Flashback: Dean Corll and the Houston Mass Murders
Thursday July 2, 2009
Dean Corll was a 33-year-old electrician living in Houston, Texas, who with
two teen accomplices was responsible for kidnapping, torturing, raping and
murdering at least 27 young boys in Houston in the early 1970s. The Houston
Mass Murders, as the case was later called, became one of the most horrific series of murders in U.S. history.Serial Killers Who Stalked Boys:
Photo: Family Photo
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My husband, now 51, was also a victim of these sick men…… This trauma has affected his whole life, and lives daily with the pain that comes with it. He knew many of the victims and can still hardly even speak of this tramatic event way back when…..
I understand his pain all too well…
I am the surviving female victim who was responsible in convincing Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. to end the madness on Aug 8th, 1973. Tim Kerley and I were tortured for endless hours on Dean Corll’s torture board that morning. I live with the memories everyday…
I was inspired by Tim’s speaking out on the 35th anniversary of Dean Corll’s death to give peace to the family and friends of the victims since neither him or I have ever revealed what really happened that fateful morning. Tim is now resting peacefully with the angels. I know he is at rest because he got the chance to give comfort to so many. He will forever be in my heart!
I lost many friends and my beloved fiancé Frank Aguirre to that madman. My life was forever changed. It’s time that I speak out to offer peace to others too, and tell the truth about much misinformation. It’s time for the truth to finally be revealed…
I am currently writing the book about the truth of Houston Mass Murders. I want to honor the victims by representing them as honestly as possible. There are still 2 young boys who have never been identified, and I hope my book helps to someday put them to rest. I am sincerely reaching out to find family members, friends, Heights residents, and those who have had other dealings associated with the Houston Mass Murders. Anyone with any information or memories please feel free to contact me.
Hugs!
Rhonda, my heart and all my sympathy goes out to you for what you’ve had to endure and relive all of these years. I can only imagine what you’ve been through.
I was one of Dean Corll’s “almost” victims. I was about 14-15 at the time around the 1970-1971 time frame. I was standing outside of a dentist’s office on 20th Street near Yale waiting for my sister-in-law to pick me up. He drove by in a car (I haven’t found any mention of a car anywhere) rather than the white van indicated in the stories. He waved and smiled almost frantically as he drove past…..like he knew me and I waved back thinking it must have been a relative or family friend.
He apparently turned around somewhere near Heights Hospital and came back and pulled to the curb beside me. He immediately slid halfway over in the seat and told me I was such a “pretty” boy. I literally froze on the spot. I was so totally shocked at that kind of statement coming from a man to me that I couldn’t move. He kept talking to me, wanting to know if I liked boys or men, as he continuing to slide over in the seat while disgustingly rubbing his crotch the whole time. Soon he was right up against the door talking about fun parties with lots of other boys there, alcohol, marijuana and whatever else I wanted if I would only get in the car with him now.
Suddenly, he caught something out of the corner of his eye and immediately slid back over to the driver’s side and nervously looked forward. A Houston Police car had just turned onto 20th from a cross street near where we were and the 2 officers were intently staring at us as they passed very slowly by. As soon as they were about a quarter block past, Dean stepped on the gas and was gone in a flash just like he had appeared. I didn’t know who he was until the story broke in 1973 and I saw his picture!!!
By fate or grace of God, those police officers most probably saved my life that day. The worst part of this is I kept this a total secret from everyone until about a couple years ago when something came on tv about one of the unidentified victims possibly being identified and I finally told my wife about it. If I had only told somebody back then that a man had approached me in that manner…..if I had only thought to run after the police car and gotten their attention……lives may have been saved. Even if nobody would have listened to me or believed me, I should have TOLD SOMEBODY! I will forever regret not doing SOMETHING other than to just bury it deep in my mind! If only I could do it over…………………………………………………………………
To the 3 of you, and the endless others that were affected, my heart goes out completely to you right now. I’m just crying thinking of it all. Sadly, I have never even heard of any of this. I am doing a final paper for criminal justice about any serial killer, and I stumbled upon the Houston Mass Murders on Wikipedia. I read the article and saw your name Rhonda, and so I searched your name to see if I could find anything else out about you. That led me to this, and to these comments, and feeling COMPLETELY enraged that our law enforcement has FAILED to go any further, probably because of embarassment. However, pride should be put to the side and this case needs to be completed in order to bring peace to other loved ones left to wonder everyday of those that have never been found. This all just hits home even more because I am from Pasadena, and have lived in Houston all my life. Rhonda, when you finish your book, I would LOVE to purchase it. If you can and don’t mind, please let me know when it comes out. To all of you and anyone else that may have anything else to say or contribute to this topic, I would love to include it all in my paper.
Once again, my heart goes out to you, and I pray for your peace of mind and peace at heart. I could never imagine being in your shoes….