Marques Juan Brothers was 4 when he was killed in Bakersfield, California, on July 8, 2003. He was one of five family members murdered in their home; his mother Joanie Harper, siblings Lyndsey and Marshall, and grandmother Earnestine Harper also died. Marques and his siblings were shot in the head; his mother and grandmother suffered multiple stab wounds.

Investigators focused on Vincent Brothers, the children’s father and a Fremont Elementary School vice principal. He said he was in Ohio at the time, but prosecutors presented forensic and circumstantial evidence suggesting he had flown to Ohio, rented a car and driven back to Bakersfield. Insect remains on the rented car’s radiator were presented as placing the vehicle in the Western United States. Prosecutors argued motive included financial and personal pressures and extramarital affairs.

Vincent Brothers was convicted in 2007 of five counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He maintains his innocence and has pursued appeals. If anyone knew the family or has information about that July 2003 night, please share what you know.