Dean Corll's Unidentified Victim

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John Doe's clothes

Composite by FACES

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay in any way. What is wrong is if you kidnap unwilling children and murder them. That's what Dean Corll did during the 1970s. Currently, one of his twenty-some victims remains unidentified, a teenage boy whose skeletal remains were found buried in 1973.

The boy likely died in 1972 in his mid to late teens. He was between five feet two and five feet seven at an unknown weight. He may have had Hispanic heritage and wore cowboy boots and swim trunks along with a shirt with a peace sign. He had no evidence of dental care and had spinal bifida.

A clay reconstruction

In the past few years, two of Corll's victims have been identified with the help of the FACES lab in Louisiana, which specializes in reconstructing the faces of unidentified people. Unfortunately, for this John Doe, it has come to no avail. Dean Corll was killed before he could be tried for his heinous crimes although some of his accomplices were apprehended and showed authorities where the rest of the bodies were. In the past few years, two unidentified  boys got their names back. Michael Baulch, 15 was identified in 2010 and Randell Lee Harvey in 2008.

I previously confused this case with that of Micheal Baulch, whose reconstruction resembled the John Doe's. Michael's brother, Billy, was also a victim of Corll.  I almost wonder if this John Doe may actually have been Billy, who was identified decades ago with less precise methods than Michael's DNA match.

If you have any information about this John Doe, please contact:

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences:

Phone: 713-796-6774
Mail: 1885 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77054