Death Sentence

The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment

Everybody knew Velma Barfield as the perfect wife and a loving grandmother. But there was something about her that nobody knew.... Velma Barfield had a secret life and a sick urge to kill.

©1998 Jerry Bledsoe (P)2015 ListenUp Production, LLC

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Fast-paced...breathes new life into the true crime genre." ( Raleigh News & Observer)

"Bledsoe has written a detailed account of Barfield's troubled life and motives...holds the reader's interest with a true story that reads like a novel." ( Library Journal)

"Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill." ( Washington Post Book World)

Very well……

Very well written…and great narration but too heavy on details…and seemingly a million names, jobs and locations. It also ended fairly abruptly. But as an older woman with 30 yrs sober… I applaud the message of hope I took away from this family’s story. God Bless them all

Killer story

This is the well-written true story of a southern woman who became a serial killer. While giving the impression that she lived a normal, if financially challenged life, she managed to poison five people. These were people who depended on her to take care of them. Instead she fed rat poison to each causing their death. Her own mother was one of the victims.
Interesting and well narrated .

it was ok

it drugged on, hard getting through the last 5 ir si chapters.

Surprisingly Thought Provoking

I thought I was a staunch proponent of the death penalty. Surprised to find myself somewhat questioning the validity of that belief.

Kevin Stillwell is a masterful narrator. Mr. Bledsoe is an easy writer to follow and have read and listened to a number of his books. These two together are a winning combination.

Gripping

Couldn't wait to hear what was going to happen next in this tell all book.