Emma Leigh Barker -- Found Deceased 3/18/09

Hi, LCoastMom!

You are awesome! Thank you for setting up a dedicated page for Emma at Gratefulness.org/Candles.

I lit a candle for Emma. Initial: AnnTx
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I urge all readers and members or RC to please light a candle for Emma. It is simple, lovely and does not cost a thing.

Thank you in advance!

Hi Ann & LCM. I too have lit a candle for sweet Emma.

Thank God he has her in his arms now, and she will never be hurt again.

I just lit a candle for Emma too.

LCoastMom, thank you for posting all of the beautiful pics of precious Emma! You have made this thread come alive for Emma!

Toria, thank you for joining RC and posting on Emma's thread.

I would like to thank you and your friends for attending Stacey Barker's trial and prior Hearings. Thanks to all of you, LCoastMom and Katfish for ensuring Emma's story would be told!

I appreciate all of you sharing information about the trial of Stacey Barker! Emma's story has been told better than if main stream media was covering the trial.

All of you are awesome and this is for you:

For Emma: ~ ~ ~ Rest in peace, precious Emma! ~ ~ ~

Wow! I knew I could count on the great friends of Reality Chatter! Thanks for lighting a candle in memory of Emma!

I posted the following comment at The Hinky Meter by Valhall on Page 16 of Developing Stories:
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RE: Emma Leigh Barker, 18 month old murdered by her mother, Stacey Barker - CA

LCoastMom set up a dedicated page at Gratefulness.org/Candles in memory of:
Emma Leigh Barker -ELB.

Please take the time to light a candle in memory of precious Emma. It is a lovely experience and you can light a candle at no cost. It is free!

What a lovely way to remember precious little Emma whose mother took her (Emma's) life because apparently she loved her boyfriend and the party lifestyle more than she loved Emma.

You can click on the candles and see the message others left for Emma.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to remember precious Emma!

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=ELB
gratefulness.org/Candles - Group *ELB* Candles sponsored by LCoastMom
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Main stream media in CA did not cover the trial of Stacey Barker. A dedicated group of ladies attended the trial and LCoastMom updated Emma's thread at Reality Chatter (RC) during the trial. Emma's story did get told; better than if main stream media would have covered the trial!

LCoast Mom has made Emma's thread come alive with some of the pictures she has of Emma and so kindly posted to Emma's thread.

If you would like to read about the tragic death of Emma Leigh Barker and the trial of her mother, Stacey Barker, please click on the Link to Emma's thread at RC:

http://www.realitychatter.com/t2208-emm ... ed-3-18-09
Reality Chatter Emma Leigh Barker -- Found Deceased 3/18/09
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Emma Leigh Barker . . . Gone ~ ~ ~ but not forgotten! ♥
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Above comment posted at:

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1049&p=96938#p96938
The Hinky Meter by Valhall - Developing Stories/ Page 16
See: Ann-Tx Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:17 pm

A very special thanks to Valhall of The Hinky Meter for so kindly allowing me to post info about the Stacey Barker Trial with Link backs to Reality Chatter and Katfish Ponders.

Also, for allowing K Z of The Hinky Meter to post some pictures of Emma Leigh Barker.

All above referenced are posted on the Developing Stories thread at The Hinky Meter.

Because of the high readership of The Hinky, hopefully many more folks now know about Emma Leigh Barker's horrific death and the recent murder conviction of her mother Stacey Barker.

For Valhall and K Z:

Ann - Tx wrote:LCoastMom, thank you for posting all of the beautiful pics of precious Emma! You have made this thread come alive for Emma!

Toria, thank you for joining RC and posting on Emma's thread.

I would like to thank you and your friends for attending Stacey Barker's trial and prior Hearings. Thanks to all of you, LCoastMom and Katfish for ensuring Emma's story would be told!

I appreciate all of you sharing information about the trial of Stacey Barker! Emma's story has been told better than if main stream media was covering the trial.

All of you are awesome and this is for you:

For Emma: ~ ~ ~ Rest in peace, precious Emma! ~ ~ ~

I would also like to thank LCoastMom for posting updates from the trial here. I finally saw a main stream media article yesterday, but it had so little information compared to what LCoastMom gave us that I didn't bother posting it.

Thank you all for caring so much about little Emma Leigh. I was so delighted when I went to gratefulness-candle to light a new one and saw so many candles lit for precious Emma and even recognized many of the tags - thank you you have touched my heart, all of you.

Ann - you have done an amazing job keeping Emma's name out there - I'm so proud to know you and to play a small part in helping.

KTLA news did a tiny blip on the verdict. I checked it out with the intent of sharing the link. I was so disgusted by the reporter's rehash of old information that I won't send anyone to the site, although I did give them my opinion that they are slacking... (they didn't even update the possible sentence, they gave the 25 to life which was the max for 2nd degree. She can now get LIFE / no parole).

Justice4all wrote:

Ann - Tx wrote:LCoastMom, thank you for posting all of the beautiful pics of precious Emma! You have made this thread come alive for Emma!

Toria, thank you for joining RC and posting on Emma's thread.

I would like to thank you and your friends for attending Stacey Barker's trial and prior Hearings. Thanks to all of you, LCoastMom and Katfish for ensuring Emma's story would be told!

I appreciate all of you sharing information about the trial of Stacey Barker! Emma's story has been told better than if main stream media was covering the trial.

All of you are awesome and this is for you:

For Emma: ~ ~ ~ Rest in peace, precious Emma! ~ ~ ~

I would also like to thank LCoastMom for posting updates from the trial here. I finally saw a main stream media article yesterday, but it had so little information compared to what LCoastMom gave us that I didn't bother posting it.

J4A - thank you for letting me share Emma's story here - if I had to keep that all inside I would have been a mess!

I didn't see your post before writing my own. If it was the same one I read - it just made me angry that they even bothered. Claiming Emma died in March without adding the year - it was a repost from 2008 - lazy, lazy reporting.

I think it was the same article LCoastMom. Besides the first couple paragraphs and the last sentence or two, it did look like a repost.

Thanks to All of You that have posted on the events of the trial. Ann thanks for posting at the Hinky and keeping the links so handy for me.

I can not wait till sentencing.

Thanks again.

Hi, Spikey!

Thank you for reading about Emma's tragic story.

Also, thank you for taking the time to post on Emma's thread!

(Don't you just love all of the "smilies" here?)

Mom Sentenced in Death of Toddler, Emma Leigh Barker

KTLA News
2:27 p.m. PDT, June 17, 2011

LANCASTER, Calif. -- A woman convicted of murdering her 18-month-old daughter and dumping her body near a freeway has been sentenced to 25-years to life in prison.

Read more: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-lancaster-toddler-mom-convicted,0,1767690.story

I don't have the details I understand she will serve 62 years.*

My phone service is currently spotty from the Cochise Co Monument fires, we're currently surrounded on 2.5 sides and have been told utilities are about to be cut. I'll get back as soon as I can after I talk to Tori.

Thanks for the link J4A!

ETA - *Sorry one of Emma's Angel's is neither a Chemist, nor a mathematician.

Present today, Emma's daddy & his family, including his Gma - GB, SB's grandparents and a maternal aunt. MIA SBarker and BB.

OK here's the details:

Emma's daddy and paternal-gma gave impact statements. Through tears Anthony said Emma was his reason for getting up every day, his reason for going to work. SB took away his reason to live. (The rest was lost to tears).

Judge Zacky told SB he has not seen one ounce of remorse from her in the two years she has sat in his Courtroom. He said, "I have pictures of my children here on the bench, they bring me peace and joy. You never shed a single tear for your daughter. She will never grow up, go to school, wear a wedding dress or dance. You took that away from her! She might have been the first female president or a doctor who saved lives. We'll never know because you took her life prematurely." He told SB point blank that he knows this was no accident. She threw a blanket over Emma's face and held her hand over Emma's mouth and nose to cut off her air supply with Emma strapped in her car seat, completely defenseless from the attack. He also told her he will never understand why she chose death for her daughter, why not leave her with the grands or her father? Give her to one of the many families who would have adopted Emma in a heartbeat. "That tells me you are a cold blooded killer! I hope you stay locked up long enough that you are never able to have another child."

first-degree murder - 25 to LiFE
assault on a child - 25 to LiFE
assault on a child under eight causing death - 6 yrs (max allowed)
& child abuse - 6 years (max allowed) to be served consecutively
Special allegation - 4 years

The second charge of 25 to Life commuted -

PD Dager of course requested a MISTRIAL saying the jury misunderstood their directions. Judge Z said they understood perfectly and DENIED!!

The Courtroom was full of news cameras today. Again Dager shielded SB, he held a paper over her face the whole time Judge Z was speaking to her.

Dager is asking for SB to be sent to Chino Women's Institute where she would be housed in a pod with other women convicted of killing their kids. Ms Cromer isn't sure yet where she will be sent. The girls and I are hoping she ends up at Chowchilla (1st choice) or Coachilla.

"A typical cell is about eight by ten, shared by two women. It contains one sink, toilet, bunks with one mattress and one pillow each, and one locker per woman."

After court GBarker told Channel 7 News that SB should not have been found guilty of murder. He said it was an accident and SB admitted she dumped Emma's body. He also said SB did not get a fair trial because of the bloggers!

Everyone who was there for Emma wore their Lady Bug pins today including Det Nava and Ms Cromer.

Rest In Peace ~ Precious Emma Leigh knowing your Earth Angels gave their best to get justice for your murder.

I love what the judge said to her. I hope JP speaks as harshly to KC after she is found guilty.

Me too sitemama.

J4A, thanks for the Link!

LCoastMom, thank you for your Court Room update! I love what Judge Zacky told the cold blooded killer!

I wish the Judge would have ordered a picture of Emma be placed in Stacey's cell to remind her why she is in prison.

I am so glad all wore their Ladybug pins to honor Emma!

LCM, special thanks to you, Tori and the "ladies" that were dedicated in supporting justice for Emma and especially for keeping us updated.



LCM, please remember that Piper would love to make a video in memory of Emma. Please get with Toria and the "ladies", select an intro, closing, song and PM Piper.

I think Emma deserves another video in her memory.

LCM, please stay safe from the wildfires!

Justice has been served when the jury found Stacey guilty. I just wish her sentence would have been more harsh . LCM, in California, what does 25 to Life mean? I am confused.

~ ~ ~ Rest in peace, sweet precious Emma! ~ ~ ~ ♥