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- Gender
- male
- Country
- USA
- Location
- Harris County, Texas, USA
- Date of birth
- March 30, 1964
- Age at first offence
- 22
- Characteristics
- rape, robbery, abduction
- Victim profile
- Cindy Rounsaville (female, 25, Rice University student)
- Method of murder
- Shooting
- Date(s) of murder
- April 21, 1986
- Years active
- 1986
- Date of arrest
- —
- Status
-
Executed
Executed by lethal injection in Texas on March 12, 1997
Case identification
John Kennedy Barefield
Timeline
- April 21, 1986 — John K. Barefield, his brother, and another accomplice abducted, robbed and raped Rice University student Cindy Rounsaville, 25. When she tried to flee, Barefield shot her twice in the head.
- March 12, 1997 — John Kennedy Barefield was executed by lethal injection in Texas.
Background
John Kennedy Barefield was 32 (21). His education level was 9th grade. Barefield was named after President John F. Kennedy.
The offence
Cindy Rounsaville, 25, was a Rice University architecture student. John K. Barefield, along with his brother and another accomplice, abducted, robbed and raped her on April 21, 1986.
The abduction involved forcing Cindy Rounsaville to withdraw $70 from an automatic teller machine. She was raped in a car. When she tried to flee, Barefield shot her twice in the head while she was on her hands and knees in a field after running from the car.
Investigation
Evidence at Barefield’s trial showed he shot Cindy Rounsaville twice in the head as she was on her hands and knees in a field after running from the car.
Arrest
No arrest details were provided.
Trial
The case involved Barefield, his brother, and another accomplice. The information provided included the sentencing outcomes for Barefield’s brother and the other accomplice:
- Barefield’s brother was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
- The other accomplice received a life sentence for an unrelated rape-abduction.
Sentencing
John Kennedy Barefield was executed following conviction for the abduction, rape and murder of Cindy Rounsaville.
Outcome
John Kennedy Barefield was executed on March 12, 1997.
Last statement
John Kennedy Barefield’s last statement was:
( Mumbled .) Tell Mama I love her.
Aftermath
The New York Times reported on March 14, 1997 that Barefield, described as the leader of a gang that hunted through Houston apartment complexes for people to rape and rob during a six-month period in 1985-86, was executed for the shooting death of a college student 11 years earlier.
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