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Killer Pleads Guilty, Apologizes to Victim's Family
9 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Antonio Brown pleaded guilty to murdering Ellen Bowles in 2022.
- Brown received two consecutive life sentences with parole eligibility.
- Victim's sons shared the lasting pain caused by the brutal crime.
Antonio Brown, 26, pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder of Ellen Bowles, a mother and grandmother, just as his trial was set to commence. He expressed remorse to Bowles' family and friends in court, admitting to fatally stabbing her in her Buckhead townhome and subsequently stealing her Lexus SUV.
The judge handed down a sentence of two consecutive life terms, with parole eligibility not until Brown reaches 86 years old. This plea brings a measure of closure, though the profound pain of losing their loved one remains for Bowles' family.
During the sentencing, Bowles' sons, Michael Bowles and David McBride, movingly described the indelible impact of their mother's violent death. They shared harrowing details of the scene and the daily struggle to cope with the indescribable manner of her taking.
