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John Manning Sellars, a 17-year-old white male from Orange County, Texas, was tragically killed on July 12, 1973, just two days before his 18th birthday. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Dean Corll, a notorious serial killer active in Houston and Pasadena, Texas, during the early 1970s. Corll, often referred to as the 'Candy Man,' was responsible for the abduction, rape, torture, and murder of at least 28 teenage boys and young men between 1970 and 1973.
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John Sellars
Male
White / Caucasian
Orange County
TX
1973-07-12
17
John
Sellars
11/23/2025
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Has anyone else looked into the detail about John Sellars being the only victim found fully clothed?... ...Read More
02/09/2024
02/09/2024
Hey everyone,
I've been following the discussions about the tragic case of John Manning Sellars a... ...Read More
09/25/2023
I've been following the discussions about the tragic case of John Manning Sellars a... ...Read More
09/25/2023
I was reading some of the old case files, and something about John Sellars’s situation really got ... ...Read More
07/08/2023
07/08/2023
