Dean Corll
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'''Dean Corll''' (1939-1973), serial killer | '''Dean Corll''' (1939-1973), serial killer | ||
| − | Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Arnold Corll by his wife Mary Robinson. His middle name has been given as "Arnold" and also as "Allen". His parents divorced, and his mother took her two sons and moved to Houston, Texas. | + | Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Arnold Corll by his wife Mary Robinson. His middle name has been given as "Arnold" and also as "Allen". His parents divorced, and his mother took her two sons and moved to Houston, Texas, where she married a "salesman named West and the family moved to Vidor, Texas" (E of M, "Corll"). |
| − | His mother | + | His mother began making extra money manufacturing candy and running a candy store, where Dean helped out, until the business closed and she moved to Colorado. In 1964 he was inducted into the army. His mother married for a third time. Dean stayed in Houston and trained to become an electrician, eventually working for Houston Power and Light. |
| − | Dean Corll died by being shot 8 Aug 1973 at his home, by 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, a young accomplice. | + | Dean Corll died by being shot six times on 8 Aug 1973 at his home, by 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, a young accomplice. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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*[http://news.aol.com/story/_a/coroner-seeks-identities-of-killers/20080609091009990001?icid=1616058736x1203869747x1200411401 "Coroner Seeks Identities of Killer's Victims"], by Monica Rhor, 9 Jun 2008 | *[http://news.aol.com/story/_a/coroner-seeks-identities-of-killers/20080609091009990001?icid=1616058736x1203869747x1200411401 "Coroner Seeks Identities of Killer's Victims"], by Monica Rhor, 9 Jun 2008 | ||
*''The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder'', by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman; Arlington House, New York (1988) : "Dean Corll" | *''The Encyclopedia of Modern Murder'', by Colin Wilson and Donald Seaman; Arlington House, New York (1988) : "Dean Corll" | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | *''The Man with the Candy'', by Jack Olsen | ||
[[Category:Indiana]] | [[Category:Indiana]] | ||
[[Category:Texas]] | [[Category:Texas]] | ||
[[Category:True crime]] | [[Category:True crime]] | ||
