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In the quiet community of Peru, Indiana, a white family became the center of a grim investigation that would not come to light until years after the first tragedy occurred. On June 26, 1951, a male infant named Ray Barnett was born into a clandestine and abusive situation involving his mother, Flora Maxine Barnett. Unbeknownst to the neighbors and the broader community at the time, Ray's life was extinguished on the very day it began. Flora, a factory worker, gave birth to the child unattended i ...Read More
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Victim Details

Ray Barnett

Male

White / Caucasian

Peru

IN

1951-06-26

Ray

Barnett

12/14/2025