Brandon Bernard

A last minute request for stay of execution was rejected by the United States Supreme Court, and Bernard was executed hours later on December 10, 2020.

Brown and Lewis, who both testified against Bernard and Vialva during the trial both pleaded guilty to second degree murder and each received 248 months in prison. Brown was released from prison on January 6, 2020, and Lewis was released from prison on June 23, 2017.

Bernard was executed by lethal injection at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. His last meal consisted of a meat lover's pizza and a brownie. While preparing for the execution, Bernard spoke his last words, apologizing to the couple in whose murder he was involved, and adding that the words he spoke were "the only words that I can say that completely capture how I feel now and how I felt that day." The chemical used during the lethal injection was pentobarbital. He was pronounced dead at 9:27 p.m. EST on December 10, 2020.

Another youth, 15-year-old Gregory Hardin Lynch, was prosecuted for providing the handgun which was used to murder the Bagleys. Bernard had loaned the handgun, which belonged to him, to Lynch prior to the murders. Lynch pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess a stolen firearm and received a five-year sentence. Lynch committed additional crimes in prison, shortly extending his sentence. He was released from prison on December 16, 2008.

Bernard's trial was held in 2000, one year after the murders. Since the crimes took place at Fort Hood, the trial was held in federal court instead of state court. He was convicted of carjacking, conspiracy to commit murder, and two counts of first degree murder. He was sentenced to death.

Bernard spent most of his childhood in Killeen, Texas. In his early teens, he began committing crimes such as burglary and joined a neighborhood gang. His crimes and rebellious behaviors led him to being kicked out of several schools and prosecuted in the juvenile criminal justice system. In 1999, Bernard and four teenaged accomplices robbed, kidnapped, and murdered two youth pastors—Todd and Stacie Bagley. After forcing the pastors into the trunk of their car, one accomplice, Christopher Andre Vialva, shot both in the head before Bernard set the car on fire. Todd died instantly from the gunshot, and Stacie's cause of death is disputed.

On the afternoon of June 21, 1999, Brandon Bernard, 18; Christopher Andre Vialva, 19; Terry Terrell Brown, 15; Christopher Michael Lewis, 15; and Tony Sparks, 16, approached Todd and Stacie Bagley, two youth pastors, and asked them for a ride at a gas station with plans to rob them. Once the Bagleys agreed to give them a ride, Vialva held the couple at gunpoint and forced them into the trunk. While in the trunk for several hours driving around, the Bagleys spoke through an opening in the back seat and urged their abductors to accept Jesus into their hearts and spare their lives. The perpetrators then robbed the Bagleys by using their ATM card to withdraw cash, stealing money, stealing jewelry, and seeking to pawn Stacie's wedding ring. Soon after, the teens pulled to the side of the road at Belton Lake recreation area and poured lighter fluid inside the vehicle while the Bagleys sang "Jesus Loves Us". Vialva then shot both of the Bagleys in the head, killing Todd instantly. Bernard then set the car on fire.

In 1994, Bernard's cousin, Melsimeon Pollock, joined the household. Pollock and Bernard began burglarizing houses in early 1995. Bernard's rebellious and criminal behavior resulted in him being bounced between his parents' households, multiple different schools, and five months in a juvenile detention facility in Brownwood, Texas, in 1995. Bernard became a member of the organized neighborhood gang known as "212 Piru Bloods". In 1996, Bernard attempted to gain employment, but failed to do so. He completed his GED in 1997, and enrolled as a senior at Killeen High School for the 1997–1998 school year. While attending Killeen High School, he received decent grades and had good attendance. In the summer of 1998, Bernard attempted to join the United States Army, but was rejected because of his juvenile offenses.

Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard (July 3, 1980 – December 10, 2020) was an American man convicted and executed for the 1999 robbery, kidnapping, and murder of Todd Bagley, 26, and Stacie Bagley, 28. He was sentenced to death for the murders and remained on death row until his execution in December 2020. Bernard's execution attracted controversy, and in the time leading to his execution, prominent politicians, public figures, and five surviving jurors who convicted him advocated for his sentence to be commuted.

Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard was born on July 3, 1980, to army nurse Thelma Louise (Johnson) and Kenneth Richmond Bernard in San Antonio, Texas. He had two younger siblings. Because of his mother's transfer to Alaska, the family moved briefly to Fairbanks, Alaska, from 1982 to November 1984, and then moved to Killeen, Texas. He spent the majority of his childhood in Killeen. As a child, Bernard suffered from asthma. In 1986, Bernard attended school at the Seventh-Day Adventist Academy. The family spent the summer of 1987 in Colorado for his mother's medical training. In September 1992, Bernard's intoxicated father sprayed his mother in the face with mace. The couple divorced in 1993.

Vialva (May 10, 1980 – September 24, 2020) was convicted of the same charges and sentenced to death as well. He was executed on September 24, 2020. In a video he released shortly before his execution, he expressed remorse and asked for clemency. "I committed a grave wrong when I was a lost kid and took two precious lives from this world," he said. "Every day, I wish I could right this wrong." Vialva's last meal consisted of food from Pizza Hut. His final words were "Father...heal their hearts with grace and love. I'm ready, father."