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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]
Sandra Annette Bland (February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015) was from Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and was one of five sisters.She attended Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, Illinois and graduated in 2005, then Prairie View A&M University outside Hempstead in Waller County, Texas, where she was a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.
Thorson married Cyril Jeffrey Smith Jr. in 1979; they divorced two years later. [citation needed] Thorson was married in 1984 to the American news anchorman and producer Bill Boggs with whom she has a son; they divorced after 19 years. [11] She was married to production designer Gavin Mitchell in November 2005, but divorced in 2011. [citation ...
On February 25, 1997, Sandra Kay Walters, 32, was found strangled and nude behind an adult bookstore in Palm Beach County. Police believe she was picked up and murdered by a john. Walters had a history of drug use and prostitution. [1] [2]
As a young adult, Farb volunteered at the Texas Children's Hospital, working in the snack bar. [4] She studied journalism at the University of Oklahoma. [4] Farb was initially known for her marriage and subsequent divorce from the wealthy "real estate king" Harold Farb, but starting in the early 80s, she became better known for her parties and fundraisers that benefit various causes. [5]
On May 14, 2015, three members of the Savopoulos family—Savvas, Amy, and their son Philip—as well as their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, were killed at the Savopoulos home in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] The victims were held hostage for 19 hours, starting on May 13.
One of the earliest trans women documented [18] Luke Anderson: b. 1981 South African British he/him Big Brother UK series 13 winner [19] Jacob Anderson-Minshall: b. 1967 American he/him Author [20] Erica Andrews (Erica Salazar) 1969–2013 Mexican American she/her International and national beauty pageant title winner, drag performer, actor ...
A crew works to straighten grave stones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 154.7 acres (62.6 ha), and as of 2014, had over 144,000 interments.