Charles Brown and Charles Kelley

Charles Noel Brown (June 21, 1933 – July 24, 1962) and Charles Edwin Kelley (February 17, 1941 – September 6, 1962) were American spree killers who killed three people and wounded three others in a five-day, three-state rampage in February 1961. The duo, who said they shot the victims to avoid leaving witnesses, were labeled the "Mad Dog Killers". Sentenced to death for a murder committed in Iowa, Brown and Kelley became the second-to-last and last people executed in the state, respectively. Iowa abolished capital punishment in 1965.

Charles Noel Brown
Brown at the time of his arrest
Born(1933-06-21)June 21, 1933
DiedJuly 24, 1962(1962-07-24) (aged 29)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other namesThe Mad Dog Killers
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
DateFebruary 18, 1961 – February 22, 1961
Killed3
Injured3
WeaponRevolver
Charles Edwin Kelley
Kelley at the time of his arrest
Born(1941-02-17)February 17, 1941
DiedSeptember 6, 1962(1962-09-06) (aged 21)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other namesThe Mad Dog Killers
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)First degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
DateFebruary 18, 1961 – February 22, 1961
Killed3
Injured3
WeaponRevolver
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