BAKERSFIELD — A former elementary school vice principal plotted an elaborate alibi that included a cross-country journey so he could murder his wife, three children and mother-in-law after th… ...

Harper was his third wife -- the first two marriages having ended in divorce. In 1990, the year his first marriage ended, Brothers was convicted of spousal abuse, according to police.

Suspect in deadly rampage released / Wife, 3 children, mother-in-law slain in Bakersfield home By Meredith May , Chronicle Staff Writer July 10, 2003 7/10/2003 | B/W | 5star | 4p11 mug | a19 ...

Vincent Brothers, vice principal of an elementary school in Bakersfield, Calif., may face death penalty for slayings of his wife, three young children and elderly mother-in-law.

Vincent E. Brothers, 41, a teacher and administrator in the Bakersfield City School District since 1989, had a tumultuous relationship with Joanie Harper, 39, who was fatally shot along with her ...