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Erlene Nealy Brown

Case from Dixie-inn, LA dated Dec 25, 1982

Victim Details

Erlene Nealy Brown

Female

Black / African American

Dixie-inn

LA

1982-12-25

51

Erlene

Nealy Brown

07/03/2026

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In the winter of 1982, a quiet Christmas in Dixie Inn, Louisiana, was shattered by a brutal crime that claimed the lives of Erlene Nealy Brown, a 51-year-old female, and her husband, Newton Brown. The tragic events unfolded on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day after two inmates, Jimmy Glass and Jimmy Wingo, escaped from the nearby Webster Parish Jail. Having broken out of confinement, the duo sought refuge and resources, which led them to the Browns' rural home.

Once at the residence, Glass ...
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  • Justia Law: State v. Glass
  • LOUISIANA EXECUTES 2D MAN IN SLAYING OF COUPLE (Published 1987)
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