Killing Spree
On July 27, 1999, Barton woke up early in the morning and bludgeoned Leigh Ann to death as she slept. The next night, he also beat Matthew and Mychelle to death. He covered them with blankets and left notes on their bodies.
On July 29, he went to the offices of the company he worked for, the All-Tech Investment Group. He chatted with coworkers for a while before pulling out two pistols and started shooting. He shot and killed four people in the building, then calmly walked to another and killed another five people. Then he left and vanished.
The police searched his house and found the bodies of his family. They found the notes he left, in which he denied responsibility of the deaths of his wife and mother-in-law.
An intensive manhunt ensued. After five hours, Barton threatened a young girl in Kennesaw, Georgia. She called the police after running away from him, and the police were on his trail. After being spotted in his van, the police followed him into a gas station in Acworth, Georgia. Surrounded with no way to escape, Barton ducked behind his van and shot himself, ending his killing spree with a total of 12 victims.
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