Reuben Watson Haney was 17 when he was killed on August 17, 1971, in Houston, Texas, and is listed among the victims of Dean Corll, the perpetrator now linked to a series of abductions and murders of teenage boys and young men from 1970 to 1973. On the day he disappeared Reuben left home to go to a cinema and later phoned his mother to say he would spend the evening with an acquaintance named Brooks. Brooks and another accomplice helped lure victims to Corll’s residence.

Reuben was taken to a party at Corll’s house, where he was gagged, strangled, and buried in Corll’s boat shed; his skeletal remains were recovered in 1973 during the wider investigation. The case outlines how teenage accomplices were involved in bringing victims to Corll and how the murders came to light after an associate shot Corll.

If anyone knew Reuben, his movements that day, or remembers Brooks’ role, please share what you know.