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旁白: 本案讲述了芭芭拉·伯恩斯长期照护患有脑损伤的妹妹黛比的故事。黛比在年幼时患病,导致智力发育迟缓,无法独立生活。芭芭拉承担了照顾黛比的全部责任,并成为家庭的经济支柱,生活极其艰辛。兄弟约翰去世后,留下一笔35万美元的遗产,姐妹俩短暂地过上了富足的生活,但很快便挥霍一空。经济压力和黛比的性格缺陷导致姐妹俩关系日益紧张,黛比经常对芭芭拉进行言语和肢体上的虐待。最终,在黛比40岁生日那天,两人发生激烈争吵,芭芭拉开枪打死了黛比。之后,芭芭拉将黛比的尸体藏匿在家中数周,并试图掩盖罪行,最终在弗吉尼亚州被捕。芭芭拉最终承认自己杀害了妹妹,并被判处15年监禁,最终在服刑12年后获释。 芭芭拉·伯恩斯: 芭芭拉在供词中承认了杀害妹妹黛比的事实,但她表示自己不记得当时发生了什么。她描述了长期照护妹妹的压力,以及黛比的性格缺陷和对金钱的控制欲给她带来的痛苦。她表示自己当时已经到了崩溃的边缘,无法承受继续照顾黛比的压力。她对自己的行为感到后悔,并表达了对黛比的思念。

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Barbara Burns dedicated her life to caring for her disabled sister, Debbie. An inheritance changed everything, allowing them to travel and buy a mobile home. This period marked a shift in their dynamic, with Debbie's spending habits and demands increasing.
  • Debbie Burns suffered brain damage from scarlet fever and never matured beyond a six-year-old.
  • Barbara left school at 15 to care for Debbie.
  • An inheritance of $350,000 allowed the sisters to travel and purchase a mobile home.

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The deceased body of a Florida woman is found in an abandoned trailer.

Season 30 Episode 20

Originally aired: Feb 27, 2022

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