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Today in History: Velma Barfield becomes first woman executed since 1962
11/2/2025
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- On November 2, 1984, Margie Velma Barfield became the first woman executed in the United States since 1962, following the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976. Convicted of one murder and linked to seven others, she was also the first woman to die by lethal injection, marking a significant moment in U.S. history.
