Vincent Brothers Trial
Latest Stories
Contempt charges dismissed against Brothers attorneys
Bakersfield defense attorney Michael Gardina said Monday it felt like a great weight had been lifted after a judge dismissed a contempt of court inquiry against him and his former co-counsel Anthony Bryan.
Defense team faces hearing over alleged missteps
Kern County Superior Court Judge Michael Bush on Thursday served defense attorneys on the Vincent Brothers case an order to show why they should not be held in contempt of court.
'He is no longer my father'
Vincent Brothers' only living child told him Thursday he is no longer her father just before a judge told Brothers he deserves to die for killing his three small children, his wife and mother-in-law.
Mother maintains son is not guilty of killings
Vincent Brothers didn't commit the murders of his wife, mother-in-law and three of his children, his mother said.
Relative says he's ready to forgive
Eddie Harper Sr., son of Earnestine and brother of Joanie, said his family believes justice was served.
More latest stories on the Vincent Brothers trial →
Story Archives
Video
Trial Blog
- Brothers' attorneys face contempt hearing
- Judge: Brothers deserves to die
- Jury recommends Brothers should receive the death penalty
- VERDICT IN DEATH PENALTY
- No Verdict This Week
- Jury begins deliberations in Brothers penalty phase
- Defense attorney finishes closing argument
- Defense continues closing argument
- Defense attorney begins his closing argument
- Prosecutor finishes closing argument
- More trial blog posts →
Featured Content
Photo gallery: Vincent Brothers
See a gallery of images of the man accused of murdering his wife, mother in law and three young children.
Photo gallery: The Harper family
See a gallery of the mother, grandmother and three children murdered in the summer of 2003.
Photo gallery: Murder and mourning
See a gallery of images from the day of the murder through the funerals and beyond.
Family of five slain
Read the first story on the killings from July 9, 2003.