Charlie Brooks Jr.

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Charlie Brooks Jr. was an American convicted murderer historically notable as the first person in the United States to be executed by lethal injection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf convicted murderer
executed person
human
ageAtDeath 39
associatedWith Texas death penalty system
causeOfDeath lethal injection
convertedTo Islam NERFINISHED
convictedOf capital murder
murder
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1942-12-20
dateOfCrime 1976-11-14
dateOfDeath 1982-12-07
deathPenaltyJurisdiction Texas NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
executedBy State of Texas NERFINISHED
executionChamber Huntsville Unit execution chamber NERFINISHED
executionMethod lethal injection
familyName Brooks NERFINISHED
givenName Charlie NERFINISHED
hasRole defendant in capital murder trial
historicalSignificance marked transition from electrocution and gas to lethal injection in U.S. executions
influenced subsequent use of lethal injection in U.S. executions
lastMeal none
lastWords statement including Islamic profession of faith
legalAppeals appeals to state and federal courts
legalStatus executed
mannerOfDeath execution
nationality American
notableEvent first use of lethal injection for capital punishment worldwide
notableFor first person executed by lethal injection in the United States
onDeathRowIn Texas NERFINISHED
partOf history of capital punishment in the United States
placeOfBirth Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfCrime Fort Worth, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
prison Huntsville Unit NERFINISHED
religion Islam
sentence death
sexOrGender male
stateOfBirth Texas NERFINISHED
stateOfDeath Texas NERFINISHED
stateWhereTried Texas NERFINISHED
victim David Gregory NERFINISHED
yearOfBirth 1942
yearOfConviction 1978
yearOfDeath 1982

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