Feb. 3: Their eldest son, Nicholas W. Browning, 15, is arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder after questioning by Baltimore County police, who say he admitted the shootings.
Feb. 9: More than 1,000 people attend a funeral service for the Brownings; Nicholas Browning turns 16 years old.
March 19-20: Judge Thomas J. Bollinger Sr. orders the county's juvenile justice department to evaluate whether Browning should be tried in the juvenile system or remain in adult court. The judge also orders a psychiatric evaluation for him.
July 29: Bollinger denies a defense request to transfer the case to juvenile court. A forensic psychiatrist testifying for the defense says Browning was in a "trance-like state" when his family members were shot.
Aug. 29: The deadline passes for defense attorneys to file a motion to argue that Browning is guilty but not criminally responsible for the killings - Maryland's equivalent of an insanity plea.
Oct. 27: At a hearing scheduled to consider pretrial motions, Browning pleads guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in exchange for no more than two consecutive life prison terms, making him eligible for parole.
Dec. 2: Browning is to be sentenced.
