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Thomas Brooks III

1948–

United States

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Thomas Brooks III (born August 8, 1948) is a convicted American murderer and fugitive who is wanted by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). On April 3, 1968, Brooks, then 19, and three other young men participated in the robbery and murder of a man in Newport News, Virginia. Brooks, who had served as a lookout, was convicted as an accomplice to the murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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