Unprompted, one of the volunteers at Texas EquuSearch - Tammy Phillips - mentioned this case. Texas EquuSearch reminded us of this story during a recent call about missing people in Houston and children in our area. You are never forgotten by those who are trying to bring resolution in cases like these. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released photo renderings of what he may have looked like in 2013 and shared images of his clothing.Īnyone with information should contact the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, reference case number ML73-3356. “John Doe 1973″ is the last known unidentified victim of “The Candy Man.” Most of the bodies were badly decomposed and difficult to identify. Some had cords wrapped around their necks, and tape strapped around their feet and mouths and a few had been sexually mutilated, according to the Associated Press. Four bodies were buried in San Augustine near Lake Sam Rayburn in East Texas seven were buried on the beach at High Island in Southeast Texas and 17 were buried in a Houston boathouse of Corll’s, according to the Associated Press. Henley is heard saying the words, “Mama, I killed Dean” into the receiver.Ĭorll’s known victims were found in mass graves located across the Greater Houston Area. Cato allowed Henley to call his mother on his telephone and captured the conversation on film. Jack Cato, a reporter for KPRC 2, accompanied Henley and police as Henley led them to a shed where he and Corll had buried some of the murder victims. It was then that Henley confessed to police all that he knew and led police to the graves of the dead. 8, 1973 when, during a violent fight at Corll’s home accomplice Elmer Wayne Henley fatally shot Corll multiple times with a. Henley is heard saying the words, “Mama, I killed Dean” into the receiver.Ĭorll’s killing spree ended Aug. 8, 1973 when, during a violent fight at Corll’s home accomplice Henley fatally shot Corll multiple times with a. How he was foundĬorll’s killing spree ended Aug. Who killed him?Ĭorll, an electrician and former candy store owner (hence his moniker), conscripted the help of teens David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley to lure other boys to his apartment, where they were handcuffed and shackled to a plywood torture board before being sexually assaulted and killed, according to the Associated Press. He was also found with dark blue corduroys with a 32-inch waist and a 30-inch inseam, a knotted leather ankle bracelet, and brown leather cowboy boots that were 12 inches in length and had the word NEOLITE on the heel.Įxamination revealed that the boy had a mild form of spina bifida which may have caused him lower back pain or possibly affected his stride however, it may not have produced any noticeable symptoms. The shirt had a large blue and white peace symbol and the letters USMC, and L84MF written underneath the peace symbol. He was found with belted Catalina swim trunks with vertical red, turquoise, gold, and dark blue stripes, with the letter C on the silver buckle and a khaki-colored long sleeved t-shirt that tied in the front. He had brown hair approximately seven inches in length (from the crown). He was white, possibly with Hispanic background. (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)īased on the condition of the remains, he was likely deceased for 12 months or more prior to recovery. He was also found with dark blue corduroys with a 32 inch waist and a 30 inch inseam, a knotted leather ankle bracelet, and brown leather cowboy boots that were 12 inches in length and had the word NEOLITE on the heel. He was found with belted Catalina swim trunks with vertical red, turquoise, gold, and dark blue stripes, with the letter C on the silver buckle (shown above) and a khaki-colored long sleeved t-shirt that tied in the front.
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