17 Facts About Vincent Brothers

Vincent Edward Brothers was born on May 31,1962 and is an American mass murderer convicted of killing his wife, their three children and his mother-in-law.

Vincent Brothers attempted to create an alibi by flying to Columbus, Ohio, under the pretext of visiting his brother.

Vincent Brothers drove his rental car to Bakersfield, murdered his family members, and returned to Ohio.

Vincent Brothers was convicted of first-degree murders with special circumstance of multiple murder and was ultimately sentenced to death.

Vincent Brothers first gained national attention after the July 6,2003, deaths of his wife, Joanie, his sons, Marques and Marshall, his daughter, Lyndsey, and his mother-in-law, Earnestine Harper.

Vincent Brothers had turned himself in to authorities in North Carolina where he was visiting his mother, but was released after a few hours due to lack of evidence at that time.

Vincent Brothers was known to have extramarital affairs, and further compromised his case by lying while on the witness stand.

The trip was intended to be an alibi, but several hundred dead insects found on the rental car and odometer readings showed that Vincent Brothers had driven to Bakersfield.

On May 15,2007, Vincent Brothers was convicted of the first-degree murders of his five family members after jurors heard testimony from 137 witnesses.

Vincent Brothers's conviction carried the special circumstance of multiple murder.

Ed Komin, detention deputies found that Vincent Brothers had hid handmade handcuff keys in his hair and had placed his leg restraints on one leg, which rendered them ineffective.

Vincent Brothers was returned to Lerdo Jail under additional security measures.

Vincent Brothers was later placed into the custody of the California Department of Corrections and placed on death row at San Quentin State Prison.

Vincent Brothers had been married four times, was briefly incarcerated for spousal abuse, and has a surviving daughter, Margaret Kern Vincent Brothers, who was the daughter of his girlfriend while attending California State University Bakersfield.

Vincent Brothers received a six-day jail sentence and was put on probation.

Vincent Brothers married for a second time in 1992 and the following year his wife sued for divorce claiming that he threatened to kill her and was violent.

Margaret Kern Vincent Brothers disowned her father and changed her surname following the mass murder.