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Gregory Malley Winkle

Death by Force
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Gregory Malley Winkle, a 16-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 29, 1971, in Houston, Texas. Born on January 24, 1955, in Alameda County, California, Gregory was one of the victims of the infamous serial killer Dean Corll, also known as 'The Candy Man.' Corll, along with his teenage accomplices, abducted, tortured, and murdered at least 28 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston and Pasadena, Texas. Gregory's ethnicity is not explicitly mentioned in the available s ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Gregory Malley Winkle

    Male

    Houston

    TX

    1971-05-29

    16

    Gregory

    Malley Winkle

    11/08/2025

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    Does anyone else find it unsettling how easily Dean Corll and his accomplices managed to lure unsusp... ...Read More
    09/19/2024
    I’ve been going down a rabbit hole reading about the victims of Dean Corll, and I’m especially s... ...Read More
    07/09/2024
    I've been reading up on the tragic case of Gregory Malley Winkle, and it just really got me thinking... ...Read More
    06/23/2024
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