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David Hilligiest

Case from Houston, TX dated May 29, 1971

Victim Details

David Hilligiest

Male

White / Caucasian

Houston

TX

1971-05-29

13

David

Hilligiest

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David Hilligiest, a 13-year-old boy from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 29, 1971. He was one of the victims of Dean Corll, a notorious serial killer also known as 'The Candy Man.' Corll, along with his teenage accomplices David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley, was responsible for the abduction, torture, and murder of at least 28 young boys and teenagers between 1970 and 1973 in what became known as the Houston Mass Murders. David Hilligiest, a Caucasian male, was last seen walking ...
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    Has anyone else been struck by the role Elmer Wayne Henley played in the Hilligiest family's search ... ...Read More
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