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On This Day November 2, 1984 – Serial Killer Velma Barfield Was Executed In The United States

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On This Day November 2, 1984 – Serial Killer Velma Barfield Was Executed In The United States.

On this day November 2, 1984, Velma Barfield was executed by lethal injection in North Carolina, becoming the first woman executed in the United States since 1962. Her case drew national attention not only for her crimes but also for the debate it reignited over the death penalty and its moral implications.

Barfield had been convicted of multiple murders committed through arsenic poisoning, targeting individuals she cared for in order to steal money to support her addiction. Her case...
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