Francisca Ballesteros a Spanish serial killer known as The Black Widow of Valencia and The Poisoner of Melilla. Born in 1969. Poisoned her husband (Antonio González Barribino), daughter (Sandra Barribino) and daughter (Florinda Barribino ). Antonio Barribino, her 12-year-old son was poisoned but survived after eight-months of hospitalization. Florinda was only 5-months-old when she died from poisoning. Francisca Ballesteros used Colme, Zolpidem and Bromazepam to poison her family. Francisca Ballesteros was arrested in 2004 and sentenced to to a term of eighty-four years in prison on September 26th 2005. Barribino later confessed that she was planning on running away with men she talked to on the internet.
Serial Killer Francisca Ballesteros (aka) The Black Widow of Valencia, The Poisoner of Melilla, was active for 15 years between 1990-2004, known to have ( 3 confirmed / 3 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Spain
Francisca Ballesteros was born on January 1st 1969 in Valencia, Spain. Francisca Ballesteros was physically abused at some point of her life.
Francisca Ballesteros a heterosexual female citizen of Spain. She married to Antonio González Barribino. She had three children, Sandra, Florinda and Antonio.
In 1990 (Age 21/21) Francisca Ballesteros started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims. She was known to kill at both her home and the home of the victim. At the time of her crimes she was living with her husband and children in Melilla Spain.
She was arrested on June 7th 2004 (Age 35), convicted on September 26th 2005 (Age 36), sentenced to life imprisonment, 84 years at Spain. She was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during her lifetime.
Francisca Ballesteros has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
General Information | |
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Name: | Francisca Ballesteros |
Nickname: | The Black Widow of Valencia, The Poisoner of Melilla |
Victims: | 3 - 3 |
Years Active: | 1990 - 2004 |
Ages Active: | 21/21 - 35/35 |
Active Countries: | Spain |
Convicted Of: | murder |
Life Span: | 1969 - |
Characteristics | |
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Gender: | Female |
Citizenship: | Spain |
Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
Astrological Sign: | ♑ Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 20 |
Birth Month: | January |
Marital Status: | married to Antonio González Barribino |
Children: | three children, Sandra, Florinda and Antonio |
Living With: | her husband and children in Melilla Spain |
Childhood Information | |
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D.O.B.: | Jan 1, 1969 |
Given Name: | Francisca |
Birth Location: | Valencia, Spain |
Birth Order: | N/A |
Siblings: | N/A |
Raised By: | N/A |
Birth Category: | N/A |
Mother: | N/A |
Father: | N/A |
Cognitive Ability | |
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IQ: | N/A |
Highest School: | N/A |
Highest Degree: |
Incarceration | |
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Arrested: | Jun 7, 2004 (Age 35) |
Convicted: | Sep 26, 2005 (Age 36) |
Sentence: | life imprisonment, 84 years |
Prison Location: | Spain |
Executed: | N/A |
Previous Crimes: | FALSE |
Previous Jail: | FALSE |
Previous Prison: | FALSE |
Death Information | |
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Death Date: | N/A |
Cause of Death: | N/A |
Death Location: | N/A |
Killed In Prison: | N/A |
Suicide: | N/A |
The 9 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Francisca Ballesteros. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
Date | Event Description |
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Jan 01 1969 | Francisca Ballesteros was born in Valencia, Spain. #19690101 |
Jan 01 1989 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
1990 (Age 21/22) | Francisca Ballesteros started her serial killing spree. #1990 |
Jan 01 1999 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
2004 (Age 35/36) | Francisca Ballesteros ended her serial killing spree. #2004 |
Jun 07 2004 (Age 35) | Francisca Ballesteros arrested. #20040607 |
Sep 26 2005 (Age 36) | Francisca Ballesteros was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, 84 years at Spain. #20050926 |
Jan 01 2009 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
Jan 01 2019 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Francisca Ballesteros (1990-2004).
26 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
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Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
living with children | TRUE | 268 | ||
physically abused | TRUE | 231 | ||
kill at killers home | TRUE | 320 | ||
kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
previous crimes | FALSE | 367 | ||
previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
used weapon | FALSE | 453 | ||
used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
robbed | FALSE | 418 |
ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
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8415370458 | Enciclopedia del crimen y... | Gamboa, Erlantz | 6 Total Including Enriqueta Martí | 6 |
1291006168 | The Glencaple Murder's | Paul Weightman | 61 Total Including Serhiy Tkach | 61 |
8483068826 | Siete crímenes casi perfe... | 3 Total Including Rafael Reig | 4 Total Including Francisco Garcia Escalero | 4 |
1285530241 | Voces de Espana | 3 Total Including Francisca Paredes-Me... | Francisca Ballesteros | 1 |
Francisca Ballesteros (born 1969) is a Spanish woman who poisoned to death her first baby, a five month old daughter, in 1990. Fourteen years later, in 2004, she killed her husband and second daughter because she had met a man on the Internet and wanted to run away from her parenting and marriage to be with her new found lover. Ballesteros then tried to poison her twelve-year-old son, although he survived after eight months of recovery.
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