Minnie Dean
Williamina "Minnie" Dean (2 September 1844 – 12 August 1895) was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged. She was the only woman to receive the death penalty in New Zealand.
Read more about Minnie Dean: Early Life, Murder Case and Execution, In Popular Culture
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Minnie Dean - In Popular Culture
... In 1985, Dean's trial was the subject of In Defence of Minnie Dean, the first episode of the Emmy-nominated Hanlon New Zealand television drama series about the career of Dean's lawyer ... Television Awards (also called the GOFTA Awards), and "contributed to a re-evaluation of Dean's conviction" ... Minnie Dean is referenced in Dudley Benson's 2006 song "It's Akaroa's Fault" ("I don't want to meet Minnie Dean at the end of my life/If I were to meet her I'd keep her hatbox in sight") ...
... In 1985, Dean's trial was the subject of In Defence of Minnie Dean, the first episode of the Emmy-nominated Hanlon New Zealand television drama series about the career of Dean's lawyer ... Television Awards (also called the GOFTA Awards), and "contributed to a re-evaluation of Dean's conviction" ... Minnie Dean is referenced in Dudley Benson's 2006 song "It's Akaroa's Fault" ("I don't want to meet Minnie Dean at the end of my life/If I were to meet her I'd keep her hatbox in sight") ...
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