DID YOU KNOW...
Stupid Fact
In the middle of his killing spree, Broxton was arrested for stealing a radio, fined and released.
Amazing Fact
Gary Leon Andrews survived being gutted and shot in the mouth
About Time Fact
In June 2000, the Supreme Court ruled it was "fundamentally unfair" to use racist stereotypes to obtain death penalty sentences
THE DISPATCH
The Beginning
His Early Crimes
Broxton's First Arrest
- November 12, 1973
- Leesville, Louisiana
Broxton was arrested for the November armed robbery of a clothing store. Just 18 at the time, police found him 9 minutes later in a telephone booth at a nearby service station on Highway 171 South. Only 9 minutes had passed since the employees at the clothing store had been robbed.
He had stolen less than $70 cash and a leather jacket worth $150.
His bond was set at $25,000. On August 1, 1977, Broxton would apply for, but not receive, clemency.
Broxton Sentenced for Attempted Murder
- June 3, 1986
- Harris County, Texas
The Murders
Gary Wayne Stuckwisch
- April 6, 1991
- Houston, Texas
On April 6, 1991, a foul odour led police to the body of Gary Wayne Stuckwisch. Stuckwisch was found in his northeast Houston apartment. He had been robbed and stabbed several times in the chest. He was dead. His stolen car was recovered the next day. Broxton’s fingerprints were found in the car and the apartment.
Stuckwisch was 46 years old.
Gordon John Miller
- April 19, 1991
- Houston, Texas
Gordon John Miller was a TV Guide magazine sales representative who was abducted by Broxton near the location of Stuckwisch’s car. It was April 19, just two weeks after Stuckwisch was killed.
Witnesses told police Miller, 59, was in the area of Federal Road and Interstate 10 when they saw a man stabbed Miller multiple times. He was left to die from the 11 stab wounds. Broxton took Miller’s truck and used his credit cards. The truck was never recovered.
Elbert Madden
- April 24, 1991
- Houston, Texas
Madden was the only person Broxton did not kill or attempt to kill. Broxton was later convicted of aggravated robbery.
Broxton Arrested and Released
- May 2, 1991
- Pasadena, Texas
On May 2, Broxton was arrested for stealing a $20 radio from Walmart. Although he was on parole and it should have been revoked, it wasn’t. It was considered a minor offense, and the jails were already over capacity. Broxton was not a murder suspect at the time.
It is the responsibility of the parole officer to revoke parole, but police could not immediately determine who his parole officer was. He was fined and released.
Albert Krigger
- May 6, 1991
- Houston, Texas
Albert Krigger, a disabled 64-year-old man, was found murdered in his home on May 6, 1991. The one-legged retiree was stabbed to death during a robbery by Broxton. Broxton later pawned Krigger’s diamond ring.
Police would attribute his death to Broxton in court, but never charge him with Krigger’s death.
Grady Leon Andrews
- May 10, 1991
- Houston, Texas
Andrews was kidnapped and forced to drive to a remote location on Penn Road. He was robbed and shot in the mouth. Broxton then tried to gut him, but a witness interrupted the attack.
Wayne & Sheila Dockens*
- 16 May 1991
- Channelview, Houston, Texas
Wayne testified against Broxton at the trial. Sheila Dockens’s murder was the only one Broxton would go on trial for.
Arrest, Trial & Appeals
Broxton Arrested
- May 18, 1991
- Houston, Texas
Only the murder of Sheila Dockens would go to trial.
Broxton Found Guilty
- April 30. 1992
- Houston, Texas
During the trial, a psychologist for the prosecution told the jury they should take his race into consideration when deciding whether to recommend death. That would later be a problem.
Broxton was found guilty by the Harris County Jury. He was guilty of the robbery and murder of Sheila Dockens after a string of robberies to support his drug habit. Wayne Dockens had testified at the trial, telling the jury both he and his wife had been shot. He survived the bullet to the head. His wife did not live through being shot in the arms and chest.
The jury deliberated less than 2 hours before finding him guilty. After a 3-day penalty phase, they sentenced Broxton to death.
By 1994, Texas authorities were still considering prosecution for the murders of Stuckwisch and Miller. Eventually they choose not to proceed. He would not be tried for the remaining murders and attempted murders, as he had already been given a death sentence.
Broxton made numerous appeals through the years.
Broxton's Failed Appeals
- Multiple years
- Houston, Texas
Broxton Wins Appeal
- September 9, 2000
- Houston, Texas
Broxton Sentenced to Death, Again
- November 14, 2003
- Houston, Texas
Eugene Alvin Broxton was sentenced for the second time to death for the robbery and murder of Sheila Dockens. A new set of jurors took four hours to decide his fate.
Broxton’s Location
Eugene Alvin Broxton has been on death row in Texas since September 18, 1992.
SIMILAR SERIAL KILLERS
Rodrigo Hernandez
Hernandez was also killing people in Texas during the 1990s
Betty Jo Green
Athens, Alabama serial killer Betty Jo Green was the same height as Broxton
William Patrick Fyfe
Canadian serial killer William Patrick Fyfe was born on the same day
THE STATS
Eugene Alvin Broxton in a Historical Timeline
Statistical table for Eugene Alvin Broxton
Killer Name | Broxton, Eugene Alvin |
Gender | M |
Suspected Only | Yes |
Arrest Date | May 18, 1991 |
Conviction Date | April 30, 1992 |
Sentence | Death |
Birth Location | Louisiana, USA |
Birth Date | February 27, 1955 |
Status | Alive or Unknown |
Height | 173 |
Job Types | mechanic |
Killer Type | Criminal Enterprise (drugs/robbery), Spree, Territorial |
Drug Abuse | yes |
comment1 | Some news reports indicate Broxton shot at Pasadena police Sgt. Walt Hays and his partner in Pasadena, California during an armed robbery in 1986. Broxton is alleged to have been on parole from that crime in 1991 when he was arrested (May 2, 1991) for stealing a radio. Although we can confirm that Sgt. Walter Hays worked in Pasadena around that time, we can locate no news reports of the robbery, or attempted shooting. |
comment2 | During trial, evidence was introduced that he killed Gary Stuchwisch 1991, Gordon Miller 1991 and Albert Krigger 1991 |
Total Dead Victims | 4 |
Victims (Suspected) | 3 |
Victims (Convicted) | 1 |
Victims (Misc) | 4 survivors |
Victim Gender | Various |
Victim Race | White |
Victim Age | 20-64 |
Victim Type | Stranger |
Binding | Yes |
Previous Crimes | carrying a concealed weapon, robbery, |
Previous Prison Time | yes, released after 4 years after trying to kill 2 cops |
Prison Name | Harris County Jail, Polunsky |
Parole/Release | Paroled October, 1990, then began killing people during robberies |
Killer Rating
RESOURCES
- Broxton radio theft breaks parole
- Broxton multiple murders arrest
- Broxton sentenced to death in robbery-slaying
- Court rules against convicted murder
- Court of Appeals upholds death sentence of Broxton
- Court uphold Broxton death sentence (Again)
- Judge rules against race-biased testimony
- Broxton second time death sentence
- Appeal 866 S.W.2d 711 (1993) -- November 9, 1993
- Appeal 888 S.W.2d 23 -- November 16, 1994
- Appeal No. 71488 -- October 4, 1995
- Appeal No. 01-20445 -- January 02, 2002
- Appeal No. AP-71,488 -- June 29, 2005
- Appeal WR-42,781-02 -- January 27, 2010
*The Dockens are the only victims for whom we can locate a photograph