Former Killeen man dies for role in 1999 slayings
Brandon Bernard, a 40-year-old Killeen man, died Thursday at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, for his role in a double slaying on Fort Hood property in 1999.
Bernard was convicted of participating in the murders of youth pastors Todd and Stacie Bagley on June 21, 1999. He set their car on fire, with the coupleâs bodies in the trunk, after the pair had been shot by another man who already was executed earlier this year.
Bernard was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m. Eastern time.
He directed his last words to the family of the couple he played a role in killing.