Friday, December 2, 2011

Sad epilogue to 1970s serial killings

After 40 years, we still don't know exactly how many boys  serial killer Dean Corll, dubbed the Candy Man, and his teen henchmen caught and killed in Houston the 1970s though it was at least 29.

This week I wrote about another ID of a victim - a boy who went missing after leaving home to go to work at a shoe store in the Northwest Mall in about 1972.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/After-decades-another-serial-killer-victim-2336666.php?utm_source=twi

Americans murdered in Mexico

Americans murdered in Mexico
US citizens continue to be killed in ongoing border violence. I've been covering this since 2009.

Was this teen offender wrongfully executed?

Was this teen offender wrongfully executed?
Debate over this 2005 Chron investigation - and other cases continues in Texas

Who killed Baby Jane Doe?

Who killed Baby Jane Doe?
A 2003 investigation from the now online-only newspaper gave this baby back her name. But her murder remains unsolved...