Velma Barfield Velma Barfield was a serial killer, best known as “Death Row Granny” who was executed at 52 after the conviction of one murder and the confession of six more. Barfield was the first women to be executed by lethal injection in the United States in 1984. Her victims: Lillian Bullard, her mother; Stuart Taylor, her once was fiancee; John Henry Lee and Dollie, two elderly people Velma was caring for; and it wasn’t confirmed, but Jennings Barfield who was Velma’s second husband, is suspected to also be murdered by Velma. The reason behind Velma’s villiness ways was simple: money. She was satisfied by money and what it brought to her, but it was never enough. Velma Barfield was born October 29, 1932 in North Carolina with a large
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Being the only women in the entire state was something everyone was flustered about. Finally, On November 2nd, 1984, Velma didn’t want to face her last meal, so she asked for a Coca-Cola and Cheeze Doodles. Minutes before 2:00 pm, she was dressed in her pink pajamas and an adult diaper. She was then strapped to Multiple IVs, a heart monitor, and a stethoscope. Three injections were inserted by three volunteers. One of the syringes was a dummy, so no one knows if they killed her or not. at 2:15 pm she was declared dead and was whisked away to an ambulance waiting to take her to a morgue. As her last wish, she wanted her organs to be donated. Since her heart was stopped forcefully, not organ was usefully, but her skin and corneas were okay for transplants. Velma and Jenning’s grandson, Jonathan Byrd, became a singer/songwriter and wrote “Velma” which gave a first hand account of his experiences with murders and investigations. Velma was buried next to her first husband, Thomas Burke in North Carolina. All in all, her murderous ways were just evil tendency due to her abusive father and her hatred for her mother. She was bound for evil from the beginning, but I guess you can’t control the experiences you are exposed
Being the only women in the entire state was something everyone was flustered about. Finally, On November 2nd, 1984, Velma didn’t want to face her last meal, so she asked for a Coca-Cola and Cheeze Doodles. Minutes before 2:00 pm, she was dressed in her pink pajamas and an adult diaper. She was then strapped to Multiple IVs, a heart monitor, and a stethoscope. Three injections were inserted by three volunteers. One of the syringes was a dummy, so no one knows if they killed her or not. at 2:15 pm she was declared dead and was whisked away to an ambulance waiting to take her to a morgue. As her last wish, she wanted her organs to be donated. Since her heart was stopped forcefully, not organ was usefully, but her skin and corneas were okay for transplants. Velma and Jenning’s grandson, Jonathan Byrd, became a singer/songwriter and wrote “Velma” which gave a first hand account of his experiences with murders and investigations. Velma was buried next to her first husband, Thomas Burke in North Carolina. All in all, her murderous ways were just evil tendency due to her abusive father and her hatred for her mother. She was bound for evil from the beginning, but I guess you can’t control the experiences you are exposed