Ep. 251: The Psyche of a Serial Killer: Dean Corll

In part one, we’re discussing Houston’s most notorious serial killer, Dean Corll, aka The Candyman or The Candyman Killer. 

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Help Identify Dean Corll’s Potential 28th Victim: https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim 

Episode Source List:
The Candy Man — Dean Corll
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. Investigation Discovery. 2025.

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1978/53561-53566-3.html 

https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/56288-3.html 

https://abc13.com/post/dean-corll-houston-candyman-serial-killer-1970s-murders-boathouse-killings-new-details-elmer-wayne-henley-david-brooks/16368766/ 

https://abc13.com/post/texas-equusearch-elmer-wayne-henley-dean-corll-serial-killer/11222228/?userab=kfsn_web_player-447*variant_b_kfsn_dmp-1861

https://abc13.com/post/candy-man-murders-pasadena-texas-dean-corll-home-demolition-elmer-wayne-henley/12875230/?userab=kfsn_web_player-447*variant_b_kfsn_dmp-1861 

https://people.com/where-is-elmer-wayne-henley-now-11792024 

https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2023/candy-man-victim 

https://www.aetv.com/articles/candy-man-killer-victims 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-lost-boys/ 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110743429

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/the-girl-on-the-torture-board-rhonda-williams-opens-up-about-being-attacked-by-dean-corll-6736780/?storyPage=4 

https://texasarchive.org/2022_00177 

https://www.aetv.com/articles/elmer-wayne-henley

https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2025/06/19/parents-fight-against-release-of-houston-serial-killers-accomplice/ 

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/killer-art-6571167/