Show Notes
In this chilling Part One of Storyteller, we dive into the haunting true story of Velma Barfield—later known as “Death Row Granny,” one of America’s most notorious female serial killers.
What begins as a shocking phone call to a college student quickly unravels into a dark and disturbing past. When Ronnie Burke is told his mother will be arrested for murder, he has no idea the nightmare that’s about to unfold… or the role his own mother may have played.
From Velma’s traumatic childhood in rural poverty—marked by abuse, fear, and survival—to her seemingly perfect marriage and family life, this episode explores the early years that shaped a killer. But everything changes after a life-altering surgery in the 1960s, when addiction, personality shifts, and prescription drugs begin to take hold.
As her family life crumbles under the weight of Valium dependency, alcoholism, and emotional turmoil, tragedy strikes in a deadly house fire that leaves more questions than answers.
Was it truly an accident… or the beginning of something far more sinister?
This is only the beginning.
In Part One, we uncover the origins of a woman who would later become one of the first women executed in the United States after the reinstatement of the death penalty—and the disturbing path that led her there.
🔪 True crime, dark history, and psychological unraveling—this is a story you won’t forget.
Follow Storyteller for Part Two, where the body count rises and the truth becomes impossible to ignore.
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