Dean Corll
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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. | ||
| − | Dean began torturing and killing young boys, the official death toll stands at 27. | + | Dean began torturing and killing young boys in the late 60s or early 70s, the official death toll stands at 27. |
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. | 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. | ||
