The Candy Man's Accomplices

Nearly four decades after a newborn baby was found dead in a Texas laundromat, genetic genealogy led investigators to his mother, Tammy Sue Kerns, who has now pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Chanley Painter is back with former investigator and cult expert Mike King to discuss Samuel Bateman's psychological warfare. They dissect the stark difference between generational and convert cults, the strategic legal maneuvering behind Bateman’s federal plea deal, and reveal t ...  Show more

Dean Arnold Corll was an American serial killer and pederast who abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered a minimum of 28 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. He was aided by two teenaged accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne He ...  Show more

Witness the chilling account of Dean Corll, the "Candy Man", who terrorized Houston from 1970-1973, luring and murdering 28 teenage boys with the help of his accomplices. Unveil the shocking truth in this gripping story. Sponsor: Quince.com/CASUAL for free shipping on your orde ...  Show more

Dean Corll was a monster who was given the nickname "The Candyman". In the early 1970s, Corll preyed on teenage boys around the Houston, Texas area. He is thought to have tortured, sexually assaulted, and murdered as many as 27 from 1970 to 1973. But Corll didn't totally act alon ...  Show more

When teen boys start disappearing in Houston in the 1970s, they’re mostly written off as runaways by local police. Their true fate is only revealed after Dean Corll, known around town as “the Candyman,” is shot and killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch ...  Show more