David Owen Brooks

David Owen Brooks (February 12, 1955 – May 28, 2020)^[2] was an American convicted murderer. Working with serial killer Dean Corll, who, along with Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 boys and young men in a series of killings from 1970 to 1973 in Houston, Texas.

David Brooks
David Brooks (right). August 1973
Born	David Owen Brooks (1955-02-12)February 12, 1955 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 28, 2020(2020-05-28) (aged 65) Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	COVID-19
Spouse	Bridget Clark Brooks
Criminal charge	Murder with malice
Penalty	99 years imprisonment [1] (1975)
Details
Span of crimes	December 13, 1970–August 3, 1973
Country	United States
State(s)	Texas
Date apprehended	August 9, 1973

The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders.

Many of the victims had been friends of Brooks and Henley. At the time of their discovery, the Houston Mass Murders were seen as the worst example of serial murder in American history.^[3]

In the years since his 1975 conviction, Brooks was repeatedly denied parole (most lately in 2018).^[4][5][6] He was next eligible for parole in 2028.^[7]

Brooks died of COVID-19 on May 28, 2020 in a Galveston, Texas hospital while serving out his sentence. He was 65.^[8]