Death Sentence: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes and Execution
New York: Dutton, 1998. First Edition. First Printing. 371, illus., minor wear, soiling, and sticker residue New York Times bestselling author Jerry Bledsoe's newest true-crime masterpiece tells the inside story of an infamous case that raises questions about the death penalty. To those who knew her, Velma Barfield was a devoted mother and grandmother, a sweet and selfless caregiver. But her life was a fragile web of lies that unraveled with alarming speed, exposing a deeply distubed woman addicted to prescription drugs, driven to bouts of suicidal despair and murder. Turned over to the police by her son, Velma stunned her family by admitting to having murderedfour people over the course of ten years. More