Cal Brown
Cal Coburn Brown | |
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2009 mugshot of Cal Coburn Brown | |
| Born | April 16, 1958 Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 10, 2010 (aged 52) Washington State Penitentiary, Washington, U.S. |
| Known for | Last person to be executed by the state of Washington |
| Criminal status | Executed by lethal injection |
| Convictions | Aggravated first degree murder Attempted first degree murder Torture Aggravated mayhem Assault with a deadly weapon Attempted first degree assault Second degree assault False imprisonment First degree robbery Grand theft |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Cal Coburn Brown (April 16, 1958 – September 10, 2010) was an American convicted murderer who was found guilty of the 1991 carjacking, rape and murder of Holly Washa in Washington. On May 23, 1991, in King County, Washington, Brown, who was out on parole for a prior offense, had carjacked Washa at knifepoint. Over the next 36 hours, Washa was robbed, raped and tortured by Brown, who ultimately stabbed and strangled her to death. Brown later confessed to the murder while in custody for assaulting another woman in California, and was subsequently charged with the crime. He was found guilty of aggravated murder and sentenced to death and executed on September 10, 2010. Brown was the last person to be put to death in the state of Washington before capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional in 2018 and formally abolished in the state in 2023.