June 3, 2001
In a hushed courtroom lined with a dozen police officers, a Marion man was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry, a blue-eyed wisp of a girl who'd known him as a family friend.
The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated about 12 hours in two days before returning the verdicts against Barry Satta, an autoworker and one-time best friend of Bobbie Jo's father.
His fiancee's 16-year-old daughter, Alicia McCoy, said, "I love you'' in a strong voice as Satta was led from the courtroom under heavy guard.
Investigators have said the child was sexually assaulted and badly beaten, her neck broken.
Friends who attended the funeral last summer say the brutality of the attack was almost unspeakable.
Police think Satta likely entered the Barry house through a bathroom window about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.
Satta's fingerprints were found on the window.
The girl was last seen alive sleeping with her sister in a bedroom.
Police think Satta took Bobbie Jo to a vacant home he owned on the city's west side, where investigators later found the child's underwear and shorts.
Her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag that had "Barry S'' written on it.
June 8, 2001 -- A jury spared the life of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry.
Her parents, fighting tears, said they wanted Barry Satta to die.
"It's not justice. He'll still get to see his family,'' Bobbie Jo's father Max Barry said of Satta, his former best friend, after the sentencing.
Satta, wearing handcuffs for the first time since the trial began, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion.
After the verdict was read, Satta's girlfriend, Phyllis McCoy, hugged her 8-year-old daughter, Marissa, while Mary Johnson cried at the rear of the courtroom.
In a hushed courtroom lined with a dozen police officers, a Marion man was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry, a blue-eyed wisp of a girl who'd known him as a family friend.
The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated about 12 hours in two days before returning the verdicts against Barry Satta, an autoworker and one-time best friend of Bobbie Jo's father.
His fiancee's 16-year-old daughter, Alicia McCoy, said, "I love you'' in a strong voice as Satta was led from the courtroom under heavy guard.
Investigators have said the child was sexually assaulted and badly beaten, her neck broken.
Friends who attended the funeral last summer say the brutality of the attack was almost unspeakable.
Police think Satta likely entered the Barry house through a bathroom window about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.
Satta's fingerprints were found on the window.
The girl was last seen alive sleeping with her sister in a bedroom.
Police think Satta took Bobbie Jo to a vacant home he owned on the city's west side, where investigators later found the child's underwear and shorts.
Her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag that had "Barry S'' written on it.
June 8, 2001 -- A jury spared the life of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry.
Her parents, fighting tears, said they wanted Barry Satta to die.
"It's not justice. He'll still get to see his family,'' Bobbie Jo's father Max Barry said of Satta, his former best friend, after the sentencing.
Satta, wearing handcuffs for the first time since the trial began, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion.
After the verdict was read, Satta's girlfriend, Phyllis McCoy, hugged her 8-year-old daughter, Marissa, while Mary Johnson cried at the rear of the courtroom.
June 3, 2001
In a hushed courtroom lined with a dozen police officers, a Marion man was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry, a blue-eyed wisp of a girl who'd known him as a family friend.
The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated about 12 hours in two days before returning the verdicts against Barry Satta, an autoworker and one-time best friend of Bobbie Jo's father.
His fiancee's 16-year-old daughter, Alicia McCoy, said, "I love you'' in a strong voice as Satta was led from the courtroom under heavy guard.
Investigators have said the child was sexually assaulted and badly beaten, her neck broken.
Friends who attended the funeral last summer say the brutality of the attack was almost unspeakable.
Police think Satta likely entered the Barry house through a bathroom window about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.
Satta's fingerprints were found on the window.
The girl was last seen alive sleeping with her sister in a bedroom.
Police think Satta took Bobbie Jo to a vacant home he owned on the city's west side, where investigators later found the child's underwear and shorts.
Her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag that had "Barry S'' written on it.
June 8, 2001 -- A jury spared the life of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry.
Her parents, fighting tears, said they wanted Barry Satta to die.
"It's not justice. He'll still get to see his family,'' Bobbie Jo's father Max Barry said of Satta, his former best friend, after the sentencing.
Satta, wearing handcuffs for the first time since the trial began, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion.
After the verdict was read, Satta's girlfriend, Phyllis McCoy, hugged her 8-year-old daughter, Marissa, while Mary Johnson cried at the rear of the courtroom.
In a hushed courtroom lined with a dozen police officers, a Marion man was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry, a blue-eyed wisp of a girl who'd known him as a family friend.
The jury of 10 women and two men deliberated about 12 hours in two days before returning the verdicts against Barry Satta, an autoworker and one-time best friend of Bobbie Jo's father.
His fiancee's 16-year-old daughter, Alicia McCoy, said, "I love you'' in a strong voice as Satta was led from the courtroom under heavy guard.
Investigators have said the child was sexually assaulted and badly beaten, her neck broken.
Friends who attended the funeral last summer say the brutality of the attack was almost unspeakable.
Police think Satta likely entered the Barry house through a bathroom window about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.
Satta's fingerprints were found on the window.
The girl was last seen alive sleeping with her sister in a bedroom.
Police think Satta took Bobbie Jo to a vacant home he owned on the city's west side, where investigators later found the child's underwear and shorts.
Her body was found wrapped in a sleeping bag that had "Barry S'' written on it.
June 8, 2001 -- A jury spared the life of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old Bobbie Jo Barry.
Her parents, fighting tears, said they wanted Barry Satta to die.
"It's not justice. He'll still get to see his family,'' Bobbie Jo's father Max Barry said of Satta, his former best friend, after the sentencing.
Satta, wearing handcuffs for the first time since the trial began, stared straight ahead and showed no emotion.
After the verdict was read, Satta's girlfriend, Phyllis McCoy, hugged her 8-year-old daughter, Marissa, while Mary Johnson cried at the rear of the courtroom.
