The boat shed where Dean Corll buried 17 of his victims

Crime Scene Location in Houston, Texas, United States

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The boat shed where Dean Corll buried 17 of his victims

This is the boat shed where Dean Corll and his two accomplices buried the bodies of 17 teenage boys.

Corll was a serial killer who tortured and murdered at least 28 teenagers between 1970 and 1973.

Of those 28 victims, 17 were buried underneath the floor of shed #11 at Player Street in southwest Houston.

His murder spree finally came to an end on August 8th, 1973, when his accomplice, Elmer Henley, shot him to death at his house on Lamar Drive.

After killing Corll, Henley confessed to the police and lead them directly to this yard.


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The latitude and longitude coordinates for the shed are:

29.637654, -95.448534

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12993 Player Street
Houston
Texas
TX 77045
United States

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The yard sits on the corner of Player Street and Silver Bell Street in the Brentwood neighborhood of Houston.

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This aerial image shows the general location of shed #11. The inset photograph was taken on August 9th, 1973 - shortly before the police started digging up the floor.

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