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She was convicted of orchestrating the murder of her daughter-in-law in 1958. She was the last woman to be executed in California before the United States Supreme Court suspended the death penalty under Furman v. Georgia. [4]
Barbara Elaine "Bonnie" Wood Graham (née Ford; June 26, 1923 – June 3, 1955) was an American criminal convicted of murder.She was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin Prison on the same day as two convicted accomplices, Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins, all of whom were involved in a robbery that led to the murder of an elderly widow.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of California since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, the following 13 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of California. [1]
Date of execution Name Race Age at execution Age at offense State Method Ref. 1 November 2, 1984 Margie Velma Barfield: White 52 45 North Carolina: Lethal injection [3] 2 February 3, 1998 Karla Faye Tucker: 38 23 Texas [4] 3 March 30, 1998 Judias "Judy" V. Buenoano: 54 28 Florida: Electrocution [5] 4 February 24, 2000 Betty Lou Beets: 62 46 ...
The federal government put Lisa Montgomery to death early Wednesday morning, the first time it has executed a woman since 1953. Montgomery got the death sentence in 2008 for killing a pregnant ...
Tabler's execution came about an hour after Florida executed James Dennis Ford. Tabler was convicted of a 2004 double murder, and Ford was convicted of a double murder in 1997.
The Ventura County Police Department in California announced that it has solved the murder of 42-year-old Danielle Clause whose body was found on a hillside in 1991 (Ventura County Police Department)
Woman hired hitman to kill her daughter-in-law; last woman executed in California [10] [164] 11: Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: Mission Hills: 1959-01-21: Former child star shot and killed trying to collect a $50 debt [165] [166] 12: Karyn Kupcinet: West Hollywood: 1963-11-28