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Nov 2020
25m 59s

Velma Barfield: Death Row Granny or Just...

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Velma Barfield is probably better known for her execution than for her murders. She became the first woman to be executed in North Carolina after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. She was also the first woman to die by lethal injection in the United States.

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