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Conviction March 18, 1912 Homicide

Virginia Christian

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date March 18, 1912
Location Hampton, Virginia
Victim Age 17
Gender Female

Seventeen-year-old Virginia Christian became the first woman executed in Virginia's electric chair for the murder of her employer. The case raised questions about juvenile justice and racial disparities. She was executed in August 1912.

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