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This article, “The Candy Man Murders” by Coyote Weeds, published on 2022, presents a skeptical view of serial killer narratives, suggesting that the story of Dean Arnold Corll, known as the Candy Man Killer, is fabricated. The author was inspired to write this piece after encountering a book about the Candy Man Killings at Murder by the Book, a bookstore in Houston. The author questions the authenticity of “non-fiction” books about serial killers, referencing the work of Miles on the zodiac killer.

The Candy Man Killer case, also known as the Houston Mass Murders, allegedly ran from 1970 to 1973 in Houston newspapers. The author speculates this might have inspired the Candyman horror film series, noting a 1969 film titled “The Candy Man” and a 2020 podcast series, “The Clown and the Candyman,” which investigated Dean Corll and John Wayne Gacy. A film, “In A Madman’s World,” starring Chris Binum as Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., is also mentioned.

The author delves into Dean Corll’s background, stating he was born December 24, 1939, and died on August 8, 1973, at age 33. His parents were Arnold Edwin Corll and Mary nee Emma Robinson. He had a sibling, Stanley Wayne Corll. His father, Arnold Edwin Corll, served in the United States Air Force, while Dean served in the U.S. Army, enlisting on 1964. The author scrutinizes a photograph of Dean in uniform, claiming it’s doctored. Further doubts are raised by inconsistencies in his father’s grave listings on Findagrave, one noting US Navy service and another marked with Freemasonic symbols. The author also questions the identity and marital history of Dean’s mother, Mary Emma nee Robinson West, also appearing as Mary Bearss, who allegedly worked for Houston Power and Light Co., the same company Dean was employed by. The author suggests Mary Bearss may have been previously married to Walter Harry Starr and had a son, Walter Harry Starr Jr..

The author highlights other family names associated with Dean’s father, such as Bradbury, Byrd, Keyser, Meyers, and Wolf, labeling them as “Jewish.” arnold also married Dorothy Lee nee Dixon Corll, who died young. Information on Stanley Wayne Corll is scarce.

Dean Corll reportedly obtained a hardship discharge from the Army on June 11, 1965, to help with the family Corll Candy Company, where he resumed the position of vice-president. The author questions the validity of this discharge during the Vietnam War.

References to the Candy Man nickname are attributed to books by Marshall Cavendish and Jack Olsen, who claim the Corll family owned the Corll Candy Shop near Helms Elementary School. Dean Corll is alleged to have abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 teenage boys, with the help of accomplices David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.. Brooks is described as having a homosexual relationship with Corll. The victims were allegedly buried in a rented boat shed. Henley is said to have ended the spree by shooting Corll.

The author dismisses a Wikipedia photo of Dean Corll’s body as inconclusive. A description of the crime scene includes a torture board, hunting knife, plastic wrapping, an amplified radio device, an electric motor, handcuffs, dildos, rope, and a wooden crate with human hair, which the author likens to a “Hollywood serial killer vibe.”

The trials of Brooks and Henley are described as a “legal farce.” Henley confessed and received multiple life sentences, but an appeal led to a retrial in Corpus Christi in 1979. Brooks’s defense attorney, Jim Skelton, reportedly blamed Henley for the killings. Brooks was convicted of the abduction and murder of William Ray Lawrence. The author questions why Brooks and Henley would confess and then seek appeals.

Current information indicates Henley is serving time at the Mark W. Michael Unit in Anderson County, Texas, and Brooks was at the Terrell Unit near Rosharon, Texas, dying on May 28, 2020, in a Galveston hospital from COVID-19 at age 65. The author questions the authenticity of Henley’s updated mugshot. Henley’s parents were Elmer Wayne Henley Sr. and Mary Pauline Henley (née Weed).

The author scrutinizes Brooks’s mugshots and gravestone, deeming them fake. Brooks’s prisoner number, 248288, is noted on his gravestone. Brooks’s marriage to Bridget Clark and their daughter, Rachel Lynn Brooks, who died at 18, are presented as suspicious given his alleged homosexuality. Bridget is shown with attorney Ted Musick and Brooks’s father, Alton Brooks.

The author briefly touches on victims, mentioning Willard Karmon “Rusty” Branch, Jr., allegedly the 23rd victim, born to Willard Karmon Branch and Bonnie Sue Sherman Clark. The author links clark to Brooks’s wife and speculates on family connections. Willard Karmon Branch, son of a former Houston Police officer, went missing in 1973. The author questions the circumstances of his identification and the disappearance of his brother, Douglass William Branch.

Other victims mentioned are James Eugene Glass and Danny Michael Yates, who died in 1970. Glass’s family history is traced through Pagodas, McGraws, Crowders, Sadlers, Phillips, Kiels, Leaches, and Murphys, with speculation of Jewish connections and ownership of Pagoda Ranch. Glass is linked to David Brooks’s family, and his brother, Willie Edwin Glass Jr., is shown in photos with Chuck Norris and Muhammed Ali. Yates’s family has Freemasonic and Marine Corps symbols on gravestones.

Donald Wayne and Jerry Lynn Waldrop are also listed as victims found in the boat shed. The author references a news article from the Atlanta Constitution in 1973, highlighting Waldrop’s desire to alert police about “homosexual animals” and complaints about the police retaining photos of their sons. The author notes that Waldrop worked in the same neighborhood as Dean Allen Corll and points out the implausibility of 13 victims from the same neighborhood disappearing without a general alarm.

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