Death Sentence

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

Death Sentence was written by and Jerry Bledsoe. The 302 page book was published by Diversion Books in 2014 (originally in 1998) with an ISBN 10 of 1626812888. Most books are now available in ebook, pdf and audible formats. If you need more information about this publication, it can be purchased at Amazon.com or Google Books. If the book is older and/or out of print book try to locate a copy on eBay.com. Death Sentence mentions 2 serial killers including William Devin Howell. The author Jerry Bledsoe has 4 book(s) listed on Killer.Cloud used for the purpose of documenting facts about Serial Killers listed in our database.

Book Summary

A shocking true story of a double life undone by murder. When North Carolina farmer Stuart Taylor died after a sudden illness, his 46-year-old fiancée Velma Barfield, was overcome with grief. Taylor's family grieved with her—until the autopsy revealed traces of arsenic poisoning. Turned over to the authorities by her own son, Velma stunned her family with more revelations. This wasn't the first time the born-again Christian and devout Sunday school teacher had committed cold-blooded murder. Tried by the "world's deadliest prosecutor," and sentenced to death, Velma turned her life around and gained worldwide attention. With chilling precision,New York Times bestselling author Bledsoe probes Velma's stark descent into madness. From her harrow...