Dean Corll was born in Indiana in 1939. Corll's childhood was markedly tense, with domestic violence between his parents. He was reportedly a good student, a shy child, and a loner. Corll was drafted into the US Army in 1964. During his service, his record was clean, and he was given an honorable discharge due to hardship. (He said he was needed at home to run his stepfather's candy business.) Corll stated multiple times that he hated being in the military, and the military was also where he had his first sexual encounters with men. Corll began giving neighborhood kids candy and was well liked by the kids and teens in the area. Corll decided killing boys for control and sexual sadism was the way to go, and had at least 28 victims. He enlisted a younger boy that he groomed into helping him lure other boys, kill them, and bury the bodies.

This guy was a real piece of work. I have read another book about his accomplice, and it was a wild ride. If any of you are still fans of The Last Podcast on the Left, this book is on the reading list for that show. I typically enjoy Jack Olsen books, and found this one to be on par with other works that I have read by this author. It gave a pretty detailed account of the life of Corll and his murders.