Velma Barfield
The Rest of The Story …
Margie “Velma” Barfield (nicknamed “Death Row Granny”) wore pink pajamas as she was put to death on Nov. 2, 1984. Barfield was convicted of murder and had also confessed to fatally poisoning of four other people, Her last meal was a bag of Cheez Doodles and a bottle of Coke.
Velma’s body count currently stands at 7-5-1: 7 killed, 5 she confessed to and 1 first degree murder conviction. There is ongoing debate over the death of her first husband Thomas Burke. Velma claims she did not set the mattress on fire with Thomas Burke passed out drunk and died of smoke inhalation. However evidence and circumstances tell a different story.
It was very easy for the jury to recommend the death penalty for Velma. First, she showed no remorse during the trail. Second, she already fully confessed to the murder and third, she gave a round of applause to the prosecuting attorney when he finished his closing argument.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Parkton Cemetery
Cemetery Avenue
Parkton, North Carolina, 28371
USA
North America
Map:

Grave Location:
Section B, Burke Family PlotGrave Location Description
As you enter the cemetery on the side road of Cemetery Avenue, drive past the new section of the cemetery on your right and drive straight to the intersection with Poplar Street. Turn left on Poplar and drive 100 feet and park on the left in the grass. Walk back towards the intersection and walk down the dirt path that bisects the cemetery and American female serial killer Velma Barfield is buried with her first husband Thomas Burke next to the dirt path and 4 spaces from the edge of the cemetery.
Grave Location GPS
34.896911, -79.011983Photos:
Read More About Velma Barfield:
- Published Obituary
- Wikipedia Entry
- Murderpedia: Velma Barfield - Serial Killer
- Velma Barfield - Death Row Granny
- Serial Killer Velma Barfield - Photos through time
- Capital Punishment and Velma Barfield
- Stuart Taylor - Daughter of Final Victim Haunted by the Memory
- ‘Mysterious deaths’ surround NC woman executed 40 years ago. Who was ‘Death Row Granny?’ Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article294714154.html#storylink=cpy