By Tony Mutombo 
& 
Ellisabeth Frier
TROY LAFERRERA MURDER 
 Troy LaFerrara was a Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania man 
murdered on November 11, 2013. Miranda Barbour and her 
husband, Elytte Barbour, were found guilty and sentenced to life 
in prison in September 2014. 
 The couple met Troy LaFerrara through an ad on Craigslist, 
where she offered to have sex with him in exchange for 
payment. Elyette has publicly denied that Miranda is a sex worker. 
He said that she met men that paid her for "delightful 
conversation." Miranda has stated that she agreed to meet 
LaFerrara for sex, charging $100. 
 On November 11, 2013, Miranda allegedly met LaFerrara at 
the Susquehanna Valley Mall parking lot in Hummels Wharf, 
Pennsylvania. After settling on payment, Miranda and LaFerrara 
then drove six miles to Sunbury, a small city located about 100 
miles northwest of Philadelphia. Elyette Barbour told police that 
he hid under a blanket in the backseat waiting. After she allowed 
Laferrara into her vehicle, Miranda signaled to Elyette, who 
jumped out and wrapped a cord around Laferrara's neck as 
Miranda stabbed him 20 times in their Honda CRV. LaFerrara's 
body was discovered the next day, November 12, 2013, in a 
residential backyard in Sunbury.
 Police said after Miranda and Elyette dumped 
Laferrara's body, the couple then bought bleach wipes, 
towels, and cleaning liquid to remove the blood from 
inside the vehicle and then went to dinner. According 
to the arrest affidavit, Elyette Barbour said the couple 
killed Laferrara because they just wanted to murder 
someone together. According to police, the Barbours 
initially denied even knowing LaFerrara, but police 
traced the last call from LaFerrara's phone to 
Miranda’s phone. As the investigation developed, the 
couple's stories allegedly changed from Miranda’s 
story of self-defense to a mutual confession to 
premeditated murder. The killing allegedly was a thrill 
killing, timed for the couple's three-week wedding 
anniversary, police have said.
 Miranda Barbour, 19, and Elytte Barbour, 
22, had previously pleaded not guilty to 
first-degree murder charges that carried a 
possible death penalty upon conviction. 
They changed their pleas to guilty of 
second-degree murder at what was to 
have been a routine status conference in 
Northumberland County Court in Sunbury.
MIRANDA BARBOUR 
 In an interview with The Daily Item, Miranda Barbour 
claims she was molested by a relative at the age of four. 
Barbour's mother, confirmed that Miranda's uncle was 
charged with sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to 
14 years in prison. Barbour claimed that she joined 
a satanic cult at the age of 13 and soon after, committed 
her first murder when the cult leader forced her to shoot 
a man indebted to their cult. She claimed to be 
responsible for the deaths of "at least 22 people" 
between 2008 and 2013. 
 A Northumberland County District Attorney told the Daily 
Item that he was skeptical of Miranda's claims, saying 
"We have been in contact with other law enforcement 
agencies where she has lived and haven't received any 
information verifying what she said." The Alaska State 
Troopers released a statement saying they have no 
evidence Barbour committed any murders during her 
time in Alaska.
 Miranda Barbour who is a self-concessed 
satanic killer, started giving investigators 
exact locations of her alleged crimes. FBI 
agents are standing by to take action if the 
details match up with unsolved murders. 
Barbour has admitted that she has killed just 
under 100 people, but owned up and said 
she lost count at the 22 mark.
ELYTTE BARBOUR 
 Elytte Barbour graduated from Triton High 
School in 2010. He married Miranda (née 
Dean) on October 22, 2013 when they 
were residing in Dunn, North Carolina.
 On September 18, 2014, both were 
sentenced to life without parole.
HOW THIS LINKS TO...
JACK 
 Jack’s character in Grim is very similar to Miranda 
Barbour, Jack too feels that he’s doing good for 
the greater good of mankind by eliminating sin 
and all that is considered bad in the world. Jack 
doesn't just target any random individual, in the 
Grim story, five of his seven victims all commit 
one of the ‘7 deadly sins’ and aren't too 
concerned or empathetic about their actions. 
Their neglect & nonchalance drive Jack crazy and 
provoke him into killing the students. Trevor and 
Billie (the final girl) just manage to catch him in 
his act, and due to Jack not wanting anybody to 
find out, he decides he has no choice but to hunt 
them down and try kill them too.

Case study

  • 1.
    By Tony Mutombo & Ellisabeth Frier
  • 2.
    TROY LAFERRERA MURDER  Troy LaFerrara was a Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania man murdered on November 11, 2013. Miranda Barbour and her husband, Elytte Barbour, were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in September 2014.  The couple met Troy LaFerrara through an ad on Craigslist, where she offered to have sex with him in exchange for payment. Elyette has publicly denied that Miranda is a sex worker. He said that she met men that paid her for "delightful conversation." Miranda has stated that she agreed to meet LaFerrara for sex, charging $100.  On November 11, 2013, Miranda allegedly met LaFerrara at the Susquehanna Valley Mall parking lot in Hummels Wharf, Pennsylvania. After settling on payment, Miranda and LaFerrara then drove six miles to Sunbury, a small city located about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Elyette Barbour told police that he hid under a blanket in the backseat waiting. After she allowed Laferrara into her vehicle, Miranda signaled to Elyette, who jumped out and wrapped a cord around Laferrara's neck as Miranda stabbed him 20 times in their Honda CRV. LaFerrara's body was discovered the next day, November 12, 2013, in a residential backyard in Sunbury.
  • 3.
     Police saidafter Miranda and Elyette dumped Laferrara's body, the couple then bought bleach wipes, towels, and cleaning liquid to remove the blood from inside the vehicle and then went to dinner. According to the arrest affidavit, Elyette Barbour said the couple killed Laferrara because they just wanted to murder someone together. According to police, the Barbours initially denied even knowing LaFerrara, but police traced the last call from LaFerrara's phone to Miranda’s phone. As the investigation developed, the couple's stories allegedly changed from Miranda’s story of self-defense to a mutual confession to premeditated murder. The killing allegedly was a thrill killing, timed for the couple's three-week wedding anniversary, police have said.
  • 4.
     Miranda Barbour,19, and Elytte Barbour, 22, had previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges that carried a possible death penalty upon conviction. They changed their pleas to guilty of second-degree murder at what was to have been a routine status conference in Northumberland County Court in Sunbury.
  • 5.
    MIRANDA BARBOUR In an interview with The Daily Item, Miranda Barbour claims she was molested by a relative at the age of four. Barbour's mother, confirmed that Miranda's uncle was charged with sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Barbour claimed that she joined a satanic cult at the age of 13 and soon after, committed her first murder when the cult leader forced her to shoot a man indebted to their cult. She claimed to be responsible for the deaths of "at least 22 people" between 2008 and 2013.  A Northumberland County District Attorney told the Daily Item that he was skeptical of Miranda's claims, saying "We have been in contact with other law enforcement agencies where she has lived and haven't received any information verifying what she said." The Alaska State Troopers released a statement saying they have no evidence Barbour committed any murders during her time in Alaska.
  • 6.
     Miranda Barbourwho is a self-concessed satanic killer, started giving investigators exact locations of her alleged crimes. FBI agents are standing by to take action if the details match up with unsolved murders. Barbour has admitted that she has killed just under 100 people, but owned up and said she lost count at the 22 mark.
  • 8.
    ELYTTE BARBOUR Elytte Barbour graduated from Triton High School in 2010. He married Miranda (née Dean) on October 22, 2013 when they were residing in Dunn, North Carolina.
  • 10.
     On September18, 2014, both were sentenced to life without parole.
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  • 12.
    JACK  Jack’scharacter in Grim is very similar to Miranda Barbour, Jack too feels that he’s doing good for the greater good of mankind by eliminating sin and all that is considered bad in the world. Jack doesn't just target any random individual, in the Grim story, five of his seven victims all commit one of the ‘7 deadly sins’ and aren't too concerned or empathetic about their actions. Their neglect & nonchalance drive Jack crazy and provoke him into killing the students. Trevor and Billie (the final girl) just manage to catch him in his act, and due to Jack not wanting anybody to find out, he decides he has no choice but to hunt them down and try kill them too.