Woman on Death Row

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Summary: Not Your Ordinary Author!
Review: ...Velma Barfield's life in her own words....She was very honest and straightforward--yet, confused about certain parts of her life, as if they were so awful that she had blotted them out.

It was hard to believe that the unassuming, faith-filled mother and grandma who was sharing her story with me could be the same one who had killed so many people.

Yet, the people were dead and buried--and, long before I read this book, so was Velma Barfield.

But was it the arsenic-giving woman that was legally-murdered by the state of North Carolina? Or had they killed a new creation who could have lived much longer and could have continued to help and support others.

The one who committed the crimes was a woman with a lot of emotional scars that had surfaced after she had been given both an unnecessary hysterectomy and pain-killers to help her through her recovery from being hit by a hit-and-run driver.

The one who was killed several years later had come out of her drugged haze and had rededicated her life to Jesus--and knowing Him in a more mature and real way than she ever had in her entire life!

I oppose capital punishment. Always have and always will. Don't tell me that I'd feel differently if somebody I knew and loved was murdered, because it has already happened--several times, with one of those times being a man I used to date!

We need to be better than the criminal in how we treat others--and we need to also realize that people CAN change, even if they can only make a difference from a prison cell for the rest of their lives. Life has value!

As I read this book, I thought how wonderful it would be if Velma Barfield were still reaching out and encouraging people from her prison cell, and I wonder how her kids and grandkids are doing now...

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Summary: Great book! You will not be able to put if down.
Review: I would love to find another copy to share with others. Velma's life story changed my thinking toward people who are prescription drup abusers. I will never be the same. Everyone needs to read it.

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Summary: Great book! You will not be able to put if down.
Review: I would love to find another copy to share with others. Velma's life story changed my thinking toward people who are prescription drup abusers. I will never be the same. Everyone needs to read it.

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Summary: tragic story
Review: this womans life story was sad and gripping in many ways. its told in a straight forward and frank manner. but the fact remains is that she killed many people in cold blood and deserves to die. the story focuses on aspects of her life, the murders and her religous beliefs. she may have grown up in an unhappy household, been addicted to painkillers, or had an unfulling life. but this does not give you the right to take another life. woman murderers are not so common so if you are looking for a different kind of story, this will be a good one for you.