SERIAL KILLER: "The Candy Man" Dean Corll Pt. 2
6/18/202646 min
In 1970s Houston, serial killer Dean Corll murdered at least 28 teenage boys with the help of two young accomplices he groomed and manipulated. When Corll turned on 17-year-old Wayne Henley and threatened to kill his girlfriend, Wayne made a decision that would unravel one of America's most horrific crime sprees. This episode examines the psychology of coercion, escalating violence, and what it finally takes to break free from an abuser's control.
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First 90 secondsVanessa Richardson· Host0:00
[suspenseful music] Hi, listeners. Exciting news. Crime House Plus and Murder: True Crime Stories are celebrating America's 250th by dropping a four-part limited series on the crimes that built America. These are the crimes and cases that gave us Miranda rights, sparked criminal profiling, and a murder that built America's missing children movement. Follow Murder: True Crime Stories for a new episode every Monday leading up to July 4th, or you can listen to all of them right now with Crime House Plus. To join, go to crimehouseplus.com, or if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, tap try free at the top of this show's page. [suspenseful music] This is Crime House. Most of us have experienced some form of betrayal in our lives. Maybe a friend lied or a partner cheated, or maybe we were the ones who betrayed someone else. When that happens, we're usually left to clean up our own mess and deal with our shame, unless we don't feel guilty about it. In situations where someone doesn't deserve our loyalty or if they're involved in something we don't agree with, like something criminal, then betraying them might be the right thing to do. In 1970s Houston, this is the exact situation 17-year-old