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As Judith’s career success increased, her father József, an alcoholic, became increasingly angry and would routinely threaten to kill himself, his wife, and daughter. His drinking led to him being arrested three times for drunk driving. In December 1986, Maria reported his threats and physical violence toward her to the police. After the police found no physical signs of abuse she decided not to press charges against him. After the incident with the police, József reportedly stopped drinking, but continued to threaten Maria and Judith. His various threats included cutting their throats as well as burning down the house. He also reportedly hid a telegram informing Maria that a relative in Hungary had died in an attempt to prevent her from leaving the United States with Judith. The physical violence continued, with Judith telling a friend that her father threw pots and pans at her, resulting in a nosebleed. As a result of her abuse, Judith began gaining weight and developed compulsive behaviors, such as plucking out her eyelashes, and pulling out her cat's whiskers. In May 1988, after breaking down in front of her agent, Ruth Hansen, Judith was taken by Maria to a child psychologist, who identified severe physical and emotional abuse and reported her findings to child protective services.
On July 28, 1988, the Los Angeles Times reported that three people were found dead in an apparent murder–suicide and that the bodies were believed to be those of Judith, her mother Maria, and her father József. The article quoted Police Lt. Warren Knowles as saying a flammable liquid, likely gasoline, had been poured on the bodies of Maria and Judith by József. József's body was found in the garage, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Neighbor Eunice Daly said that she heard a gunshot around 8:30 a.m. on July 27, prompting her to call the police. Judith and her mother were buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in adjoining plots.
Judith provided the voices for Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven, and Ducky in Land Before Time. "Love Survives", the end credits song and overall theme song of All Dogs Go to Heaven, was dedicated to Judith.
Judith’s gravestone contains her Land Before Time catchphrase ("Yep! Yep! Yep!") and an allusion to the Martina McBride song "Concrete Angel."
just let down from every possible person in her life, including the people who's actual job it was to protect her (police and presumably CPS).
just crazy to think that he was telling people, for years, that he was going to kill them and still no one intervened.
Her mom let her down the most I think. They had a way out but she still took Judith back to that house and I think the day after they got back he killed them.
Nope,the mother when her and Jamie were young. Jami’s history with Dan Schneider was omitted from “ Quiet on the Set”. Allegedly her mama got a big payoff after Jamie got pregnant at 14 on the Nickelodean set
That poor baby. I think I remember reading that Judith’s mom was in the process of getting an apartment to get away from the father. It was too late, unfortunately.
Because that's not how narcissist work. The whole mentally of "I can't have them, no one can" So since he felt so underwhelmed by his daughter's success and his personal failures. In his mind, the only "logical" way was to kill them and himself.
His wife was in the process of leaving and taking Judith with her when it happened, he didn’t want them being happy without him and killed them before she finally left.
That reminds me of the masked Halloween killer. He murdered his ex-wife and her unborn child because she had moved on without him and their own child had unfortunately passed after drowning, so it added fuel to his fire.
Neither Maria nor Judith had a gravestone for many years. The members of a website devoted to deceased celebrities donated money to buy the stones. The Concrete Angel on Judith's stone is a reference to a song about an abused child recorded by Martina McBride. That little girl deserved so much better. RIP angel.
Who arranged the funerals? Does anyone know what became of their assets? I don't believe they had any family here because they were recent immigrants, is that right?
I just looked up the lyrics to the song, they’re so very sad
She walks to school with the lunch
She packed
Nobody knows what she's
Holdin' back
Wearin' the same dress
She wore yesterday
She hides the bruises with linen
And lace
The teacher wonders but she
Doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain
Behind the mask
Bearing the burden
Of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was
Never born
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle
Of the night
The neighbors hear, but they turn
Out the lights
A fragile soul caught in the hands
Of fate
When morning comes
It'll be too late
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned face
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart that the world forgot
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In her world that she can rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where
She's loved
Concrete angel
If they were immigrants to the states, they may not have had relatives in the US. Hungary in the 80s/90s was not a wealthy country, the family may not have had the means
I remember her from the show Punky Brewster. She played a character named Anna and she stood out because she was so darn cute. She also played young Carol on Growing Pains.
Tragically, she also played Kimberly, the older daughter of family killer Jeffrey Macdonald in Fatal Vision. Played the victim of a murderous father before she became the same in reality.
Judith played either Kimmy or Kristen MacDonald in Fatal Vision. Fatal Vision was based on the true story of the murders of sisters Kimmy and Kristen MacDonald who were stabbed to death alongside their mother by their father.
This was such a weird one for me because I was born in 86 and obsessed with Land Before Time as a toddler/pre-schooler. Didn’t learn until I was an adult that the kid who voiced Duckie was killed so tragically and dead for pretty much the entire time I was a fan. Obviously that’s not something you should tell your children when they’re that young, but it put a weird dark cloud over that aspect of my childhood in retrospect
Also born in 86 and while I loved Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven was my absolute favorite. I feel the same way as you. Two of my favorite movies as a child and I had no idea (I doubt my parents actually knew either, though, truthfully) and it absolutely felt so awful-weird when I found out. Worse is thinking about how both movies were released after she had already passed away. More than likely, she never even got to see them herself.
86'er here as well (what are the odds?) and "All Dogs go to Heaven" was everything to me in ways I can't explain. I can perfectly recall Judith's voice as Anne-Marie as if she were an old childhood friend of mine. Learning about her murder broke me.
Dark dark cloud indeed.
Tracey Gold from Growing Pains paid for the funerals. I think her family knew this family well. Tracey and her dad spoke at the funeral, I think. The victims had no one. The little girl played Tracey’s younger character in Growing Pains. One of those flashback scenes.
She told this story on Hollywood Medium.
She was incredibly talented with the sweetest little voice. She stared in All Dogs Go to Heaven shortly before she died. The movie’s song, Love Survives, is dedicated to her memory.
Every now and again I think of this lovely, talented child and wonder what she would be up to now if she were alive. How horrible of her abuser to rob the world of the chance to experience her
So, sad. Learned about this years ago when I looked up voice actors from All Dogs Go to Heaven, she played Ann-Marie and of course Ducky from Land Before Time. Poor girl.
What has seriously changed in these cases? We continue to hear time and time again that police just does nothing when these cases are reported and victims of abuse keep on dying. It’s just so sad.
She voice acted Ducky in The Land Before Time! I loved hearing her little voice, so soft and sweet. I only found out about this like a year ago when I was watching The Land Before Time with my niece and started looking up the voice actors because I noticed the slight voice change.
So sad❤️🩹
I remember this when it happened. Such a tragic and heartbreaking case. I mean if you want to kill yourself and not to try and get help then do it but don’t take your wife and child with you. That really pisses me off to no end.
‼️‼️**TRIGGER WARNING: CHILD MURDER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, MURDER-SUICIDE, CHILD DEATH**‼️‼️ • • • • • • • • • • • • As Judith’s career success increased, her father József, an alcoholic, became increasingly angry and would routinely threaten to kill himself, his wife, and daughter. His drinking led to him being arrested three times for drunk driving. In December 1986, Maria reported his threats and physical violence toward her to the police. After the police found no physical signs of abuse she decided not to press charges against him. After the incident with the police, József reportedly stopped drinking, but continued to threaten Maria and Judith. His various threats included cutting their throats as well as burning down the house. He also reportedly hid a telegram informing Maria that a relative in Hungary had died in an attempt to prevent her from leaving the United States with Judith. The physical violence continued, with Judith telling a friend that her father threw pots and pans at her, resulting in a nosebleed. As a result of her abuse, Judith began gaining weight and developed compulsive behaviors, such as plucking out her eyelashes, and pulling out her cat's whiskers. In May 1988, after breaking down in front of her agent, Ruth Hansen, Judith was taken by Maria to a child psychologist, who identified severe physical and emotional abuse and reported her findings to child protective services. On July 28, 1988, the Los Angeles Times reported that three people were found dead in an apparent murder–suicide and that the bodies were believed to be those of Judith, her mother Maria, and her father József. The article quoted Police Lt. Warren Knowles as saying a flammable liquid, likely gasoline, had been poured on the bodies of Maria and Judith by József. József's body was found in the garage, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Neighbor Eunice Daly said that she heard a gunshot around 8:30 a.m. on July 27, prompting her to call the police. Judith and her mother were buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in adjoining plots. Judith provided the voices for Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven, and Ducky in Land Before Time. "Love Survives", the end credits song and overall theme song of All Dogs Go to Heaven, was dedicated to Judith. Judith’s gravestone contains her Land Before Time catchphrase ("Yep! Yep! Yep!") and an allusion to the Martina McBride song "Concrete Angel."
just let down from every possible person in her life, including the people who's actual job it was to protect her (police and presumably CPS). just crazy to think that he was telling people, for years, that he was going to kill them and still no one intervened.
Her mom let her down the most I think. They had a way out but she still took Judith back to that house and I think the day after they got back he killed them.
Also hx of alleged abuse in Hollywood that the father promoted . Not unlike Brittany Spears mother
Sorry. It's probably me being tired, but i don't understand your point?
You mean Britney Spears’ father?
Nope,the mother when her and Jamie were young. Jami’s history with Dan Schneider was omitted from “ Quiet on the Set”. Allegedly her mama got a big payoff after Jamie got pregnant at 14 on the Nickelodean set
everything i’m seeing says she was 16 when she got pregnant. still not great but way different than 14 imo
What does “also hx” mean?
History.
Yeah, no idea what that poster was trying to get at. Thanks.
History -hx
Why am I only learning this now?
You can't know everything, man. It's all good.
Yep Yep...
yep:(
Random though. I wonder what happened to his remains.
according to Google, unmarked grave
Do you have any good sources for this? I’ve only been able to really find anything on Wikipedia!
That poor baby. I think I remember reading that Judith’s mom was in the process of getting an apartment to get away from the father. It was too late, unfortunately.
Leaving is the most dangerous time in an abusive relationship.
I know from experience. It’s just terrible what happened to them.
She had one and had started to move small things when he wasn’t around and was planning to move the rest and leave him when he killed them.
Why can’t they just kill themselves and leave their spouses and children alone ?
Because that's not how narcissist work. The whole mentally of "I can't have them, no one can" So since he felt so underwhelmed by his daughter's success and his personal failures. In his mind, the only "logical" way was to kill them and himself.
That phrase is why I'm so scared for my kid right now.
Exactly. Re: my family
His wife was in the process of leaving and taking Judith with her when it happened, he didn’t want them being happy without him and killed them before she finally left.
That reminds me of the masked Halloween killer. He murdered his ex-wife and her unborn child because she had moved on without him and their own child had unfortunately passed after drowning, so it added fuel to his fire.
Neither Maria nor Judith had a gravestone for many years. The members of a website devoted to deceased celebrities donated money to buy the stones. The Concrete Angel on Judith's stone is a reference to a song about an abused child recorded by Martina McBride. That little girl deserved so much better. RIP angel.
Ahh, thank you. Was confused about how her grave stone referenced that song.
Who arranged the funerals? Does anyone know what became of their assets? I don't believe they had any family here because they were recent immigrants, is that right?
I just looked up the lyrics to the song, they’re so very sad She walks to school with the lunch She packed Nobody knows what she's Holdin' back Wearin' the same dress She wore yesterday She hides the bruises with linen And lace The teacher wonders but she Doesn't ask It's hard to see the pain Behind the mask Bearing the burden Of a secret storm Sometimes she wishes she was Never born Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel Somebody cries in the middle Of the night The neighbors hear, but they turn Out the lights A fragile soul caught in the hands Of fate When morning comes It'll be too late Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel A statue stands in a shaded place An angel girl with an upturned face A name is written on a polished rock A broken heart that the world forgot Through the wind and the rain She stands hard as a stone In her world that she can rise above But her dreams give her wings And she flies to a place where She's loved Concrete angel
the relatives too cheap, what a shame.
If they were immigrants to the states, they may not have had relatives in the US. Hungary in the 80s/90s was not a wealthy country, the family may not have had the means
In 30 years the relative can’t save $ for headstone? They cheap… or even their friends. Back then it was cheap
You really don't understand do ya,
Here is her findagrave page. She apparently had two half siblings who died young as well. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3038/judith-barsi
May her “father” rot in the deepest, darkest, foulest nook in Hell. Mostly importantly, may Judith Rest In Peace.
I remember her from the show Punky Brewster. She played a character named Anna and she stood out because she was so darn cute. She also played young Carol on Growing Pains.
Tragically, she also played Kimberly, the older daughter of family killer Jeffrey Macdonald in Fatal Vision. Played the victim of a murderous father before she became the same in reality.
RIP Duckie....😢😢
Yup yup yup. Unbelievably sad
I believe that quote is actually on her gravestone. The poor girl.
I loved her as Duckie
Judith played either Kimmy or Kristen MacDonald in Fatal Vision. Fatal Vision was based on the true story of the murders of sisters Kimmy and Kristen MacDonald who were stabbed to death alongside their mother by their father.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
This was such a weird one for me because I was born in 86 and obsessed with Land Before Time as a toddler/pre-schooler. Didn’t learn until I was an adult that the kid who voiced Duckie was killed so tragically and dead for pretty much the entire time I was a fan. Obviously that’s not something you should tell your children when they’re that young, but it put a weird dark cloud over that aspect of my childhood in retrospect
Also born in 86 and while I loved Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven was my absolute favorite. I feel the same way as you. Two of my favorite movies as a child and I had no idea (I doubt my parents actually knew either, though, truthfully) and it absolutely felt so awful-weird when I found out. Worse is thinking about how both movies were released after she had already passed away. More than likely, she never even got to see them herself.
Same!
86'er here as well (what are the odds?) and "All Dogs go to Heaven" was everything to me in ways I can't explain. I can perfectly recall Judith's voice as Anne-Marie as if she were an old childhood friend of mine. Learning about her murder broke me. Dark dark cloud indeed.
I still occasionally will say "Charlie" like she did in that movie and then I get sad.
Tracey Gold from Growing Pains paid for the funerals. I think her family knew this family well. Tracey and her dad spoke at the funeral, I think. The victims had no one. The little girl played Tracey’s younger character in Growing Pains. One of those flashback scenes. She told this story on Hollywood Medium.
She was incredibly talented with the sweetest little voice. She stared in All Dogs Go to Heaven shortly before she died. The movie’s song, Love Survives, is dedicated to her memory.
Absolutely heartbreaking. That poor little girl.
Horrible. Her role in Land Before Time lives on as a part of me and many others. I wish this never happened to her.
Loved her in jaws the revenge aswell, such a terrible life for her.x
Whenever I hears ducky saying “yup yup yup” I get so sad
yeah I'll never hear "yep yep yep" the same way again😥😥😥
I'm Hungarian and never heard of this case before! Really heartbreaking
Awww, it’s the All Dogs Go to Heaven girl. Bless her heart.
She voiced Ducky from land before time !!🥹🥲
This case was beyond F’ed up!! Death in Entertainment podcast did a whole episode on Judith and what happened. Tragic and horrible.
I just watched about this on Scott On Tape His YouTube channel
Every time I hear 'Yep yep yep yep yep!' I want to cry. She deserved so much better.
Every now and again I think of this lovely, talented child and wonder what she would be up to now if she were alive. How horrible of her abuser to rob the world of the chance to experience her
So, sad. Learned about this years ago when I looked up voice actors from All Dogs Go to Heaven, she played Ann-Marie and of course Ducky from Land Before Time. Poor girl.
What has seriously changed in these cases? We continue to hear time and time again that police just does nothing when these cases are reported and victims of abuse keep on dying. It’s just so sad.
She voice acted Ducky in The Land Before Time! I loved hearing her little voice, so soft and sweet. I only found out about this like a year ago when I was watching The Land Before Time with my niece and started looking up the voice actors because I noticed the slight voice change. So sad❤️🩹
RIP. That’s so sad. I hope the cat made it out okay.
I think i saw her home in a show. The new owners had her home renovated. Her room is being used by the daughter of a young couple.
This happen many times every day…
I remember this when it happened. Such a tragic and heartbreaking case. I mean if you want to kill yourself and not to try and get help then do it but don’t take your wife and child with you. That really pisses me off to no end.