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Elmer Wayne HenleyAmerican serial killer.
Date of Birth: 09.05.1956
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Biography of Elmer Wayne Henley
- A Troubled Friendship
- A Deadly Partnership
- A Desperate Escape
- The Trial and Imprisonment
- A Hobby and Redemption
Biography of Elmer Wayne Henley
The Early YearsElmer Wayne Henley Jr. was born on May 9, 1956, in Houston, Texas. He was the eldest of four sons born to Elmer Wayne Henley Sr. and Mary Henley Weed. His father was an alcoholic who abused his mother, and their parents separated when Elmer was a teenager.
A Troubled Friendship
Elmer became friends with David Brooks while attending the same school. They spent a lot of time together and eventually discovered that David spent time with an adult man named Dean Corll. Elmer initially didn't pay much attention to the relationship between Corll and Brooks, but he soon suspected that Corll was a homosexual who paid Brooks for sex. Corll also paid Elmer and other teenagers for stealing for him.
A Deadly Partnership
Elmer dropped out of school in 1971 at the age of 15 to help his mother. He later learned the truth about the disappearances of eight teenagers in his area, including two close friends, David Hilligeist and Malley Winkle. When Corll offered to pay Elmer $200 for any boy he brought to him, Elmer reluctantly agreed due to financial difficulties. He helped Corll lure victims to his house, where they were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed. Elmer also participated in the castration of the victims.
A Desperate Escape
On August 8, 1973, Elmer shot and killed Corll out of fear of becoming his next victim. He had brought another potential victim, Timothy Kerley, to Corll's house but left with a girl named Rhonda Williams to get sandwiches. When they returned, Corll was furious and had tied up Elmer, Kerley, and Williams. Elmer managed to gain control of a gun and shot Corll multiple times, killing him. He then released Kerley and Williams and called the police, confessing to his role in the mass murders.
The Trial and Imprisonment
Elmer cooperated with the authorities, leading them to the burial sites of the victims. He was brought to trial in San Antonio in June 1974 and was convicted on July 16, 1974, for the murders of six teenagers he had personally lured to Corll's house between March 1972 and July 1973. He was sentenced to six life terms in prison. Elmer appealed the sentence but was resentenced to six consecutive life terms in June 1979. As of 2011, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Brooks are still in prison.
A Hobby and Redemption
In 1994, Elmer began painting as a hobby to support his mother, despite his vision problems. He focused on peaceful landscapes, flowers, and buildings, refusing to depict scenes of violence. He used graphite and acrylic paints. In 1997, he had his first art exhibition.
