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The shooting of a real estate agent may have been a contract killing.  Jack Brown  Composite of the man who shot Jack CASE DETAILS  Composite of the killer’s accomplice On January 11, 1984, at 11:10 A.M., two men entered the real estate office of Jack Brown in the Detroit, Michigan, suburb of Ypsilanti. The men were familiar with the layout of the building. As one stood guard, the other headed towards Jack’s office, entered and shot Jack once in the neck. The intruders then locked the three other employees in the bathroom and walked away. Jack Brown never regained consciousness and died twelve hours later. The murder of Jack Brown appeared to be a cold-blooded contract killing, planned and executed by professionals. But police had no motive. Who would order a hit on a small town realtor, and why?  Police conducted a drug bust in the area Jack’s real estate brokering business put him in contact with many members of the community. No one could imagine why he would be targeted by a killer, including Jack Brown’s co-worker, Dutch Jordan:
Dutch was outside of Jack’s office that fateful morning:
Ypsilanti Police Department Detective Sergeant Ed Hall investigated the case:
The night before Jack was killed, his brother, Norm Brown, saw him on the phone. The conversation seemed to leave Jack extremely agitated:
 Ann Brown has no explanation for Jack’s death Jack’s widow, Ann Brown, has no explanation her husband’s death:
During the drive home, Jack told his wife that he thought it would be a good idea to make of list of some very powerful people who he knew were involved in illegal activity and put it in a safe deposit box. At the time, Ann thought nothing of it:
The same day that Jack was murdered, the police conducted a major drug bust in the area. The raid had been triggered by an unknown informant. Det. Sgt. Hall wondered if there might be a connection to Jack:
The gunman was approximately six feet tall and wore a beige jacket and light colored pants. He was armed with a .38 caliber revolver. His accomplice was about 5’10” and was wearing coveralls and a blue knit stocking cap. He was armed with an automatic handgun. Watch this case now on Amazon Prime in season one with Robert Stack and in season eight with Dennis Farina. Also available on YouTube with Dennis Farina.Various seasons available now on Hulu. |
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Ypsi
My father did it. He told his mom and she told me. Sorry, he was a very cruel person.
Luke
Go to the police
mm
It’s too late for that.
Tammy
I am his daughter will you email me tammythornton123@yahoo
Tammy
Are you Robyn ? I am Tammy Brown. I went to school with you, if you are Robyn . I really thought it was your dad. Certainly not your fault no mb matter what.
Franklin moorehart jr
If you know who did this go to the police it doesn’t matter whether they’re alive or dead at least it’ll give the family some kind of closure call an anonymous tip if you have to turn it in done solve Mysteries if you have to they can turn it in
Ray Lynn
My grandmothers ex husband so sad it’s crazy the story is true though RIP grandma❤️
Chanita Jackson
That’s awfully sad
Rick
Pretty obvious by her body language that she knew more than she admitted. Maybe even knew about the contents of the list, because she was hiding info all over the place. Just look at her eyes and how many times she blink.
tim
i think blinking is a sign that someone telling the truth
Ashley P.
When your husband makes a statement to the effect of, “Would it be a good idea to make a list of names of some powerful people involved in illegal activity and place it in a safety deposit box?” and you don’t ask him what he’s talking about?? I find that strange in itself! If my husband made a comment like that, I would be asking him what he is talking about and get down to the bottom of it.
thinkingoutloud
i agree with ashley and rick! the wife claims she didn’t know anything yet her husband brought up making a list of powerful people and she decided not to guess further.
there’s no way jack would be targeted by a random contract killing.
she knows more to it, but she doesn’t want to end up like how her husband did.
Adman
She would hardly give information or talk about the conversation she had if she was hiding something. You people should be ashamed to bad mouth a poor widow because you think you are some expert web sleuths. Get a grip and get a life.