Alton Coleman

Serial Killer

Alton Coleman: A Notorious Serial Killer

Overview

Alton Coleman, born on November 6, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois, was an American serial killer who, along with his accomplice Debra Brown, committed a series of heinous crimes across six states in the Midwest during the summer of 1984. Their crime spree lasted 53 days and resulted in the deaths of eight people, along with numerous other violent acts, including rapes, kidnappings, and robberies.

Crimes and Victims

• Vernita Wheat: A 9-year-old girl from Kenosha, Wisconsin, abducted on May 29, 1984. Her body was found on June 19, 1984, in an abandoned building in Waukegan, Illinois.
• Tamika Turks: A 7-year-old girl from Gary, Indiana, abducted and murdered on June 18, 1984. Her body was discovered shortly after.
• Donna Williams: A 25-year-old woman from Gary, Indiana, abducted on June 19, 1984. Her body was found in an abandoned building in Detroit, Michigan, in July 1984.
• Virginia Temple: A woman from Toledo, Ohio, murdered on July 7, 1984, along with her 10-year-old daughter.
• Unnamed 15-year-old girl: Murdered in Ohio during the spree.
• Unnamed woman: Killed on July 13, 1984, in Ohio for her car, which Coleman and Brown used to flee to Kentucky.

Capture and Execution

Alton Coleman and Debra Brown were apprehended on July 20, 1984. Coleman was sentenced to death in multiple states and was executed by lethal injection in Ohio on April 26, 2002. Brown's death sentences were later commuted to life imprisonment. ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (6)

Vernita Wheat Age: (9), Date of Death: 1984-05-29

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