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Donald Waldrop

Case from Houston, TX dated Jan 30, 1971

Victim Details

Donald Waldrop

Male

White / Caucasian

Houston

TX

1971-01-30

15

Donald

Waldrop

07/31/2026

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Donald Wayne Waldrop, a 15-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 30, 1971, in Houston, Texas. His death was later determined to be a homicide caused by asphyxia due to strangulation. Donald and his younger brother, Jerry Lynn Waldrop, disappeared while on their way to a bowling alley. Their skeletal remains were discovered on August 9, 1973, among 17 other bodies in a boat shed owned by Dean Corll, infamously known as the "Candyman Killer".

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