11-15-2011, 06:49 PM
re: post 19130
LUCASVILLE, Ohio November 15, 2011 (AP)
A man who fatally shot his three sons while they slept in 1982, shortly after his wife filed for divorce, was executed Tuesday with each of his hands clenched in an obscene gesture.
Reginald Brooks of East Cleveland died at 2:04 p.m., ending a nearly six-month break in the use of capital punishment in Ohio, which often trails only Texas in the number of annual inmate executions.
Dressed in the standard white T-shirt and blue pants, Brooks declined to make a final statement and remained silent as he received the lethal injection. Witnesses, which included his former wife and her sisters, had a view of his left hand, its middle finger raised. Prison officials said he was making the same gesture with his right hand.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio - NewsChannel5's Dan Haggerty is a witness covering the execution of Reginald Brooks. Follow his updates below:
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2:41 p.m. update: There were three of the victims’ family members and one friend who observed the execution. All of them were wearing t-shirts with the three brothers’ photos on them.
2:21 p.m. update: When asked if he had any final words, Brooks said “No.” Once the warden gave the go-ahead to inject him, Brooks stuck out his middle finger. Those who witnessed the execution gasped. As he slowly went to sleep, his middle finger stayed sticking up.
2:07 p.m. update: Reginald Brooks’ execution was carried out. His time of death was 2:04 p.m.
1:29 p.m. update: All of the witnesses have been called to go to the observation room.
the murdered sons
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![[Image: Ohio_executes_Brooks_f5f43ed68-4a0f-427b...40_480.JPG]](http://media2.newsnet5.com//photo/2011/11/15/Ohio_executes_Brooks_f5f43ed68-4a0f-427b-bada-9ef743aa439e0000_20111115171717_640_480.JPG)
LUCASVILLE, Ohio November 15, 2011 (AP)
A man who fatally shot his three sons while they slept in 1982, shortly after his wife filed for divorce, was executed Tuesday with each of his hands clenched in an obscene gesture.
Reginald Brooks of East Cleveland died at 2:04 p.m., ending a nearly six-month break in the use of capital punishment in Ohio, which often trails only Texas in the number of annual inmate executions.
Dressed in the standard white T-shirt and blue pants, Brooks declined to make a final statement and remained silent as he received the lethal injection. Witnesses, which included his former wife and her sisters, had a view of his left hand, its middle finger raised. Prison officials said he was making the same gesture with his right hand.
LUCASVILLE, Ohio - NewsChannel5's Dan Haggerty is a witness covering the execution of Reginald Brooks. Follow his updates below:
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2:41 p.m. update: There were three of the victims’ family members and one friend who observed the execution. All of them were wearing t-shirts with the three brothers’ photos on them.
2:21 p.m. update: When asked if he had any final words, Brooks said “No.” Once the warden gave the go-ahead to inject him, Brooks stuck out his middle finger. Those who witnessed the execution gasped. As he slowly went to sleep, his middle finger stayed sticking up.
2:07 p.m. update: Reginald Brooks’ execution was carried out. His time of death was 2:04 p.m.
1:29 p.m. update: All of the witnesses have been called to go to the observation room.
the murdered sons