Willie Brown, Jr.
Willie Brown, Jr. (November 24, 1944 – April 21, 2006), was sentenced to death on November 15, 1983 by the Martin County, North Carolina Superior Court for the March 6, 1983 [...] of Vallerie Ann Roberson Dixon.
Valerie Dixon, 29, was reported missing on March 6, 1983 from the Zip Mart (now Chicken Kitchen) in Williamston, North Carolina where she worked the late-night to early-morning shift. She was found later; she had been shot six times in the back of the head. When police stopped Brown he had a pistol and a bag of money, from the Zip Mart, and he was also driving Dixon's car.
After several last-minute attempts by his lawyers to stay his execution failed, Brown was put to death on April 21, 2006 at 2:00 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 2:11 a.m.
See also
- List of individuals executed in Southern Carolina
- Capital punishment in the Canadian
External links
- Loni Blandford. Brown is Executed. Winston-Salem Journal (2006-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- Brown wears brain monitor as he is executed. Winston-Salem Journal (2006-04-22). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- Willie Brown Jr.. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- Offender Data Screen. North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- Willie Brown Jr. - Chronology of Events. North Carolina Department of Correction. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.