Kim Kardashian revealed her heartbroken response over Brandon Bernard’s dying sentence, which was carried out on Dec. 10. The ‘KUWTK’ star revealed what Brandon advised his lawyer earlier than the dying sentence was carried out.
Kim Kardashian, 39, admitted that she is “so messed up” after Brandon Bernard‘s execution. The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star fought tirelessly and even appealed to Donald Trump to commute the 40-year-old inmate’s dying sentence, however Bernard was nonetheless executed by deadly injection at a jail in Terre Haute, Indiana amid nationwide outcries on Dec. 10. Kim revealed her heartbroken response over the execution, which was carried out over Bernard’s position in a double homicide that passed off when he was 18 years outdated.
As he was within the chair his lawyer referred to as me they usually simply had their final name and stated this…
Brandon stated he loves you and desires to say thanks once more
He stated he doesn’t really feel too claustrophobic within the chair.— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 11, 2020
“I’m so messed up right now. They killed Bernard. He was such a reformed person. So hopeful and positive until the end. More importantly he is sorry, so sorry for the hurt and pain he has caused others,” Kim tweeted on Thursday night, after revealing earlier that day she had “lost it” throughout a phone call with Bernard. The E! star went on to share what Bernard’s lawyer advised the fact tv star-turned-lawyer.
“As he was in the chair his attorney called me and they just had their last call and said this… Bernard said he loves you and wants to say thank you again He said he doesn’t feel too claustrophobic in the chair,” the Skims owner revealed. She added, “Bernard wanted me to tell every single person who worked on his behalf supporting him in any way a huge thank you. He was certain he was gonna have the chance to tell you all himself and write you all letters but he told me to tell you all how grateful he is for you!”
His most important message that he realized in his life was to not hang around with the incorrect crowd. That was so necessary to him that he shared that with the youth. It bought him caught up and he made poor selections.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 11, 2020
Kim then shared what was Bernard’s “main message that he learned in his life,” which “was to not hang out with the wrong crowd.” In 1999, Bernard — then 18 years outdated — had participated in what was alleged to be a theft of married youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley with 4 different youngsters in Texas. Kim continued, “That was so important to him that he shared that with the youth. It got him caught up and he made poor choices.”
“The most important thing to him that he said was a gift to his mom, sister, daughters and family was the validation the public support gave to his family. His family knew him inside and knew he wasn’t his mistake he made as a teenager but he was sad his family felt shame,” Kim continued in one other tweet. “With the public support he felt the shame could go away and it validated him to his family that the world also knew he was better then his teenage self.”
With the general public assist he felt the disgrace may go away and it validated him to his household that the world additionally knew he was higher then his teenage self.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 11, 2020
Kim recalled Bernard’s love of “classical music” and his mastery of crochet — “if someone just saw his cell they would think it was a grandmas cell” — earlier than she led as much as her last although on the justice system within the U.S., which has now carried out its ninth federal execution of 2020. “I could go on and on about what an amazing person Brandon was. I do know he left this earth feeling supported and loved and at peace. This just has to change: our system is so f–ked up,” Kim concluded.
With the general public assist he felt the disgrace may go away and it validated him to his household that the world additionally knew he was higher then his teenage self.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) December 11, 2020
Bernard was convicted of homicide at simply 18 years outdated, following the deaths of the Bagleys. On the day of the robbery scheme, Bernard and one other teenager, Terry Brown (then 17 years outdated), had separated from the group that carjacked the Bagleys and locked them of their automotive trunk, however Bernard and Brown later doused the automotive with lighter fluid.
The purported ringleader of the theft scheme, Christopher Vialva (then 19), had “insisted that the young men needed to kill the Bagleys” and later shot with victims, which killed Mr. Bagley however left Ms. Bagley unconscious, in accordance with the Justice Department (per NYT). Brandon had set fireplace to the car afterwards and prosecutors stated it was smoke inhalation that led to Ms. Bagley’s dying, however Bernard’s protection workforce employed an unbiased medical expert who decided that she was already “medically dead” after Vialva had shot her, per CBS News.
Out of the 9 surviving jurors from Bernard’s case, 5 have revealed they’d’ve taken again their verdict. One of them, Calvin Kruger, argued that Bernard was “not the ringleader behind these offenses, but a follower” and as a substitute advocated for a life sentence, in accordance with CBS News. At his execution, Brandon apologized to the household of the Bagley couple.
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