Facts of the Crime:
Sentenced to death in Los Angeles County on July 16, 2001 for the March 24, 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Lisa Kerr of Van Nuys. Brooks abused Kerr during their relationship and then stalked her after she called it off. He then left her body in the back seat of her burning car near the Roscoe Boulevard exit of the Hollywood Freeway. Brooks then escaped to Colorado Springs where he was captured on July 23, 1999 after his profile and picture was aired on a local television station.
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