Barber, Fanny (c. 1864–1952)

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Barber, Fanny (c. 1864–1952)

Irish murderer. Name variations: Fanny Malone. Born c. 1864 in Ireland; died 1952 in prison; m. William Barber, 1912.

Shot husband to death in home in Cultra, Ireland (1933); arrested (1934), was charged with murder; tried and sentenced to death by hanging (1935), had sentence commuted to life in prison; maintained her innocence until she died (1952).

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