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- Linwood and J. B. were executed by electric chair in 1984 and 1985, respectively.
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Linwood and James Briley were the ringleaders in a six-inmate escape from Virginia's death row at Mecklenburg Correctional Center on May 31, 1984. During the early moments of the escape, in which a coordinated effort resulted in inmates taking over the death row unit, both Brileys expressed strong interest in killing the captured guards by ...
In May 1984 — just two months before their execution date — Linwood and James led the state’s only ever successful death-row prison break, escaping the Mecklenburg Correctional Center in Virginia.
Mar 29, 1985 · The Briley brothers, blamed for 12 murders in Richmond in 1979, remained free the longest--19 days--before they were recaptured in Philadelphia. Briley is scheduled for execution April 18.
Jun 1, 1984 · No execution date has been scheduled for James Briley, 28, given two death sentences for the robbery and murders of Judy Barton, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, and her 5-year-old son, Harvey....
James Briley was executed in the same manner on April 18 of the following year. Their younger brother Anthony remains incarcerated in Virginia's corrections system and comes up for parole consideration every few years.
Jun 1, 1984 · No execution date has been scheduled for James Briley, sentenced to death for the robbery and murders of Judy Barton, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, and her 5-year-old son, Harvey.
Virginia: On the morning of October 19, 1979, parolee James Briley stood before a judge and vowed to quit the criminal life. That same day, James met with brothers Linwood, Anthony, and 16-year-old neighbor Duncan Meekins.
