AP photo: Iva
Jewel Nelms
and Bee Henry
Nelms Jr.,
Frances
Newton's
parents, wipe
away tears after
witnessing the
death of their
daughter in
Huntsville.
Newton was
executed on
Sept 14, 2005.
Frances Newton
Texas is the number one execution state in the
U.S. Newton was the 349th person executed in
Texas since 1982. She was also the first
African-American woman legally executed in
Texas since the civil war era.
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