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  • Craigslist Killer May Have Exaggerated About Murders

    The “Craigslist Killer”, 19-year old Miranda Barbour, may have confessed to nearly a hundred murders, but officials in at least one state say they can’t link her to any killings there, leading police to believe she may not be telling the truth.

    Barbour confessed to dozens of murders last week to Pennsylvania police, saying she had conducted many of them in the name of Satan during her teen years and that they were scattered across the U.S. The confession came after her arrest for the murder of 42-year-old Troy LeFerrara, who had allegedly offered Barbour and her husband money for sex via Craigslist. Barbour said she stabbed LeFerrara several times while her husband choked him with a cord wrapped tight around his neck.

    But according to Barbour’s father–and Alaska police officials–her stories should be taken with a grain of salt.

    “At this time the Alaska State Troopers are not aware of any information — beyond Barbour’s comments quoted in the press — or evidence that would implicate Barbour with a homicide committed in Alaska,” Alaska State Police spokeswoman Megan Peters said.

    Barbour’s father, Sonny Dean, says his daughter is a drug addict who has a history of lying. He does say, however, that there are times from her teen years that he can’t account for and admits that there may be some truth to her stories during those periods.

    “Miranda lives in a fantasy world. Believe very little of what Miranda says,” Dean said. “She has a long history of extreme manipulation and dishonesty. The reason I think that the Alaska incident is a possibility is that Miranda ran away from home at least two times that I remember, both for over a 48-hour period. Once was around the age of 13 and once was sometime the following year, when she was 14. I don’t know what took place during either of those 48-hour periods.”

    On Tuesday, the FBI issued a statement, saying they were following up on her stories to try and link her to any other murders, but that it will take time.

    “The FBI is currently assisting local police in the investigation into whether or not Miranda Barbour is linked to any additional murder victims. It is anticipated that the investigation will take some time to complete,” the statement said.

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  • Missing Person Group: Craigslist Killer May Be Lying

    Craigslist Killer Miranda Barbour may not be entirely truthful in her shocking recent confession to local police, says Seeking Alaska’s Missing, a local missing persons organization.

    Barbour’s claims that she belongs to a satanic cult and has killed so many people from Alaska to Texas that she “stopped counting at 22” just don’t match with the numbers, says the organization.

    “Based on the research we have conducted, we are not putting much stock into what this woman has claimed. We remain skeptical at this time until further proof is given,” the group said in a statement to FoxNews. “Our focus at Seeking Alaska’s Missing is finding the missing and, unless they have not been reported by a family member or friend, the numbers simply do not match up.”

    According to WNEP, Barbour said of the confession, “I feel it is time to get all of this out. I don`t care if people believe me. I just want to get it out.” She said she had been sexually abused at 4 years old, and that she only killed “bad people”.

    Dr. Dammer, head of the criminal justice department at the University of Scranton, said of Barbour, “Often you have young women who are abused or maybe they were prostitutes or they were raped by husbands or family members, who turn the tables and do this kind of thing. That’s happened in more than a few occasions. That would be the case when you have younger woman.”

    19-year-old Barbour and her husband of three weeks, Elytte Barbour, 22, are both being held on charges of first-degree murder in the November brutal slaying of 42-year-old Troy LaFerrara in Sunbury, Pa. LaFerrara reportedly answered a Craigslist ad to have sex with Miranda for $100. Barbour said they killed him after he gave the wrong answer when she told him she was sixteen.

    He said he wished to go on with their illicit rendezvous even though she was a minor. Barbour told police that they would have let him live if he would have called off the deal when he found out her supposed age.

    Miranda stabbed LaFerrara as her new husband strangled him from the backseat where he had been waiting. Miranda Barbour could face the death penalty if convicted in the murder of Troy LaFerrara.

    In the shocking jailhouse interview with The Daily Item in Sunbury, Miranda Barbour said that she had been killing people since she was thirteen years old. She also indicated that she could pinpoint all of the victims’ bodies on a map

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  • Craigslist Killer Admits To More Murders

    Miranda Barbour was arrested last week for helping her husband kill a man the couple had met on Craigslist. Barbour didn’t look the part of a killer and her arrest shocked those who knew her. Even more shocking was her admission that she had not only killed one person, but 21 others as well.

    Barbour said that she had joined a satanic cult as a teenager and that this compelled her to commit the murders. She claimed that she and her husband would lure victims to their death by posting ads on Craigslist that offered companionship for money.

    Barbour admitted to killing Troy LaFerrara in November 2013 and said that the other 21 murders occurred within the last six years. Barbour claimed that she met up with LaFerrara after arranging a meeting on Craigslist. Barbour’s husband hid in the back seat of the car during the meeting and tied a cord around LaFerrara’s neck while Barbour stabbed him.

    Barbour told investigators in an interview, “I feel it is time to get all of this out. I don’t care if people believe me. I just want to get it out.” “When I hit 22, I stopped counting,” she continued.

    Barbour said that she was willing to take responsibility for the murders and did not want to try to avoid jail time. She claimed that if she was ever released from jail she would kill again. The FBI has stepped in to offer their help to Pennsylvania authorities if they desire it. Investigators are working to determine who the other 21 victims are and where their bodies are located.

    Do you believe Miranda Barbour really killed 22 people over a span of six years without getting caught or could she be making up the story?

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