JIMMY L. BROOKS, JR. || Child Killer Gets Death Penalty | Murder Of Brett Bowyer And Attempted Murder Of Father, Who Survived Being Buried Alive With His Son's Body In A Makeshift Grave | ALS

Jimmy Lee Brooks, Jr. Autographed Letter, Signed. Handwritten, Commercial #10 (4.125 × 9.5 envelope). Mobile, AL. Pmk: January 8, 2024. Content unknown. SEALED.

Jimmy L. Brooks, Jr., was convicted of four counts of capital murder in connection with the murder of 12-year-old William Brett Bowyer. The murder was made capital (1) because it was committed during the course of a kidnapping in the first degree, (2) because it was committed during the course of a robbery in the first degree, (3) because it was committed during the course of a burglary in the first degree, and (4) because Brett Bowyer was less than 14 years of age at the time of his death. Brooks was also convicted of attempted murder, robbery in the first degree, and burglary in the first degree, with respect to Brett Bowyer's father, Forest F. Bowyer. The jury unanimously recommended that Brooks be sentenced to death for his capital-murder convictions. The trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced Brooks to death. In addition, the trial court sentenced Brooks to life imprisonment for his convictions of attempted murder, robbery, and burglary.

In its sentencing order, the trial court made the following findings of fact, which are supported by the evidence, regarding the crimes:

In the evening and early morning hours of February 17 and February 18, 2002, Jimmy Lee Brooks, Jr. and another person identified as Michael David Carruth, entered the home of Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer and his son William Brett Bowyer while the home was occupied by both Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer and his son William Brett Bowyer. William Brett Bowyer was twelve (12) years of age.

Brooks and Carruth entered the Bowyer home under the guise of being narcotics officers.   The Bowyers were handcuffed and taken to a remote road construction site in rural Russell County, the vicinity of the ultimate murder site, where the elder Bowyer was questioned concerning a safe. The mode of transportation was a white Ford Crown Victoria that had a security shield between the front and back seats.

The Bowyers were taken back to their home in order for Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer to get money for Brooks and Carruth. While there, Carruth slapped the elder Bowyer. Brooks found money and a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver.

Brooks and Carruth transported the Bowyers back to the road construction site, this time to the murder site. Carruth walked Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer away from the car and cut him on the neck. Brooks told Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer that he (Brooks) wanted to kill Bowyer whether Bowyer had any money or not. Further, Brooks told Bowyer that he was going to enjoy slitting Bowyer's son's throat in front of him. Carruth then cut Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer's throat. Brooks also cut Bowyer's throat. Carruth sat on Forest F. (Butch) Bowyer and told him to ‘go to sleep.’ It was during this period of time that the child, William Brett Bowyer, asked Brooks and Carruth not to hurt his daddy. The response to the child from Brooks was that he needed to be concerned about himself, not his dad.

Carruth told Jimmy Lee Brooks, Jr., ‘I've done one, now you do one.’At this point Jimmy Lee Brooks, Jr., shot the child in the head. When a gurgling sound came from the child Jimmy Lee Brooks, Jr. commented ‘the little M.F. doesn't want to die’ and shot him two more times in the head. The child fell into a shallow grave. The father was thrown on top of the child. Brooks and Carruth laughed and joked as they threw dirt on the dead child and his father, covering them in the shallow grave.

VIDEO: Michael Carruth & Jimmy Brooks : Back from the Dead | https://youtu.be/STTxHCovlZQ

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