Judith Barsi
Judith Eva Barsi was a child actress from the 1980s whose life and career were tragically cut short. Barsi made appearances in numerous commercials and TV series as well as in big feature films like Jaws: The Revenge, The Land Before Time, and All Dogs Go to Heaven. By the time she was in fourth grade, Barsi's income had increased to $100,000 per year. As she became more successful, her alcoholic father, József, would constantly threaten to kill himself and his family.
Despite his increasingly unhinged behavior, the police did not intervene. On July 28, 1988, Judith, József, and her mother Maria were found dead in a murder-suicide perpetrated by József.
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