Robert Charles Browne
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| Robert Charles Browne | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 31, 1952 Coushatta, Louisiana, United States |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims | 2; confessed to more |
| Span of killings | 1970–1995 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Colorado |
| Date apprehended | March 28, 1995 |
Robert Charles Browne (born October 31, 1952) is an American murderer serving a double-life sentence Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Browne was born in Coushatta, Louisiana. According to a Red River Parrish Sheriff, Browne grew up as one of nine children in a hardscrabble family. He was a high school dropout who joined the United States Army and served from 1969 to 1976, when he was dishonorably discharged for drug abuse.[1]
Browne was arrested on March 28, 1995 on the charge of first-degree murder in the death of Heather Dawn Church, 13, on September 17, 1991. He initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, however, on May 25, 1995, in a plea agreement, changed his plea to guilty so that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.[2][3]
On July 27, 2006, in a similar plea agreement, he confessed to the death of Rocio Delpilar Sperry, 15, who was killed on November 10, 1987, at a Colorado Springs apartment complex.[4]
In his confession, authorities say Browne admitted to murdering up to 48 other people in a period spanning from 1970 until his arrest. Browne instigated a new investigation by sending a cryptic letter to the authorities in 2000. The letter read "Seven sacred virgins entombed side by side, those less worthy are scattered wide, the score is you 1, the other team 48.” The letter included a hand drawn map with outlines of Colorado, Washington, California, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, with the body count written inside each state.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Rocky Mountain News Hometown wonders of multiple slayings
- ^ truTV.com- Enigmatic Case of Robert Charles Browne
- ^ msnbcmedia.msn.com Rocio Delpilar Affidavit PDF
- ^ Denver Post Felon Claims to be Serial Killer
- ^ Browne told investigator Charlie Hess in prison interviews that he killed 49 people — 48 in the USA and one, a fellow soldier in Korea — and he provided details about 20 of the killings, Maketa said. In the rest of the cases, Browne says he can't remember details, the sheriff said. MSNBC.com Colo. killer details murders
"double-life sentence Colorado Department of Corrections."
[edit] External links
- Colorado killer details murders
- Colorado man says he committed 48 murders
- El Paso County Sheriff's Department statement
- Brown, Chip (April 29, 2007). "The Confessor". The New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/magazine/29ColdCase.t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine&oref=slogin.
Reference book: Hello Charlie, Letters From A Serial Killer. Written by: Charlie Hess and Davin Seay Published by Atria Books, Trademark of Simon and Schuster,Inc, 2008
- 1952 births
- Living people
- 1970 murders in the United States
- 1985 murders in the United States
- 1991 murders in the United States
- People from Red River Parish, Louisiana
- United States Army soldiers
- American people convicted of murder
- American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Colorado
- American murderers of children
- People convicted of murder by Colorado
