Brandon Bernard paid with his life his association to Christopher Vialva (who was 19 when the crime was committed), Tony Sparks (16), Christopher Lewis(15), and Terry Brown (17). This group of young Blacks robbed and sequestered Stacie and Todd Baglet, a protestant pastor couple, and locked them in the trunk of their car. That is when they asked Brandon for help. Bandon could provide his mother's car for fleeing the crime scene. The two cars were driven to a desolate place (which turned out to be part of a military base - making it a federal case). They opened the trumk and Vialva shot and killed Todd. He also shot Stacie, rendering her unconscious. Brandon Bernard (who was 18) helped set fire to the Baglet car (with the bodies in the trunk). The guilty verdict was pronounced in 2000 by a jury of 11 Whites and one Black. Christopher Vialva was executed on 24 september 2020. Christopher Lewis and Terry Brown were condemned to 20 years and have been freed.
Brandon Bernard was in death row in Terre Haute, Indiana. He counselled youths and was knitting in his 6 x 8 feet cell, He was lead to a courtyard every day for an hour where hi would play with a basketball alone. His family visited him once a year. He was executed on the 10th of december 2020. President-elect Biden is opposed to the death penalty.
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