David Brooks, 18, right, squats on the beach with a law enforcement official as police search for bodies in High Island, Texas, Aug. 10, 1973. Brooks is implicated with Elmer Wayne Henley and Dean Corll, in the murders of at least 24 young men in a mass sex-slaying case. The 24 bodies were discovered in three different locations in Texas. (AP Photo)

Karen Conti

The Serial Killer’s Apprentice: How a killer can be created

by: Patrick Hennessey

Posted: Apr 14, 2024 / 04:43 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 14, 2024 / 04:43 PM CDT

David Brooks, 18, right, squats on the beach with a law enforcement official as police search for bodies in High Island, Texas, Aug. 10, 1973. Brooks is implicated with Elmer Wayne Henley and Dean Corll, in the murders of at least 24 young men in a mass sex-slaying case. The 24 bodies were discovered in three different locations in Texas. (AP Photo)

by: Patrick Hennessey

Posted: Apr 14, 2024 / 04:43 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 14, 2024 / 04:43 PM CDT

Tracy Ullman and Dr. Katherine Ramsland, authors of The Serial Killer’s Apprentice, join Karen Conti to discuss the case of murderer Dean Corll, how he went about creating an ‘apprentice,’ and the idea of a ‘temporary psychopath.’

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