Velma Barfield: Beneath the Bible and the Bottle - The Comprehensive Biography of a Woman Who Killed with Arsenic and a Smile
Author:   John M Woodward
Publisher:   John M. Woodward
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9798233022982


Pages:   60
Publication Date:   25 February 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Velma Barfield: Beneath the Bible and the Bottle - The Comprehensive Biography of a Woman Who Killed with Arsenic and a Smile


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She Smiled, She Prayed, She Killed, The True Story of Velma Barfield Velma Barfield, a grandmother cloaked in faith and devotion, hid a deadly secret beneath her gentle exterior. Known as the first woman executed in the United States after the 1976 reinstatement of the death penalty, her life is a haunting tapestry of love, loss, addiction, and murder. From her humble beginnings in North Carolina to the kitchens and hospital beds where arsenic silently claimed her victims, Velma's story reveals the chilling duality of human nature, a woman of prayer and poison, remorse and calculation.

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Author:   John M Woodward
Publisher:   John M. Woodward
Imprint:   John M. Woodward
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.082kg
ISBN:  

9798233022982


Pages:   60
Publication Date:   25 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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