Murder of Terri Brooks

Murder of Terri Brooks
LocationBucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DateFebruary 4, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-02-04)
Attack type
Homicide
VictimTerri Brooks, aged 25
PerpetratorAlfred Scott Keefe
SentenceLife in prison without the possibility of parole

Terri Brooks (September 13, 1958 – February 4, 1984) was the night manager of a Roy Rogers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania when she was murdered in 1984 by her fiance Alfred Scott Keefe, who subsequently confessed.[1][2] Her murder was not solved until 1999.[3][4] On June 6, 2000, Keefe was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[5]

Brooks' murder was featured in Michael Capuzzo's The Murder Room, which profiled the Vidocq Society.[6]

The case was covered in many true crime shows, such as: Cold Case Files, The New Detectives, Dead of Night, An Unexpected Killer and Mr Ballen Podcast.

References

  1. ^ "Man Arrested In '84 Killing After DNA Is Matched". The New York Times. Associated Press. 7 February 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Sommers, Dave (27 May 2014). "Infamous Falls Township Murder to be Featured on National TV". LevittownNow.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The Vidocq Society: Solving Murders Over Lunch". www.wbur.org. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ MARCZELY GIMPEL, DIANE (29 November 1999). "VIDOCQ SOCIETY SOLVES COLD CRIMES FOR FREE DETECTIVES CLUB CLAIMS IT HELPED FINGER BUCKS MAN'S SON'S MURDERER, BUT DA DOUBTS GROUP'S SLEUTHING EFFECTIVENESS". The Morning Call. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ Depue, Roger L.; Schindehette, Susan (2005). Between Good and Evil: A Master Profiler's Hunt for Society's Most Violent Predators. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7595-1327-3. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ Capuzzo, Michael (10 August 2010). The Murder Room: The Heirs of Sherlock Holmes Gather to Solve the World's Most Perplexing Cold Ca ses. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-45895-2. Retrieved 16 April 2021.