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, Allen County, [[Indiana]] to Arnold Edwin Corll by his wife Mary Robinson. | + | Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, [[Indiana]] to Arnold Edwin Corll (b. 1916) by his wife Mary Robinson. Dean's 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 father Arnold, also moved to Houston where he married in 1969 to a widow Mary Bearss (1913-2007). |
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. | ||
