January 21, 2016
Christopher Eugene Brooks was executed by the state of Alabama on Thursday, January 21, 2016. Christopher was 43 years of age. He was pronounced dead at 6:38 pm CST, inside the execution chamber at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. Christopher was convicted of the murder of Jo Deanne Campbell on December 31, 1992, in her Homewood, Alabama apartment. Christopher spent the last 22 years of his life on Alabama’s death row.
Jo Deanne Campbell met Christopher Brooks when they both worked as counselors at a camp in New York. On December 30, 1992, a co-worker of Jo saw Brooks enter the restaurant where they worked. Brooks talked with Jo for some time before leaving. Later that night, a friend called Jo and heard a male voice in the background. Jo said a friend was sleeping over on her floor.