Ricardo Barreda

Ricardo Barreda (born 1936, in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine dentist who was sentenced to life imprisonment on August 17,1995 for the murders of his wife Gladys Mac Donald of 57 years old, his two daughters both rounding their mid 20s (Adriana was a dentist and Cecilia a lawer) and of his 86 years old mother-in-law on November 15,1992. According to Barreda he killed his family because they insulted him with verbal and physical attacks at all times. They called him names such as "Conchita" (in English pussy) and referred to him as a useless, unemployed, perverted and mentally challenged being.

On November 15, 1992, Barreda was having a nice day, until he became mad for the unpleasant treatment his wife gave him that particular day, so he took his beloved shotgun a 16,5 gauge, double barrel, Vda. e Hijos Victor Sarrasqueta shotgun (who was given to him as a gift by his mother in law) and killed his family. First he shot his wife down with a blast to her chest very at short distance in the kitchen, then Cecilia (his oldest daughter) who was standing near his mother was murdered. After doing so and as he was reloding his gun, Adriana came running down the stairs shouting, she didn't reach the lowest step as she was killed with a blast to the head before. According to him he saved the best for the last, he went and shot Elena Arreche with a double blast to the back and then another double blast to the head. After killing them all, pillaging and raping their dead bodies, Barreda collected all empty shells, trashed his house (with the pourpouse of faking a robbery); drove his Ford Falcon to a park and throwed the shotgun and the used shells there. At around 5:30 pm he went to a motel with his long time girlfriend (both of them had an extramarital affair) Hilda Bono. At 10 PM previous going to a bar nearby, he returned drunk to his home, called the police, and told them a robbery had occurred at his home. Later he finally confessed all his crimes including many minor driving related felonies.

On May 7, 2008 Barreda was put under house arrest. And will live with his 71 years old, girlfriend Berta "Pochi" André on a flat on the street Vidal 2300, in the Belgrano neighbourhood.

References

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* [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/08/13/s-05901.htm Asesinadas a sangre fría]
* [http://www.eldia.com.ar/ediciones/20041115/policiales4.asp Barreda, crazy?]
* [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2003/11/11/um/m-657210.htm Barreda was sentenced to life imprisonment]
* [http://www.bolinfodecarlos.com.ar/barreda.htm The dentist case]
* [http://www.infobae.com/notas/nota.php?Idx=168041&IdxSeccion=100443 Barreda will remain in prison]