The Three BROOKS Brothers (1982) - Death Penalty for Father - Cleveland OH

LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- Child-killer Reginald Brooks may be dead by 2 p.m.

His execution was delayed from 10 this morning while first a federal judge in Cleveland and then
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on his mental competency. Brooks’ attorneys decided not
to file another attempt with the U.S. Supreme Court, which had rejected an earlier appeal.

Brooks, 66, is slated to be the oldest Ohioan to be executed since the state re-implemented the
death penalty in 1999. He lived nearly 30 years longer than the three sons he murdered in their
beds in their East Cleveland home: Reginald Jr., 17, and Vaughn, 15, and Niarchos, 11.

Among the witnesses scheduled to see the execution at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
near Lucasville: Beverly Brooks, the victims’ mother; Mauria Fluker and Monica Stephens, the
victims’ aunts; and Joyce Powell, Beverly’s friend.

Witnesses for Brooks: attorneys Alan Rossman and Michael Benza, and the Rev. Ernie Sanders.

It would be the fifth execution this year, but the first since May 17 due to a court fight over
lethal injection protocol and two clemencies granted by Gov. John Kasich. The governor declined
clemency without comment in Brooks’ case.

While Brooks’ appeals lasted nearly three decades, there was never any doubt about his
guilt.

Previously, all courts rejected claims by Brooks’ attorneys that he should not be executed
because he suffered from mental illness, specifically paranoid schizophrenia, post traumatic stress
disorder, and psychogenic amnesia.

Court records showed Brooks’ premeditated pattern beginning about 10 days prior to the murders
when he obtained an advance on his credit card and traveled to North Olmsted where he bought the
gun and ammunition.

A few days later, his wife, Beverly, filed for divorce.

After Beverly Brooks left for work on March 6, 1982, her husband used the gun he had purchased
to kill all three of their sons in their beds. He turned up the stereo so the neighbors wouldn’t
hear the gunshots.

Brooks then packed the gun in a suitcase, bought a Continental Trailways bus ticket, and left
for Las Vegas. He was arrested in Utah with the murder weapon still in his luggage.

Brooks never admitted to murdering his children, nor showed any remorse. Instead, he offered “
nonsensical ‘theories’ about who committed the crime,” said the Ohio Parole Board which unanimously
recommended against clemency.

For his final “special meal,” Brooks requested lasagna, garlic bread, moose tracks ice cream,
chocolate cake, caramel candy, beef jerky, cashews, almonds and root beer.
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For his final “special meal,” Brooks requested lasagna, garlic bread, moose tracks ice cream,
chocolate cake, caramel candy, beef jerky, cashews, almonds and root beer.

Poster's note: Sheesh, murders don't deserve any "special" meals. He never gave those poor kids a chance. I hope he's burning hell soon.

I thought the same thing bj.
That's really much better than I eat at most meals.
Kind of a waste of taxpayer money considering he'll be dead before it's digested.
I say bread and water if they must eat.

TomTerrific0420 wrote:I thought the same thing bj.
That's really much better than I eat at most meals.
Kind of a waste of taxpayer money considering he'll be dead before it's digested.
I say bread and water if they must eat.

I know Tom. It was a total waste of money and good food. Right into the incinerator. Is he dead yet? I hope so.

LUCASVILLE, Ohio – With the middle fingers of both hands raised even after the lethal chemicals
had done their job today, child killer Reginald Brooks was defiant to the end – and beyond.

Those witnessing the execution behind glass about 10 feet away gasped but said nothing as Brooks
first glared at and "flipped off" his ex-wife, the mother of the three children he murdered nearly
30 years ago after she filed for divorce.

They could see his left hand. He also raised the middle finger of his right hand, which was
visible only to the prison staff.

Brooks was declared dead at 2:04 p.m., after about 15 minutes of the chemicals flowing. He had
no final words.

At 66, Brooks was the 46th, and oldest, Ohioan to be executed since 1999.

Brooks lived nearly 30 years longer than the three sons he murdered in their beds in their East
Cleveland home. His victims included Reginald Jr., 17, and Vaughn, 15, and Niarchos, 11.

His execution was delayed from 10 this morning while first a federal judge in Cleveland and then
the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on his mental competency. Brooks’ attorneys decided not
to file another attempt with the U.S. Supreme Court, which had rejected an earlier appeal.

Among the witnesses to the execution: Beverly Brooks, the victims’ mother; Mauria Fluker and
Monica Stephens, the victims’ aunts; and Joyce Powell, Beverly’s friend. All were wearing white
T-shirts with pictures of the three boys on front and had their arms around each other.

Witnesses for Brooks: attorneys Alan Rossman and Michael Benza, and the Rev. Ernie Sanders.

It was the fifth execution this year, but the first since May 17 due to a court fight over
lethal injection protocol and two clemencies granted by Gov. John Kasich. The governor declined
clemency without comment in Brooks’ case.

While Brooks’ appeals lasted nearly three decades, there was never any doubt about his
guilt.

All courts rejected claims by Brooks’ attorneys that he should not be executed because he
suffered from mental illness, specifically paranoid schizophrenia, post traumatic stress disorder,
and psychogenic amnesia.

Court records showed Brooks’ premeditated pattern beginning about 10 days prior to the murders
when he obtained an advance on his credit card and traveled to North Olmsted where he bought the
gun and ammunition.

A few days later, his wife, Beverly, filed for divorce.

After Beverly Brooks left for work on March 6, 1982, her husband used the gun he had purchased
to kill all three of their sons in their beds. He turned up the stereo so the neighbors wouldn’t
hear the gunshots.

Brooks then packed the gun in a suitcase, bought a Continental Trailways bus ticket, and left
for Las Vegas. He was arrested in Utah with the murder weapon still in his luggage.

Brooks never admitted to murdering his children, nor showed any remorse. Instead, he offered “
nonsensical ‘theories’ about who committed the crime,” said the Ohio Parole Board which unanimously
recommended against clemency.

For his final “special meal,” Brooks requested lasagna, garlic bread, moose tracks ice cream,
chocolate cake, caramel candy, beef jerky, cashews, almonds and root beer.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2011/11/15/execution-child-killer.html