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.
Statements (47)
| 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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