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Dean Arnold Corll

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American serial killer (1939-1973)

United StatesLived 1939 to 1973 · aged 33
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Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer and sex offender who abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least 29 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley.

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Corll (left), pictured with his mother and brother in June 1950Corll (left), pictured with his mother and brother in June 1950Corll, pictured with his half-sister, Joyce West, c. 1960Corll, pictured with his half-sister, Joyce West, c. 1960Corll, aged 24, shortly after entering the US Army in August 1964Corll, aged 24, shortly after entering the US Army in August 1964One of two marine-grade plywood torture boards constructed by CorllOne of two marine-grade plywood torture boards constructed by CorllJeffrey Alan KonenJeffrey Alan KonenSelma Winkle, pictured holding a reward poster she and the parents of David Hilligiest distributed following the disappearance of their sonsSelma Winkle, pictured holding a reward poster she and the parents of David Hilligiest distributed following the disappearance of their sonsThe Corll family lakeside log cabin at Lake Sam Rayburn. Four victims killed by Corll and his accomplices in 1973 were buried in woodland at this location.The Corll family lakeside log cabin at Lake Sam Rayburn. Four victims killed by Corll and his accomplices in 1973 were buried in woodland at this location.

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Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer and sex offender who abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least 29 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll. Upon discovery, the case was considered the worst example of serial murder in United States history.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1939 to 1973 · aged 33
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