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Brown’s Chicken Murders

Two owners and 5 employees (two of whom were teenagers) of Brown’s Chicken were killed; their bodies were found in a walk-in refrigerator and a cooler. The murders seemed to be motivated by money, as less than $2,000 was taken from the restaurant. Seven of the victims were shot to death, while the eighth’s throat was sliced. Police discovered the bodies in the refrigerator and cooler.

Vincent Bloodworth
Vincent Bloodworth
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Brown’s Chicken Murders

Two owners and 5 employees (two of whom were teenagers) of Brown’s Chicken were killed; their bodies were found in a walk-in refrigerator and a cooler.

The murders seemed to be motivated by money, as less than $2,000 was taken from the restaurant. Seven of the victims were shot to death, while the eighth’s throat was sliced. Police discovered the bodies in the refrigerator and cooler.

More than 9 years later, a break in the case came when the girlfriend of one of the murderers went to the police. Her boyfriend, James Degorski, was 20 at the time of the murders, and her accomplice, Juan Luna, was 18. DNA evidence linked Luna to the crime scene on the day of the murder.

Both men were convicted of 8 counts of murder, though both had jurors who decided against the death penalty (Luna’s jury agreed 11-1 in favor of a death sentence while Degorski’s voted 10-2), and both were sentenced to life in prison.

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