Jane Hurshman
Jane Hurshman | |
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| Born | January 25, 1949 Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia |
| Died | February 22, 1992 (aged 43) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Body discovered | Halifax waterfront |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Jane Stafford, Jane Whynot |
| Alma mater | Lunenburg Regional Vocational School |
| Occupation(s) | nursing assistant, women's advocate |
| Known for | killing her husband and being acquitted |
Jane Hurshman Corkum (January 25, 1949 – February 22, 1992) was a Canadian woman best known for having killed her abusive ex-husband Lamont William "Billy" Stafford on the evening of March 11, 1982, and for being acquitted of his murder.
The Crown appealed, concerned with the legal precedent, and Corkum pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a six-month sentence. She was released after two months.
On February 23, 1992, her body was found in a car on the Halifax waterfront, dead from a single gunshot wound.