Danny Lee Barber

Serial Killer

Danny Lee Barber: A Detailed Account of His Crimes

Background

Danny Lee Barber was born on May 8, 1955, in Torrance, California. He was an American serial killer, necrophile, and burglar who murdered four people around Dallas County, Texas, between June 1978 and April 1980. Barber was convicted of three of the murders, sentenced to death for one of them, and executed by lethal injection in 1999.

Victims and Crimes

Barber's first known victim was Raymond Curly, whom he murdered on June 18, 1978. His second victim was Mercedes Mendez, also known as Mercy Mendez, a 48-year-old woman who was beaten, sexually molested, and shot three times in the head on January 17, 1979, before being dumped in a wooded area near Mesquite. On October 8, 1979, in Balch Springs, Barber entered the home of 50-year-old Janice Ingram, carrying a piece of pipe he had picked up in her backyard. Intending to break through a window and burglarize the house, he instead discovered an open door and walked in on a startled Ingram, who began to scream. When she would not stop, Barber bludgeoned her around the head and face with the pipe and stabbed her in the throat, killing her. Ingram's naked body lay undiscovered for over two weeks before being found on October 26 by her mother Ruth Clowers and brother Roy Clowers. Barber's final known victim was 39-year-old Mary Caperton, whom he murdered on April 21, 1980.

Arrest and Confession

On May 4, 1980, Barber was arrested and imprisoned for breaking into a flea market. While incarcerated, he confessed to Ingram's murder and that of three others in Dallas County: Raymond Curly, Mercedes Mendez, and Mary Caperton. Barber claimed to have engaged in sexual activity with two of the corpses. ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (4)

Raymond Curly Age: (23), Date of Death: 1978-06-18

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