Heat Will Destroy

Summary This installment details the murders of James Barnes of Florida. In December 1997, he murdered his wife, Linda Barnes, in Melbourne, Florida. This confession is on audiotape. James Barnes only agreed to confess if Linda's ex-husband, Tony Verzi, was present. In January 1998, James Barnes was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife. The murder of Linda Barnes was not his first murder. On November 1, 2005, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Florida, James Barnes confessed to the 1988 murder of 41-year-old Patricia Miller. He had raped and killed her and then burned her body on a mattress. This murder had been unsolved for 17 years. In December 2007, Barnes was sentenced to death for the murder of Patricia Miller. The Miller confession is on videotape. As of January 2023, he is still awaiting execution while his case goes through the appeals process.

S5.E6 ∙ Heat Will Destroy

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Nameeta Sahni Charles A. Morgan III Chriscelyn Tussey Chitra Raghavan

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Details

Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Jan 28, 2023

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : network website

Language : English

Production companies : Red Marble Media

Summary This installment details the murders of James Barnes of Florida. In December 1997, he murdered his wife, Linda Barnes, in Melbourne, Florida. This confession is on audiotape. James Barnes only agreed to confess if Linda's ex-husband, Tony Verzi, was present. In January 1998, James Barnes was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife. The murder of Linda Barnes was not his first murder. On November 1, 2005, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Florida, James Barnes confessed to the 1988 murder of 41-year-old Patricia Miller. He had raped and killed her and then burned her body on a mattress. This murder had been unsolved for 17 years. In December 2007, Barnes was sentenced to death for the murder of Patricia Miller. The Miller confession is on videotape. As of January 2023, he is still awaiting execution while his case goes through the appeals process.

Details

Genres : Crime Documentary

Release date : Jan 28, 2023

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : network website

Language : English

Production companies : Red Marble Media

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