Roy Ames

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Roy Clifton Ames (April 8, 1937 – August 14, 2003) was an American record producer and convicted child pornographer. As a producer, Ames was prominent in the Texas blues scene and was most famous for signing musician Johnny Winter in the mid-1960s. As a criminal, Ames was arrested multiple times for producing and distributing child pornography involving young boys. He was also known for his alleged ties to serial killer Dean Corll and some of his victims. During a 1977 United States Senate subcommittee hearing, gay rights activist and sex offender Guy Strait testified that Ames was one of four major producers of child pornography in the 1970s.

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