorktown Street, near the intersection with Westheimer Road. He said the owner of the home did not turn the lights on, but did crack the door open and hand him five Pixy Stix. 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. Henley and Kerley then drove back to Houston Heights and Kerley parked his vehicle close to Henley's home. [33], Brooks' parents were divorced; his father lived in Houston and his mother had relocated to Beaumont, a city 85 miles (140km) east of Houston. On another occasion during the time Corll resided at Schuler Street, Henley knocked Brooks unconscious as he entered the house. Wikimedia CommonsDean Corll briefly served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1965. And with that, the Houston Mass Murders finally came to an end. They believed he gave the other children poisoned candy in an effort to cover up his crime. Henley fired three additional bullets into his lower back and shoulder as Corll slid down the wall in the hallway outside the room where the two other teenagers were bound. He's serving 6 life sentences, but is being considered for compassionate release. [184], On August 10, 1973, Henley again accompanied police to Lake Sam Rayburn, where two more bodies were found buried just 10 feet (3m) apart. Their marriage was marred by frequent quarreling and the couple divorced in 1946, four years after the birth of their younger son, Stanley Wayne Corll. He tells you he was a cheerleader if nothing else. [232], In June 2008, Dr. Sharon Derrick, a forensic anthropologist with the medical examiner's office in Houston, released digital images of Corll's three still-unidentified victims. Also, to anyone I have offended in any way during my 39 years, I pray and ask your forgiveness, just as I forgive anyone who offended me in any way. However, police were again unwilling to extend the search. YouTubeDean Corll with Elmer Wayne Henley, his 17-year-old accomplice in several murders, in 1973. Henley later said, Dean told me he would pay me $200 for every boy I could bring in and maybe more if they were really good-looking boys. In reality, Corll usually paid the boys just $5 or $10. Before cops arrived, Henley told Kerley: "If you wasn't my friend, I could have gotten $200 for you.". And Corll was screaming at Henley while waving his .22-caliber pistol: Im going to kill you, but first Ill have my fun., Corll then carried Henley into the kitchen to let him know how furious he was that he had brought a girl over to his home. Therefore, I would forgive all who have taken part in any way in my death. [80] 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. [211], Throughout the trial, the state introduced 82 pieces of evidence, including Corll's torture board and one of the boxes used to transport the victims. HOUSTON - On August 8, 49 years ago 13-year-old Stanton Dreymala . Ronald Clark O'Bryan, known as the "Candy Man," leaves court in Houston, Texas, September 30, 1982, after being sentenced to die by lethal injection on Halloween, exactly eight years after he poisoned his 8-year-old son with a cyanide-laced treat. Konen was born November 20, 1951, per death certificate. [55]:2 Corll then ran out of the room, hitting the wall of the hallway. [210] Cobble and Jones were killed on July 27, 1973, two days after they had been reported missing. Brooks would spend time at the candy factory and he saw Corll as a father figure. 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. [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. [23] He was later assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, to train as a radio repairman before his permanent assignment to Fort Hood, Texas. The Most Evil Serial Killer Couple of All Time - Fred and Rose The Infographics Show 2.6M views 4 years ago Giggling Nanny - The American Lonely Hearts Serial Killer The Infographics Show 1.1M. In 2012, a Polaroid picture of a possible 29th victim was found by a filmmaker among Henley's stored belongings. A curious feature about this final discovery was the presence of two extra bones (an arm bone and a pelvis) in the grave, indicating at least one additional, undiscovered victim. He could have been one of his many murder victims, but instead assisted in some of the murders. [33], On June 3, 1975, a jury took 46minutes to find O'Bryan guilty of capital murder and four counts of attempted murder. Brooks was convicted of one murder and received a life sentence as well. This enticement was typically an offer of a party or a lift, and the victim would be driven to Corll's house. [12] Timothy O'Bryan died en route to the hospital less than an hour after consuming the candy. September 17, 1953-November 15, 1972", "Relative of Long-lost Murder Vvictim: 'We Pretty Much Lost Hope', "Pruitt Medical Laboratories: Autopsy Report 73-7778-A", "Baton Rouge Man Among Victims in Houston Case", "Henley Gives Statement on Manner of Killings", "Remains Draw More Questions on '70s Corll Killings", "A Body Ruled Out as Victim of Ring; Henley Trial Told Search" Found Unrelated Corpse Trial was Shifted", "More Bodies Unearthed: Mass Murder Victims", "Pathological Diagnosis on the Body of John Manning Sellars", "Joseph A. 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