Toni Jo Henry (January 3, 1916 - November 28, 1942), (née Annie Beatrice McQuiston), was the only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
Read more about Toni Jo Henry: Early Life, Marriage, Murder of Joseph P. Calloway, Books and Film
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