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Lena Baker
African American wrongful execution victim (1900-1945)
For the Doctors character, see Lena Baker (Doctors).
Lena Baker | |
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Lena Baker's February 23, 1945 mugshot | |
Born | (1900-06-08)June 8, 1900 Cuthbert, Georgia, US |
Died | March 5, 1945(1945-03-05) (aged 44) Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia, U.S. |
Cause of death | Execution by electrocution |
Occupation | Maid |
Criminal status |
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Children | 3 |
Conviction(s) | Capital murder (posthumously pardoned) |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Lena Baker (June 8, 1900 – March 5, 1945)[1] was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States, who was convicted of capital murder of a white man, Ernest Knight.
She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945.[2] Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution.[3][2]
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