A couple married just three weeks lured a Pennsylvania man to his
death with a Craigslist ad because they wanted to kill someone together,
police said.
Elytte Barbour told officers before his arrest Friday night that he
and his wife, Miranda, had planned to kill before but their plans never
worked out until last month when Troy LaFerrara responded to an online
posting that promised companionship in return for money.
Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, both face criminal
homicide charges in LaFerrara’s death. His body was found Nov. 12 in an
alley in Sunbury, a small city northwest of Philadelphia. The couple
recently moved to nearby Selinsgrove from North Carolina.
According to Sunbury police, Elytte Barbour told investigators he hid
in the backseat of the couple’s SUV as his wife picked up LaFerrara at a
mall on Nov. 11. He told police that, on his wife’s signal, he wrapped a
cord around LaFerrara’s neck, restraining him while Miranda Barbour
stabbed him.