Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard was an American man convicted and executed for the 1999 robbery, kidnapping, and murder of Todd Bagley, 26, and Stacie Bagley, 28.
17 Facts About Brandon Bernard
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Brandon Bernard was sentenced to death for the murders and remained on death row until his execution in December 2020.
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Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard was born on July 3,1980, to army nurse Thelma Louise and Kenneth Richmond Bernard in San Antonio, Texas.
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Brandon Bernard spent the majority of his childhood in Killeen.
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In 1986, Brandon Bernard attended school at the Seventh-Day Adventist Academy.
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Brandon Bernard became a member of the organized neighborhood gang known as "212 Piru Bloods".
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In 1996, Brandon Bernard attempted to gain employment, but failed to do so.
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An autopsy commissioned by the prosecution at Brandon Bernard's trial claimed Stacie died of smoke inhalation as a result of the fire Brandon Bernard started.
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However, the chief medical examiner of Galveston County Stephen Pustilnik came to the conclusion that Stacie was "medically dead" from the gunshot wound to the head before Brandon Bernard started the fire.
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Brandon Bernard's trial was held in 2000, one year after the murders.
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Brandon Bernard was convicted of carjacking, conspiracy to commit murder, and two counts of first degree murder.
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Brandon Bernard was sentenced to death on June 13,2000.
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Brandon Bernard had loaned the handgun, which belonged to him, to Lynch prior to the murders.
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Brandon Bernard was scheduled for release on April 28,2030.
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Brandon Bernard's legal team filed appeals on the basis that his prosecutor withheld the information that he was a low-level gang member, making him less likely to be a future offender.
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Trump apologised but said he had already promised the Bagley family that Brandon Bernard would be executed.
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Brandon Bernard was executed by lethal injection at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.