Judith Barsi: The Brutal Murder of a Child Star
The Tragic Life and Death of a Child Star
Judith Eva Barsi, born June 6, 1978, was 5 when she was discovered in a San Fernando Valley skating rink. She became a very successful child star who starred in TV roles, three films, and over a hundred commercials.
She played Kimberly MacDonald, the daughter of Jeffery MacDonald, in the TV movie Fatal Vision (MacDonald was convicted of killing his wife and children.)Growing Pains, Jaws the Revenge, The Twilight Zone, All dogs go to Heaven, and the voice of Ducky in the Land Before Time.
Around 8 am, a neighbor was watering the flowers when she heard a loud explosion. Judith's home was on fire. The bodies were discovered. Both had been shot. Two of the bodies were burned beyond recognition.
To the outside world, they looked like the perfect family. At first, no one suspected the nightmare Judith was living in.
Her Father, The Abuser
On July 1988, in their home, her father, Jozsef Barsi, killed Judith, her mother, and himself in a double murder-suicide. She was ten years old.
At different times, in 1956, her mother, Maria Virovacz, and her father, Jozsef Barsi, fled the Hungarian People's Republic uprising.
