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Christopher Michael Barrios

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Christopher Barrios murder Killer Sentenced To Die For Kidnapped Boy's Murder

David Edenfield, the first of three to be tried, was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Christopher Barrios. According to authorities in Georgia, George Edenfield -- along with his mother, Peggy, and father, David -- sexually abused Christopher before ultimately suffocating him to death.

Age at Disappearance:
6
Date of Death:
Mar 2007 -
Last updated October 12, 2009

Christopher Michael Barrios

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Recovered; Mar 2007

Police Find The Body Of Missing 6-Year-Old


Glynn County Authorities have found the body of 6-year-old Christopher Barrios, Jr., who had been missing since March 8, 2007.

Police already had Christopher's neighbor, George Edenfield -- a convicted sex offender -- in custody on parole violations.

Now George and his parents, David and Peggy Edenfield, have been charged with murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment and child molestation.

They've all also been charged, along with family friend Donald Dale, with concealing the death of a person and tampering with evidence.


A Sick Family Story


Prosecutors say George's father David is also a convicted sex offender, and that father and son each sexually abused Christopher before strangling the little boy.

A court affidavit shows Peggy Edenfield watched while the men committed these heinous acts.

Court records also show the entire family, along with Donald Dale, conspired to hide Christopher's clothes and body.

David Edenfield was convicted on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009.

On Oct. 6, jurors deliberated for only two hours before unanimously deciding that Edenfield should get a death sentence for his crimes.

He was the first of three people charged in the case to stand trial.


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