This podcast episode explores the chaotic life of Dean Corll, the notorious serial killer known as the Candy Man, tracing his troubling childhood, complex relationships, and the development of his predatory behavior. Through a chilling narrative of Corll's descent into darkness, the episode illuminates the gradual evolution of his sinister desires, manipulation of vulnerable young boys, and the tragic consequences for the community as fear escalates, families are devastated, and the police fall short in their responses to the rising tide of disappearances.