Friday, September 01, 2000
Suspect indicted in rape, slaying
Victim was daughter, 7, of friend
The Associated Press
MARION, Ohio — A man was indicted Thursday on charges that he abducted a friend's 7-year-old daughter from her home, then raped and killed her.
Bobbie Jo Barry
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Barry Satta, 38, could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
Mr. Satta, of Marion, was arrested Monday night, hours after authorities found the body of Bobbie Jo Barry on the side of a road. Police said the girl's body was in a sleeping bag with “Barry S.” written on it.
Preliminary autopsy reports show Bobbie Jo died of a broken neck and was sexually assaulted.
Mr. Satta is to be arraigned Tuesday on two counts of aggravated murder and one count each of burglary, kidnapping and rape. The second murder charge was filed because Bobbie Jo was younger than 13.
The first-grader was reported missing Sunday from her father's house in Marion, about 40 miles north of Columbus. She was last seen sleeping with her 9-year-old sister at 4 a.m.
Police have searched two houses and three vehicles since a bicyclist discovered the girl's body along a road.
A shoe print found at the girl's residence and a tennis shoe found in Mr. Satta's garage had a similar tread design, and his car was seen at the Barry residence at 4:30 a.m, Detective Rick Winfield said in an affidavit.
Police in a search-warrant affidavit indicated they sought a handwritten note with the words, “Babe I love you. I know I messed up,” duct tape, sexual devices, condoms, plant burs, photos of neckties and sleeping bags and samples of bodily fluids, dirt and children's clothing, including a white shirt and white shorts.
At the time she was reported missing, Bobbie Jo was wearing a long white T-shirt and white, knee-length shorts trimmed in black.
Meanwhile, a shrine of flowers, cards with prayers and toys is forming to mark the spot where Bobbie Jo's body was found.
The girl's parents, Max Barry and his former wife, Mary Catherine Barry, conducted a memorial service at the site Wednesday. About 100 people joined the family.
Mr. Barry said he still was troubled by the arrest of Mr. Satta, a man he has known for more than 20 years and who is “like a brother.”
Mr. Barry said he would like Mr. Satta to “tell the truth” about what happened to Bobbie Jo, who on Monday would have started first grade.
A funeral for Bobbie Jo was planned for 11 a.m. today at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Marion.
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