Shelly Andre Brooks was born on January 22,1969 and is an American serial killer who murdered at least seven women in Detroit, Michigan, from 2001 to 2006, though he is suspected of up to 20 murders and possibly more.
12 Facts About Shelly Brooks
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Shelly Brooks was caught thanks to a survivor and fully admitted his guilt at his trials, for which he was given multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Shelly Brooks's father neglected him, and when he was 4, his mother left the family, leaving him in the hands of his grandparents.
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Shelly Brooks was reported to be angry at his mother throughout his childhood, though he never saw her again after she left the family.
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Shelly Brooks targeted middle-aged female prostitutes or homeless drug addicts as his victims.
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Shelly Brooks committed his crimes around the city of Detroit, dumping their bodies in abandoned buildings and houses.
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Shelly Brooks was able to easily win his victims trust because of his own life on the streets.
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Shelly Brooks started killing at age 32 in 2001, and throughout the next five years, he would kill at least six more women until 2006, at age 36.
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Shelly Brooks is suspected of up to 20+ murders from as early as 1999.
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Shelly Brooks left his victims bodies in the same abandoned buildings he lured them into.
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Shelly Brooks's victims ranged in age from 30 to 54 years old.
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Shelly Brooks is currently imprisoned at the G Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson Michigan.