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Last Woman Hanged: Roxalana Druse

James M. Greiner

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In 1884 Roxalana Druse murdered her husband, chopping him up and boiling the flesh off the bones to feed to the hogs. Three years later she was the last woman hanged in New York State, and her botched execution was instrumental in replacing the gallows with the "more humane" electric chair.

Language: English

Pages: 212

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2010

ISBN 13: 9780982985304

Last Woman Hanged: Roxalana Druse

James M. Greiner

0/5 ( ratings)

In 1884 Roxalana Druse murdered her husband, chopping him up and boiling the flesh off the bones to feed to the hogs. Three years later she was the last woman hanged in New York State, and her botched execution was instrumental in replacing the gallows with the "more humane" electric chair.

Language: English

Pages: 212

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 2010

ISBN 13: 9780982985304

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