Sheila LaBarre’s next episode of First Blood is sure to attract more people as true crime gradually takes over streaming and OTT platforms.
First Blood, a film directed by David Bispham, examines the early planning stages of serial killers. It explores the pivotal events in their lives that lead them down a terrible path while examining their reasoning.
Here’s everything viewers need to know about Sheila LaBarre, who is the subject of this week’s episode of the show.
Sheila LaBarre
Sheila LaBarre had several marriages
Sheila LaBarre, born in 1958 in Alabama, graduated from high school in Fort Payne in 1976. She had several failed marriages and attempted suicide in the early 1980s before being sent to a mental hospital. Her violent mood swings, according to her husband Ronnie Jennings, resulted from her anxiety that they would turn into crimes in the future.
In 1987, she moved to Epping, New Hampshire, and took on a roommate in Wilfred “Bill” LaBarre, a local chiropractor. He gave his last name to Sheila LaBarre and they cohabited until his death in 2000. Then, claiming to be his common-law wife, she received his entire fortune.
She claims that after an accident when she was younger sent her into a coma, she died and woke up to find herself sitting at a table with other bearded men. She insisted that one of the men was God, who informed her that she still had work to do on earth. In order to kill pedophiles and perverts like the men who hurt her when she was younger, she would “return” to her life under orders.
What did she do and where is she now?
Through a personal ad, Sheila LaBarre contacted Kenny Countie and encouraged him to view her property. He moved in with her soon after and was last seen in March. He had cuts on his hands and face after being pushed by her in a wheelchair at Walmart earlier in the day. The youths had been sexually assaulted by Countie, according to court testimony, and LaBarre recorded the same confession.
After being branded a serial killer in 2006, she confessed to the murders of Michael Deloge and Kenny Countie and was found guilty of both crimes. Investigators searched his property and found three human toes near the farmhouse, none of which belonged to any of his victims. Although she denies it, there have been rumors that she killed Bill LaBarre.
Results of the three-week police investigation at LaBarre’s farm included the discovery of a burnt mattress, human bones and blood spatter in numerous locations inside the residence. She admitted to killing Countie with a knife and then setting his body on fire. She also admitted to killing Deloge, but the cause of her death remains a mystery.
LaBarre was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 and is currently incarcerated at the New Hampshire Women’s Correctional Facility in Concord, New Hampshire, without the possibility of release.
Learn more about A&E first blood
The earliest known murders of some of America’s most prominent serial killers are examined in A&E’s First Blood. From Ed Kemper to Wuornos, the series offers a singular look at these complex murderers.
Through never-before-seen interviews, information from law enforcement, the highest authorities in profiling, criminology and psychology, discussions with survivors, press archives and more, First Blood deconstructs these horrific murders. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. ET, the 10-episode series airs and the next day can be viewed online on A&E’s platform.
The next episode is about Sheila LaBarre, known for killing her perverted and pedophile boyfriends. The episode, Sheila LaBarre: Sheila the Peeler, will air on AETV 12, TV-14, STEREO and CC.
On Saturday, August 6, catch the next episode of First Blood Season 1 on AETV and stream it the next day on A&E’s website.
