A Gruesome Scene
On November 17, 1972, Barbara Daly Baekeland was stabbed to death in her luxurious London apartment; she was only 52 years old. The gruesome murder was the violent end to an emotional rollercoaster for the gorgeous socialite who was related (by marriage) to the Bakelite empire – which introduced plastic to the world.
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Just before Barbara’s brutal death, she was out with a friend in London bragging about her extravagant, wonderful, fun-filled life that she had with her son Anthony whom she absolutely adored. Tony was a tall, skinny, 25-year-old and the only child of Barbara and Brooks Baekeland – the heir to Bakelite. Hours after she got home, it was her own son who killed her in the kitchen.