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, where she married a "salesman named West and the family moved to Vidor, Texas" (E of M, "Corll"). | + | Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, [[Indiana]] to Arnold Edwin 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 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. | 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. | ||
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Dean began torturing and killing young boys, the official death toll stands at 27. | Dean began torturing and killing young boys, the official death toll stands at 27. | ||
| − | 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. | + | Dean Corll died by being shot six times on 8 Aug 1973 at his home in Houston, Harris County, [[Texas]], by 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, a young accomplice. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| + | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1930usfedcen%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Arnold&gsln=Corll&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&pcat=35&fh=0&recid=26515845&recoff=1+3 1930 Census of Lafayette, Allen County, Indiana] | ||
*Texas Death Index, Dean Corll, died 8 Aug 1973, Harris County | *Texas Death Index, Dean Corll, died 8 Aug 1973, Harris County | ||
*[http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/corll/index_1.html "Dean Corll: The Sex, Sadism and Slaughter of Houston's Candy Man"], from the Crime Library, By Marilyn Bardsley | *[http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/corll/index_1.html "Dean Corll: The Sex, Sadism and Slaughter of Houston's Candy Man"], from the Crime Library, By Marilyn Bardsley | ||
