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Minnie Dean

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New Zealander murderer (1844-1895)

Lived 1844 to 1895 · aged 50
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Williamina Dean was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged. She remains the only woman to have had the sentence of death executed in New Zealand.

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Hatboxes containing baby dolls, such as this one, were sold outside the courthouse during Minnie Dean's 1895 trial.Hatboxes containing baby dolls, such as this one, were sold outside the courthouse during Minnie Dean's 1895 trial.

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Williamina Dean was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged. She remains the only woman to have had the sentence of death executed in New Zealand. Several other women have been sentenced to death in New Zealand, but all of them had their sentences commuted to either life or long-duration imprisonment.

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Lived 1844 to 1895 · aged 50
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