The family
Between the years
- Florinda, 5 months old, Died
- Antonio (Dad) ,41 years old, Died
- Sandra, 15 years old, Died
- Antonio, 12 years old , Survivor
- Fancisca, Incarcerated for 84 years.
1st Victim :
Florinda
- 14 years after murdering her daughter, decided to kill the rest of her family.
- Francisca had met many men through the internet throughout the 14 years.
- She decided that after killing the rest of her family she would flee to one of the men she met through the internet and marry him.
Attempted Murder
Antonio
- Antonio was 12 years old when his mom, Francisca, tried to kill him.
- She failed and he was admitted into the hospital for poisoning.
- 1990
- She was 5 months old
- She was poisoned with Colme ( a drug used to treat alcoholism.)
- This happened in the baby's nursery while feeding her.
- Francisca waited 14 years to kill her next victim.
Information
3rd Victim: Sandra
- 4 June, 2004
- She was 15 years old.
- Francisca killed her daughter with the same medications
- Autopsy revealed she had beed poisoned.
- Born in 1969. She is spainiard.
- Francisca Ballesteros was born in Valencia, Spain, but few years later moved to Melilla.
- She is known as " La envenenadora de Melilla" ( The poisoner of Melilla.)
- Was married to Antonio Gonzalez Barribino.
- She had 3 children and suffered from postpartum depression.( 2 girls & one boy)
- She wanted to end her marriage but instead decided to eventually kill her whole family.
- Murdered from 1990-2004
- She was 21 when she killed her baby.
Outcome of the case
- Francisca was arrested and confessed to the murders on June 7, 2004
- On September 26, 2005 she was sentenced to 84 years.
- She is classified as a serial killer.
2nd victim :
Antonio
- 12 January 2004
- He was 41.
- He was also killed with colme.
- Also used some sedatives Zolpidem
- and Bromazepan.
- This happened at their house while eating dinner.
Francisca Ballesteros
By Ashley Gonzalez 6th