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Lavinia Fisher (c. 1793 – February 18, 1820) was an American criminal who, according to urban legends, was the first female serial killer in the United States of America. [1] She was married to John Fisher, and both were convicted of highway robbery —a capital offense at the time—not murder .
An unsuccessful attempt to pump poison gas directly into his cell at Nevada State Prison led to the development of the first makeshift gas chamber to carry out Jon's death sentence. [33] On December 3, 1948, Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin State Prison for their role in the Battle of Alcatraz.
Moss is the only female death row inmate in Georgia. Michael Nance: Robbed a bank and committed murder during a carjacking. 27 years, 155 days Lyndon Fitzgerald Pace: Robbed and killed at least four elderly women between 1988 and 1989. 28 years, 358 days Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. Abducted, raped, and killed eight-year-old Lori Ann Smith in 1976.
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.
This category lists state or federal prisons in the United States which are used or were previously used for the detention of female prisoners. Subcategories This category has the following 42 subcategories, out of 42 total.
In the United States in 2015, women made up 10.4% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails. [5] [6] Between 2000 and 2010, the number of males in prison grew by 1.4% per annum, while the number of females grew by 1.9% per annum.
Known as America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos carried out a string of notorious and brutal murders along the dark highways of Florida in late 1989 and 1990.. A victim of child ...
The prison was established by an act of the legislature in 1909 and constructed through prison labor, housing its first inmate in 1910. The facility is well known for the significant roles women played in its foundation and governance, most notably having the first female warden administer an all-male prison in the nation.