In the early 1970s, Dean Corll was known in his Houston Heights neighborhood as the "Candy Man"—a friendly figure who gave free treats to local children from his family’s candy business,. But behind closed doors, Corll was the mastermind of the "Houston Mass Murders," a spree of abduction, torture, and sexual assault that claimed the lives of at least 29 teenage boys and young men.

In this episode of pplpod, we examine the gruesome history of the "Pied Piper" and his two teenage accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley,. We discuss:

• The Accomplices: How Corll recruited teenagers Brooks and Henley to lure friends and hitchhikers to his home in exchange for money, turning them into active participants in his crimes,,.

• The Method: The deceptive offers of parties and rides used to t ...