Curtis Brownell is currently incarcerated in the Illinois Prison System for the aggravated kidnapping, rape and brutal murder of Louise Marie Betts on September 28, 1977 leaving her body in a cornfield only to be found the following Spring and the aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery, armed violence and attempted murder of a second female victim who was pregnant with her first child just 4 short months later.  He has a long history prior to his first murder of violence against women.  He also admitted during a psychiatric evaluation to criminal sexual abuse of a child.  He was twice sentenced to death for the murder of Louise Marie Betts and those sentences were twice overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court.  He is serving an indeterminate sentence of 100-600 years.  Because his crimes were committed prior to February 1978, he is entitled to parole opportunities on a 3 to 5 year basis.  The family and friends of Curtis Brownell's victims request your assistance in keeping this violent, habitual criminal in prison where he belongs so that no family ever has to suffer the pain and loss that continues to this day.