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Jack Olsen’s detailed reportage follows the disappearance of David Hilligiest and other Houston boys between 1971 and 1973. The investigation uncovers the role of Dean Corll, a candy‑factory owner who, with teenage accomplices Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. and David Brooks, murdered and buried at least sixteen boys. Olsen’s work documents the families’ desperate search, the police’s initial dismissal, and the eventual confession that exposed the extent of Corll’s crimes. The book presents a comprehensive, factual portrait of the case and the city that failed to protect its children.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld
Authors: Jack Olsen
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