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Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. [2] She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 in North Carolina, and the first in Texas since Chipita Rodriguez in 1863. [3]
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 ...
[1] [2] [3] Frank Bruni, writing in the New York Times, described the book as containing only few revelations, among them Bush's account of his decision not to grant a stay of execution for Karla Faye Tucker, which he described as affecting him emotionally, contrary to media criticism at the time. [3]
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Karla Faye Tucker, executed February 3, 1998, was the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863. The most recent female to be executed was Lisa Coleman , executed on September 17, 2014. Notable inmates at O'Daniel include Kimberly Clark Saenz , Yolanda Saldívar , Linda Carty , Brittany Holberg , and Darlie Routier .
As part of its coverage of the execution − the first in the U.S. this year − USA TODAY is looking back at the crime, who Kandee was and how the young mother's loss has devastated her family.
In 1994, The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology explained that Dahmer often felt lonely and wanted "mementos to keep him company."
The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty).As an example, Jerome Butler (the first person executed in Texas during the 1990 decade) was the 34th person executed since resumption of the death penalty.