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Bar Jonah Thesis

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Bar-Jonah is a serial killer. Originally David Paul Brown, he is now known as Nathaniel Bar-Jonah or Bar-Jonah. He was born on February 15th, 1957 in Worcester, Massachusetts he has been evil since day one. He’s a cannibal and sexual predator to many people, but Bar-Jonah eventually was sentenced to 130 years in prison because of his brutal actions. There wasn’t enough forensic evidence to know how many and who he killed, but there was enough to prove he was guilty of many sexual assaults, kidnappings, and attempted murders. Bar-Jonah is no one you want to mess with, stay away!
Bar- Jonah’s crimes started at a young age, and he fascination with human flesh even before that. He would pick off his scabs all the time starting at 6 years old and …show more content…

He was arrested in Montana because he was seen near a local elementary school impersonating a police officer. When an officer approached him and asked him to take his hands out of his pockets, he refused. He was then detained and the officer found a stun gun on his person. This was a close call that could have ended very badly if he had not been seen. Another incident involving Bar-Jonah, was when he tried to kidnap two boys. He sexually assaulted and strangled the boys before one was able to escape and get help from local authorities. Bar-Jonah was convicted of kidnapping and attempted murder for which he was sent to the Massachusetts Correctional Institute for eighteen to twenty years. Later on he was sent to Bridgewater Mental Hospital. While at Bridgewater Mental Hospital he talked about his fantasies which were incredibly violent and disturbing. Bar-Jonah talked about his sexual fantasies which were extremely violent. He also expressed a curiosity for human flesh. After two years of being there he was given an evaluation. During his hearing, two psychologists testified that he wasn’t a danger when clearly he …show more content…

After the trial occurred the jury was at a deadlock. The court ruled this as a mistrial on the deadlock count and ordered a psychosexual evaluation for Bar-Jonah. Dr. Eric Sweitzer, a Massachusetts counselor, testified that Bar-Jonah was not a sexually dangerous person. For Bar-Jonah’s defense they argue that police did not have a particular reason to conduct a search and so any evidence gained during the searches must be suppressed. His defense also argues the searches performed on December 15 and 17th, 1999 were improper and exceeded the scope of the search warrants so they mustn't be used as evidence against him. Although the defense made many efforts to maintain Bar-Jonah’s innocence, the court made a final decision and gave Bar-Jonah a total of 130 years in prison. He was found guilty on February 25th, 2002, and the ruling was final in December of 2004. Bar-Jonah later died in jail on April 13th, 2008 from a heart attack since he was overweight. In conclusion, Bar-Jonah is a very sick person who eventually got what he deserved. He was a cannibal, sexual offender, kidnapper, molester, and overall a twisted killer. Who knows how many unknown people he has hurt, tortured, or killed and eaten. But now that he is dead and gone he won’t be able to hurt anyone

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