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Velma Barfield was an American serial killer who was convicted of killing six people by poisoning them with arsenic. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976. Barfield was born in South Carolina in 1932. She was the daughter of a sharecropper and had a difficult childhood. She married at the age of 16 and had three children. She later divorced and moved to North Carolina, where she worked as a nurse's aide. In 1978, Barfield was arrested and charged with the murder of her boyfriend, Stuart Taylor, who had died of arsenic poisoning. She was also charged with the murder of her mother, Lillian Bullard, who had died of arsenic poisoning in 1976. Barfield was convicted of both murders and sentenced to death. Barfield was executed by lethal injection in 1984. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976. Barfield's case has been the subject of several books and films, including the television movie "Fatal Vision" (1984). Her story has also been featured in the documentary "The Execution of Velma Barfield" (2005).

Popular As Margie Velma Bullard
Occupation actor
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October, 1932
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace South Carolina, USA
Date of death 2 November, 1984
Died Place Central Prison, North Carolina, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Velma Barfield's Husband?

Her husband is Jennings Barfield (23 August 1970 - 21 March 1971) ( his death), Thomas Burke (1949 - 1969) ( his death) ( 2 children)

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Husband Jennings Barfield (23 August 1970 - 21 March 1971) ( his death), Thomas Burke (1949 - 1969) ( his death) ( 2 children)
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1974

In 1974 she killed her own mother, Lillie, with insecticide so that she could fake her signature on a $1,000 loan. She poisoned two of her employers and a lover over the next few years. The relatives of her lover did not belive that he could have just died from 'acute gastroenteritis' and so a full autopsy was performed. It was found that he had been poisoned with arsenic which could mimic acute gastroenteritis. Autopsies on her 2nd husband revealed the same. Velma Barfield confessed to her crimes. In court the jury deliberated for an hour and found her guilty of first degree murder.

1969

Her husband 'mysteriously' burned to death in his bed in 1969 while smoking. Her second husband died within 6 months of their marriage. Velma was hospitalized 4 times for drug overdoses. Yet she still remained dutifully religious amd taught Sunday school at the Pentecostal church. Velma began to incur debts and wrote hot checks to cover them.

1964

Velma dropped out high school in her junior year. She eloped with her first husband at the age of 17 and settled down in Paxton. In 1964 her husband was injured in a car crash and lost his job. He began to drink heavily eventually becoming an alcoholic. Velma had him committed to Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh. Meanwhile she worked at a local mill and took prescription tranquilizers for 'peace of mind'.

1962

First woman to be executed by lethal injection, and the first woman to be executed in the USA since 1962. Among the witnesses to the execution were AP reporter Dennis Patterson; Alice Taylor Storms, daughter of Barfield's last victim Stuart Taylor; Barfield's attorney Jimmie Little; and Barfield's son Ronnie Burke.

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