Eva Dugan
American murderer (1878–1930) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eva Dugan (1878 – February 21, 1930) was a convicted murderer whose execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona to replace hanging with the lethal gas chamber as a method of execution.
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Born | 1878 (1878) Salisbury, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | February 21, 1930(1930-02-21) (aged 51–52) Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence, Arizona, U.S. |
Cause of death | Decapitation due to botched execution by hanging |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | First degree murder Motor vehicle theft |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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