The Houston Mass Murders: What really happened?
The worst serial murder case in Texas history came to light on August, 8, 1973, when Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. shot and killed his mentor, Dean Corll.
The Houston Mass Murders: What really happened?
The Houston Mass Murders came to light on August, 8, 1973, when Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., shot and killed his mentor, Dean Corll, and then led police to several grave sites to recover the bodies of twenty-seven teenage boys. Henley initially claimed the killings were the work of Dean Corll, but after his accomplice, David Brooks, came forward the police learned that wasn't the whole truth.
Houston Mass Murders – 1973 is a true crime story brought to life in real time by Barbara Gibson. You'll experience the case from multiple perspectives as the investigation unfolded over the course of five months and spilled into the following year. You will ride beside Henley as he leads detectives to three different grave sites in southwest Houston, a dense forest in East Texas, and a strip of beach in High Island.
You'll be privy to all material gathered by detectives who interviewed multiple witnesses, including Henley's accomplice, David Brooks, and the sole survivor, Billy Ridinger, along with Corll's family members and his girlfriend Betty Hawkins. You'll pursue leads along with police that suggest Dean Corll may have been involved in a larger criminal operation targeting teenage boys for prostitution and pornography.
You'll witness the heartbreak and outrage of the parents as they identify their sons and question how so many boys reported missing from the Houston Heights neighborhood went undetected by police for three years.
You'll observe the work of Houston's first forensic pathologist, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Joseph Jachimczyk as he and his staff struggle to identify the victims while trying to maintain their current case load and their sanity.
Then, in the end, you will learn the true nature of Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr., as the troubled teen takes the stand in his own defense and reveals who he really is.
