July 30, 1943 - Caril Ann Fugate
At fourteen, she became the youngest female in American history sentenced to life in prison, convicted as an accomplice in the 1958 Nebraska killing spree that left eleven people dead. Her exact role alongside Charles Starkweather has remained contested for decades — whether willing participant or coerced captive — making her case one of the more legally and morally unresolved chapters of mid-century American crime.
From Wikipedia
Caril Ann Fugate (born July 30, 1943) is an American spree killer. Fugate was an accomplice of Charles Starkweather, being 14 years old (legally a minor) when his murders took place in 1958. She was convicted as his accomplice and sentenced to life imprisonment. She was paroled in 1976 after serving 18 years.
Further reading
- The Twelfth Victim
A reexamination of Caril Fugate's role in the Starkweather murder spree, arguing for her innocence and serving as the basis for a Showtime docuseries.
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Told through the eyes of her appointed defense attorney, this book explores whether 14-year-old Caril Fugate was a willing accomplice or a kidnapped victim in the 1958 Starkweather killings.
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