Cal Coburn Brown, 52, spent nearly 17 years on death row before he was executed early Friday by lethal injection for killing Holly Washa in 1991.Brown, who was from San Jose, Calif., had a history of violence against women, including a 1977 conviction in California for assaulting a woman with a knife at a shopping center. He also served 7 1/2 years - the minimum sentence - for assaulting another woman in Oregon in 1984. Two months after his release, he skipped out on his parole and traveled to Washington.
Near Sea-Tac airport, he helpfully pointed to Washa's rear tire, indicating a problem. When she stopped to check it out, he carjacked her at knifepoint. For the next 36 hours, Brown robbed, raped and tortured Washa, before stabbing and strangling her.
