Marion Barnett

Death by Force

Marion Barnett, a white male infant, was born to Flora Maxine Barnett, a 23-year-old unmarried white woman residing in Peru, Indiana. On March 8, 1953, shortly after his birth, Marion was tragically suffocated by his mother. This incident was part of a series of similar acts committed by Flora, who admitted to the suffocation and subsequent burning of three of her newborn sons between 1951 and 1954. The victims included Ray Barnett, born on June 26, 1951; Marion Barnett, born on March 8, 1953; a ...Read More