Velma Barfield
Velma Barfield | |
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NCDOC mugshot, c. 1984 | |
| Born | Margie Velma Bullard October 29, 1932 Eastover, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1984 (aged 52) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Convictions |
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| Criminal penalty | Death (December 1978) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of crimes | April 4, 1969 – February 4, 1978 |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
Date apprehended | May 13, 1978 |
Margie Velma Barfield (née Bullard; October 29, 1932 – November 2, 1984) was an American serial killer who was convicted of one murder but was linked to seven murders in total. She became the first woman in the United States to be executed after the resumption of capital punishment in 1976, and the first since 1962. She was also the first woman to be executed by lethal injection.