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Family Issues Last Minute Plea To Keep Murderers In Prison
August 1, 2016
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A North Escambia family has issued a last minute plea for area residents to help stop the parole of two Nokomis men behind bars for the 1993 murder of a woman and 12-year old girl.
Shannon Dean Barlow, 38, and Franklin Lee Barlow, Jr., 42, are both serving life sentences with the possibility of parole for the murders of Kathy Victor Hall Barlow and Angel Marie Hall.
On October 10, 1993, the Barlow brothers went out with Albert Ganoe “Rocky” Beasley, consuming alcohol and smoking marijuana. They then went to the home of Kathy Barlow in Perdido, Ala., shooting her in the head with a .410-gauge shotgun when she opened the door. According to testimony, he then went to the room of Angel Hall, 12, raped her and shot her in the face.
“The reason why Shannon and Frankie Barlow doesn’t deserve parole is because they viciously murdered my aunt and cousin. They blew my aunt’s head off with a shotgun. They raped, stabbed, strangled, and beat my cousin till her body finally died. There should be no reason in the world why they should be let out. They possess a spirit inside of them that society cannot handle,” Masha Maher of Century said.
Shannon Barlow was sentenced to three consecutive life terms, and Franklin Barlow was sentenced to two life sentences. Both are now eligible for parole from the Limestone Correction Facility in Alabama. Beasley remains behind bars, sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
The Barlows will have a parole hearing set for Tuesday. The family of the victims is encouraging the public to speak out against parole for the Barlow brothers. Personal protests can be emailed to debra.bonds@paroles.alabama.gov and petitions can be faxed to (334) 353-7701. An online petition can be signed here.
Pictured: This undated photograph shows murder victims Kathy Barlow and 12-year old Angel Hall. Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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15 Responses to “Family Issues Last Minute Plea To Keep Murderers In Prison”
Raped and killed a 12 yr old girl. Why would he be paroled? ROT in prison
Kill em. Seriously. They don’t deserve the life sentence’s they got. As a matter of fact, hang em in public. Let it be a lesson to other evils.
Only a person of dysfunctional reasoning would even consider releasing such monsters. No good will come of it, only more incidence of a negative nature.
I say keep them in prison where they be long what they did is horrible that really devastated a lot of family members and close friends.
People doing drugs gets more senctences than murders do. They don’t need to be out.suppose to be life sencentes let them get it. Do not let them out.
The barlow slugs who viciously took the lives of two innocent people should rot in jail and then burn in hell.
Keep them in prison. Justice should be served for the family of Kathy and Angel. I’m also concerned that these animals will do it again if they are loose. They should never be free after such a heinous crime. That young girl suffered at the hands of all three no matter who actually killed her in the end.
Signed the petition. I encourage everyone who is outraged by this to do so as well. Just a few hundred more signatures needed. We do not need heartless murdering scum like this out in our community.
My heart felt prayers are with the family. I sincerely pray for peace for them. I also pray the justice system does not fail us as a community by letting these murdering pedophiles out of prison.
This is so ridiculous . They should never get out .and if they do get out it should only to be shot where they stand only
You have got to be kidding me . This is unbelievably ridiculous. These people now getting out .the wrong sentence was given to them .they should have gotten the proper sentence. It’s called ONE CHANCE ONE SHOT ONE TIME.
These men are evildoers. One cannot blame youth, upbringing or hardship on cold-blooded killings. The real evil here is anyone that thinks that these men should go free. People who wish to pardon these killers are evil themselves.
They should have been dispatched from life a long time ago.
This was a still is a horrific crime. Where was the father in all of this? Where was these boys father, Mrs. Barlow’s husband?
What’s 3 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of Parole? Yet, they are up for parole?? They should have received the death penalty.
The brothers and the victim have the same last name, Barlow. Was this attack committed on a member of their own family?
3 Life sentences ( consecutive ) and get-out in 23 years ? What a joke…….