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George Brinkman murders

George Brinkman Jr. (born January 28, 1972) is an American spree killer who murdered five people during a 2017 killing spree. His first victims were Suzanne Taylor, with whom he had been friends since elementary school, and her two daughters, 21-year-old Taylor Pifer and 18-year-old Kylie Pifer. On June 10, 2017, Brinkman took the women captive inside their home in North Royalton, Ohio. He killed Suzanne in front of her daughters before killing them as well. Brinkman then went to the Lake Township, Ohio home of 71-year-old Rogell “Gene” John and his 64-year-old wife Roberta “Bobbi” John. Brinkman, who had known the couple for over ten years, shot them both to death.

Brinkman pleaded guilty to the North Royalton murders in November 2018 and to the Lake Township murders in October 2019. He was sentenced to death for murdering Suzanne and her daughters in December 2018. In October 2019 he received another death sentence for murdering the Johns. In July 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court vacated Brinkman's convictions and death sentences in the North Royalton cases. The ruling does not impact his convictions and sentences in the Lake Township murders. Brinkman is currently on death row at the Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. He is scheduled for execution on September 23, 2026. Provided by Wikipedia