A Quadruple Murder in Mississippi

Sarah is an unincorporated community in Tate County, in north-western Mississippi. It has a population of 2,775, a post office on Sarah Road and little else, and lies 183 miles from Jackson and about 57 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. Tate County is dry.

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it His father beat him and his sister, and beat Brawner to keep him quiet about his father repeatedly raping his sister. this part of the story is covered for now He failed his one attempt at a GED, began huffing gasoline, was admitted to Parkwood Hospital and diagnosed with polysubstance abuse. details of the account remain covered until revealed

Brawner worked as a warehouse forklift operator. He met Barbara Kraft, born on October 3rd, 1977, in the mid-1990s. By late 1997 she was pregnant and they married that December. Their daughter Paige was born on March 19th, 1998. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it The couple separated in 1999. In 2000 he met June Filya through a local radio station's dating line and moved into an apartment with her in South Haven; that year he was in several car accidents he later blamed for brain damage.

In March 2001 the divorce was finalised. Barbara was awarded full custody of Paige, moved in with her parents, Carl and name withheld heree Craft, in Sarah, and obtained a restraining order. On April 24th, 2001 Brawner left his apartment at three in the morning in a U-Haul, drove the hour to the Craft home at 4444 Highway 3, parked away from the house and sat on the front steps from four until seven. He took a rifle from Carl's truck and removed its bullets. When Carl came outside a neighbour's dog barked; Brawner hid behind the truck and then fled, afraid Carl had gone for a gun.

The next day, April 25th, he bought rubber gloves, drove back around noon and, finding nobody home, removed slats from the back door, broke in and stole a .22 rifle. He then went to Carl's workplace and asked whether he could wait at the house for Barbara and Paige; Carl agreed. Brawner waited about an hour. a covered namee, Barbara and Paige arrived. covered namee asked whether he had been there the previous day and he denied it. Barbara told him to leave because of the restraining order. He said he had a book for Paige and the family let him inside. When name withheld heree asked again he became angry, fetched the loaded .22 and returned.

He shot Barbara, then a covered namee as she ran towards the bedroom, then shot covered namee again to put her out of her misery, and shot Barbara again where she had fallen on the couch. Four-year-old Paige was in the room, covered in blood spatter, and said, "Daddy, you hurt me." Brawner carried her to her bedroom, gave her a cookie and told her to watch television. Then, deciding she could identify him, he went back and shot her twice in the head. He waited for Carl to come home and shot him too. He took $300 from Carl's wallet, Barbara's food stamps and name withheld heree's wedding ring, wiped surfaces with Windex, and drove back to South Haven. That night he proposed to June with a covered namee's ring, saying he had bought it at a pawn shop.

The following morning David Craft, Barbara's brother, found the bodies and called the police, naming Brawner. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it The stolen .22 was still in the U-Haul and he admitted the shootings. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed On November 15th, 2001 he made a full taped statement to Chief Deputy Brad Lance of the Tate County Sheriff's Department.

the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it His lawyer, Walker, asked repeatedly whether he wanted a mitigation case, including testimony from his mother and sister; Brawner refused, saying he did not deserve a life. this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it

this part of the story is covered for now details of the account remain covered until revealed His last meal was two DiGiorno frozen pizzas, a small salad with ranch dressing, Tabasco sauce, half a gallon of sweet tea and peanut butter cup ice cream; he ate all but some of the salad. the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it His last words were, "I can't bring anything back, I can't change what I've done. Maybe this will bring you a little peace." David Craft, the brother who found the bodies, was the only family member present.