On January 9, 1993, Jean-Claude Romand, weighed down by his own deception, murdered his wife, children, parents, and dog. Romand had lied about finishing medical school, being a humanitarian doctor, and having cancer.
Michael Barbar, the California man who killed his wife, Maysam, and daughter Tamara when he found out the 6-year-old girl was fathered by someone else was formally sentenced to death Friday.
