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Margie Velma Barfield (née Bullard; October 29, 1932 – November 2, 1984) was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder but eventually confessed to six murders in total. Barfield was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment [1] and the first since 1962. [2]
- May 13, 1978
- Execution by lethal injection
- 6
- Death (November 2, 1984)
Dec 18, 2021 · Velma Barfield was a devout grandmother who poisoned six people with rat poison, including her husbands and parents. She confessed to four murders and became the first woman executed in America in 22 years.
Learn about Velma Barfield, the first woman executed in the US since 1962, who poisoned several people with rat poison. Find out her motives, methods, and how she was caught and sentenced.
Learn about the life and crimes of Velma Barfield, the first woman executed by lethal injection in the U.S. in 1984. She was convicted of poisoning four people, but denied killing her two husbands and a third victim.
Nov 19, 2023 · Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed by lethal injection in 1984 and the first woman to be executed after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 for her crimes.
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Nov 3, 1984 · Mrs. Barfield was the third person executed in the United States this week, and the first woman to be put to death since Elizabeth Ann Duncan, 58, died in the gas chamber in California in 1962 for ...
Jun 30, 2022 · Velma Barfield was a notorious poisoner who killed four people, including her two husbands, with arsenic. She had a troubled childhood, a history of abuse, and a drug addiction that drove her to commit the murders.
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