Man executed in deaths of daughter, ex, in-laws

Published June 13, 2012 12:16am ET



PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi executed a man Tuesday for fatally shooting his 3-year-old daughter, his ex-wife and her parents in a crime in which authorities say he also stole his slain mother-in-law’s wedding ring and used it to propose marriage to his girlfriend.

Jan Michael Brawner, 34, was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. CDT after receiving a chemical injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

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