Elmer Wayne Henley: Accomplice in 'Candyman' Killer Case Eligible for Parole After 50 Years

The 'Candyman' Murders

• 🎯 In the early 1970s, Dean Corll, known as the "Candyman," murdered dozens of teenage boys in Houston, Texas.
• 🤝 Corll lured victims to his house with promises of beer and marijuana.
• 💰 His accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks, were paid to find and deliver these young victims to Corll.

Henley's Role and Confession

• ⚠️ Henley and Brooks were involved in the sexual assault, torture, and murder of the victims.
• ⚡ In a turn of events, Henley eventually killed Corll during an argument.
• 🔍 Following Corll's death, Henley confessed to the murders and led police to the buried bodies of at least 28 victims.

Legal Proceedings and Parole

• ⚖️ Henley and Brooks were convicted of murder in 1974.
• 📅 David Owen Brooks died of COVID-19 in prison.
• 🌟 Elmer Wayne Henley is now eligible for parole, with a hearing scheduled this week, 50 years after the Houston murders.