This film largely focuses upon the last night of Dean Corll's life, prior to Henley shooting him and contacting authorities. The film was directed by Brad Jones, who also starred as Dean Corll. A film loosely inspired by the Houston Mass Murders, Freak Out, was released in 2003.He had other illnesses, but died from COVID-19. Death īrooks died on May 28, 2020, at age 65, in a Galveston, Texas, hospital while serving out his life sentence. An appeal against Brooks' conviction was lodged but in 1979 this appeal was dismissed. He was found guilty of the Jabduction and murder of 15-year-old William Ray Lawrence. īrooks was found guilty in State of Texas v. In addition to their participating in the abductions and murders of the victims, both Brooks and Henley also burgled several addresses, for which they were paid small sums of money. Both Brooks and Henley would remain active participants in the abduction and abuse of Corll's victims until Corll was shot to death by Henley on August 8, 1973. Henley was likely an intended victim, although Corll evidently saw Henley as an invaluable potential accomplice. In the winter of 1971, Brooks, having by this stage assisted in luring a minimum of six teenage boys to Corll's various addresses, introduced an acquaintance of his named Elmer Wayne Henley to Corll. Brooks was later told by Corll that the two youths had been murdered, and he was offered $200 for any boy he could lure to Corll's apartment-an enticement he accepted. According to Brooks, Corll "jumped up and said, 'I'm just having some fun!'" He promised Brooks a car in return for his silence Brooks accepted this offer and Corll bought him a green Chevrolet Corvette. He discovered Corll in the act of sexually assaulting two teenage boys, whom he had strapped to a four-poster bed. In December 1970, Brooks entered unannounced into Corll's apartment at 3300 Yorktown Street. Main article: Dean Corll § First known murders Seventeen of these murder victims were buried in a rented boat shed, four were buried in woodland near Lake Sam Rayburn, one was buried on a beach in Jefferson County, and at least six were buried on a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula.Ĭorll is known to have committed one murder, and likely two, prior to Brooks's participation as accomplice. They would then be restrained by either force or deception, and all were killed by either strangulation or shooting with a. In Brooks' oral confession, he admitted that Corll sexually abused him from the age of 12, for which Corll paid him with gifts or cash.Ĭorll's victims were typically lured to a succession of addresses in which he resided between 19 with an offer of a party or a lift. He was one of many children and youths who socialized at the Corll Candy Company, and later admitted Corll was one of few people who did not mock his glasses. Brooks first met Corll while in the sixth grade.
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