Amherst Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder in Gruesome Elderly Woman’s Beating Death
AMHERST, Va. — A tragic case unfolded in Amherst as Kenneth Wayne Barbour, 52, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder connected to the brutal beating death of 73-year-old Phyliss L. Auman. The prosecutor described the attack as a violent act driven by sexual gratification. Barbour was initially indicted on aggravated murder charges related to a rape that led to Auman’s death, which occurred on the night of July 14 at her home on Boxwood Farm Road. …