Elmer Wayne Henley

Imagine a young person, just like kids you might know, who became involved in something incredibly sad and scary. Elmer Wayne Henley was born a long, long time ago, in 1956. He grew up in a place called Houston, Texas. But his story isn't like a fun adventure; it's a serious one about bad choices and terrible events that happened a long time ago.

In the early 1970s, a dark secret was happening in Houston, Texas. A man named Dean Corll was doing very bad things, and Elmer Wayne Henley was with him. At first, Elmer Wayne just helped, but then he started to be part of the terrible things too. It was like a very scary movie, but it was real life. This happened between 1970 and 1973.

When Elmer Wayne was only 17 years old, something big happened. He shot and killed Dean Corll. After that, he told the police everything he knew about the awful things that had happened. It was a very brave, but also very sad, thing to do. Because of this, he was sent to prison for a very, very long time.

The crimes that happened were so shocking that people called them the worst serial murders in America at that time. Elmer Wayne Henley's story is a reminder that even young people can get caught up in very difficult situations. It's important to learn about these events so we can understand how to make sure bad things like this don't happen again.