Murder of Brett Bowyer

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On April 18, 2002, in Russell County, Alabama, 12-year-old William Brett Bowyer (better known as Brett Bowyer) and his father were both kidnapped by two men posing as police officers. Bowyer was shot to death and buried alongside his father, who survived despite a slash wound on his neck and was able to dig his way out and seek help. The two murderers, Michael David Carruth (born April 10, 1958) and Jimmy Lee Brooks Jr. (born September 9, 1979), were arrested and charged with capital murder and attempted murder. The pair, who were involved in an unrelated double murder a month prior in Alabama, were found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death. As of 2026, both Brooks and Carruth remain on death row awaiting execution.

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