Despite Last-Minute Appeal, Georgia Executes Convicted Female Murderer - NPR

Convicted of orchestrating her husband's death in 1997, Kelly Gissendaner was executed in Jackson, Ga., on Tuesday evening, becoming the first woman in 70 years to be put to death in the state.

Gissendaner was set to be executed at 7 p.m., but a last-minute appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court delayed the execution for more than an hour, The Washington Post reported. The justices decided not to stop the execution process.

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