The parole board finally granted my release. I am heading home after decades of waiting and I am grateful to everyone who saw the person I became instead of just the crime I committed.
July 26, 2015
Final supporters
My name is Warren Paxton Brown.
I am an inmate A192474 at Southeastern Correctional Complex in Lancaster Ohio. I am serving year 28 of a 20 to life sentence for the 1986 aggravated murder of 13 year old Robyn Star Field.
Unlike a lot of inmates serving time I am not here to proclaim my innocence. I committed this crime, I take complete responsibility for it and I know that there is nothing I can do that will bring Robyn back.
I have had almost thirty years to look back on the 15 year old boy who committed this crime, and decades to try and forgive myself and understand why I did what I did. I am 43 now and wish I could go back and talk to the troubled boy who committed this crime.
I created this website to publicly take responsibility for my crime to make it clear that I am sincerely remorseful for my actions.
There is nothing I can do to undo what I have done. I had to decide to make the most of myself that I could in prison, try to forgive myself, to love others and be a worthy person.
Please sign my petition and help give me a second chance to prove I'm a changed man.Updates
May 26, 2015
The board continues to ignore the decades of progress I have made behind these walls. They hide behind bureaucratic silence while refusing to acknowledge that a man can change after twenty eight years of penance.
Reached 100 supporters
May 26, 2015
78 Comments
Paxton, I do believe you are remorseful and are a changed man but I'm not sure I would want to live next door to you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
One piece of advice you use the word way too much although you spent a lot of time in jail it doesn't come across as being truly repentant when you start every sentence with I it comes across as selfish
I believe what you did was very wrong, but at the age of 15, no one really knows what you were feeling or what came over you to do what you did. I believe you need a 2nd chance and i hope that your heart has softened and that you help other teenagers with your story.
Being tried as an adult at 15? The crime is awful, but it cannot be changed, the man however, can. I believe in the ability that rehabilitation can work, let's hope it has.
Really, I understand that you admitted your guilt, I also understand that Robin's family has missed 28 birthdays, Chirstmas and a whole bunch of memoirs, I'm sorry, but you are where you need to be!!! She did not get the chance to have pictures taken with here family, but in jail you did. Sorry you are where you are suppose to be!
hey Pax mama and papa say hey...
Warren...I believe first and foremost that we are no one to forgive you..only God can forgive u. I've heard this whole story and i can honestly say that if it was a crime by accident or other circumstances, etc. and not by MALICE and obvious PREMEDITATION and even AFTER THE actual crime had taken place u (regardless of age..although u were old enough to know...not by INSANITY) knew exactly what u were doing as well as your aunt (she shouldve got life as well probably more than u being older) need to deal with the life consequences..just like this other person said in the comments..why do u need to feel the need to be released when u already know what u did? this poor girls mother is serving a life sentence FAR worse than ypurs so why shouldnt u? Its honorable to know h are doing what u have to do in the Pen to achieve some type of sense of self worth and belonging but in reality ur life belongs in there..not out here...i mean, could u honestly say u can see urself having children of your OWN or anything? do u not have a fear of hurting your OWN children...so maybe u would be doing yourseeeeelf a favor by not trying to petition ANYTHING...i have not many people..even other friends serving sentences for murder but NONE out of pure even ESPECIALLY towards a child..in MY world..u would have not even lasted here in California in our prisons (even if ur PC'd) u wouldnt survive...so u should feel lucky ur even breathing at this point. no ones forgiveness should matter to u other than Gods and ur own so just do what u gotta do and deal with prison until the end of ur days...this is ur sentence and it will be till the end of yoyr days...how sad...honestly. im a mom of 3 daughters....i cant even imagine her pain...my oldest 15...in all reality..i wouldve done worse to u than what prison wudve....this whole story made me cry for hours. dont fight it anymore Warren
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The parole board finally granted my release. I am heading home after decades of waiting and I am grateful to everyone who saw the person I became instead of just the crime I committed.
July 26, 2015
Final supporters
My name is Warren Paxton Brown.
I am an inmate A192474 at Southeastern Correctional Complex in Lancaster Ohio. I am serving year 28 of a 20 to life sentence for the 1986 aggravated murder of 13 year old Robyn Star Field.
Unlike a lot of inmates serving time I am not here to proclaim my innocence. I committed this crime, I take complete responsibility for it and I know that there is nothing I can do that will bring Robyn back.
I have had almost thirty years to look back on the 15 year old boy who committed this crime, and decades to try and forgive myself and understand why I did what I did. I am 43 now and wish I could go back and talk to the troubled boy who committed this crime.
I created this website to publicly take responsibility for my crime to make it clear that I am sincerely remorseful for my actions.
There is nothing I can do to undo what I have done. I had to decide to make the most of myself that I could in prison, try to forgive myself, to love others and be a worthy person.
Please sign my petition and help give me a second chance to prove I'm a changed man.Updates
May 26, 2015
The board continues to ignore the decades of progress I have made behind these walls. They hide behind bureaucratic silence while refusing to acknowledge that a man can change after twenty eight years of penance.
Reached 100 supporters
May 26, 2015
78 Comments
It should depend on how the family of Robyn Fields feel. If they want you in, then you should stay in. Even though you were only 15, you were old enough to know death is permanent. Do what the family wants.
Paxton, I do believe you are remorseful and are a changed man but I'm not sure I would want to live next door to you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
One piece of advice you use the word way too much although you spent a lot of time in jail it doesn't come across as being truly repentant when you start every sentence with I it comes across as selfish
I believe what you did was very wrong, but at the age of 15, no one really knows what you were feeling or what came over you to do what you did. I believe you need a 2nd chance and i hope that your heart has softened and that you help other teenagers with your story.
Being tried as an adult at 15? The crime is awful, but it cannot be changed, the man however, can. I believe in the ability that rehabilitation can work, let's hope it has.
Really, I understand that you admitted your guilt, I also understand that Robin's family has missed 28 birthdays, Chirstmas and a whole bunch of memoirs, I'm sorry, but you are where you need to be!!! She did not get the chance to have pictures taken with here family, but in jail you did. Sorry you are where you are suppose to be!
hey Pax mama and papa say hey...
Warren...I believe first and foremost that we are no one to forgive you..only God can forgive u. I've heard this whole story and i can honestly say that if it was a crime by accident or other circumstances, etc. and not by MALICE and obvious PREMEDITATION and even AFTER THE actual crime had taken place u (regardless of age..although u were old enough to know...not by INSANITY) knew exactly what u were doing as well as your aunt (she shouldve got life as well probably more than u being older) need to deal with the life consequences..just like this other person said in the comments..why do u need to feel the need to be released when u already know what u did? this poor girls mother is serving a life sentence FAR worse than ypurs so why shouldnt u? Its honorable to know h are doing what u have to do in the Pen to achieve some type of sense of self worth and belonging but in reality ur life belongs in there..not out here...i mean, could u honestly say u can see urself having children of your OWN or anything? do u not have a fear of hurting your OWN children...so maybe u would be doing yourseeeeelf a favor by not trying to petition ANYTHING...i have not many people..even other friends serving sentences for murder but NONE out of pure even ESPECIALLY towards a child..in MY world..u would have not even lasted here in California in our prisons (even if ur PC'd) u wouldnt survive...so u should feel lucky ur even breathing at this point. no ones forgiveness should matter to u other than Gods and ur own so just do what u gotta do and deal with prison until the end of ur days...this is ur sentence and it will be till the end of yoyr days...how sad...honestly. im a mom of 3 daughters....i cant even imagine her pain...my oldest 15...in all reality..i wouldve done worse to u than what prison wudve....this whole story made me cry for hours. dont fight it anymore Warren
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It should depend on how the family of Robyn Fields feel. If they want you in, then you should stay in. Even though you were only 15, you were old enough to know death is permanent. Do what the family wants.