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

I spent much of the time I read this book angry. Velma Barfield admitted that she had administered poison "to make them sick" to her victims...so I wasn't angry that an innocent person was found guilty. Although Barfield was not wealthy enough to hire an lawyer with extensive death penalty case exper......more

Heartbreaking book. This book tells both sides of a very sad murder story. I was always for the death penalty until reading this book.I have all the sympathy in the world for the victims and there families.I never saw the other side of it. When the perpetrators families have to go through the ups and......more

Another book I did not register on GR apparently. I gave it a 9 out of 10 on Bookcrossing and on Thursday, March 22, 2007 I wrote about this book: 9 out of 10 Well I see I forgot to write a journal entry. I completed this book on January 31st and really enjoyed it. What a story. very well written. Highl......more

A balanced, thorough history of Margie Velma Barfield, this book delivers exactly what it says on the cover. Nobody writes like this now--Bledsoe is totally absent from this work, proving that it is possible to write third person investigative journalism. I wish there were more, many more , like him......more

I didn't realize the range of emotions I would have while reading this. I liked that it had multiple perspectives within.......more