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In the town of Danville, Virginia, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Betty Jean Barker, a 21-year-old female, was diligently at work at a Kwik Stop market on the night of November 14, 1983. She was covering a shift for a colleague who had fallen ill, a simple act of kindness that placed her in the path of unforeseen danger.

That evening, a man named Johnny Watkins Jr. entered the convenience store with the intent to rob it. During the commission ...Read More
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Victim Details

Betty Jean Barker

Female

Danville

VA

1983-11-14

21

Betty

Barker

01/07/2026