Man Receives Death Penalty for Third Time in Crime Spree
Convicted murderer Alton Coleman was sentenced to death Friday for the third time in connection with a 1984 Midwest crime spree.
A Lake County jury last month recommended the death penalty after Coleman was convicted in the July, 1984, murder of 7-year-old Tamika Turks and the brutal assault of her aunt. Judge Richard Maroc imposed the death sentence Friday after a two-hour hearing.
Coleman, 30, and Debra Brown, 23, are accused of killing eight people in their travels from Wisconsin to Kentucky during a seven-week period. Brown’s murder trial in Tamika’s death is scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
