Peggy Edenfield: Murder, Christopher Barrios Jr., TBD
As Slain Boy's Viewing Begins, 3 Charged With Murder Sex Offender, His Parents, Friend All Charged POSTED: 11:07 am EDT March 21, 2007 UPDATED: 5:50 pm EDT March 21, 2007 BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- On the day family, friends and a community were touched by his loss pays tribute to 6-year-old Christopher Barrios Jr., a grand jury returned charges of capital murder, kidnapping, aggravated child molestation against a sex offender and his parents. After a weeklong search, Christopher's body was found last Thursday in a trash bag near Brunswick's airport. A viewing for Christopher is set to begin Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Edo Miller Funeral Home in Brunswick. Christopher's funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. Glynn County police said convicted sex offender George Edenfield admitted killing the boy, but until the grand jury met, he was only held on a violation of his probation. Edenfield, his parents and family friend Donald Dale were all arrested during the search for Christopher. George Edenfield was arrested four days into the search after admitting he had unsupervised contact with Christopher. Peggy and David Edenfield, along with Dale, were also arrested during the search and charged with giving false information to authorities and concealing a death. At Wednesday's meeting, the Glynn County returned a 13-count indictment. All three Edenfields are charged with murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment and cruelty to children. George and David Edenfield is also charged with aggravated child molestation, with Peggy Edenfield is charged with child molestation. All three and Dale are also charged with concealing the death of a person and tampering with evidence. The prosecutor told Channel 4's Emily Pantelides that he would be seeking the death penalty against the Edenfields. Sue Rodriquez, Christopher's grandmother, remains in shock over his abduction and slaying. She is outraged that the man suspected of killing the boy -- a man that lived across the street from her -- never served any prison time for previous cases of molesting children. According to court documents obtained by Channel 4, in 1997 George Edenfield admitted he molested 7- and 9-year-old boys who lived near him. He was convicted and placed on probation. Christopher Barrios Jr. disappeared from a playground hear his home about 6 p.m. on March 8. His body was found a week later in a trash bag near the Burnswick airport. "I think that's awful sorry of a judge, knowing ... that he's already molested two children -- he's in violation of probation, to turn around and send him home," Rodriquez said. Just three days before Christopher disappeared from a playground about half-way between his grandmother's home and where the boy lived with his father, Edenfield was back in court. Court records show Edenfield pleaded guilty March 5 to violating his parole but was again released and allowed to return home. "If the judge would have kept in him jail, our baby would be here," Rodriquez said. "He wouldn't have been in heaven with God." http://www.news4jax.com/news/11317320/detail.html

Judge Who Gave Accused Killer Probation To Oversee Murder Trial Slain Boy's Family Upset About Judge Selection The family of Christopher Barrios, the 6-year-old kidnapped and killed in South Georgia, is displeased at the district attorney's office announcement that the same judge who let Christopher's accused killer out on probation is going to be the judge in Christopher's murder case. George Edenfield, a convicted sex offender and one of three suspects accused of killing Christopher, faced a judge on a probation violation charge just a few days before the boy disappeared. The same judge who decided not to lock up Edenfield is expected to handle his murder trial. "I tried sleeping last night. I can't sleep because I still wonder -- baby could've been home. You go to sleep and try to pray to God to watch over us to get through it and to see our little angel's face," said Christopher's grandmother, Sue Rodriguez. However, with Thursday's announcement, there's another thought to keep Christopher's grandmother awake even longer. "No way on God's green earth is he going to try it," Rodriguez said. "He already messed up once. I don't want him to have a second shot at it." "I don't know if he's going to be lenient to him again or if something is actually going to be done this time," said family friend Anette Smith. "Are we going to have to worry about another one of our babies going missing?" Christopher Barrios Jr. disappeared from a playground hear his home about 6 p.m. on March 8. His body was found a week later in a trash bag near the Burnswick airport. Neither the district attorney's office nor the judge who is supposed to preside over the trial were available for comment on Thursday. "That man Edenfield should have been locked up and kept off the streets, instead of being turned free. If he had of, our baby wouldn't be gone," Rodriguez said. "If predators like this weren't put back on the street, then there wouldn't be stuff like this going on," said Christopher's uncle, Carlos Barrios. The Barrios family members told Channel 4 they are trying to move. Rodriguez said every morning she awakes and looks across the street, she sees the Edenfields' trailer and feels that it is in the best interest of the family to move. Anyone wishing to make donations to Christopher's family can do so at any Bank of America to the Christopher Barrios Foundation Fund. http://www.news4jax.com/news/11405979/detail.html

Molester, parents plead not guilty in slaying of GA six-year-old April 19, 2007 05:18 PM EDT BRUNSWICK, GA (AP) - A convicted child molester and his parents pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered a six-year-old boy whose body was found last month wrapped in a trash bag and dumped by a roadside. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for 32-year-old George David Edenfield and his parents, David and Peggy Edenfield for the March 8 slaying of young Christopher Michael Barrios. Investigators say Christopher was sexually assaulted and choked to death in the Edenfields' trailer across the street from his grandmother's home. He had been missing for a week when police discovered his body March 15. Attorneys for each of the three suspects entered their pleas in Glynn County Superior Court. Brought into the courtroom one at a time, none of the suspects spoke or showed much emotion. http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6368713