BARNES James Phillip

Not to be confused with James Antonio Barnes, the serial killer from Tennessee.

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James Phillip Barnes
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Executed
Personal Information
Born	March 7, 1962
Died	August 3, 2023 (aged 61) Raiford, Florida, United States
Cause of Death	Executed by lethal injection
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Siblings	4 siblings
Spouse	Linda Barnes
Criminal Information
Offender Type	Self-confessed Serial Killers Suspected Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Strangulation Bludgeoning
Accomplices	2 in the Wetmore murder.
Convictions	Capital murder x2
Criminal penalties	Death (Miller) Life imprisonment (Linda Barnes)
Victims	2 - 4
Span of crimes	1986 - 1997
Country	United States
State	Florida
Date apprehended	December 12, 1997
Imprisonment	Florida State Prison — Bradford County, Florida

Biography

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Barnes grew up in a big family with 4 siblings. His siblings claim he was troubled from a young age and he was diagnosed as a sociopath as a teenager. He killed between 2 and 4 people with different motives each time.

Victims

Confirmed victims

Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death
Patricia "Patsy" Miller	41	April 20, 1988	Strangulation/Bludgeoning
Linda Barnes		December 12, 1997	Strangulation

Suspected victims

Name	Age	Body Found	Cause of Death
Chester Ralph Wetmore	14	May 26, 1986
Brenda Joyce Fletcher		October 22, 1990

Timeline

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Date	Age	Event
c. 1988	c. 25	Barnes allegedly murders Chester Westmore after Chester stole his car.
April 20, 1988	25	Barnes rapes and murders Patsy Miller during a break in.
1991	c. 28	Barnes murders Brenda Fletcher after he believed she stole his wallet
1997	c. 34	Barnes murders his ex-wife Linda

Links

• James Barnes at Wikipedia
• Chester Wetmore. Charley Project
• Murderer's family anxiously awaits his execution Florida Today