[Elmer Wayne] Henley [victim] said that the murders took place at a torture chamber in this house. And he killed Corll yesterday afternoon in self-defence after a paint-sniffing sex party. ibid.
Between 1971 and 1973 more than 400 kids were reported missing in the heights, an area 2 miles wide and 3 miles deep. ibid.
Police compiled the names of thirty juveniles from thirteen states who were allegedly procured as companions for older man known as sponsors. It was a nationwide child trafficking ring discovered one week after the Dean Corll mass murders in Houston made headlines. The Clown & the Candyman s1e3
Child pornography and prostitution operating across the country: it was organised, profitable and much of it was on film. ibid.
The longer they talk, the deeper Randy [White] digs into the victims and the details of the case, the stronger his suspicion grows that there’s more here than meets the eye. The Clown & the Candyman s1e4
He is one of America’s scariest serial sociopaths. Back in the early ’70s the bodies of 28 boys were unearthed, the work of Dean and his two teenage accomplices. True Crime Recaps: The Forgotten Sociopath of Houston: Dean ‘The Candy Man’ Corll, Youtube 14.38, 2023
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Nearly 400 children have been convicted of murder in the UK in the last 2 decades. The youngest was just 11 years old. When Kids Kill s1e3: Schoolboy Slayer, Channel 5 2017
I’m in Leeds investigating what drove a 15-year-old schoolboy to kill his teacher in a frenzied knife attack in the middle of a lesson. ibid.
He hated his teacher Ann Maguire so much he wanted to kill her. ibid.
‘Personality disorder … marked psychopathic traits.’ ibid. brief
‘He was impassive.’ ibid.
Between April 2015 and March 2017, 2,579 weapons were seized in British schools. Of these almost 500 were knives. Crimes that Shook Britain s8e2: Ann Maguire, CI 2017
The murder of Ann Maguire was a crime that shook Britain … A normal working day at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds … Will Cornick: His aim that day was to commit an act of unspeakable savagery. ibid.
Her attacker Will Cornick comes after her in pursuit. ibid.
There was a 2-month period in 2011 when he self-harmed. ibid.
‘Everything I’ve done is fine and dandy.’ ibid. Cornick
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Martin Corns: He’s like the Grim Reaper … This is covert stalking. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s7e1: The Impossible Murder, Cliff, DiscoveryPlus 2023
Heather Jordan leaves home for her early-morning cleaning shift at a nearby shop. Here route takes her through the local park … ‘She was overpowered and strangled.’ ibid. captions & rozzer
Martin Corns was 52, so 18 years older than Heather, and he was divorced and he also rented out a room to Heather’s father … He sent her over 2,000 text messages. ibid. Kerry
A reliable cluster for deception. ibid. Cliff
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One piece of evidence revealing his true identity will prove to be his downfall. Killers Behind the Myth s3e3: Juan Corona, BBC 2016
May 20th 1971: ‘The victim is a drifter named Kenneth Whittaker.’ ibid.
The Orchard of Death: all of these bodies had the same markings on them. ibid.
Corona: ‘A farm labour contractor’ … Corona is the prime suspect. ibid.
Corona had a troubled past. ibid.
Bringing the total to 25. ibid.
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Lea Garofalo was an Italian born into the Mob, all around her a life of crime and violence. Evil Up Close s5e4: Murdered by the Mob, CI 2017
The Ndrangheta: Lea tried to help overthrow its power but only by putting her own life at risk. ibid.
The organisation specialises in selling drugs. ibid.
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In the 1960s the seaside paradise would be hit by a murderous storm. The series of crimes of unimaginable cruelty. Committed by a serial killer with a lust for death. What drove these heinous acts? Was this twisted perpetrator born to kill? Born to Kill s6e5? Really 2017
Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki were both in the twenties and were friends for years. ibid.
Another shocking discovery. ibid.
Was Tony Costa a born killer? ibid.
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He would wander the streets for hours yearning to escape the family’s poverty. Mobsters s1e8: Frank Costello, Bio 2007
By the late 1920s bootlegging had made Frank Costello rich. ibid.
He made his debut as a Mafia diplomat at a major gathering of gangsters in Atlantic City in 1929. ibid.
His business deals becoming more and more legitimate. ibid.
‘All I know I stole.’ ibid. Costello
He went to a psychiatrist. ibid.
As Costello entered the lobby a large man [Gigante] stepped out of the shadows, raised his arm and said, ‘This is for you, Frank.’ Mafia’s Greatest Hits s1e6: Vito Genovese, AHC 2012
The most dangerous gangster in America – Vito Genovese. ibid.
Genovese was a hitman for the greatest Mafia boss of them all – Charles Lucky Luciano. ibid.
Mussolini gave him [Genovese] an Italian knighthood. ibid.
Frank Costello: the Salvation Army even made him their Vice-Chairman. ibid.
Before a judge could be appointed, it had to be cleared by Frank Costello. ibid.
Costello became known as the Prime Minister. ibid.
He was twenty-nine when he earned the assignment that would make his career: to kill a mob boss, a Godfather named Frank Costello. Vinnie ‘The Chin’ Gigante documentary
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Janet Sheridan lived in this remote house in East Anglia with her mother Connie and their 27 dogs. It offered them quiet isolation. Real Crime [with Mark Austin] s6e7: A Killer Came Calling, ITV 2007
One of the most horrific double murders they’d ever seen. ibid.
‘There was no reaction at all …’ ibid. rozzer
He’d been working as a door-to-door salesman. ibid.
‘Just a totally senseless killing.’ ibid. rozzer