Dean Corll

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<table><tr><td>http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2005/178/8499897_112001696158.jpg</td><td>Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, [[Indiana]] the eldest child of electrician Arnold Edwin Corll (b. 1916) and his wife Mary Robinson.  Dean's middle name has been given as "Arnold" but also as "Allen".  His parents divorced in 1946 when he was six.  They remarried again in 1950 and moved to Pasadena, a suburb of Houston, Texas, but divorced again in 1953.  In addition to Dean, they had a younger son Stanley.  Dean's mother then met and married a "salesman named West and the family moved to Vidor, Texas" (E of M, "Corll").  Mr West had a daughter from a previous marriage.  Dean's father Arnold, married twice more, lastly in 1969 to a widow Mary Bearss (1913-2007).
 
<table><tr><td>http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2005/178/8499897_112001696158.jpg</td><td>Dean Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, [[Indiana]] the eldest child of electrician Arnold Edwin Corll (b. 1916) and his wife Mary Robinson.  Dean's middle name has been given as "Arnold" but also as "Allen".  His parents divorced in 1946 when he was six.  They remarried again in 1950 and moved to Pasadena, a suburb of Houston, Texas, but divorced again in 1953.  In addition to Dean, they had a younger son Stanley.  Dean's mother then met and married a "salesman named West and the family moved to Vidor, Texas" (E of M, "Corll").  Mr West had a daughter from a previous marriage.  Dean's father Arnold, married twice more, lastly in 1969 to a widow Mary Bearss (1913-2007).
  
Dean's mother began making extra money manufacturing candy and running a candy store, where Dean helped out, until the business closed and she moved to Colorado.  In 1964 he was inducted into the army.  His mother married for a third time.   Dean stayed in Houston and trained to become an electrician, eventually working for Houston Power and Light.</td></tr></table>
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Dean's mother began making extra money manufacturing candy and running a candy store, where Dean helped out. "Dean helped his mother in the candy business from the time he graduated high school in 1958 until 1960, when he went to Indianapolis to take care of his widowed grandmotherWhen Dean came back to Houston in 1962, Mary had set up a candy production facility in her home and turned her garage into a candy store. Dean became second in command in his mother's candy business and lived in an apartment over the garage. He made candy at night, while during the day he brought in a regular salary with Houston Lighting and Power." ("Dean Corll", Bardsley)
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In 1964 he was inducted into the army, but released on a hardship dischargeAt this time, his mother divorced and then remarried "a merchant seaman" but divorced again in 1968. His mother moved to Colorado, but Dean stayed in Houston and trained to become an electrician, like his father, eventually working for Houston Power and Light.</td></tr></table>
  
 
Dean Corll died by being shot six times on 8 Aug 1973 at his home in Houston, Harris County, [[Texas]], by 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, a young accomplice.  
 
Dean Corll died by being shot six times on 8 Aug 1973 at his home in Houston, Harris County, [[Texas]], by 17-year-old Elmer Wayne Henley, a young accomplice.  

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