Obituaries - George A. Thoma Funeral Home Confessions of a Criminology Freak The horrific crimes of the real 'candyman . Furthermore, in that age when homosexuality was still frowned upon, he had to strangle this part of himself. Mary Emma Robison West (1916-2010) - Find a Grave Memorial "[116] He then repeatedly kicked Williams in the chest[24] before lifting Henley to his feet, dragging him into his kitchen and placing a .22-caliber pistol against his stomach, threatening to shoot him. Oops, we were unable to send the email. This had inspired the salesman to state to her: "If you've got that much energy, why don't you start making candy? Police also found a plywood torture board measuring 8 by 3 feet (2.44 by 0.91m) with handcuffs attached to nylon rope at two corners, and nylon ropes to the other two. Dean Corll with Elmer Wayne Henley, his 17-year-old accomplice in several murders, in 1973. The title is misleading. I just killed a man! The company also employed a small workforce, and he was seen to behave flirtatiously towards several teenage male employees. Both were persuaded by Corll or his accomplices to go to one of his properties to party, where they would smoke weed and smell acrylic paint that Corll stole from his electrical relay job, or under the pretense of giving them a lift. She married Arnold Edwin Corll (February 7, 1916 - April 5, 2001) on April 4, 1939. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. What was gong on in 1981, culturally, where there were 700+ murders? The revamped business was called the Corll Candy Company, and Corll's mother started it in the Houston Heights area. David Owen Brooks - Wikipedia Shockingly, he has also spoken out in a number of interviews about the Candy Man killer, one in which he said, My only regret is that Dean isnt here now, so I could tell him what a good job I did killing him.. "[121] As Corll clambered off Kerley, Henley elaborated: "I can't go on any longer! Corll's former stepfather had retained ownership of the family's former candy business following his mother's divorce in 1963, and competition between the two firms was fierce. He recounted the events of the previous evening and that morning; explaining that he had shot Corll in self-defense. Brooks later died in prison in 2020 of COVID-19. After nearly three years and 28 known murders, Dean Corll turned on Elmer Wayne Henley on August 8, 1973. Thats when Henley decided to grab the weapon and put an end to the crime spree for good.