THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION | 005

This is the story of Margie Velma Barfield, the first woman to be executed by lethal injection in 1984.  She was a mother and grandmother, a wife to many, and a serial killer.  People around Velma were dropping like flies.  Her motivation?  Money to support her addiction to prescription pills and get away with it.  Grab your caffeine and listen in as we paint a picture of who Velma was, how things escalated to multiple murders, and history made through her trial and execution.

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http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/barfield029.htm 

https://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/women/velma_barfield/1 

http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm189366.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield 

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/03/us/first-woman-is-executed-in-us-since-1962.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/04/us/burial-service-is-held-for-executed-woman.html