Danny Barber (serial killer)

Danny Lee Barber (May 8, 1955 – February 11, 1999) was an American serial killer and necrophile who murdered four women in Dallas County, Texas between 1978 and 1980. He was executed by lethal injection in 1999.[1][2]

Danny Barber
Born
Danny Lee Barber

(1955-05-08)May 8, 1955
Torrance, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 1999(1999-02-11) (aged 43)
Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Capital murder
Murder (3 counts)
Burglary
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
1978–1980
CountryUnited States
State(s)Texas

Events

Barber was arrested in May 1980 for the October 1979 rape and murder of 50-year-old Janice Louis Ingram in her home in Balch Springs.[3] He had been arrested due to a fingerprint match and made a confession. After his arrest he confessed to murdering 39-year-old Mary Caperton in April 1980 and the killing of 48-year-old Mercey Mendez in June 1978.[4][5][6]

He was sentenced to death in August 1980 for the Ingram's murder. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment for the other three murders. He was scheduled to be executed on January 2, 1988, but it was delayed by U.S. Supreme Court justice Byron White.[3] A second execution date was set on February 11, 1999. That day, Barber was executed by lethal injection in the Huntsville Unit. Barber's last meal consisted of two steaks, baked potato, chef salad, tea, and chocolate ice cream.[7] He is buried at Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery.

Barber's last words were: "Hello, Ms. Ingram, it is good to see you. I said I could talk but I don't think I am gonna be able to. I heard one of your nieces had some angry words. I didn't have anything to do with the stay. I spent the last twenty years waiting to figure out what's going on. I pray that you get over it and that's the only thing I can think to say. I'm regretful for what I done, but I'm a different person from that time. If you could get to know me over the years, you could have seen it. I've got some people over here that believes that. I want to talk to my friends over here for a second. Well, it's good to see you guys. Look after Mary Lynn for me. Like I said, I've called my mother already, so she knows. Goodbye."[8]

See also

References
  1. "Danny Barber - Death Penalty Information Center". www.deathpenaltyinfo.org.
  2. "Execution Report: Danny Barber - Page 1". www.txexecutions.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. "Supreme Court justice delays execution". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 21, 1988.
  4. "Man now held in 3 murders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 9, 1980.
  5. "Death Row Information". tdcj.texas.gov.
  6. Crawford, Bill (29 January 2008). Texas Death Row. Penguin. ISBN 9781440635601 – via Google Books.
  7. "Final Meal Requests". 2003-12-02. Archived from the original on 2 December 2003. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  8. "Execution Report: Danny Barber - Page 2". www.txexecutions.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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