Death Row Granny
What led Velma Barfield to poison?
4.7 (22)
74 mins
Discover the chilling case of Velma Barfield, who poisoned multiple victims in North Carolina during the 1970s. Explore how Barfield used arsenic to kill those close to her, including family members and acquaintances.
Ep 1:
Meet the Death Row Granny
Meet Velma Barfield: churchgoing grandmother, Sunday school teacher, and secret poisoner whose boyfriend collapses after a revival service she never left.
Ep 2:
A Grandmother's Broken Beginning
Trace Velma's brutal Depression-era childhood, an escape through marriage, and the cracks—addiction, grief, and betrayal—that begin splitting her fragile happiness apart.
Ep 3:
The Poison Begins at Home
A husband dies in flames, a new marriage crumbles, and Velma returns to her mother's house—where old wounds and arsenic converge fatally.
Ep 4:
Cracks in the Caregiver's Mask
As Velma cares for the elderly, patients keep dying of mysterious "gastroenteritis"—until a desperate anonymous phone call finally sparks a serial killer investigation.
Ep 5:
Confession and Conviction
Cornered by detectives, Velma breaks down and confesses to poisoning seven people, setting the stage for a sensational, damning murder trial.
Ep 6:
Prison, Prayer, and a Final Night
On death row, Velma claims a spiritual awakening while awaiting execution—then faces her final, quietly devastating twenty-four hours.
Ep 7:
The Gateway to Heaven
Amid chanting crowds and candlelight vigils, Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed by lethal injection—leaving behind an unresolved moral reckoning.
Discussions (6)
Ogden
Level 2 · 4 mo agoThe claim that her drug addiction complicates her guilt is flawed. A pill habit does not logically entail buying arsenic. There is no valid causal link.
Gray
Level 2 · 4 mo agoPoisoning your boyfriend with ant killer and then just sitting in the pew singing while he pukes in the truck. Thats some dark gossip. Billy graham totally got played by her fake christian act too
Dirk
Level 5 · 4 mo agoTerro did contain arsenic.
