The Burn Farm is an excellent case study on the argument of what actions define a defendant as insane and whether the Constitutional burden changes with a plea of mental defect.
Sheila LaBarre was molested as a young child by her father and line of men who she addressed as “Uncles.”
Did would this abuse as a child create the woman who would seduce vunerable young men to her isolated New Hampshire farm where she beat them, killed them, and then incernerated their bodies?
LaBarre’s history as outlined in The Burn Farm by Michael Benson is interesting, yet the chapters wherein her sanity was called into question was what most captured my attention.
Was Sheila LaBarre insane or just a fatally vicious person? I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.
The New Hampshire jury has rendered it’s verdict on Sheila’s sanity. As for me, my mental jury is still out.
Other Books on this case: Wicked Intentions: The Sheila LaBarre Murders by Kevin Flynn
More Resources:
- State of New Hampshire vs. Sheila LaBarre Court Documents
- Seacoastonline.com: Family of Sheila LaBarre Victim Sues Town of Epping
