Offender Record · OFF-2026-114
Sheila LaBarre (photo from the Radford University biography)
Sheila Kay LaBarre
Also known as Sheila Kay Bailey, Sheila the Peeler, Firecracker, Cayce
Sex
Female
Race
White
Height
5'5"
Born
1958
Custody
Incarcerated
States
NH, AL
Distinguishing featuresNo physical defects reported; described as physically attractive by others (document)
Custody
Incarcerated at New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women, Concord, New Hampshire · #79895
Custody record at the facility
Sheila Kaye LaBarre, inmate age 65, inmate ID 79895, booked 01/01/1900, maxed 5/27/2107, housed at NH Correctional Facility for Women.
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Summary of the record
Sheila LaBarre was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences with no prospect of parole after being convicted of killing two men, Kenneth Countie and Michael Deloge, in Epping, New Hampshire. She regularly enticed younger men to her farm, where she would torture and control them. She is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole at the New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women in Concord, New Hampshire.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Offense date Oct 2005, Epping, New Hampshire
First-degree murder of Michael Deloge
Epping Police Department, New Hampshire · Rockingham County Superior Court · Docket 2008-494 (appeal) · RSA 630:1-a · Arrested Apr 02, 2006 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without possibility of parole (concurrent)
She pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering Kenneth Countie, 24, of Wilmington, Mass. in March 2006, and a second man, Michael Deloge, in the fall of 2005. State police drained the home's septic tank and found a bone, a spent shell casing and Deloge's birth certificate. Deloge was last seen alive while living at LaBarre's home between September and October 2005. One farm hand interviewed by state police said he saw LaBarre beating Deloge before he went missing.
SourcesLaBarre admits to two murders; State v. LABARRE; Woman who killed 2 boyfriends found guilty; Sheila LaBarre
Offense date Mar 21, 2006, Epping, New Hampshire
First-degree murder of Kenneth Countie
Epping Police Department, New Hampshire · Rockingham County Superior Court · Docket 2008-494 (appeal) · RSA 630:1-a · Arrested Apr 02, 2006 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without possibility of parole
Kenneth Countie met her via a personal ad in 2006 at Wilmington, Massachusetts, when he was 24. He moved in with her shortly after meeting her. Countie was described as having a low IQ and 'child like' trust. On March 21, 2006, Sheila LaBarre killed Kenneth Countie using a combination of poison and a knife. She stabbed him to death and then burnt his body.
SourcesWoman who killed 2 boyfriends found guilty; State v. LABARRE; LaBarre admits to two murders; Sheila LaBarre
Pattern and Background
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2
Victims convicted
2
Victims confessed
3
Victims suspected
Active years
2005–2006
Victim profile
Men, Acquaintances, Partners or spouses
Stated motive
Mission or hatred of a group, Power or control, Anger or revenge
Range from home
local
Confessed
Yes
Education
high school
Marital history
Divorced, Widowed
Children
0
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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AL
Fort Payne, Alabama
approx. 1958 – 1976 · Birthplace and childhood residence
Fort Payne, Alabama
dates unknown · Worked at a motel, then as an assistant administrator at a nursing home
NH
Epping, New Hampshire
1987 – present · Dr. Wilfred LaBarre's farm property on Red Oak Hill Lane, 115 acres
Concord, New Hampshire
2008 – present · New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women (formerly New Hampshire State Prison for Women)
Timeline
Jul 04, 1958
Sheila Kay Bailey born July 4, 1958, in Fort Payne, Alabama.
May 21, 1976
Graduated from Fort Payne High School.
1987
She moved to Epping in 1987 after responding to a personal ad placed by Wilfred LaBarre.
Sep 25, 1998
Sheila charged with assault against boyfriend, 27-year old James Brackett. Hampton police arrested Sheila LaBarre for stabbing Brackett in the head with a pair of scissors. Brackett had threatened her, and both were arrested in the incident. Police termed the matter a 'lover's quarrel/argument,' and eventually the case was dropped.
Dec 02, 2000
Dr. Wilfred LaBarre dies.
2002
Sheila assaults Brackett by trying to run him over with a car.
2003
Sheila scratched and gouged Brackett's face and fired a gun at him.
2004
Michael Deloge moved to Sheila's farm.
Oct 2005
Michael Deloge killed in the fall of 2005. Deloge was last seen alive while living at LaBarre's home between September and October 2005.
Feb 14, 2006
Sheila meets Kenneth Countie through a dating service. Countie moved in with LaBarre after the couple met through a telephone dating service in February 2006. Their first date was on Valentine's Day at the Ashworth Hotel in Hampton.
Mar 21, 2006
On March 21, 2006, Sheila LaBarre killed Kenneth Countie using a combination of poison and a knife.
Mar 24, 2006
Officers arrive at Sheila's Farm to conduct a well being check on Kenneth Countie to find piles burning with bones sticking out.
Apr 01, 2006
An arrest warrant was issued on April 1, 2006, for Sheila LaBarre, for charges of first degree murder.
Apr 02, 2006
LaBarre was arrested in April 2006 for two counts of first-degree murder.
Feb 12, 2008
She entered a non-negotiated plea of not guilty by reason of insanity to first-degree murder for Kenneth Countie and waived indictment and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to first-degree murder for the death of Michael DeLoge.
Jun 20, 2008
A woman who claimed she was an angel sent from God to punish pedophiles was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing two boyfriends. The jury found her sane and guilty of both charges.
Mar 25, 2010
Her appeal in 2010 was rejected. The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, arguing that the trial court did not err by admitting certain evidence.
Sources
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News report · Google Groups / alt.true-crime ·
Woman arrested for allegedly murdering, incinerating co-worker“In 1998, Hampton police arrested Sheila LaBarre for stabbing Brackett in the head with a pair of scissors. Brackett had threatened her, and both were arrested in the incident. Police termed the matter a 'lover's quarrel/argument,' and eventually the case was dropped.”
Other · Department of Psychology, Radford University ·
Radford University serial killer biography: LaBarre, Sheila“Timeline of Sheila LaBarre's life from birth through conviction, compiled by Christina Williams, Morgan Warwick and Angela White”
News report · Wikipedia ·
Sheila LaBarre“Sheila LaBarre was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences with no prospect of parole after being convicted of killing two men, Kenneth Countie and Michael Deloge, in Epping, New Hampshire.”
News report · Murderpedia ·
Sheila LaBarre“A jury yesterday found Sheila LaBarre was sane when she committed the murders. Since she already had admitted that the state could prove her guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, the jury's only task was determining whether she was insane.”
News report · Unreal True Crime ·
The Devil in New Hampshire: The Sheila LaBarre Case“On March 21, 2006, Sheila LaBarre killed Kenneth Countie using a combination of poison and a knife. After the stabbing, LaBarre dragged Countie's body to a fire pit on the property.”
News report · A&E ·
Murderer Sheila LaBarre Claimed God Made Her an 'Avenging Angel'“LaBarre is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole at the New Hampshire Correctional Facility for Women in Concord, New Hampshire.”
News report · Keene Sentinel ·
High court upholds Sheila LaBarre's convictions“The New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously upheld the murder convictions of a woman who, claiming she was an angel sent by God to punish pedophiles, killed two boyfriends at her horse farm.”
Court record · Court Listener / New Hampshire Supreme Court ·
State v. LABARRE“The defendant, Sheila LaBarre, was convicted of the first-degree murders of Kenneth Countie and Michael DeLoge following a jury trial in the Superior Court. The jury found her sane and guilty of both charges.”
News report · NBC News ·
Woman who killed 2 boyfriends found guilty“A woman who claimed she was an angel sent from God to punish pedophiles was convicted Friday of murdering two boyfriends by a jury that rejected her insanity defense.”
News report · Eagle Tribune ·
LaBarre admits to two murders“Sheila LaBarre acknowledged murdering two men in a bid to have a jury find her criminally insane, pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering Kenneth Countie in March 2006 and Michael Deloge in the fall of 2005.”
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