Christopher Brooks
Christopher Brooks, 43, was executed by lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, on January 21, 2016, and was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay request. Before the execution he thanked his loved ones repeatedly and said he hoped it would bring closure, and a prison chaplain held his hand and appeared to pray with him. He was the first person on Alabama's death row to be executed with a new three-drug combination, a method that had faced legal challenges.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Alabama authorities (the agency that held him); news reports.
Custody: Serving a sentence.