Charles Brown and Charles Kelley
Charles Noel Brown | |
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Brown at the time of his arrest | |
| Born | June 21, 1933 Bedford, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1962 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | The Mad Dog Killers |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse | Mary Lou Goldsby Brown (m. 1948) |
| Children | 5 (one died as an infant) |
| Motive | Robbery Witness elimination |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | February 18 – 22, 1961 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Minnesota and Iowa |
| Killed | 4 (one died from complications in 2007) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Weapon | Revolver |
Date apprehended | February 23, 1961 |
Charles Edwin Kelley | |
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Kelley at the time of his arrest | |
| Born | February 17, 1941 |
| Died | September 6, 1962 (aged 21) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | The Mad Dog Killers |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Motive | Robbery Witness elimination |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Date | February 18 – 22, 1961 |
| Country | United States |
| States | Minnesota and Iowa |
| Killed | 4 (one died from complications in 2007) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Weapon | Revolver |
Date apprehended | February 23, 1961 |
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 shot their 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 last people to be executed in the state. Iowa abolished capital punishment in 1965.