Mary Frances Creighton | |
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| Born | July 29, 1899 Rahway, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1936 (aged 36) Sing Sing Prison, New York, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death by electrocution |
Mary Frances Creighton (July 29, 1899 – July 16, 1936) was an American woman convicted and executed for murder by poisoning.[1] Creighton was nicknamed "The Long Island Borgia" and the "Black-Eyed Borgia[2] by the press, because of her use of arsenic poisoning. She was sentenced to death by electric chair. She passed out before the execution, and was executed in an unconscious state.[3]
- ^ "Mrs. Creighton Dies For Poison Murder. Applegate Follows Her to the Death Chamber for the Slaying of His Wife". New York Times. July 17, 1936. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Cairns, Kathleen A. (April 1, 2020). Proof of Guilt: Barbara Graham and the Politics of Executing Women in America. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-1130-9.
- ^ Mark Gado. "An Immoral Woman". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.