Jan 9, 2024 · Curtis Brownell was convicted of her murder a year later and was sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. In September of that year, Brownell kidnapped Betts while she hitchhiked...

Apr 1, 2024 · Curtis Brownell, 69, was unanimously denied parole by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board on March 28. Brownell has been denied parole more than a dozen times since his 1978...

Apr 3, 2024 · There will be no early release for a convicted murder who was sentenced to 100 to 300 years in prison. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously March 28 to keep Curtis Brownell, 69,...

Jan 25, 2024 · ROCKFORD — A Rockford man who has spent 46 years in prison for the rape and killing of 17-year-old Louise Betts will make his 17th attempt to be released on parole. Curtis Brownell, 69, was last up for parole in 2022, when it was denied 7-1.

May 26, 2022 · ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Curtis Brownell, who was convicted of raping and murdering Louise Betts in 1977, was denied parole Thursday. In September of that year, Brownell...

Feb 16, 2022 · ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A convicted killer is trying to get out of jail. Curtis Brownell raped and murdered a Rockford teen in 1977. Her remains were found in Boone County the next...

Jan 29, 2024 · Louise Betts was 17-years-old when she was kidnapped, raped and murdered by Curtis Brownell in 1977. Since the crimes Brownell committed took place before February 1978, he is entitled to...

Mar 28, 2024 · The Illinois Prisoner Review Board has denied Curtis Brownell in his 17th attempt to be released on parole. Brownell, 69, has been in prison since 1978 for the rape and murder of Louise Betts of Loves Park in 1977.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Curtis Brownell, convicted of killing Rockford teenager Louise Betts in 1977, had his latest request for parole denied. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board...

Jan 17, 2019 · Curtis Brownell was convicted of kidnapping 17-year-old Louise Betts, raping her at knife point and strangling her to death on Sept. 27, 1977. Police say she was not found until...