JUDITH EVA BARSI – CHILD STAR MURDERED BY HER FATHER 

JUDITH EVA BARSI – CHILD STAR MURDERED BY HER FATHER – CCA0105 – UPDATED 11.27.2013

JUDITH EVA BARSI – CHILD STAR MURDERED BY HER FATHER

As an advocate for victimized children, I know all too well that time means little.  No matter how much time has passed, a child was still taken from this world, and that child deserves to have their story told, their memory honored and their life celebrated.  So today, I ask all of you amazing people to celebrate the life of Judith Eva Barsi with me.

Judith Eva Barsi made her entrance into this world on June 6, 1978.  A star was born.  This talented little girl began her television career early at the age of 5 when she was discovered at a skating rink.  Members of a crew who were at the skating rink shooting a commercial noticed Judith’s superior skating skills.  With that, she was hired for her first commercial for Donald Duck Orange Juice, and her career took off from there.

Judith’s parents were immigrants from Hungary who had met in California.  From the day Judith was born, Maria knew her daughter would be a star.  Judith was a sweet girl with a shining smile.  She loved to eat Mac-N-Cheese and duck.  She was very social and enjoyed spending time with friends, especially a little boy, Kenny, who she had a crush on.

Judith Eva Barsi – BABY KICKIE COMMERCIAL

In her acting career, Judith went on to star in over 70 commercials and had many guest appearances on TV shows.  Judith appeared in a commercial for Campbell’s Tomato Soup, and after numerous takes, Judith was left with an aversion to tomato soup, never eating it again.  Judith enjoyed watching the Smurfs, CareBears, Alf, and Who’s the Boss?.  In 1985, Judith was cast in the TV movie, Do You Remember Love?  Sherry Barber’s daughter Andrea, was also cast in the film.

Judith Eva Barsi – JIF PEANUT BUTTER Commercial

Judith Eva Barsi – BOTTLE TIME BABY COMMERCIAL

Sherry speaks of the time spent in a trailer between takes, recalling how Judith and her mother, Maria, would take turns reading from a storybook, their voices soft, sweet and animated.  Judith and Andrea also got along well, telling knock knock jokes, giggling and passing notes under the door.  Judith loved swimming and often played in her best friend’s sprinkler.  She enjoyed playing the game Operation.

Those who knew Judith described her as smart, adorable and funny.  Judith and Maria were very close.  Judith spoke Hungarian fluently, and when she and Maria were in public, they would often speak in Hungarian so no one would know what they were talking about.  The two were rarely apart from one another with Maria even teaching Judith how to knit.

The one downfall for Judith with all of the acting she was doing, was that she often missed school and told a friend, Lisa Williams, that she “missed being in school because she missed her friends a lot.”

Judith Eva Barsi and her mother, Maria Agnes Barsi

Her favorite subjects in school were History and Art.  Her not so favorite subjects, math and PE.  Judith seemed to be a normal, happy little girl.  Her favorite colors were pink and purple and her favorite flower was a sunflower.  Judith loved to play with her dolls and ride her bike with her friends.  By the time she was 7 years old, she was making $100,000 a year.  Judith Barsi looked like she had it all, sadly, this was far from the truth.

  Behind closed doors Judith and her mother, Maria Agnes Barsi, were subjected to constant abuse at the hands of Judith’s father, Jozsef Barsi.  As Judith gained more fame with the help of her devoted mother, Jozsef became increasingly abusive, jealous and paranoid.  Before Judith’s career took off, the family had been living on welfare and struggled financially.

The vast improvement Judith’s fame brought to their new lifestyle was not enough to stop Jozsef from abusing Judith and Maria.  Outside of the home Jozsef seemed to adore Judith, calling her “Little One”.  However, as the abuse worsened, it began to spill out in front of neighbors, who described Jozsef as often becoming inexplicably angry with the little girl.  One neighbor recalls an afternoon when Maria had arrived home with a kite for Judith.  As Judith was looking at it, Jozsef snatched it from her.  “You’re going to break it!” Judith cried as her father roughly handled her new toy.  Jozsef turned to Maria and the neighbor and sneered “Look at her!  She’s just a spoiled brat and doesn’t want to share her new toy!”, and then proceeded to break the kite into tiny pieces.

A friend of Jozsef’s, Peter Kivlen, recalls Jozsef saying that he would kill Maria.  When Kivlen asked “If you kill her, what will happen to your Little One?”, to which Jozsef responded, “I gotta kill her too.”

Judith was terrified of her father, and justly so.  When she was cast to be in the movie Jaws IV: The Revenge, her and Maria had to travel to the Bahamas to film the movie on location.  Before they left, Jozsef gave his little girl some words of advice.  With a knife held to her neck, he warned Judith, “If you decide not to come back, I will find you and I will cut your throat.”

When Judith and Maria stopped in New York after filming to visit friends, Judith spoke on the phone with Jozsef and he shouted at her “Remember what I told you before you left!”  Terrified, Judith burst into tears and ran into a bedroom.  When Maria and Judith returned home, the cycle of abuse continued.  Jozsef would rage against his daughter and then apologize profusely buying her gifts to “make up” for his actions.  Once while the family was hosting a party, Jozsef became jealous of all the attention Judith was receiving.  When he was alone with Judith in the kitchen, he pulled her hair in a rage while calling her a ‘damn brat’.  He then went out and bought her a pink television set as an attempt at an apology.

Judith Eva Barsi Making a guest appearance on the hit TV show, CHEERS.

Jozsef’s reign of terror continued as he constantly threatened to kill himself, Maria and Judith.  He was a raging alcoholic which led to three arrests for DUI.  In December of 1986, Maria finally stepped forward and reported the abuse to police.  Now here is the first thing that really gets to me, after the abuse was originally reported, police stated they found no signs of physical abuse and Maria decided to not press charges against Jozsef.  If only something had been done when Maria had the courage to step forward, I would not need to be writing this story today.  Jozsef allegedly cut back on the drinking after the report was made, but continued with the constant abuse and threats.  He would threaten to cut Judith and Maria’s throats and burn down the house.  At one point, he hid a telegram for Maria telling her that a family member in Hungary passed away in an attempt to keep her and Judith in America.

The more severe the abuse became, the more warning signs Judith was showing.  She had confessed to a friend that her father threw pots and pans at her causing a nosebleed.  She also told a couple who were friends with the family, “I’m afraid to go home.  My daddy is miserable.  My daddy is drunk every day and I know he wants to kill my mother.”

Judith’s friends recall the fear they also had of Joszef.  They say that sometimes when they would knock on the door to see if Judith could come outside to play, he would say to them, “Oh that little ass?  She’s not here.”

Judith began to put on weight and her behaviour became very disturbing.  This once shining little girl became reclusive and began to self harm.  Judith began plucking out all of her eyelashes and even pulled out all of her cat’s whiskers.  After Judith broke down in front of her agent during a singing audition for All Dogs Go To Heaven, Maria brought her to a child psychologist.  The psychologist quickly identified severe physical and emotional abuse as well as stating that Judith was very verbal about the ongoing abuse, and reported her findings to CPS.

This was another opportunity to get Judith help that was thrown away.  The investigation was dropped when Maria assured the case worker that she was planning on divorcing Jozsef and moving her and Judith into an apartment she had recently rented as a daytime retreat from the abuse at home.  Maria never followed through with her plan to leave.

On July 25, 1988, Jozsef walked into Judith’s room and shot her in the head as she slept.  He then shot Maria as she stood in the hallway.

Jozsef spent the next couple of days wandering around the house with his wife and daughter’s bodies left where he had killed them.  He spoke with Judith’s agent during this time and stated that he intended to move out for good, and he just wanted time “to say goodbye to my little girl”.  He also told the agent that a car had taken his wife and daughter away.  After the conversation, Jozsef doused Judith and Maria’s bodies with gasoline and attempted to set them on fire.  He then went into the garage and shot himself in the head with the same .32 caliber pistol he used to murder his daughter and wife.

Neighbor Eunice Daly states she was shocked by an explosive noise and saw smoke rising from Barsi’s home.  She recalls thinking “He’s done it.  He’s killed them and set a fire in the house”.  By the time fire fighters and first responders arrived, the interior of the home was destroyed.

Judith Eva Barsi’s body being removed from the family home.

When asking myself how this horror could have happened, I become outraged, however not surprised, by CPS’ failure to save Judith.  In September of 1988, a county advisory panel stated that the Los Angeles County Department of Children’s Services dropped its investigation into the Barsi family prematurely.  Now for the excuses – DCS’s Director, Robert L. Chaffee defended the department’s actions by stating that Maria Barsi had asked them to close the case.

OMG – I am seeing red.  How can anyone with an IQ higher than that of a potato think that is ok?  So if Christy Schaffer asked CPS to close the case, they would, and therefore would not be responsible for the death of Alissa Guernsey?!  The excuses continue as Chaffee stated that the social worker assigned to Judith’s case had a total of 67 cases, 27 more than what is considered a full case load.  I am sorry, but that does not justify closing a case because a parent involved in the matter asked you to.  If anyone is asking themselves how our CPS system became so appalling, THIS is how.  It has been happening for decades, and for decades we have not held anyone responsible for their negligence that has led to the deaths of thousands of children.  We have allowed the system to become what it is, and we need to change this before we lose any more innocent children to these horrific deaths.

The Land Before Time – Judith did the voiceover for Ducky.

Judith’s career continued forward even after her death.  She starred doing voiceovers for The Land Before Time as Ducky and All Dogs Go To Heaven as Anne-Marie, both movies were released after her murder.  Don Bluth, the director of The Land Before Time, was simply enchanted with Judith and the talent she exuded.  He has said that he was intending to use her in his future films, but sadly he never got that chance.  Despite only a handful of movie appearances, Judith left her mark.  Any child who grew up watching The Land Before Time can hear that “Yep! Yep! Yep!” that makes you smile instantly.  My sisters and I loved it so much as children that we named our lovebirds Ducky and Petrie.  Judith’s voice is iconic, and the sweet, soft way she narrated the character Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go To Heaven changed the way every child spoke the name Charley.

All Dogs Go To Heaven – Judith did the voiceover of Anne-Marie.

On August 9, 1988, Judith and Maria Barsi were laid to rest in white caskets, in unmarked graves at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles.  The graves went without headstones for 16 years before donations made by the public could purchase the headstones which were placed where mother and daughter lay beside each other.

Judith’s life was full of some incredible moments, and some moments that spoke of evil.  At the time of her death at 10 years old, Judith had lived and accomplished more than most people will in their entire 80 year lives.  She brought smiles to many who watched her blossom and grow on their TV sets at home.  She captured America’s heart, and she will forever remain in our hearts as that beautiful little girl whose talent seemed endless.

This evening, I am going to honor Judith in the best way I know how.  I am going to turn my computer off, shut off the lights in my office and close the door.  I am going to pop a ridiculous amount of popcorn, and I am going to snuggle in with my three boys while we watch All Dogs Go To Heaven.  Each time I hear their giggles, I am going to send a silent thank you up to Judith, for the sound of their laughter, is the most incredible gift I could ever receive, and at that moment, it is Judith who has given me that gift.

61 Responses to “JUDITH EVA BARSI – CHILD STAR MURDERED BY HER FATHER – CCA0105 – UPDATED 11.27.2013”

The article is amazing. She had an awesome talent that was short lived. Sadily, the autopsy photo you have posted is a fake, believe it or not.

said this on December 23, 2013 at 12:39 am | Reply

said this on January 23, 2014 at 8:44 pm | Reply

Sadily there are people I know close who knew Judith herself and have confessed that the autopsy photo is a fake. Her ears are much smaller and she burnt severly from the fire as well.

I had my questions about the photo – so thank you for confirming them. There has been a lot of talk about it – so I am going to leave the photo as is – but have changed the caption saying that it is a fake.

The only movie i saw her in was Jaws The Revenge in ’87. She was so wonderful and adorable in that movie. What a beautiful talented little girl. I just found out about her death yesterday. I found out 26 years after her death! I never knew she had died. I was so shocked and upset to find out she was murdered by her father. This story is so distrubing to me that i have been depressed and thinking about her constantly since yesterday. I am angry that CPS did not protect and save her. How incredibly sad this little girl never got a chance to grow up. She would have been 36 in June. She was born on my mother’s birthday. The only reason i found out about this is jaws 4 was on TV yesterday and i googled her to see what her name is and see what she looked like today as an adult and see hiw old she is , and instead i found out she was murdered at 10. I was so shocked and saddened to read this. I never knew this happened back in 1988 (when i was in college). She would have been an actress and maybe wife and mother today. She already was a great actress. Imagine all the movies she would have made. She did alot in her 10 years. It really is one of the saddest things i have ever heard in my life. I wish i could have had such a beautiful daughter in my life. I’m so glad i found this article, to read more about her short but amazing life. She had an amazing 10 years on this earth. RIP beautiful judith…

Because she was set on fire and burned by her father. Thats why the autopsy photo is fake.

The autopsy photo clearly says fake underneath

said this on August 24, 2014 at 10:18 am | Reply

i remember watching these movies and i still do with my son and he runs around saying yep yep yep and this was truly a horrific thing to read that an angels life on earth was ended so shortly after its beginning

said this on January 21, 2014 at 8:57 pm | Reply

If Judith was making $100.00 a year, had beautifil white caskets, you mean to say for 16 years they had unmarked graves. The producers of Land before Time and All dogs go to Heaven could not afford to pay for a headstone. Are you serious!!!

said this on January 30, 2014 at 7:54 pm | Reply

said this on January 30, 2014 at 11:07 pm | Reply

I thought the same thing. Why didn’t the people who profitted from her work step up and purchase headstones? Land Before Time’s Executive Producers include Steven Spielberg and George Lucas , Kathleen Kennedy who has headed Lucas Films since 2012, and Frank Marshall who founded the Kennedy Marshall Studio. Surely one of these millionaires could have dug into their pockets.

said this on September 1, 2014 at 4:29 am | Reply

I forgot to add Don Bluth to the above list. Shame on all of you for not protecting her when she was alive and ignoring her in death. Sixteen years in an unmarked grave is shameful.

this is a really tragic story. its such a pity judith’s mother didnt have the courage to leave her husband and then the little girl would still have her life.

said this on February 9, 2014 at 5:49 am | Reply

Why didn’t all those “friends” and the agent, pursue the matter? If she’s admitting to the abuse and the mother won’t do anything, the other adults in her life should have spoken up and made sure something was done.

said this on February 13, 2014 at 8:53 am | Reply

Someone should have killed the father. I guess that’s just me. I’d have stabbed him a few times then been like “Omg I went to see them and he hit me and fell on the knife when he chased me!”

What’s really damn sad is they dropped the case when it was SERIOUS yet my mother went to court for “locking” me in a car for 2 minutes in very mild weather. I wasn’t crying, I wasn’t bruised and had no red marks. She just put me there on a time out, I locked myself in and when the cops showed up I jumped out and went ‘tada!’ then got back in and locked the car then got out. The cops wanted to let her go because there was nothing wrong, but the DA came screaming abuse. So she went to jail for a few days, I went to a foster care home where I was ACTUALLY abused then I was sent to live with a family member while my mother was crucified in court.

I think it’s a sad world when parents who don’t abuse their kids are treated like killers, but people who are terrible parents get away with it.

said this on March 13, 2014 at 7:10 pm | Reply

That’s an awful story…I’m really sorry that happened to you and your mother. I hope the both of you are doing better now.

I hope counseling has helped you deal with getting your mom in trouble with the law when you were so young. I’m surprised you remember the details so clearly. I hope you haven’t forgot what can happen.

No excuse for this and those who ignored it should be beaten….. YEP YEP YEP

said this on February 13, 2014 at 12:33 pm | Reply

TEARS… from the first paragraph to the last TEARS rolling down my cheeks.

said this on February 13, 2014 at 1:54 pm | Reply

said this on February 13, 2014 at 8:50 pm | Reply

I’m only 17 going on 18 this year… but I will never forget The Land Before Time and little Ducky’s “yep yep yep!” in my head… One of my bestfriend’s two little sisters constantly watch The Land Before Time, they love it! Bless this precious little baby girl.. Taken waaaay too soon.

said this on March 9, 2014 at 5:33 pm | Reply

R.I.P Judith and her mother. The land before time and all dogs go to heaven we’re my 2 movies and still are I am 26 years old and never get tried of seeing now my 3year loves them 2.

said this on March 14, 2014 at 1:44 pm | Reply

I couldn’t agree more Roselyn – I am 30 and those were two of my favorite movies growing up, we even named our birds Ducky and Pietry. Now my boys watch those movies, and my youngest use to respond to everything “Yep, Yep, Yep!”. Judith has brought so much joy to so many children, ourselves included, it’s hard to understand why this had to happen at all, let alone to a beautiful, talented little girl.

said this on March 14, 2014 at 2:07 pm | Reply

So sad and disturbing and back in the day it seems it was a common practice that what happened in the home stayed in the home…obviously the mother was abused and conditioned by the abuse and as a formerly abused wife myself I understand it although I left and took my kids with me so that we wouldn’t be hurt anymore…to me she is also responsible for her daughters death for failure to protect Judith…and that is what saddens my heart so much is that so many parents do no leave and get out of the home and then it becomes to late…abusers and the ones who fail to protect their kids should both get in trouble you should never sit by or watch or endure someone harming your babies!!! I speak from living it myself and refusing to allow it my oldest was 4 when we left he’s 16 now and an amazing guy!! His brother and sister are as well and they deserved better!! Judith deserved better!! R.I.P. Sweet baby girl you and I would be about the same age now…I pray your spirit is at rest sweet Angel!!

said this on March 19, 2014 at 5:24 am | Reply

what a horrible thing abusers to to innocent children … she is in the hands of are all mighty father safe from the world…may we continue to help the abuse be turned into love from above

said this on March 21, 2014 at 7:06 am | Reply

said this on March 23, 2014 at 4:25 pm | Reply

Such a shame …and to know it is still going on….It seems they investigate the ones that aren’t a true abuse yet don’t bother with those that are shown to be serious…All need to be checked….but when it shows evidence then follow it up….Thank you for this story….

said this on March 26, 2014 at 9:10 am | Reply

My daughter and I have been watching The Land Before Time movies today, so I wanted to see the actor of Ducky and I came across this article. Its so sad to see that our system has failed such a beautiful little girl. The system meant to help most certainly fell short. I hope those responsible for this tragic ending, which could have been avoided, never forget her or her mother’s face. I hope their Ghosts haunt them till they take their last breaths. Rest in Peace Judith.

said this on April 2, 2014 at 7:28 pm | Reply

I cant believe father of judith do that to his family .. lets pray judith . We know she is in heaven and her mother with God . I dont think so if her father is in the heaven .

said this on April 3, 2014 at 6:52 pm | Reply

Such a tragedy :\'( Judith, as young as she was, has left her mark on the world.. <3

said this on April 27, 2014 at 10:24 am | Reply

How can anybody do that to their child!!! I’m ablsolutely outrages that her father killed Judith. Judith would’ve became one of the most famous people ever

said this on April 30, 2014 at 2:10 pm | Reply

I love how this article tells everything about Judith Barsi’s life. One thing left out about her at the end of the article was the song “Love Survives” from All Dogs Go to Heaven was written to dedicate her. The song was sung by Irene Cara and Freddy Jackson. The song was played during the end credits of All Dogs Go to Heaven. There is also a goodbye scene at the end of the movie that can make any person cry. There is one line in that scene where Charlie says ” Goodbyes aren’t forever” and Anne-Marie’s last lines were “Goodbye Charlie…l love you.” Those are other marks that Judith Barsi made. I’m getting chills just thinking about that scene.

said this on April 30, 2014 at 4:12 pm | Reply

One more thing I should mention is the tv movie called “A Family Again” in which Judith played a role in was also released after her murder. It aired on television on October 15,1988.

said this on June 1, 2014 at 10:20 pm | Reply

She was so talented. So sad, I can’t believe no one helped. The police just dropped it. Tragic…

said this on June 22, 2014 at 5:22 pm | Reply

Ironically she played Kimberley Macdonald in the Fatal Vision Movie in 1984 that also in that movie was a father murdering his daughters and pregnant wife..That child was so beautiful and my heart and soul are praying and hoping where ever she is she is at peace..and is with the angels :) its too horrific to know what this child endured at the hands of her father..her mother should have left I know the cycle of abuse nothing is as precious as our children and if you do not have the fortitude to save yourself then please save your child..its appauling the mother lied and put her and her child in harms way because the help was there..unfortunately she also died but that was her punishment. I pray for ms. Judith Barsi wherever she is and hope that the angels in heaven keep her safe now.

said this on June 26, 2014 at 5:40 am | Reply

I had heard something like this had happened but only until now, while my daughter watches Land Before Time, that I searched for this…it would be an understatement to say it makes me sad/mad.

The signs were there, why wasn’t this prevented?? Also, it baffles me how being a quite popular girl, their graves were left unmarked for almost 20 years? If I were one of those actors or directors, I would’ve given them their gravestone or plaque. Shows how much they’re remembered….it just makes me so sad.

I’m going to hug my 9 year old a little tighter as we watch Ducky in her adventures with her friends, Little Foot, Petrie, Sarah & adopted brother Spike.

Thank you little Angel…you brought many smiles & laughs when I was a child…and you will continue to do just that with my children.

said this on June 26, 2014 at 5:11 pm | Reply

I never knew this happened to her …I never really knew her name ..we was born the same year days apart I was born on May 30th …But now I know And I have kids of my own ..we watch all them movies I can actually relate to it and know it was her ..sad this happened to her then ..I do agree with other’s ..Her mother knew he was abusive why not take that chance and Save your child’s life as well as her’s ..I think he was jealous of the daughter ..I really do I know know you are an angel holding your mom’s hand …as for the FATHER ..Maybe he didn’t make it there FLY HIGH ANGEL ….you will always be remember HERE 2k14 !!

said this on August 12, 2014 at 9:16 pm | Reply

How sad this little girl had to die like this and her own killing . Her mother could of prevented her death she’s first in fault and then CPS . I bet this little girl felt safe with her mom … The demon of her husband was a sick bastard … RIP little angel!

said this on August 27, 2014 at 12:47 pm | Reply

I’m so sad right now, I have no words. It is just horrific.

said this on August 31, 2014 at 5:57 am | Reply

I don’t know why I didn’t know about this until just now, we watched all the movies she made when my children were young, I feel such a sense of sadness for Judith and such a sense of outrage at Child Protective Services (CPS). The police can only do something if some one files charges, their hands were tied; but CPS had an obligation to investigate and file charges themselves. The child should have been removed from her parents’ care, the father should have been arrested and jailed for abuse, and the mother should have been charged with child endangerment and ideally ordered to get counselling. Sadly an over worked caseworker apparently did not realize that threats to kill children all too frequently end with their murder. RIP Little One.

said this on September 1, 2014 at 3:46 am | Reply

I also want to know why either the executor for the family’s estate (some of the money Judith earned had to be placed in a trust for her) did not order headstones for Judith and her mother, if that was outside of their authority then surely the studios, her agent or someone else who PROFITTED from her work; should have come forward and had the grave stones made. I think I am going to look up who was heading the studios and who the Director and Producers were, if they are still working I think I will write them and ask why they allowed this child to have an unmarked grave for so long, even in death they failed her.

said this on September 1, 2014 at 3:56 am | Reply

I really wonder how a father would become jealous of his own daughter… Rest in peace Judith and Maria…

said this on September 1, 2014 at 6:45 am | Reply

I was absolutely shocked when I found out about little Judith…. I would have never known but I was watching all dogs go to heaven and I wanted to know who was the voice of the dogs and Anne Marie.. I can’t believe it. Land before time and all dogs go to heaven have been two of my favorite movies since I was little… Obviously, I’m 27 years old and watching a cartoon movie. Poor baby girl this breaks my heart and I will be thinking of her for a very long time now. I hope this is an eye opener and helps to save other innocent lives in the future. Words can’t describe the anger in my heart about this. Rip sweet baby Judith, you were beautiful and will not be forgotten. You made a mark sweetheart, rest peacefully.

said this on September 7, 2014 at 11:40 am | Reply

I believe that doing to a criminal the same he/she did to the victim is not corr5ect, just because we become the same as that criminal by doing so. They should be jailed for lifetime, but there is nothing worse to a person than to fir real to realize what he/she has done. A life time will never be enough to regret, and in the loneliness of jail, is really a torture!

said this on September 7, 2014 at 11:48 am | Reply

The problem with that theory is that the people who commit these crimes do not feel emotions the same way. They do not feel regret for murdering a child, but regret for getting caught. Any person capable of harming a child can not be capable of the compassion it would take to have the regret you speak of.

said this on September 7, 2014 at 1:32 pm | Reply

Sociopaths are not capable of regret, remorse or empathy. Their ASPD prevents this. They lack moral fiber. They have no moral compass. It is all about how they feel and what makes them feel ‘better’. They’re incredibly selfish and in many cases have a grandiose sense of self importance. Their malignant narcisissm ensures that revenge will prevail.

So to sum up what you said about “nothing is worse than to for real realize what he/she has done” isn’t exactly true. If you have no conscious and no ability to experience empathy for others, then you cannot feel bad or guilty about what you have done, only feel bad that you got caught.

Often they feel much better & experience relief anyways after a brutal act. They have satisfied their obsession with ‘winning’ and often ‘winning’ means murder since it is ‘payback’. There is no moment of genuine self reflection with a narcisisst or someone with antisocial personality disorder. They feel ALL of their actions are justified and that THEY were the victim. They dont think they need to change, no, they think they’re right and it’s the rest of the world who needs to change. They’re adroit manipulators and are masters of mimicing genuine emotions.

Diane Downs is another perfect example of someone with ASPD and narcisissm. Elliot Rodger is another name that comes to mind. He was an extreme malignant narcisisst. Total sociopath’s.

They’re everywhere. They run rampant. They’re not psychotic and dont suffer from psychosis. They’re not victims! These types are as close to humanistic evil as possible.

said this on September 17, 2014 at 8:53 am | Reply

Please United States of America, do not EVER abolish the capital punishment as your last resort.

Yes, it is very important that no innocent blood should ever be spilled. But this can be easily avoided by adhering to a strict protocol on when judges are to hand out this sentence (if they are not 100% sure – convert to life in prison or x number of years).

If they evidence is compelling (like caught in the act, massive amount of DNA, no alibi etc) or if you have a confession, there is no question about it.

We have such clauses anyway, as in first and second degree murder.

said this on September 11, 2014 at 4:08 am | Reply

Judith played ‘Kimberly’, a child who was murdered by her father in a film called “Fatal Vision” based off a Joe McGinniss book by the same title. It’s based on Green Beret Captain Dr. Jeffery MacDonald. He has been in prison for 30+ years for murdering his two daughters and wife in 1970, but wasn’t convicted until 1979. Some argue he is innocent. I personally don’t subscribe to that.

It is just one of those ironic and foretelling stories that is unbelievable and so so sad. Sends chills down my spine.

Lastly, I wanted to add that I didn’t have time to read the article or comments here in it’s entirety so if I say something that has already been stated, please disregard.

This is a really sweet tribute page to this child. Take care and be safe everyone.

said this on September 17, 2014 at 8:34 am | Reply

I just don’t understand. Obviously the child told SOMEONE the story about her father holding a knife to her neck; we would know nothing of it otherwise. After that happened, how was this little girl sent back to be around this monster? If that was my child you better believe he would not ever have seen her again in this life. I am so sorry dear sweet Judith, the system and your caretakers utterly failed you. I am so sorry you weren’t protected from that demon. You didn’t deserve to endure that torture, nor leave this world that way. Rest in the eternal peace that escaped you in your lifetime.

said this on September 20, 2014 at 7:17 am | Reply

This is so sad an I agree that CPS is horrible they have never done anything right I was a baby from 1 year tell I was 5 years old my grate uncle molested me an cps did nothing he also did it to both my sister’s I didn’t say anything when she came out public with it I did not say anything tell I was 22 the day of his funeral an no one bereaved me I do regret it to this day I wish I would have said something but it’s hard when you live with them an they thretin your life so please if you read Judith story an mine I urge you to come out an say something you could change a life so me of us are luckier then others an live through the abuse an some don’t so please help change a life be for its to late an they other become dead or have to live with ptsd it’s not to late to say something untell death happens RIP Judith Eva barsi you are truly loved an missed

said this on September 24, 2014 at 11:11 pm | Reply

A tragic story. You wrote her story lovingly – very nice page. How awful that no one Judith worked with or for had not stepped up to provide headstones for her, for her mother.

said this on September 25, 2014 at 12:39 pm | Reply

Very good article. I had no idea. Thank you for speaking up for those who can not speak.

said this on September 28, 2014 at 12:52 pm | Reply

Thank you for taking the time to make this memorial page for Judith. I had no idea what had become of that sweet young voice and talent until today and am very saddened by this story. I also want to state that even though the CPS and the police failed this child, I doubt that anything could have done to save her or her mother other than send them into deep hiding in an underground shelter. Due to the fathers threats to kill them if they left and his follow through on killing them even though they stayed, he would have stopped at nothing to murder them. Leaving wouldn’t have changed that. Taking the child away wouldn’t have changed that. He would have hunted them down. They would likely have had to change their identity and remain hidden the rest of their lives or had him killed.

said this on September 28, 2014 at 1:09 pm | Reply

R.I.P little Angel, gone in time , but never forgotten, your one of the bright stars in the sky. x

said this on October 13, 2014 at 11:26 am | Reply

I’m 31 years old and I still adore All Dogs Go To Heaven. I used to watch it all the time as a kid and remember how heart-wrenching parts of the story are but it was wonderful nevertheless, and that little girl’s voice was so sweet and natural. I also remember hearing about Judith’s tragic death, but I didn’t realize the extent of how gruesomely horrible and abusive it was along with everything leading up to it. I’m more upset at the mother for not clueing into the fact that her husband was a deranged, abusive, incredibly sick alcoholic psychopath who should’ve been left to rot to death in prison or perhaps have his head blown off because he deserved it. Maria never realized it (or maybe just didn’t want to admit to it) and it cost both her and her daughter their lives ultimately. From the story, it doesn’t appear that Judith or Maria really depended on Jozsef for any additional support given they were on welfare before Judith was discovered, so cutting him out like the cancer he was shouldn’t have been so difficult. Any one of those prior incidents of abuse should have been met with immediate arrest and it should have been reported as soon as it happened. My god, the poor girl even talked about the abuse as it was happening. What was worth staying with that subhuman disease? I’ll say that if Maria had allowed Jozsef to control the family’s finances knowing who and what he was, then she was a fool (god rest her soul).

Children can also legally emancipate themselves from one or both parents and that could have been an option since Maria seemed like she loved Judith very much. Unfortunately, it’s really disturbing that it wasn’t enough to make her take herself and her daughter out of a terrible situation. I’m no expert with entertainment agents or studio executives either, but I have the feeling that if Judith was that busy doing commercial work and making additional profits for those studios she was engaged with, had she and/or Maria pleaded with them to help, I imagine they may have been willing to help the two of them relocate somewhere else and get a restraining order on Jozsef. For god’s sake, the man not only held a knife to his child’s throat, but threatened to kill Judith over the phone among other awful things. He also had previous DUI arrests, which would have helped Judith and Maria’s case had they wanted to get away from Jozsef.

Yes, her agent and those studios benefitting from her artistic ability should have stepped in as well, but it unfortunately wasn’t really up to them unless they had been asked in which case the ball would have been in their court. Her mother had the ability to end that abuse immediately by simply leaving Jozsef despite his threats to kill them should they try. He had the control so long as they remained in that house and in that situation. It would have been harder to make good on his threats if he was no longer holding all the cards. Hell, I would have asked to be moved somewhere with security. I feel horribly for the mother’s equally terrible murder as well, but come on! Use your eyes and a little common sense and at least TRY to find some way out of the situation when there’s still time and do it BEFORE a tragedy like this occurs and at a time when you can try to repair some of the emotional damage before it’s too late. I mean, if Judith and her family were living on welfare before her success, what reason would Maria have had to stay within 10 parsecs of that piece of filth Jozsef? It’s a sad truth that people will stay in relationships for financial security, but that never seemed like the case here given that Jozsef wasn’t the source of the income, Judith was. Judith was the star and from what I read, she and her mom were very close. There were so many warning signs too. Even if it was harder to prove physical abuse (which I seriously doubt in every single case) there were still witnesses (neighbors, friends, etc). The real tragedy is how long this went on and that it was never properly dealt with.

If Judith had been my daughter, I would never have felt angry or bitter about her success. You want better things for your kids, and I’d be incredibly happy for her but would also want her to know that it’s important to keep things in perspective and do the right thing. I don’t think at her heart, Judith was ever any kind of brat whatsoever and if her father had been the kind of father she really deserved, she would have wanted to help him and see him happy too.

I’ll also take a minute here to say that I most remember Judith from her voices as Ducky (Land Before Time) and Anne Marie (All Dogs Go To Heaven). I was a bit bigger of a fan of All Dogs Go To Heaven, but her voice was so sweet and angelic regardless. Both films made me cry and I just hope that each time I watch them, she knows there are people on Earth thinking about her and that she’ll never be forgotten.

said this on October 27, 2014 at 1:48 pm | Reply

I agree. She is my hero. I love this little girl with all my heart and soul. I try my best to cherish Judith any moment I can. She will never, ever be forgotten. My gmail address is dwhitelouisville@gmail.com if you want to see my Google+ account.

said this on October 28, 2014 at 10:00 pm | Reply

CHILD PROTECTION is every ones business and playing the blame game is a waste of energy. Domestic violence is so very difficult to work with but support is the key unfortunately lots of people wish not to be involved. Clear example of this was the neighbours reactions on the day of the murder when it was all over…………now you have red this think back to when you have witnessed or known about a child or parent being abused and what did you do……..makes you think…….now put up your hand to who wants to work in child protection??????……I know not many and out of those who do will burn out as they are not suited to do the work……..no easy answers but I do agree more should be done to less the work child protection workers have to do so again I say CHILD PROTECTION is every ones business not just those who work in it….

said this on November 21, 2014 at 1:29 am | Reply

Its so sad to see that all these kids suffer and die so young! They have no voice to defend them selves! They have no clue why this abuse is happening to them. They didn’t know coming to earth being born they were gonna have to suffer! And the ones who do this to them don’t officaly get what they deserve! I believe they should feel every pain and burn they did to these innocent children of god! They should die of suffering without being able to talk or defend them self’s! Things like this happen and nothing evermakes them stop! More and more innocent children die every year for someone stupid! They never get to see what happy is like or live as you and I are! If it was one of your own you would want to go crazy and kill whoever did anything to your child! Children arent here to be dolls and abuse when you want or just because you feel like it! It’s not right and it hurts to see this! What did they do!!? Not a god damn thing! The world is beautiful but mostly ugly full of sick people!! Speak for children help them! Give them a voice! Don’t let them suffer anymore!

said this on December 5, 2014 at 4:40 pm | Reply

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said this on December 5, 2014 at 6:48 pm | Reply

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