Executed

Jan Michael Brawner

34 years old · died June 12, 2012 · Mississippi State Penitentiary, Sunflower County, Mississippi

Mississippi executed Jan Michael Brawner, 34, by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman on June 12, 2012. In his final statement he apologized to the victims' family and said he could not change what he had done. Witnesses described him as appearing to take a deep breath when the drugs were administered, after which his head tilted to the side. He was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. Central time, and the governor, the Mississippi Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court all declined to halt the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reports.

News reports (3)

Executions in Mississippi Mississippi Department of Corrections, Executions in Mississippi
Man executed in deaths of daughter, ex, in-laws - San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12, 2012
Man executed in deaths of daughter, ex, in-laws Valdosta Daily Times, June 13, 2012

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