Danny Barber (serial killer)
Danny Barber | |
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Born | Danny Lee Barber May 8, 1955 Torrance, California, U.S. |
Died | February 11, 1999 Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S. | (aged 43)
Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1978–1980 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Texas |
Danny Lee Barber (May 8, 1955 – February 11, 1999) was an American serial killer who was executed in 1999.[1]
Events[]
Barber was arrested for murdering 50-year old Janice Ingram in October 1979 in Dallas County, whom he killed after a failed break-in at her home. He had been convicted due to a fingerprint and made a confession. In May 1980, he confessed to murdering 48-year old Mary Caperton in April 1980 and the killing of another woman in June 1978.[2][3]
He was sentenced to death in August 1980 for the murder of Janice Ingram. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment for the other three murders. In February 1999, he was executed by lethal injection in the Huntsville Unit in Texas. Barber's last meal consisted of two steaks, baked potato, chef salad, tea, and chocolate ice cream.[4]
Barber's last words were "His last words were "Hello, Ms. Ingram, it is good to see you. I said I could talk but I don’t think I am gonna be able to. I heard one of your nieces had some angry words. I didn’t have anything to do with the stay. I spent the last twenty years waiting to figure out what’s going on. I pray that you get over it and that’s the only thing I can think to say. I’m regretful for what I done, but I’m a different person from that time. If you could get to know me over the years, you could have seen it. I’ve got some people over here that believes that. I want to talk to my friends over here for a second. Well, it’s good to see you guys. Look after Mary Lynn for me. Like I said, I’ve called my mother already, so she knows. Goodbye."[5]
See also[]
- Capital punishment in Texas
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Texas, 1990–1999
- List of serial killers in the United States
References[]
- ^ "Danny Barber - Death Penalty Information Center". www.deathpenaltyinfo.org.
- ^ "Death Row Information". tdcj.texas.gov.
- ^ Crawford, Bill (29 January 2008). Texas Death Row. Penguin. ISBN 9781440635601 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Final Meal Requests". web.archive.org. 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "Execution Report: Danny Barber - Page 2". www.txexecutions.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- 1955 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century American criminals
- 20th-century executions by Texas
- People executed by Texas by lethal injection
- 1978 murders in the United States
- 1979 murders in the United States
- 1980 murders in the United States
- Executed American serial killers
- Male serial killers
- People from Torrance, California
- People executed for murder
- Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Texas