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Elmer Wayne Henley

American serial killer, Dean Corll's accomplice
Person human Q3566841
Elmer Wayne Henley

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of birth
May 9, 1956
Place of birth
Houston
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
prisoner, painter
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Birth name
Helmer Wayne Henley Jr[13]
Convicted of
kidnapping, murder[10][11]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[20]
End of work period
1973[16]
Family name
Henley[7]
Given name
Elmer[8]
Number of victims of killer
+6[9]
Penalty
life imprisonment[14]
Place of detention
Mark W. Michael Unit[17]
Significant person
Dean Arnold Corll, David Brooks[18][19]
Start of work period
1972[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elmer Wayne Henley ar إلمر واين هينلي es Elmer Wayne Henley Jr fr Wayne Henley it Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. ja エルマー・ウェイン・ヘンリー zh 埃爾默·韋恩·亨利 zh 小埃爾默·韋恩·亨利
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/07s4wcm
Notable Names Database ID
420/000027339

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🔗 Connections
Convicted of 2
murder, kidnapping
Occupation 2
painter, prisoner
Significant person 2
Dean Arnold Corll, David Brooks
← Significant person 2
Dean Arnold Corll, David Brooks
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Elmer
Instance of 1
human
Penalty 1
life imprisonment
Place of birth 1
Houston
Sex or gender 1
male
← Killed by 1
Dean Arnold Corll
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Summary

Born in Houston[1], he… he was born on May 9, 1956[2]. He worked as a prisoner[3] and painter[4].

FAQs

Where was Elmer Wayne Henley born?

Elmer Wayne Henley was born in Houston[1].

What did Elmer Wayne Henley do for work?

Elmer Wayne Henley worked as prisoner[3] and painter[4].

Related Entities

United States

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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Infovarius · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Signature → Elmer Wayne Henley signature.jpg
    Family name → Henley
    Number of victims of killer → {'amount': '+6'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Number of victims of killer: 6"
  2. 21w ago · ArtemisiaGentileschiFan · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Elmer Wayne Henley High Island August 12 1973.jpg, ElmerWayneHenley1973.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: ElmerWayneHenley1973.png"
  3. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → prisoner, painter
    Instance of → human
    Significant person → Dean Arnold Corll, David Brooks
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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