Best Answer: Sterling Barber was retried in 1999. He plead guilty to manslaughter, and was given a 5 year sentence. He received credit for time served, so he served 21 months more. He was released in 2001. Ferroll Sterling Barber was given a new trial and pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to an additional 21 months in prison and was released in July 2000. Source(s): http://groups.google.com/group/alt.true-crime/browse_thread/thread/c62529ba65af2d49/204439ec3cfdba51.