Alton Coleman. Alton Coleman (November 6, 1955 – April 26, 2002) was an American serial killer who operated in the Midwest United States during the summer of 1984. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois and had a troubled childhood, marked by physical and sexual abuse. Coleman began his killing spree on May 29, 1984, when he murdered a nine-year-old girl in his hometown of Waukegan. Over the next four months, he and his accomplice, Debra Brown, went on a killing rampage that covered seven states and included at least eight murders, several rapes, and numerous assaults. Their victims were of all ages, genders, and races, and included children, teenagers, adults, and elderly persons. Coleman and Brown were eventually captured and convicted of multiple