The brutal murder was the violent climax to an emotional rollercoaster ride for the beautiful socialite who was linked by marriage to the Bakelite empire - the world's first plastic. Also Known As: "Brooks Baekeland". Antony Baekeland died on March 20th 1981 in his prison cell at Rikers Island Prison. He attacked his grandma with a kitchen knife. As a regular on the high-society party circuit, Barbara met and started up a fling with none other than John Jacob Astor VI, the fabulously wealthy scion of the Astor clan. The two would live together on what would be a fresh start for Antony. And as though thats not bad enough, theres even more to this sad story. She immediately drove across Europe, set on bringing Tony back to mommy dearest in Switzerland. By 1972, Barbara and Tony still hadnt managed to extricate themselves from each other, and were living together in London, England.
March 11, 2023