DAVID JAY BROWN (EXECUTED ON 9 MARCH 2004)

On this date, 9 March 2004, David Jay Brown was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma for the 19 February 1988 murder of Eldon Lee McGuire.

Summary: David Jay Brown's stormy relationship with his ex-wife and her family was punctuated by intimidation, threats and violence which culminated in the death of his former father-in-law, Eldon Lee McGuire. McGuire was repeatedly shot inside his home in Grady County in February 1988. Brown was married to Lee Ann McGuire for about 6 months in 1983. Their breakup was followed by years of family conflict in which Brown often made threats against the McGuire family. In 1986, Brown walked into a hair-styling shop his ex-wife owned armed with a rifle and held 12 people hostage before firing the weapon into a vacant barber chair. He was charged with kidnapping and pointing a weapon. Brown somehow got out of jail on bond and fled. He resurfaced a year later, again threatening the family to dismiss the charges. Brown was arrested two weeks after the murder in Louisville, Kentucky. He had admitted to friends that he "had it out" with Eldon. Following his arrest, Brown claimed self-defense after Eldon had invited him into the home. A lever-action rifle was found in the middle of the room and one shot had been fired from it. Brown fled the scene following the shooting, which left McGuire with 8 bullet wounds, two in the head which were delivered at close range. 

Final Meal:
Barbecue beef with hot sauce and onion, two large orders of french fries and a vanilla malt. 

Final Words:
"All I want to know is . . . I want to tell ya'll people that the state and federal courts that works on our cases, specifically on our appeals, are nothing but a bunch of morons. Specifically, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. My records prove this. That's it. Let's go." 

Internet Sources:

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

Inmate: David Jay Brown
ODOC#: 176151
OSBI#: 376748
FBI#: 521020L11
Birthdate: 03/30/1954
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 140 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
County of Conviction: GRADY
Location: Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Mcalester

QUOTE: "The family is just really glad this is over," Allen McGuire said. "It should have been over a long time ago." This was Brown's fourth execution date. Allen McGuire said Brown had an easier death than Eldon McGuire. "We think he (Brown) got what he deserved," Allen McGuire said. "We'll put it behind us and go on."

AUTHOR: Allen McGuire is the cousin of Eldon Lee McGuire who was murdered by David Jay Brown on 19 February 1988. David Jay Brown was executed by lethal injection in 9 March 2004.