Caril Ann Fugate
Caril Ann Clair | |
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Caril Fugate, pictured in February 1958 | |
| Born | Caril Ann Fugate July 30, 1943 |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Spouse |
Fredrick Clair
(m. 2007; died 2013) |
| Conviction | First degree murder (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty |
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Caril Ann Fugate (born July 30, 1943) is the then-adolescent girlfriend of spree killer Charles Starkweather, being just 14 years old when his murders took place in 1958. She was convicted as his accomplice and sentenced to life imprisonment. She is the youngest female in United States history to have been tried and convicted of first-degree murder. In 1976, she was paroled after serving 18 years.