Dover, NH (AP) -- Sheila LaBarre said in the days before she murdered Kenneth Countie that she thought all pedophiles should be shot, according to a recording played for the jury in her insanity trial on Friday.
The statement came at the end of a short tape LaBarre made in which she was heard complaining about being banned from Wal-Mart. In March of 2006, days before police believe Countie was killed, LaBarre pushed Countie in a wheelchair in the Epping Wal-Mart. While there, she had an altercation with the staff.
LaBarre' s monologue on the tape quickly turns from Wal-Mart to graphic accusations that Countie was a pedophile who had sexual relations with his mother.
"I believe all pedophiles should be shot on sight," LaBarre said. "I wish President Bush would enact that into law."
Defense witness and forensic psychologist Dr. Malcolm Rogers again testified on Friday that LaBarre's fixation with pedophilia escalated before Countie's death.
Rogers said her delusion that all the men in her life were pedophiles and homosexual is a symptom of LaBarre
s mental illness, which he has diagnosed as schizophrenic affect disorder or a delusional disorder.
"She's expressing delusional thinking," said Rogers, referring to LaBarre's accusations about sexual abuse. "It seems to me her mind is in a psychotic state as she's making this tape."
LaBarre has admitted to killing 24-year-old Countie in March 2006 and Michael Deloge in 2005. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Rogers testified earlier this week he thinks LaBarre was insane when she committed her crimes.
Her delusions and obsession with child molestation; her lack of empathy for others; and frequently pretending to be a lawyer, law officer or other professional are all personality traits that show LaBarre was suffering from a severe mental illness, said Rogers.
Other tapes played for the jury revealed LaBarre
s tumultuous relationship with another man, James Brackett. In one recording, LaBarre yells at Brackett to leave her property. Brackett yells back, accusing LaBarre of assaulting him and breaking his teeth. She ignores his complaints, however, and repeats the words "coffee" and "hot coffee" as Brackett confronts her.
In another tape with Brackett, LaBarre talks about killing a dog with a gun or a hammer. LaBarre, like in many of her recordings, abruptly veers the conversation to accusations that Brackett is a pedophile. At one point Brackett yells, "I am going to be in hell," to which LaBarre replies, "No, you are already in hell."
These tapes with Brackett show LaBarre
s potential for violence, said Rogers.
"It certainly implies anger and (that) if she could kill a dog, she could certainly kill him," said Rogers. "He managed to leave. One suspects if he had not, he might have been another victim."
For years, LaBarre's illness was kept somewhat in check by the man she lived with, Dr. Wilfred LaBarre, said Rogers. After his death, however, LaBarre was living alone on the isolated farm with the occasional boyfriend, causing her condition to deteriorate. Few people beyond her family noticed her struggles with day-to-day life, Rogers said.
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