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Velma Barfield

American serial killer (1932-1984)

  • Fame55.5
  • Momentum13.5
  • Wikipedia15.2K
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Lived 1932–1984, aged 52United States
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  • Era
    1932–1984
    Aged 52
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Updated 2026-06-21

Margie Velma Barfield was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder but was linked to seven murders in total. She became the first woman in the United States to be executed after the resumption of capital punishment in 1976, and the first since 1962. She was also the first woman to be executed by lethal injection.

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