Jennifer Amell

That's all rooted in speculation. As for means, Barry is known to keep a knife on his belt. He didn't have it when I was there. I likely would have jumped out of my skin if he did. But April describes this as a deer antler bowie knife that he's had for decades. I've seen a picture of Barry holding this knife next to a freshly killed deer.

That's all rooted in speculation. As for means, Barry is known to keep a knife on his belt. He didn't have it when I was there. I likely would have jumped out of my skin if he did. But April describes this as a deer antler bowie knife that he's had for decades. I've seen a picture of Barry holding this knife next to a freshly killed deer.

Bowie knives are usually fixed blade and about 6 to 10 inches long. And though it is particularly difficult to match a blade with precision to wounds, the knife that stabbed Heidi was believed to be a 4-5 inch blade. Police said they were looking for a 4-inch buck knife. But that may be because Delbert Tallman was also known to carry such a knife.

Bowie knives are usually fixed blade and about 6 to 10 inches long. And though it is particularly difficult to match a blade with precision to wounds, the knife that stabbed Heidi was believed to be a 4-5 inch blade. Police said they were looking for a 4-inch buck knife. But that may be because Delbert Tallman was also known to carry such a knife.

Of note, this same buck knife is the assumed weapon used in the Barbara Agnew case, and possibly in the Jessica Briggs case in Maine. But beyond a weapon, Barry certainly has a lot of experience as a hunter. He knows how to stalk, kill, and field dress a deer. And fair warning, this is going to get a bit graphic. But remember April's story about Barry jumping on a deer's back and drowning it?

Of note, this same buck knife is the assumed weapon used in the Barbara Agnew case, and possibly in the Jessica Briggs case in Maine. But beyond a weapon, Barry certainly has a lot of experience as a hunter. He knows how to stalk, kill, and field dress a deer. And fair warning, this is going to get a bit graphic. But remember April's story about Barry jumping on a deer's back and drowning it?

Well, I did some light reading in the classic book on mountain folk living, Foxfire. And here's what the chapter on hunting deer says. Quote, Usually, according to most of our contacts... When a dog got after a grown deer, it would head straight for water. If the deer didn't run over you, the hunter wouldn't get a shot unless he followed this procedure from Man Norton's.

Well, I did some light reading in the classic book on mountain folk living, Foxfire. And here's what the chapter on hunting deer says. Quote, Usually, according to most of our contacts... When a dog got after a grown deer, it would head straight for water. If the deer didn't run over you, the hunter wouldn't get a shot unless he followed this procedure from Man Norton's.

You'd just as well, if you know where he'll hit the river at, to put a man down there, for that's where he'll go when the dogs are after him. One fellow we had would hear the hounds on a deer and run to the river where he thought the deer would come out. And when he did, he'd jump on him and drown him. When that deer hit the water, he hit with it and took it by the throat.

You'd just as well, if you know where he'll hit the river at, to put a man down there, for that's where he'll go when the dogs are after him. One fellow we had would hear the hounds on a deer and run to the river where he thought the deer would come out. And when he did, he'd jump on him and drown him. When that deer hit the water, he hit with it and took it by the throat.

Okay, so that's an insane way to hunt, but whether or not Barry actually hunted like this remains up for debate. But it's an old, known way of hunting deer, so perhaps that's also not as nefarious as it once sounded. However, part of the accepted profile for the Connecticut River Valley Killer is that he is probably an experienced hunter.

Okay, so that's an insane way to hunt, but whether or not Barry actually hunted like this remains up for debate. But it's an old, known way of hunting deer, so perhaps that's also not as nefarious as it once sounded. However, part of the accepted profile for the Connecticut River Valley Killer is that he is probably an experienced hunter.

Many, if not all of these women, had their throats sliced open. That leaves opportunity. And this is where the case against Barry kind of falls apart. He has an alibi. He says he was with Sandy Perkins all afternoon, fixing a tractor. And this is supported by Sandy's son, Barry's son Aaron, and Linda Martin, his wife. It's not the most airtight alibi, but I'll tell you why I think it holds up.

Many, if not all of these women, had their throats sliced open. That leaves opportunity. And this is where the case against Barry kind of falls apart. He has an alibi. He says he was with Sandy Perkins all afternoon, fixing a tractor. And this is supported by Sandy's son, Barry's son Aaron, and Linda Martin, his wife. It's not the most airtight alibi, but I'll tell you why I think it holds up.

After all this time, and after so many rumors and stories, and after the trial in particular, and how many versions of events were told at court, I find it kind of remarkable that four people are all saying the same thing, despite the fact that three of those people are related. It really comes down to Sandy's son saying that Barry was with his father.

After all this time, and after so many rumors and stories, and after the trial in particular, and how many versions of events were told at court, I find it kind of remarkable that four people are all saying the same thing, despite the fact that three of those people are related. It really comes down to Sandy's son saying that Barry was with his father.

I think it's vitally important for myself or the police to get a statement from Sandy's ex-wife. There's a few more facts we can hold up to bury. In Jane Borowski's account of her attack in 1988, she said that her assailant was driving an older model Jeep Wagoneer with light brown or tan paint and wood paneling on the side.

I think it's vitally important for myself or the police to get a statement from Sandy's ex-wife. There's a few more facts we can hold up to bury. In Jane Borowski's account of her attack in 1988, she said that her assailant was driving an older model Jeep Wagoneer with light brown or tan paint and wood paneling on the side.

She said it could have also been a Cherokee model, but maintains that it was a Jeep. When I brought this up to April... I asked her if her dad drove any kind of vehicle like this, and she said she remembers her dad driving a wood-paneled station wagon in the 80s. But when I pulled Barry's vehicle history, no vehicles matching this description came up, or even close to what Jane Borowski described.

She said it could have also been a Cherokee model, but maintains that it was a Jeep. When I brought this up to April... I asked her if her dad drove any kind of vehicle like this, and she said she remembers her dad driving a wood-paneled station wagon in the 80s. But when I pulled Barry's vehicle history, no vehicles matching this description came up, or even close to what Jane Borowski described.