September 20, 1880 - Louise Peete
What distinguished Peete from many of her contemporaries was not the number of her victims but the repeated pattern of her crimes — killing for financial gain, moving on, and then doing it again decades later, suggesting a calculated opportunism that persisted well into middle age. She operated within circles of trust, targeting those who had extended her hospitality or support, which allowed her to remain undetected across a remarkably long criminal career.
From Wikipedia
Louise Peete (September 20, 1880 – April 11, 1947) was a convicted American serial killer. Peete was first convicted of the 1920 murder of wealthy mining engineer Jacob C. Denton, and was sentenced to life in prison in 1921. She was paroled in April 1939. In May 1945, Peete was convicted a second time for murdering her employer, Margaret Logan, and was sentenced to death. She was executed in April 1947, making her the second of only four women to be executed in the California gas chamber.
Further reading
- Black Widow
Traces the life of Louise Peete, a murderer who killed a wealthy mining engineer, served nearly two decades in prison, and went on to kill again after her release.
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Follows the true story of Louise Peete from her origins in Louisiana to her ultimate execution in the gas chamber at San Quentin Prison.
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