David M. Brewer
 | This article includes a improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2017) ) |
David M. Brewer | |
|---|---|
Executed | |
| Spouse | Kathy Brewer |
| Conviction(s) | Aggravated murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death sentence |
David M. Brewer (April 22, 1959 – April 29, 2003) was the seventh person executed by the state of
convicted of the 1985 murder
of 21-year-old Sherry Byrne, the wife of a college fraternity brother.
After his indictment by a
three-judge panel
. He was found guilty on September 19, 1985, and sentenced to death in October 1985. His subsequent appeals at the state and federal levels were unsuccessful, as was his request for executive clemency.
At 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 2003, Brewer was led into the execution chamber at the state prison in Lucasville, Ohio. He was declared dead at 10:20 a.m.
See also
- Capital punishment in Ohio
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Ohio
- List of people executed in the United States in 2003
General references
- Clark Prosecutor
- "Ohio's Seventh Execution Since 1999; Killer Offers No Final Apology" Columbus Dispatch (Ohio). April 30, 2003
- State v. Brewer, 1996 Ohio App. LEXIS 2517
- State v. Brewer, 1988 Ohio App. LEXIS 3492
- 2005 Capital Crimes Report (PDF) Office of the Ohio Attorney General.