BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 19th of February 1951 73 years ago |
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Murderess Jean Lee born as Marjorie Jean Maude Wright is executed by hanging at the age of 32 in Pentridge Prison, Coburg, Victoria, Australia. On the morning of her execution Lee became hysterical and had to be sedated. She fainted when the executioner came to her cell and she was strapped semi-conscious to a chair. Lee was the last woman to be executed in Australia. |
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