Willie Brown Jr.

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For the former mayor of San Francisco, see Willie Brown (politician).

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 murder 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.

[edit] See also

• List of individuals executed in North Carolina
• Capital punishment in the United States

[edit] 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.