Dean Corll

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==Dean Corll==
 
==Dean Corll==
Dean Allen Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 either in Fort Wayne or in Waynesdale both of which are in Allen County, [[Indiana]].  Dean was born the eldest child of electrician Arnold Edwin Corll (b. 1916) and his wife Mary Emma Robinson.  Dean's middle name is erroneously given in some sources as "Arnold".  His parents divorced in 1946 when he was six, and that year his father either "joined the army" or "was drafted into the Air Force".  Arnold was stationed in Memphis, TN and Mary feeling lonely decided to sell her home and relocate so she could be closer to him.
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Dean Allen Corll was born 24 Dec 1939 either in Fort Wayne or in Waynesdale both of which are in Allen County, [[Indiana]].  Dean was born the eldest child of Arnold Edwin Corll (b. 1916) and his wife Mary Emma Robinson.  Dean's middle name is erroneously given in some sources as "Arnold".  At the time, his father was a mechanic at a factory.  His parents "fought and fussed right up to the end", remaining in Fort Wayne, Indiana until the end of World War II.
  
Arnold was discharged, 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 (b. 1942), in at least one source given the pseudonym "Stephen".  Dean's mother then met and married "traveling clock salesman Jake West" (''River of Blood'', p 91) and they had a daughter Joyce in 1955One source also reports that Jake had a daughter by a previous marriage. Dean's father Arnold, married twice more, lastly in 1969 to a widow Mary Bearss (1913-2007).
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His parents divorced in 1946 when he was six, and that year his father either "joined the army" or "was drafted into the Air Force".  Arnold was stationed in Memphis, TN and Mary feeling lonely decided to sell her home and relocate so she could be closer to him.
  
<table><tr><td>http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2005/178/8499897_112001696158.jpg</td><td>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", BardsleyAbout the "grandmother" Howard and Martin state that she was his stepfather Jake's elderly mother.
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Arnold was discharged, 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 (b. 1942), in at least one source given the pseudonym "Stephen".  Dean's mother then met and married "traveling clock salesman Jake West" (''River of Blood'', p 91) and they had a daughter Joyce in 1955.  One source also reports that Jake had a daughter by a previous marriage. Dean's father Arnold, married twice more, lastly in 1969 to a widow Mary Bearss (1913-2007). Arnold worked as an electrician at the Baylor College of Medicine.
  
In 1964 Dean was inducted into the army, but released on a hardship discharge, as his mother needed his help at home.  At this time, his mother divorced and then remarried "a merchant seaman" but divorced again in 1968.  She dissolved her business in Houston, and moved to Manitou Springs, Colorado where she set-up another candy factory. Dean stayed in Houston and trained to become an electrician, like his father, eventually working for Houston Lighting and Power Company.</td></tr></table>
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Dean Corll attended Vidor High School (East of Beaumont from 1954 to 1958). (''Abilene Reporter-News'', 16 Aug 1973, pg 62)
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<table><tr><td>http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2005/178/8499897_112001696158.jpg</td><td>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 grandmother.  When Dean came back to Texas in 1962, the family had moved to Houston where Mary had set up a candy production facility in her home and turned her garage into a candy store, the "Corll Candy Company". 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)  About the "grandmother" Howard and Martin state that she was his stepfather Jake's elderly mother.
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In 1964 Dean was inducted into the army, but released on a hardship discharge, as his mother needed his help at home.  At this time, his mother divorced and then remarried "a merchant seaman" but divorced again in 1968.  She dissolved her business in Houston, and moved with her daughter Joyce to Manitou Springs, Colorado where she set-up another candy factory. Dean stayed in Houston and trained to become an electrician, like his father, eventually working for Houston Lighting and Power Company.  He also visited his father a few times a week.</td></tr></table>
  
 
<table><tr><td>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.  
 
<table><tr><td>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.  

Revision as of 22:03, 9 June 2008

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