James Barnes was serving a life sentence for the 1997 strangulation of his wife when he claimed responsibility for the killing of a nurse
“There were several events that happened . I felt terribly humiliated, that’s all I can say,” Barnes said in the interview.
Barnes killed his wife in 1997 after she discovered that he was dealing drugs. Her body was found stuffed in a closet after she was strangled, court records show. Barnes has claimed to have killed at least two other people but has never been charged in those cases.Article content After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his death warrant in June, a Brevard County judge granted Barnes’ motion to drop all appeals involving mitigating evidence such as his mental condition and said “that he wanted to accept responsibility for his actions and to proceed to execution without any delay,” court records show.Article content
In the Herzog interview, Barnes said he converted to Islam in prison and wanted to clear his conscience about the Miller case during the holy month of Ramadan.
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