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Execution of Charles Brooks Jr.
1942–1982
United States
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Biography
The execution of Charles Brooks Jr. (September 1, 1942 – December 7, 1982), also known as Shareef Ahmad Abdul-Rahim, was carried out on December 7, 1982, at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. Brooks Jr., then 34, murdered 26-year-old mechanic David Preston Gregory (March 29, 1950 – December 14, 1976) in Fort Worth, Texas.
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