[6] A medical examiner later determined that Miller had died from blunt-force trauma to the head and had been killed before the fire was started.

[8] On January 9, 1998, Barnes pled guilty to murdering Linda and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

In 2006, he pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Miller along with burglary, two counts of sexual battery with a weapon and arson.

On December 13, 2007, Brevard County circuit court judge Lisa Davidson sentenced Barnes to death.

[1][10] In 2010, Barnes was interviewed at Florida State Prison by German filmmaker Werner Herzog as part of his television series On Death Row.

Six weeks later, Barnes sent a letter to Herzog confessing to the unsolved murders of Chester Wetmore and Brenda Fletcher.

[4][5] Barnes claimed that he had first met Wetmore in 1988, describing him as a runaway hooked on crystal meth and crack cocaine.

[13] It included an interview with his twin sister Jeannice Barnes, but their father declined to be filmed and asked Herzog to tell his son: "One, I love him.

"[15] At a hearing on June 27, 2023, Barnes stated his acceptance of responsibility for his crimes and asked to proceed to his execution without any delay.

He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. Before his execution and after having declined a last meal or visitors, he remained silent when asked for a final statement.