The Murder of Judith Barsi

On July 25th, 1988, Child actress Judith Barsi was murdered by her child abusing father, Joseph Barsi. Judith was 10 years old. Judith Barsi was best known for her appearances on two episodes the NBC sitcom mh:besttvshows:Punky Brewster. Joseph also murdered his wife as well at the scene of the crime. The neighbors called the police to arrest Joseph, but Joseph committed suicide because he did not want to go to jail.