A newlywed couple charged in the stabbing death of a stranger they lured through a Craigslist ad offering companionship pleaded guilty to murder on Tuesday and face mandatory sentences of life without parole.Miranda Barbour, Elytte Barbour Plead Guilty To Killing Man Lured Through Craigslist
Miranda Barbour, 19, and Elytte Barbour, 22, had previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges that carried a possible death penalty upon conviction. They changed their pleas to guilty of second-degree murder at what was to have been a routine status conference in Northumberland County Court in Sunbury.
The Barbours married in North Carolina and moved to central Pennsylvania about three weeks before they met up with the victim, Troy LaFerrara, when he accepted her offer of companionship in exchange for money.
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Northumberland County District Attorney Ann Targonski said Tuesday that the guilty pleas were the best possible outcome for the victim's family. Had the Barbours been sentenced to die, she said, "this matter would have dragged on for many, many years."
At the court hearing, LaFerrara's widow wept as the judge questioned Miranda Barbour about her plea. His sister, Holly LaFerrara, said the family was satisfied with the double plea deal.
"Our primary goal has been to ensure that the two killers never get out of prison," she told The Daily Item. "They will remain dangers to society as long as they live."
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UPDATE::Miranda Barbour, Elytte Barbour Plead Guilty To Killing Man Lured Through Craigslist
An update to this story, Accused Craigslist killer says she’s murdered more than 20 people since she joined satanic cult six years ago
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Church of Satan • SATANIC CULT KILLER?
Some basic points for the curious: The Church of Satan is not a cult. We are an above-ground, legally incorporated religious organization and we only allow membership to those who are legal adults. We are atheists, not devil worshippers. We do not support the practice of human or animal sacrifice. We have no record of any contact whatsoever with this couple. Our philosophy embraces a social contract wherein law and order are both upheld. We hold that the punishment should fit in kind and degree the crime. We do not condone murder, nor do the actions of this couple in any way reflect the philosophy of adherents of the Church of Satan. Since our founding in 1966 we have served as consultants for law enforcement and we do not hesitate to notify them of situations that come to our attention indicating potential dangerous activity.
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Having been a representative of the Church of Satan through “The Satanic Panic” of the mid 80s-90s, I am well aware of the popular myth of the existence of “satanic cults” who ritually abuse people via acts of torture and murder. While leading journalists back then promoted this hysteria, when rigorous analysis—particularly by agents of law enforcement—was brought to bear, these claims proved untrue. Today, law enforcement is much more organized, particularly post 9/11, and I find it difficult to believe that a “killer cult” of any sort could be in operation before being noticed and their murderous members captured and prosecuted.
There have been isolated instances of small groups of people dabbling in devil worship who have committed murder. These cases often involved the use of illegal drugs as well as cobbled-together religious ideas that come primarily from horror films, video games or the literature produced by evangelical Christians. Their belief in Satan is a Christian one, seeing him as a real being demanding chaos, sacrifice and murder as forms of worship. The Church of Satan has never held that view as we consider both God and Satan to be fictional. Satan serves us as a symbol of pride, liberty and individualism, much as he has for creative individuals such as Milton, Byron and Carducci. Mark Twain, a sharp observer of the human animal, also used Satan in this manner in his more controversial works.
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It should come as no surprise that Satan has once again been chosen as a scapegoat, since criminals often seek to blame others for their actions and The Devil has historically been named as inspiring many acts deemed to be evil. However, we think it is crucial to understand that the philosophy of Satanism as codified by Anton LaVey is one that condemns murder and advocates that the perpetrators should be punished to the full extent of the law.
Church of Satan • SATANIC CULT KILLER?
See also:
An excellent report/interview (link supplied by the CoS): Brent Bambury of the CBC spoke with both Magus Gilmore and author Debbie Nathan about the similarities of Miranda Barbour’s claims to the debunked “satanic cult” hysteria of the mid 1980s-90s.
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Having been a representative of the Church of Satan through “The Satanic Panic” of the mid 80s-90s, I am well aware of the popular myth of the existence of “satanic cults” who ritually abuse people via acts of torture and murder. While leading journalists back then promoted this hysteria, when rigorous analysis—particularly by agents of law enforcement—was brought to bear, these claims proved untrue. Today, law enforcement is much more organized, particularly post 9/11, and I find it difficult to believe that a “killer cult” of any sort could be in operation before being noticed and their murderous members captured and prosecuted.
There have been isolated instances of small groups of people dabbling in devil worship who have committed murder. These cases often involved the use of illegal drugs as well as cobbled-together religious ideas that come primarily from horror films, video games or the literature produced by evangelical Christians. Their belief in Satan is a Christian one, seeing him as a real being demanding chaos, sacrifice and murder as forms of worship. The Church of Satan has never held that view as we consider both God and Satan to be fictional. Satan serves us as a symbol of pride, liberty and individualism, much as he has for creative individuals such as Milton, Byron and Carducci. Mark Twain, a sharp observer of the human animal, also used Satan in this manner in his more controversial works.
[,,,]
It should come as no surprise that Satan has once again been chosen as a scapegoat, since criminals often seek to blame others for their actions and The Devil has historically been named as inspiring many acts deemed to be evil. However, we think it is crucial to understand that the philosophy of Satanism as codified by Anton LaVey is one that condemns murder and advocates that the perpetrators should be punished to the full extent of the law.
Church of Satan • SATANIC CULT KILLER?
See also:
An excellent report/interview (link supplied by the CoS): Brent Bambury of the CBC spoke with both Magus Gilmore and author Debbie Nathan about the similarities of Miranda Barbour’s claims to the debunked “satanic cult” hysteria of the mid 1980s-90s.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Miranda's dad supports daughter's execution if verdict is guilty » News » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA
Uhm, Daddy scares me more than daughter. Wonder why?
If Miranda Barbour is convicted in the murder of Troy LaFerrara and sentenced to death, Sonny Dean says he will hold the hand of LaFerrara’s widow as his daughter is executed.
Dean on Wednesday also said he believes his daughter may have been involved in one murder other than her alleged participation in the slaying of LaFerrara, the 42-year-old Port Trevorton resident who was fatally stabbed Nov. 11 in Sunbury.
Sunbury police accuse Barbour, 19, and her husband, Elytte, 22, in the killing.
Dean, speaking to the media for the first time since his daughter was arrested Dec. 3 in connection with the murder, said Miranda was a heroin addict, is the most manipulative person he knows and is a liar.
His daughter is not, he believes, a mass murderer.
Miranda's dad supports daughter's execution if verdict is guilty » News » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA
If Miranda Barbour is convicted in the murder of Troy LaFerrara and sentenced to death, Sonny Dean says he will hold the hand of LaFerrara’s widow as his daughter is executed.
Dean on Wednesday also said he believes his daughter may have been involved in one murder other than her alleged participation in the slaying of LaFerrara, the 42-year-old Port Trevorton resident who was fatally stabbed Nov. 11 in Sunbury.
Sunbury police accuse Barbour, 19, and her husband, Elytte, 22, in the killing.
Dean, speaking to the media for the first time since his daughter was arrested Dec. 3 in connection with the murder, said Miranda was a heroin addict, is the most manipulative person he knows and is a liar.
His daughter is not, he believes, a mass murderer.
Miranda's dad supports daughter's execution if verdict is guilty » News » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Accused Craigslist killer says she’s murdered more than 20 people since she joined satanic cult six years ago | National Post
Someone obviously has no clue what Satanism is or what they actually believe. A bunch of dabblers, IMHO, trying to be cool as the taking of life violates a general principle of the Satanic system of belief. Blood drawn from a victim is useless, victims are killed symbolically, not actually.
And sorry to say "the Satan" of Satanism has no similarity with the Christian concept of Satan. The Satanists' concept is pre-Christian, and derived from the Pagan image of power, virility, sexuality and sensuality. To almost all religious Satanists, Satan is a force of nature, not a living quasi-deity. There is no Hell, demons, pitchforks, sadistic torture, buying people's souls, demonic possession, yada yada.
Now that is my basic understanding of Satanism, overly simplified. What most people do not understand, just as there are different groups within Christianity, there are also different groups within Satanism (theistic as well as atheistic); as well as "sub-groups". [Two, that most will be familiar with, are the Satanic Temple - in the news lately for attempting to place a statue of Baphamet in OK near a Ten Commandments monument - and the Church of Satan (CoS).] To clarify my understanding, I contacted author and Reverend of the CoS, Corvis Nocturnum who explained, "that we [CoS] see the Devil solely as an archetype, a symbol and not a force (outside of the inner Nietzsche type of Will to Power).
So for this jackwad to say, "as part of her involvement in a satanic cult,' she has no clue as to what she is talking about. Exactly which group is she affiliated with? None that I know of would condone such actions. Just two sickos that need to be removed from the human population.
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A Pennsylvania woman charged along with her newlywed husband in the murder of a man they met through Craigslist admitted to the slaying in a jailhouse interview with a newspaper and said she has killed more than 20 others across the country, claims police said they are investigating.
In an interview with The Daily Item in Sunbury, 19-year-old Miranda Barbour said she wants to plead guilty to killing Troy LaFerrara in November. She also said in the interview that she has killed at least 22 other people from Alaska to North Carolina in the last six years as part of her involvement in a satanic cult.
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Police allege in court papers that Elytte Barbour told investigators they committed the crime because they wanted to kill someone together. The couple, who were married in North Carolina and moved to Pennsylvania about three weeks before the crime, told police Miranda Barbour stabbed LaFerrara in the front seat of her car while her husband held a cord around his neck.
Miranda Barbour said in the interview that she doesn’t want to get out of jail and that she would kill again if she were released. She said she had no remorse and only killed “bad people.”
And sorry to say "the Satan" of Satanism has no similarity with the Christian concept of Satan. The Satanists' concept is pre-Christian, and derived from the Pagan image of power, virility, sexuality and sensuality. To almost all religious Satanists, Satan is a force of nature, not a living quasi-deity. There is no Hell, demons, pitchforks, sadistic torture, buying people's souls, demonic possession, yada yada.
Now that is my basic understanding of Satanism, overly simplified. What most people do not understand, just as there are different groups within Christianity, there are also different groups within Satanism (theistic as well as atheistic); as well as "sub-groups". [Two, that most will be familiar with, are the Satanic Temple - in the news lately for attempting to place a statue of Baphamet in OK near a Ten Commandments monument - and the Church of Satan (CoS).] To clarify my understanding, I contacted author and Reverend of the CoS, Corvis Nocturnum who explained, "that we [CoS] see the Devil solely as an archetype, a symbol and not a force (outside of the inner Nietzsche type of Will to Power).
So for this jackwad to say, "as part of her involvement in a satanic cult,' she has no clue as to what she is talking about. Exactly which group is she affiliated with? None that I know of would condone such actions. Just two sickos that need to be removed from the human population.
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A Pennsylvania woman charged along with her newlywed husband in the murder of a man they met through Craigslist admitted to the slaying in a jailhouse interview with a newspaper and said she has killed more than 20 others across the country, claims police said they are investigating.
In an interview with The Daily Item in Sunbury, 19-year-old Miranda Barbour said she wants to plead guilty to killing Troy LaFerrara in November. She also said in the interview that she has killed at least 22 other people from Alaska to North Carolina in the last six years as part of her involvement in a satanic cult.
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Police allege in court papers that Elytte Barbour told investigators they committed the crime because they wanted to kill someone together. The couple, who were married in North Carolina and moved to Pennsylvania about three weeks before the crime, told police Miranda Barbour stabbed LaFerrara in the front seat of her car while her husband held a cord around his neck.
Miranda Barbour said in the interview that she doesn’t want to get out of jail and that she would kill again if she were released. She said she had no remorse and only killed “bad people.”
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