Dean Corll

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'''Dean Corll''' (1939-1973), American serial killer of young boys and young men, operating out of Houston, Texas, official death count stands at 27
 
'''Dean Corll''' (1939-1973), American serial killer of young boys and young men, operating out of Houston, Texas, official death count stands at 27
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==Dean Corll==
 
==Dean Corll==
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<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.  
  
After his death, it was revealed with help from his two accomplices, that Dean had began torturing and killing young boys about 1970, the official death toll stands at 27.  The victims were all between the ages of 13 and 18, some were runaways and some had been lured to his home to get high or drink.  Most of the bodies, 17, were found buried in his rented boat shed.  Dean Corll is buried at Grand View Memorial Park in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.</td><td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Dean_Corll.jpg</td></tr></table>
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After his death, it was revealed with help from his two accomplices, that Dean had began torturing and killing young boys beginning about 1970, the official death toll stands at 27.  The victims were all between the ages of 13 and 18, some were runaways and some had been lured to his home to get high or drink.  Most of the bodies, 17, were found buried in his rented boat shed.  Dean Corll is buried at Grand View Memorial Park in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas.</td><td>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Dean_Corll.jpg</td></tr></table>
  
 
===Primary Sources for 1===
 
===Primary Sources for 1===
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Arnold Edwin Corll was born 7 Feb 1916 possibly in Zanesville, [[Indiana]], to Homer Frances Corll (1889-1972) by his wife Gertrude B Meyers (1888-1979).  He had a younger brother Myron Corll (1923-2004).
 
Arnold Edwin Corll was born 7 Feb 1916 possibly in Zanesville, [[Indiana]], to Homer Frances Corll (1889-1972) by his wife Gertrude B Meyers (1888-1979).  He had a younger brother Myron Corll (1923-2004).
  
Arnold was married four times.  Firstly he married on 4 Apr 1939 to Mary Robinson.  They divorced in 1946, but then remarried in 1950 and divorced again in 1953.  Arnold married thirdly to Dorothy Lee Dixon (1920-1959) by 1957.  They had a son Michael Wayland Corll in 1957 in Harris County, Texas.  Dorothy, the daughter of William Jasper Dixon by his wife Rosa Lee Stringer, died on 5 Apr 1959 in Houston, Texas.  Arnold married fourthly to a widow Mary Bearss on 18 Apr 1969 in Harris County, Texas.  They divorced in 1975 in Harris County.
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Arnold was married four times.  Firstly he married on 4 Apr 1939 to Mary Robinson.  They divorced in 1946, and he went into the Army Air Force based in Tennessee.  Mary moved to Tennessee to be near him and they tried to make another go of it, getting remarried in 1950, moving to Texas, but getting divorced again in 1953.  Arnold married thirdly to Dorothy Lee Dixon (1920-1959) sometime between 1953 and 1957, while Mary remarried Jake WestArnold and Dorothy had a son Michael Wayland Corll in 1957 in Harris County, Texas.  Dorothy, the daughter of William Jasper Dixon by his wife Rosa Lee Stringer, died on 5 Apr 1959 in Houston, Texas.  Arnold married fourthly to a widow Mary Bearss on 18 Apr 1969 in Harris County, Texas.  They divorced in 1975 in Harris County.
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When Dean was shot in 1973, it was Arnold who arranged the funeral and attended along with other family members including Dean's mother Mary West and Arnold's mother Gertrude.
  
 
Arnold died on 5 Apr 2001, having last resided in Trinity, Trinity County, Texas.  He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Texas.  His tombstone states that he served in the US Navy during World War II.
 
Arnold died on 5 Apr 2001, having last resided in Trinity, Trinity County, Texas.  He is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Texas.  His tombstone states that he served in the US Navy during World War II.
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=web-obituary%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Arnold&gsln=Corll&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=3054903&recoff=238+239 United States Obituary Collection] "Mary Bearss Corll, born 20 Aug 1913, died 14 Oct 2007", ''Polk County Enterprise'', 29 Oct 2007
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=web-obituary%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Arnold&gsln=Corll&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=3054903&recoff=238+239 United States Obituary Collection] "Mary Bearss Corll, born 20 Aug 1913, died 14 Oct 2007", ''Polk County Enterprise'', 29 Oct 2007
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Arnold&gsln=Corll&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=14659872&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] Arnold E Corll, 7 Feb 1916 - 5 Apr 2001, SSN issued by Indiana before 1951; last residence Trinity, Trinity County, Texas
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=ssdi%2c&rank=0&gsfn=Arnold&gsln=Corll&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&pcat=34&fh=0&recid=14659872&recoff=1+2 Social Security Death Index] Arnold E Corll, 7 Feb 1916 - 5 Apr 2001, SSN issued by Indiana before 1951; last residence Trinity, Trinity County, Texas
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[[Category:Indiana]]
 
[[Category:Indiana]]
 
[[Category:Serial Killers]]
 
[[Category:Serial Killers]]
 
[[Category:Texas]]
 
[[Category:Texas]]
 
[[Category:True crime]]
 
[[Category:True crime]]
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[[Category:GLBT]]

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