Eva Dugan
Eva Dugan | |
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Pima County Sheriff's Department: inmate mugshot on day of execution | |
| Born | 1878 Salisbury, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1930 (aged 51–52) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | First degree murder Motor vehicle theft |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Eva Dugan (1878 – February 21, 1930) was a convicted murderer whose execution by hanging at the state prison in Florence, Arizona, resulted in her decapitation and influenced the state of Arizona to replace hanging with the lethal gas chamber as a method of execution.