Jan 22, 2025 · BRIDGEPORT — On Jan. 7, 1999, Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, Leroy “BJ” Brown were shot dead in their home. Authorities found Clarke lying face-up on the floor of her son’s room, a ...

4 days ago · Karen Clarke and her 8-year old son Leroy “B.J.” Brown were two of the victims. The child, tragically, was a witness to an attempted murder. An addict sold him and his mother to the would-be ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Oswald Clarke, left, brother of Karen Clarke, is helped at the side of her casket by funeral home employee Kevin Mitchell, Jan. 20, 1999, during services at the Community Church of God in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file) ... Clarke’s brother, Oswald Clarke, said the commutation caught his family by surprise and that they ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Adrian Peeler, a reputed drug dealer who was convicted, along with his brother, Russell Peeler Jr., in the fatal shootings of 8-year-old Leroy "BJ" Brown and his mother, Karen Clarke, was one of ...

Jan 22, 2025 · He was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder stemming from the double murder of Karen Clarke, and her son, 8-year-old Leyroy, “BJ” Brown. They were shot and killed in their Bridgeport home….

Jan 21, 2025 · Peeler was convicted of conspiracy in the deaths of Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son BJ Brown. Prosecutors say Peeler shot the two as an order from his brother, Russell Peeler, who was later ...

Jan 22, 2025 · President Biden issued clemency to Adrian Peeler, a notorious Bridgeport drug dealer sentenced in the execution-style killings of 8-year-old Leroy “B.J.” Brown Jr., and his mother, Karen ...

Aug 10, 2013 · His actions -- including ordering the executions of 8-year-old Leroy "B.J." Brown and his mother, Karen Clarke -- are responsible for the longest series of criminal trials in state...

I'm Karen Clarke, a multi-published author of psychological thrillers and romantic comedies. The Mother's Secret. Someone knows the truth. Kate and her husband are expecting their first child. Even though it was a surprise, Kate is thrilled and so is her mother, Helen. Kate just needs Helen’s anxieties to ease and for Dan to be on board.

Apr 13, 2000 · Josephine Lee told police she acted as a lookout and then watched as Adrian Peeler gunned down Leroy "B.J." Brown Jr. and his mother, Karen Clarke, in their Bridgeport home on Jan. 7, 1999. Lee,...