[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. Dreymala was abducted by Brooks and Corll while riding his bike in Pasadena and driven to Lamar Drive upon the pretense of collecting empty glass bottles to resell. "[225], Brooks's trial lasted less than one week. 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. [189], Families of Corll's victims were highly critical of the HPD,[190][191] which had been quick to list the missing boys as runaways who had not been considered worthy of any major investigation. Kerley began writhing and shouting as Williams, whose gag Henley had removed, lifted her head and asked Henley, "Is this for real?" The statements given by Kerley and Williams corroborated Henley's account, and the detective questioning Henley believed he had indeed acted in self-defense. 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. However, police were again unwilling to extend the search. [22]:3647, Corll was drafted into the United States Army on August 10, 1964,[5] and assigned to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for basic training. Web"Mama, I killed Dean," confesses Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. "Dean" refers to serial killer Dean Corll, who murdered at least 28 teenage boys and young men in Houston between The scattered skeletal remains were discovered within and close to plastic sheeting near an eroding sandbank. In the statement Henley gave to police following his arrest, the youth stated he and Corll picked up "a boy" at the corner of 11th and Studewood,[76] and lured him to Corll's home on the promise of smoking some marijuana with the pair. [69], In the winter of 1971, Brooks introduced Henley to Corll. 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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. Henley foi condenado em 1974por seu papel como participante de uma srie de assassinatos conhecidos coloquialmente como Houston Mass Murders, nos quais um 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. Within two weeks of moving into this address, he had killed 17-year-old Joseph Lyles. Right then's when I knew there were going to be bodies in that shed. Then, of course, theres Elmer Wayne Henleyquite a bit lesser known than Gacywho was sent to prison in 1974 for the spree of murders he committed alongside Dean Allen Corll. Then theres Monty Wayne Lamb, serving a life sentence for a triple homicide in Dallas. And Alexander Wayne Watson, Jr., convicted of killing multiple victims. [111] One of these three victims, 15-year-old Michael Baulch, brother of previous victim Billy Baulch, was last seen by his family on July 19 on his way to get a haircut;[112] he was strangled and buried at Lake Sam Rayburn. 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! The two bodies that Henley had insisted were still buried on the beach may have been those of Scott and Lyles. WebTogether with David Owen Brooks, and Elmer Wayne Henley Jr, he killed 28 known boys between September 1970 and August 1973. [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. In August of 1973, Henley shot and killed Dean. WebJohn Wayne Gacy's father was an alcoholic who physically and emotionally abused him throughout his childhood. 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. As with the two bodies found the previous day, both victims had been tortured and severely beaten, particularly around the head. Whenever he visited his father in Houston, he also visited Corll, who allowed him to stay at his apartment if he wished. However, Judge Noah Kennedy ruled the written statements given by Henley on August 9, 1973, as admissible evidence. How that man was able to go out to that storage shed, time after time, and bury one more dead boy is something I'll never understand. I can't have you kill all my friends! [201] Another witness who testified to his experience at the hands of Corll was William Ridinger. The 1973 misidentification of Michael Baulch was discovered as a result of an independent investigation conducted by freelance writers Barbara Gibson and Debera Phinney, who contacted Dr. Derrick with a tip indicating that the second victim unearthed from the boat shed had been misidentified; upon conducting additional DNA testing, Dr. Derrick discovered their suspicions were correct. In his call, Henley blurted to the operator: "Y'all better come here right now! [55]:2 Corll then ran out of the room, hitting the wall of the hallway. Henley was brought to trial in San Antonio on July 1, 1974,[207] charged with six murders committed between March 1972 and July 1973. [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. Brooks was implicated with Elmer Wayne Henley and Dean Corll in the murders of at least 28 young men. [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. [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. Some victims had been shot, others strangled,[160] the ligatures still wrapped tightly around their necks. The unidentified victims were listed as ML73-3349, ML73-3356 and ML73-3378. [55]:25, About the time of Konen's murder, Brooks interrupted Corll in the act of sexually assaulting two teenage boys whom Corll had strapped to a four-poster bed. That's what he was telling you about his presence. [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. classes in school. Ridinger testified that at Corll's home he was tied to the torture board and assaulted repeatedly by Corll before he was released. [85] 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!" [169], On the morning of August 9, Henley gave a full written statement detailing his and Brooks's involvement with Corll in the abduction and murder of numerous youths. [22]:3661 A possibility exists that the earliest double murder victims were Glass and Yates; however, Brooks specifically described Glass as being killed in an altogether separate double murder from Corll's first double murder in his confession to police. You know he was in on it. 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. This had inspired the salesman to state to her: "If you've got that much energy, why don't you start making candy? One month later, on April 20, he assisted Corll and Brooks in the abduction of another youth, a 17-year-old named Mark Scott. 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. Elmer Wayne Henley, The Teen Accomplice Of 'Candy Man' Dean 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. "[127] He then repeatedly kicked Williams in the chest[30] before lifting Henley to his feet, dragging him into his kitchen and placing a .22-caliber pistol against his stomach, threatening to shoot him. [23] He was later assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia, to train as a radio repairman before his permanent assignment to Fort Hood, Texas. In 1970, when he was 15, Brooks dropped out of Waltrip High School[30] and moved to Beaumont to live with his mother. [16][36] He worked in this employment until the day of his death. Later the same year, Brooks moved back to Houston. [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. 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 public demand for his family's product. Then, of course, theres Elmer Wayne Henleyquite a bit lesser known than Gacywho was sent to prison in 1974 for the spree of murders he committed alongside Prater is known to have continued to visit his father in Houston during weekends after he moved with his mother to Dallas. 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. [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. Both Henley and Brooks then led police to a location on High Island, where six bodies were discovered.Elmer Wayne Henley was convicted and sentenced to life in "[195] The mother of Gregory Malley Winkle stated: "You don't run away (from home) with nothing but a bathing suit and 80 cents. to which Henley answered, "Yes." 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. His next scheduled parole review date is October of 2025. He was murdered at Corll's Westcott Towers address. Also known as the Houston Mass Murders, at least 28 boys and young men were raped, tortured, and killed by Corll up until [99], On January 20, 1973, Corll moved to an address on Wirt Road in the Spring Branch district of Houston. [165] After the recovery of the eighth body from the boat shed was completed at 11:55 p.m., the investigation was discontinued until the next day. [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. You know your boys are runaways. Aug 14, 2022 | 2. This second trial was held in Corpus Christi,[221] with Henley again represented by defense attorneys William Gray and Edwin Pegelow. [16], In February 2012, a picture was released to the news media of a likely unknown victim of Corll. [n 1] From the earliest days of the business, Corll worked day and night while still attending school. [77] The identity of this first victim Henley assisted in the abduction of remains unknown. Henley had stated in his confession to police that he and Corll had "choked" Michael Baulch and buried him at Lake Sam Rayburn. 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. However, it was confirmed that he was the mastermind behind these high-profile killings. [230][231] Brooks is buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Walker County. The three teenagers began drinking and smoking marijuana, with Henley and Kerley also sniffing paint fumes as Corll watched them intently. [198] The other youth, Willard Branch,[199] lived in the Oak Forest district of Houston. 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. The jury deliberated for just 90 minutes before they reached a verdict. As had been the case in his childhood, Corll was also considered somewhat of a loner, although he is known to have occasionally dated girls in his teenage years. [287], This unidentified victim was found buried near the entrance to the boat shed between the bodies of Steven Sickman and Ruben Haney, whereas the bodies of the victims killed between December 1970 and May 1971 were found buried at the rear of the shed. Nickname: Junior. ", 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.". The trio then drove toward Corll's Pasadena residence. He was found guilty of Lawrence's murder on March 4, 1975, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He (Henley) started to take a step inside (the boat shed), but then his face just turned ashen, pale, grim he staggered around outside the door. 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. [66] Haney agreed and was taken to Corll's home where he was subsequently strangled and buried in the boat shed. 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. "[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. Serial killer Henley grants interview. [309] No direct link in these arrests to Corll was proven, as the HPD declined to pursue any possible link to the killings, stating they felt Corll's victims' families had "suffered enough. [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. 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. [301] Corll's earliest double murder, that of Glass and Yates, took place in December 1970; those victims were actually killed at Corll's Yorktown address, as was Corll's earliest known murder victim, Jeffrey Alan Konen, killed in September 1970. Henley agreed and looked up the number for the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) in Corll's telephone directory. Elmer Wayne Henley is a convicted serial killer involved in a series of murders in Houston. [37][20], Between 1970 and 1973, Corll is known to have killed a minimum of 28 victims. You get close to evil like that, no matter how long ago it was, and it never leaves you. [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]. Aug 17, 2022 Still image from recent video of Elmer Wayne, Henley, Jr. KFDM 6 News Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., who in the early 1970s was an accomplice of Most victims were abducted from Houston Heights, which was then a low-income neighborhood northwest of downtown Houston. [30], Despite the revelations that Corll was, in reality, killing the boys he and Brooks had assisted in abducting, Henley nonetheless became an active participant in the abductions and murders. I have to get it off my chest! [225] Brooks's defense attorney, Jim Skelton, argued that his client had not committed any murders and attempted to portray Corll and, to a lesser degree, Henley as being the active participants in the actual killings. Brooks served his life sentence at the Terrell Unit near Rosharon, Texas. Corll lived in Indiana for almost two years but returned to Houston in 1962 to help with his family's candy business, which by this date had moved to Houston Heights. [89] Approximately one month later, on or about August 21, a 19-year-old[90] named Roy Bunton was abducted while walking to his job as an assistant in a Houston shoe store. 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. When Dean finished high school, the family decided to move to the outskirts of Houston, where most of the candy was sold. Elmer Wayne Henley was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Although Dr. Jachimczyk testified as to his uncertainty as to whether John Sellars was a victim of Corll at Henley's trial, he did emphasize his uncertainty as to his personal opinion. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. [16], By the time Brooks dropped out of high school, Corll's mother and his half-sister, Joyce, had moved to Colorado after the failure of her third marriage and the closure of Corll Candy Company in June 1968. The third individual had long, blond hairlike Brooks. On September 13, 2010, DNA analysis was able to confirm that the unidentified victim known as ML73-3378 was actually Michael Anthony Baulch, who had incorrectly been identified as case file ML73-3333: the second victim unearthed from the boat shed. The real stories of Mindhunter season 2: Episode 4. 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. [287][289] This victim has been referred to as "John Houston Doe" since the discovery of his body. [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. Corll ignored him and Henley then grabbed Corll's pistol, shouting, "You've gone far enough, Dean! That day and the next, investigators found the remains of 16 boys and young men at the boat shed in the 4500 block of Silver Bell Street. Henley's appeal was upheld and he was awarded a retrial in December 1978. 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. 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. WebEm 2 de outubro de 1972, dois adolescentes de Heights chamados Wally Jay Simoneaux e seu amigo Richard Hembree desapareceram caminhando at a casa de Richard outra fonte afirmou caminhando para a Hamilton Junior High School, eles foram vistos pela ltima vez em uma van branca estacionada do lado de fora de uma mercearia de Heights. The oldest of the couples four sons, Henleys childhood home was an unhappy one. Henley Sr. was a violent and abusive alcoholic who took his rage out on his family. Henleys mother tried to do right by her children, and when Henley Jr. was 14, she left her husband and took the kids with her, hoping for a fresh start. [303], The January 14, 1973, disappearance of 16-year-old Norman Lamar Prater has been tentatively linked to Corll. [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. [5], In several instances, Corll forced his victims to either phone or write to their parents with explanations for their absences in an effort to allay the parents' fears for their sons' safety. It's known that he inspired John Wayne Gacy. [187] Henley initially insisted that there were two more bodies to be found inside the boat shed and that the bodies of two more boys had been buried at High Island Beach in 1972. Between 1970 and 1973, Dean Corll, aided by David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., killed 26 young men in the [29] Corll is also known to have installed a pool table at the rear of the candy factory where employees and local youths would congregate. [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. [225] Brooks also appealed his sentence, contending that the signed confessions used against him were taken without his being informed of his legal rights, but his appeal was dismissed in May 1979. [123], Henley awoke to find himself lying on his stomach and Corll snapping handcuffs onto his wrists. [166][167], Accompanied by his father, Brooks presented himself at HPD headquarters on the evening of August 8 and gave a statement in which he denied any participation in the murders,[168] but admitted to having known that Corll had raped and killed two youths in 1970. The bodies were discovered in three different locations in Texas. 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. Corll was known to give free candy to local children,[22]:3651 in particular teenage boys.
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