Alton Coleman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alton Coleman
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Nov 6, 1955(1955-11-06)
Age	69
Date Of Death	2002-04-26
Birthplace	Waukegan
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Scorpio

Alton Coleman Biography

Alton Coleman is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on November 6, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. A criminal who went on a killing spree for two months in 1984 that resulted in seven deaths in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Both he and He and John Wayne Gacy were both serial killers from Illinois. were serial killers from Illinois.

Alton Coleman was born on November 6, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois. Coleman’s mother worked three jobs, and he lived with his 73-year-old grandmother. A middle-school dropout, Coleman was well known to Illinois law enforcement, having been charged with sex crimes six times between 1973 and 1983. Two of those cases were dismissed, with Coleman pleading guilty to lesser charges in two and twice being acquitted. Coleman was scheduled to go on trial in Illinois on charges stemming from the rape of a 14-year-old girl when he fled and began his killing spree.

Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an American serial killer who, along with accomplice Debra Brown, committed a crime spree across six states in the Midwest between May and July 1984 that resulted in the deaths of eight people. Coleman, who received death sentences in three states, was executed by the state of Ohio in 2002. Brown was also sentenced to death in Indiana, but the death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment without possibility of parole in Illinois.

Debra Denise Brown was his partner in crime during the murder spree.

Alton Coleman Net Worth

Alton Coleman is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alton Coleman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Between 1973 and 1983, he was charged six times with sex crime.

He was sentenced to death by four states. This was a United States record.

On July 12, Tonnie Storey, a 15-year-old girl who lived in Cincinnati’s Over- the-Rhine neighborhood, disappeared; her body was discovered eight days later. A bracelet that had been stolen from the Temples was found under Storey’s body. On the day of Storey’s disappearance, the FBI added Coleman to its Ten Most Wanted List as a “special addition”. Coleman was just the tenth person since the initiation of the list in 1950 to merit inclusion in such a manner.

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Who is Alton Coleman Dating?

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Brown, who was originally sentenced to be executed in Ohio for her complicity in the crimes, had her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Richard Celeste in 1991. In commuting Brown’s sentence, Celeste cited her low IQ scores, ranging from 59 to 74, and her “master-slave” relationship with Coleman influencing her actions. Brown was one of eight Ohio death row inmates (including all four of the Ohio’s female death row inmates) to have her sentence commuted by Celeste, a staunch opponent of capital punishment, a week before he left office.

Facts & Trivia

Alton Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alton Coleman celebrates birthday on November 6 of every year.

Brown is currently serving her sentence without possibility of parole at the Dayton Correctional Institution in Dayton, Ohio. She finally expressed remorse for her crimes when she apologized to the victims’ families in a video in 2005.

Top Facts about Alton Coleman

1. Alton Coleman was an American serial killer who committed a crime spree across six states in the Midwest in 1984, resulting in the deaths of eight people.
2. He was diagnosed with antisocial, narcissistic and obsessive features, with additional diagnoses including epileptic spasms, psychosis and borderline personality disorder.
3. His accomplice Debra Brown had no history of violence or criminal history prior to their relationship and was later diagnosed with dependent personality disorder.
4. They kidnapped Oline Carmical, Jr. and drove him across state lines, later stealing his car.
5. Coleman and Brown were arrested in Evanston on July 20, and a steak knife was found between two pairs of socks he was wearing.
6. Coleman and Brown were both sentenced to death by Ohio, with Coleman’s death sentence for the Storey killing overturned in a separate proceeding.
7. Brown’s sentence in Ohio was eventually commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Richard Celeste, citing her low IQ.
8. Brown expressed remorse for her actions in a 2005 video.
9. Authorities believe that Coleman and Brown usually targeted black victims so they wouldn’t stand out in the black community.
10. Coleman went into an incoherent tirade about how blacks were forcing him to rape and murder other blacks during a violent sexual assault.
11. Coleman wrote a racist slogan in lipstick at the scene of the rape and murder of one of their Afro-American victims.
12. Coleman was executed on April 26, 2002, by lethal injection.
13. He had requested a large, last meal of steak, fried chicken, and various other dishes.
14. Deborah Brown is currently serving her sentence without possibility of parole in Dayton, Ohio.
15. Coleman is the only person in the US to have received death sentences in three states.

Is Alton Coleman Dead?

Deceased (1955–2002)

What happened to Deborah Brown?

In 1986, a Lake Superior Court judge sentenced Brown and Alton Coleman to death for the murder of Tamika Turks, 7, who was strangled on June 18, 1984. Her body was found in the 4200 block of Grant Street in Gary.

How long did it take to find Vernita Wheat's body?

After abducting 9-year-old Vernita Wheat, they brutally murdered her. Three weeks later, her body was found in an abandoned building in Illinois.