Toni Jo Henry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Toni Jo Henry

American murderer

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1916

Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1942

Profession: prostitute

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Toni Jo Henry

  • Toni Jo Henry (January 3, 1916 - November 28, 1942), (née Annie Beatrice McQuiston), was the only woman ever to be executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
  • Married to Claude 'Cowboy' Henry, she decided to break her husband out of jail where he was serving a fifty-year sentence in the Texas State Penitentiary for murder.
  • Together with Harold Burks, she took a ride with Joseph P.
  • Calloway, whom they then robbed and murdered.
  • Toni Jo Henry was convicted and sentenced to death.
  • After three trials, she was executed by electrocution on November 28, 1942.
  • Her case generated several popular books and films including A Savage Wisdom and Stone Justice.

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