Susan Eubanks
Like the last case that I published here, this case too is about a woman who murdered her own children. However, unlike that last case I am not on the fence about anything in this case when it comes to the guilt or the reasons behind it. This case is pretty cut and dry and in my opinion, despite the fact that it will probably never happen, death row is the proper place for her. On October 26, 1997 in San Marcos California Susan Eubanks took the lives of her four sons. Fourteen year old Brandon Armstrong and seven year old Austin Eubanks had been shot twice in the head. Six year old Brigham and four year old Matthew Eubanks had each been shot once in the head. A five year old boy was a witness to it all. When police arrived at the scene at about 7:30 pm they could hear moaning and crying inside the home. It was Susan Eubanks they heard. She suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen. So, what would drive this mother to kill her children? Prosecutors would say ...