The Candy Cards

The Shocking Story of Dean Corll

De: Robert Brown

Narrado por: Michael Goodrick

Duración: 4 h y 35 m

Resumen del Editor

“How that man was able to go out to that storage shed, time after time, and bury one more dead boy is something I'll never understand. You get close to evil like that, no matter how long ago it was, and it never leaves you.” (Detective David Mullican, recollecting the Houston Mass Murders, April 2011)

During the early 1970s, more than three dozen teenage boys went missing from the working-class neighborhood of Houston Heights, in the south of Texas. The parents of a number of these boys received strange postcards from their sons, telling them that they were fine and that they had found jobs somewhere else in the state, anywhere from Dallas to Austin.

Then, in August 1973, the Houston Police Department made a shocking discovery; something that would later become known as the Houston Mass Murders.

After further spine chilling investigations, the police found that prior to the murders, in the late 1960s, a young man by the name of Dean Corll had been handing out free candy to teenagers in Houston Heights. This man - who was vice-president of his mother’s candy company - was described by fellow residents as gentle, friendly and well-mannered.

They couldn’t have been more wrong....

The Candy Cards is the shocking true story of Dean Corll, a.k.a. The Candy Man, one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Robert Browns thrilling account of this chilling story will have listeners draw into to this story as much as any pause-resisting crime thriller.

Disclaimer: The material in this publication has a strong adult theme and is intended for an adult audience. Listener discretion is advised.

©2019 Robert Brown (P)2020 Robert Brown

Good Read

The Candy Cards: The Shocking Story of Dean Corll was a good read by Robert Brown. During the 1970s, more than three dozen teenage boys go missing from a Houston neighborhood. Many of the parents received strange post cards after their sons went missing. In August 1973, the Houston Police Department made a shocking discovery that was name the Houston Mass Murders. This book was the true story of Dean Corll, who was known as The Candy Man. This is a good read for any fan of true crime.

Not so good

The only kind of books I listen to are true crime books, so I have a lot of experience with them. This one is laughable at times. One of the funniest phrases was "dead corpse" and another, the word "strangulated." LOL Which, of course, is not a word. Anyway, the story is interesting just because of the killer's sheer number of victims but the narration--OMG. The guy talks in little bursts of three or four words, using very strange inflections. It's so distracting, you can barely focus on the story! The man is in need of serious elocution lessons. Do NOT buy a book with this guy (Michael Goodrick) narrating. Trust me. If you want an amazing reader, look for books narrated by Kevin Pearce. I buy books solely based on his involvement with them. He's that good.