Brandon Bernard story: What’s his family background and where was he from?

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Where was Brandon Bernard from?

It is thought that Bernard grew up in Texas.

He was convicted in 1999 with four other teenagers for murdering  when he was just 18 years old.

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Supporters say that, at the time of his conviction, both prosecutors and jurors had an incomplete picture of Bernard and his background.

Kim Kardashian  rather than be put to death.

A judge .

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He was administered a lethal injection on December 10.

With witnesses looking on from behind a glass barrier separating them from a pale-green death chamber, .

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"I'm sorry," the  said, lifting his head and looking at witness-room windows.

"That's the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day."

Who are his parents?

Bernard's mother is Thelma Bernard, but not much is known of his father.

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Reportedly, Brandon grew up with an abusive father who violently attacked his mother. His parents divorced and Brandon was largely isolated, according to .

News of his execution rocked his family when Bernard was first handed the sentence.

"It hurts, first of all, to know that they want to execute him," Thelma said to  .

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"I don't believe as a parent and a military disabled veteran that the punishment they're giving him does not fit the crime," she continued.

"My heart is broken over the thought of my nephew being executed," Rahsha Williams, his aunt said. 

Did he have brothers and sisters?

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From pictures, it appears Bernard grew up with a brother and sister, but not much is known about the two.

Was he married with kids?

 has two daughters.

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"It definitely sucks when I got the news, heartbreaking. Shattered my world," one of his daughters told WTHI earlier this month when asked about her father's death sentence.

In statement shared on Twitter by The New York Times, Bernard's lawyer noted his "two beautiful and talented daughters."