Lincoln Burrows is the older brother of Michael Scofield. He is serving time in Fox River State Penitentiary for killing Terrence Steadman, the brother of Caroline Reynolds, the Vice President of the United States. Although surveillance footage of the parking lot where the murder took place appears to show Lincoln committing the crime, Michael beli...
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Lincoln Burrows is the older brother of Michael Scofield. He is serving time in Fox River State Penitentiary for killing Terrence Steadman, the brother of Caroline Reynolds, the Vice President of the United States. Although surveillance footage of the parking lot where the murder took place appears to show Lincoln committing the crime, Michael believes he is innocent.Lincoln has been sentenced to death with an execution date of May 11.Lincoln has always been fiercely protective of his younger brother and is very loyal.Background: After the death of their mother when Michael was a teenager, Lincoln became Michael's guardian. Lincoln is a high school drop-out who has repeated brushes with the law, including convictions for theft, drug charges and battery. He has a teenage son, Lincoln Burrows Jr., with Lisa Rix, his ex-wife who has since remarried.He borrowed $90,000 to send Michael to college, telling him it was an inheritance from their mother.Lincoln and Michael's father Aldo left them when they were young. Michael has their mother's last name, Lincoln has their father's. She died of a brain aneurysm brought on by a brain tumor when Michael was 11 and Lincoln was 15. They bounced around different foster homes, not always together. Lincoln would leave origami cranes for Michael as a sign that he was watching over him.Their mother told them their father was an alcoholic and drug user, but his reasons for disappearing are more complex and relate to the reason Lincoln is now in prison.
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