Brooks (right) with Elmer Wayne Henley in August 1973
Born
(1955-02-12)February 12, 1955
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died
May 28, 2020(2020-05-28) (aged 65)
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
Bridget Clark
(m. 1973; died 2012)
Children
1 (deceased)
Conviction(s)
Murder with malice
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment
Details
Victims
1 (convicted)
Span of crimes
December 13, 1970 – August 3, 1973
Country
United States
State(s)
Texas
Date apprehended
August 9, 1973
David Owen Brooks (February 12, 1955 – May 28, 2020)[1] was an American convicted murderer and accomplice of serial killer Dean Corll, who, along with Elmer Wayne Henley, abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 boys and young men between 1970 and 1973 in Houston, Texas. The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders, came to light after Henley fatally shot Corll.
Many of the victims had been friends of Brooks and Henley. At the time of their discovery, the Houston Mass Murders were considered the worst example of serial murder in American history.[2] In the years between his 1975 conviction and his death in 2020 from COVID-19, Brooks was repeatedly denied parole (most recently in 2018).[3][4][5]
^"David Owen Brooks". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^"Residents of Houston Curbing Murder Talk". The Beaver County Times. UPI. August 16, 1973. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
^"Houston serial killer Dean Corll's accomplice David Brooks could be paroled". Houston Chronicle. December 5, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^Rhor, Monica (February 15, 2015). ""Houston Mass Murders" killer denied parole". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^White, Grace (January 3, 2018). "Family of victim fights against serial killer up for parole". KHOU. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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