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The Short Life and Murder of Judith Barsi
Best known for her role as Ducky in The Land Before Time, the little girl was killed by her father.
The daughter of Hungarian immigrants, Judith grew up in Los Angeles, California. Born in 1978, the little girl began her on-screen career at the tender age of five years old.
Managed by Ruth Hansen, Judith picked up minor roles on television, and she appeared in numerous commercials. Her prominent roles, as Thea Brody in Jaws: The Revenge and in Fatal Attraction, made her an up-and-coming star, but her cute voice saw her step perfectly into the role of Ducky in The Land Before Time in 1988.
As Judith began to make money from her acting, she was able to help her parents, József and Maria, buy a house in Los Angeles. As the success continued, her father began to drink heavily, and his anger increased, often with threats of violence and death towards his family.
His behaviour became odd, and he was arrested multiple times for driving while drunk. As the years went on, he became physically violent, and Judith would often tell friends about her father throwing objects at her, causing her scratches and bruises. In December 1986, Maria filed a police report stating her husband had choked her after…
