Killings of Kenneth Countie and Michael Deloge by Sheila LaBarre

Sheila LaBarre, born Sheila Kaye Bailey in Alabama in 1958, was convicted in 2008 of the murders of Kenneth Countie and Michael Deloge in Epping, New Hampshire. According to Wikipedia, LaBarre had a difficult and abusive upbringing, was married multiple times, and moved to Epping, New Hampshire, in 1987 after answering a personal ad placed by chiropractor Wilfred "Bill" LaBarre. She took his last name and lived with him until his death in 2000, at which point she inherited his farm.

Michael Deloge was LaBarre's boyfriend and lived with her at the farm. He was last seen alive in 2005. In 2008, a bone, a spent shell casing, and his birth certificate were found in the septic tank on the property. The manner of his death is unknown. His mother had told police she was worried LaBarre was trying to kill him.

Kenneth Countie met LaBarre through a personal ad in 2006 at Wilmington, Massachusetts, when he was 24 years old, and moved in with her shortly afterward. He was described as having a low IQ and "child like" trust. LaBarre made a recording of him vomiting while accusing him of being a pedophile. She stabbed him to death and burned his body. Police identified his remains using DNA from his army records. Countie's mother later accused the Epping Police Department of negligence, stating he had been seen bruised and burned in a wheelchair at a Walmart store prior to his death; a lawsuit against two officers who had seen him was rejected in 2010.

An arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued for LaBarre on April 1, 2006, and she was arrested the following day. A subsequent three-week search of her farm led to the discovery of three human toes that forensic analysis determined did not belong to either Countie or Deloge.

At trial in May 2008, LaBarre pleaded not guilty to both murders on the grounds of insanity, claiming she believed she was an angel sent by God to punish pedophiles and accusing both victims of being pedophiles. Psychiatrists testified she had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and delusional disorder. Her defense attorney described her as a "deeply, deeply sick individual." Witnesses, including former partner James Brackett and Wilfred LaBarre's daughter Laura Melisi, testified about her past behavior. LaBarre's ex-husband Wayne Ennis claimed she had asked him to kill Wilfred LaBarre. The jury rejected her insanity plea and found her guilty on both counts. She was sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole in June 2008. Her appeal was rejected in 2010. She is serving her sentence at the New Hampshire State Prison for Women.