Henry Graham was addicted to illegal drugs and known as a hardened but low-level criminal. Although convicted in 1934 of first-degree murder for shooting her husband, Madison avoided the hangman's noose by claiming to be the victim of emotional and physical abuse. Only True, who turned state witness in exchange for immunity, could place her at the murder scene, and there were no weapons, fingerprints or other physical evidence linking her to the crime. Barbara described herself as "paying With him she had a third child, named Tommy. friends were mainly criminals who were involved in prostitution and gambling. After leaving reform school, she got married and had two children but, the marriage was not successful. Women in Compton and South Central Los Angeles were influential in the development of Hip Hop on the West Coast. was a steel capsule painted pale green and containing two perforated metal Since nothing directly linked Graham to Monahan's murder, "police and prosecutors decided to trick her into admitting involvement," Cairns writes. ", Whatever the reason, Montgomery campaigned hard to exonerate Graham, even after her death. surprisingly, was said to enjoy classical music but she also liked gambling and Some reports say that Barbara Graham pistol whipped Mabel before suffocating her with a pillow. Was it because she was beautiful? Wanger jumped at the chance to tell Graham's tragic story, bringing aboard director Robert Wise and screenwriters Don Mankiewicz and Nelson Gidding. Posing as a fixer who could provide her with a fake alibi, an undercover officer met with Graham and secretly recorded their conversations, including a forced confession. first child. All of the men knew Monohan through Scherer however they were all released due to lack of evidence. Photo of Mrs. Harriett Henson Santo, wife of defendant Jack And the deaths didn't stop there. To shut her up, Graham whacked her in the face with the butt of a pistol, and continued pistol-whipping her until blood spilled all over the floor. "plant" - a policewoman. In the 1958 movie, "I Want to Live!" True stated that Graham handed a gun to Perkins and told him to "Knock her out!" [Photo courtesy LAPL] [10], Upon hearing of Shorter's disappearance and probable death, William Upshaw, a convicted felon, volunteered to testify before the grand jury. out to commit a crime (a serious crime in this case) and as a result their defense. I think that Emmett inflicted the beating, with Barbara at his side. She had a difficult and miserable childhood (sound Doomed to die in the gas chamber, Barbara Graham is interviewed the night of the murder. Mrs. Mabel Monohan. need your help for this. Barbara Graham talks with her court-appointed attorney, Jack W. Hardy, after the prosecution had proved her attempt to fake an alibi---and ruined his defense. Graham beat an elderly woman to death when a robbery went bad. The cyanide pellets were dropped at 11.36 and she To keep creating in the gas chamber. At 10:43, she was being prepared when a second stay was Little did she know that Prow's friend was an uncover cop, and that her jailhouse sweetheart had betrayed her for a reduced sentence. In 1942, she and other "seagulls" traveled to Long Beach, California and San Diego. This memorial website was created in memory of Barbara Graham, 43, born on June 24, 1931 and passed away . This is the True Crime story about Barbara Graham. And yet there is a natural husband's life. This attempt to illicit perjury plus her previous perjury conviction made Graham seem unreliable to the jury and was convicted of Mabel Monohans murder. Roughly two months later, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested Graham, Perkins and Santo on suspicion of killing Monahan. Earlier, he had confessed to Kaufman his wish to be cremated and his ashes scattered in the park in case he died. Val Norman - The Ballad Of Barbara Graham (2:41) On June 3, 1955 Barbara Graham and two of her partners in crime were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin for their part in the brutal murder of Mabel Monahan in Burbank, California. herself. However, while the movie may have been fictionalized, there is still some doubt about Graham's guilt and the manner in which it was 'proved'.[21]. In 2018 she was named a Canon in the Diocese of Algoma. have to serve more than seven years - I want it the way it is. "My sense of her all through writing the book was that she was always her own worst enemy," Cairns said, pointing to one incident in particular. ", One of Graham's strongest allies was San Francisco Examiner reporter Edward S. Montgomery, who, by his own admission, usually sided with the prosecution. "Bud" Kieser, Calle de los Negros: L.A.'s "Forgotten" Street, The Chinese Massacre: One of Los Angeles' Worst Atrocities. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. suffocated her with a pillow. On March 9th, 1953, sometime in the evening, they gained entry into Monohans Burbank residence. And, she had a nephew who worked the gambling tables in Vegas. Very few of the respondents to my survey In 1944, she served a jail term for prostitution. Harry Kielhamer was awarded custody of their two sons. in 1998 who was attractive while hardly any interest in the execution of Judias Beunoano a month later who Inevitably, the jury found all three guilty (1958), a fictionalized version of events which suggests that Graham was innocent since it was based on letters Graham wrote to a journalist. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Rev. Delve deeper into our other record collections to learn even more. A group of people go Due to a last As a prison official would explain to KTTV, "Within 5 to 30 seconds the person will slip into unconsciousness", Boretti adds, "They go about four or five times back and forthfinally their head comes down. by the Los Angeles Police Department, City Jail. I believe she's the one who pulled the pillowcase over Mabel's head and suffocated her. He said, "A lot of important people called Governor Knight and asked that she not be executed. the you don't plead - you try to be a woman". huge interest in and protests over the execution of Karla Faye Tucker in Texas Barbara was left in the care of a loose network of family and friends, shuttled from place to place until her mother was deemed ready to mingle in polite society and set free. Back to Contents page The They would later learn at trial that $15,000 in jewels and valuables ($156,630 value in 2022) was located in a purse in the closet. lady's death and was hardly most peoples' idea of a "nice girl" but Hortense and Joseph's son, Joseph Robert Wood, was born on March 27, 1930, however Joseph Sr. died on January 19, 1930, at the age 28 before his son's birth. Another way to request for California Death Records is through online public databases. granted - this time until. Barbara Graham gazes straight ahead without a bit of emotion as she is led away from the courtroom. [3] Hortense Ford Wood (19061989) was of Portuguese (Azorean) descent on her father's side, the original family name having been Furtado. At the age of 2, Barbara was placed in foster care as her mother was sent to reform school, she alleged that in foster care she was beaten and treated poorly. Three hours later the two men were executed, side by side. Mr. Graham had already made partner at a Manhattan law firm and written 11 books when, . ", He would lower the lever that would cause the cyanide pellets to drop into a bowl of sulfuric acid under the chair. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. was told from the accused woman''s perspective. "The abolition movement used all this sympathy for Barbara Graham to promote abolition," Cairns said. Canon Barbara Graham Obituary, Death Cause: We got information about the Death of Rev. the witnesses. death row channel will delete any comment with such contentTHIS VIDEO, AND ALL THE OTHERS IN THIS CHANNEL, are based on publicly available information unless otherwise noted. Interestingly when Barbara was interviewed on death row she told But back in September 1953, jurors found enough evidence to convict Graham and her friends of first-degree murder, an automatic death sentence. prosecution charged Should we deem them all to be guilty and thus Canon Barbara Graham on March 21,2022, through Social Media posts and News Websites. She won an Oscar for the portrayal. was jailed for two months in, Barbara liked nice things and also, perhaps The film is from Graham's point of view and includes details differing from real life; in particular, the manner in which the police found and arrested Graham. I'll take the a familiar story?). By the time she was 27, she had three ex-husbands and a long record of arrests for petty crimes, prostitution, perjury and vagrancy. The marriage was not a success, and by 1942, she was divorced. Barbara Graham's hands. And death records are just the beginning. On October 10, 1929, at the age of 23, Hortense married Joseph Wood (1901-1930) in Alameda. "[20] Los Angeles Herald-Express reporter Bill Walker also exposed the inaccuracies of the film in his article in the April 1959 issue of Cavalier, "Exposing Hollywood's 'I Want to Live' Hoax", and in a 1961 book titled The Case of Barbara Graham. This attempt to suborn perjury, plus the recorded admission that she indeed had been at the scene of the widow Monohan's senselessly violent murder, abutted by her previous perjury conviction, completely destroyed Graham's credibility in court. At best, Hortense was an indifferent mother, and often a hostile one. Comments. chamber victims. Some 30 official witnesses, including reporters, plus 20 Barbaras body was claimed Barbara Graham was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael, California. She began a love affair with a fellow inmate, Donna Prow. It may well be that Barbara did not pistol whip and suffocate Mrs. Mahon So according to Her execution was originally scheduled for, . [8] Subsequently, John True agreed to become a state witness in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Barbara was After many failed appeals and on her execution day multiple stays of execution, Barabara Graham was taken to the death chamber. Birth information. led from the holding cell blindfolded and strapped into one of the two chairs Following this she moved to Reno, Nevada and then Tonopah, Nevada working in a number of different jobs, working in a hospital and as a waitress. She was brought to me. for immunity from prosecution and they were all three convicted and sentenced "Frankly, by today's standards, with a decent attorney, Barbara Graham would have not been convicted," said Bakken, editor of the 2010 book "Invitation to an Execution: A History of the Death Penalty in the United States." pulled a pillow case over of her life in this interview. They were involved in various nefarious activities. "Stories like Barbara Graham's are really significant because they show you how the system works - or doesn't. Death certificates are issued to officially register someone's death. to death. It was also thought he had ties with a number of crime syndicates. derangedlacrimes. A bizarre moment was captured on SkyFOX where several cars turned around and started driving the wrong way on a heavily congested Los Angeles freeway. But that is the way of the world it seems. The 1958 movie was based on real events. in a cocktail bar but soon went back to prostitution to earn a living. When questioned about her actions at the trial, she said, "Oh, have you ever been desperate? Esteban Escobedo is one of only a handful of professional floreadores Mexican trick ropers in the United States, and one of a few instructors of the technical expression performing floreo de reata (also known as floreo de soga "making flowers with a rope"), an art form in itself and one of Mexico's longest standing traditions. Babs' lives on She got married and enrolled in a business college and soon had her Hortense's, along with Barbara's and. the Murderpedia project stay alive. You've gotta save my life.' The people who were using her were sophisticated enough to understand that," Cairns said, whether they were abolitionists, prosecutors looking for a swift conviction, or members of the press seeking a sacrificial lamb. "Her crime was flaunting society's rules as to have a women should act and dress and behave.". [11], The press nicknamed Graham "Bloody Babs", reflecting the public disgust for her alleged actions. gas chamber there in 1955. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help crime. torture me? She was given two stays. Monohan and Scherer had remained close friends after the divorce and their continued friendship piqued public interest, gossip and rumors that would later prove deadly. Attorney Ward Sullivan confers with defendant Jack Santo while According to True, Graham accompanied him, Perkins and Santo to the Burbank home of Mable Monahan -- rumored to contain a hidden safe holding $100,000 left behind by her former son-in-law, a Las Vegas gambler. ", Graham couldn't plead self-defense, but she could play on the sympathies of the jury, press and public by dressing modestly, emphasizing her status as a mother and behaving "submissive and deferential to authority. Baxter Shorter was involved in the robbery and murder of Mabel Monohan, he was also the victim of a kidnapping and slaying by two of the prime suspects in the case. They will post details of the deceaseds funeral and other related ceremonies on the online platform of their choice. Luckily for prosecutors, John True had no interest in pursuing crime as a career, and no qualms about telling the whole story, bloody detail by bloody detail, in exchange for immunity. Although she was intelligent, she had very little education. Barbara was innocent or guilty or partially guilty by virtue of being involved Barbara, lawyers asserted she had been "framed" by police because she Hardy, after the said "Oh, have you ever been desperate? minute appeal her initial execution time was stayed until 10:45. At 22, with her good looks, red hair, and sex appeal, she worked for a time in San Francisco for a brothel madam named Sally Stanford. in the murder. Regardless, the cause of death was asphyxia due to strangulation. Her a familiar story?). By 16, she was out on the street, earning her keep as a "sea gull," a young lady who circled the navy yards seeking handouts from lonely sailors. She died on June 3, 1955 in San Quentin, California, USA. Barbara Elaine Ford was born on June 26th 1923 in Oakland, California to a young unwed woman, Hortense Ford from Santa Cruz. that it was "plant" - a policewoman. A former journalist, Cairns has dedicated her career as a historian to documenting women who defy society's expectations. Encouraged by his road manager Phil Kaufman, Parsons again visited the park after completing his latest recording sessions. His fight for life was international news until his execution in 1960. The Barbara Graham was executed at San Quentin in. the reporter, "If I have to spend the rest of my life in prison - if I prosecution had proved her attempt to fake an alibi---and ruined his Barbara drooled and regurgitated onto the front of her suit, and her bowels and bladder emptied inside her clothes. She either wouldn't or couldn't. Finally, after a tortuous hour and a half, the near-hysterical prisoner entered the death chamber. According to Cairns, the case against Graham was circumstantial. Her ex-son in law was none other than Luther B Scherer, a multi millionaire who was known for owning a number of gambling clubs in a variety of places. reason why they should be, at least in theory. In the movie "I Want to Live" Susan Hayward plays murderess Barbara Graham. After hearing of what happened to Shorter, a man named William Upshaw, a convicted felon, stepped forward to testify before the grand jury. Date of Death: May 0, 1975; Day of Death: Thursday; Time of death: unknown; Died at Age: 43 years; . interest in her fate. but one or more of the group did. She was arrested on vice charges in these naval cities and in San Pedro, California. Graham, of course, had no alibi and offered another inmate $25,000 for her and a friend to say they were with Barbara Graham on the night of the murder. She was left strapped to the death chair for an hour and a half as the deadly fumes were sucked out. Barbara Graham was asked to come along to get Monohan to open the door. subscribe for more stories 4th episode of Death Row Executions.Bloody Babs1 murderExecuted by gas chamberadd my instagram deathrowexecutions (1958) and I Want to Live (1983). many still believe she was framed for a crime which she didn't commit. She never showed any remorse for the old The gang thought their victim would be more likely to trust another woman. Upshaw testified that he had been in the car with Barbara Graham, Perkins, Santo, True, and Shorter the night prior to the murder as the group conducted surveillance on Monohan's home and ran through the robbery plans. All were released due to a lack of evidence. Footage: Robert Adams San Bernardino Ca Shooting, Who Killed Zack Tv? Upshaw testified that he had been present in the car the night before the murder, while they were scoping the place out and coming up with their plan. drugs. There are some questions about her guilt. old and thus Barbara was raised by neighbors and got little education. and they were sentenced to death. The voices that are recorded are 100% REAL! Barbara Graham was born in 1923 in Oakland, California. After her stint in state prison, Graham moved to Reno, Nevada and then Tonopah, Nevada. Barbara also tried to bribe another policeman to say she was with him on Nicknamed "Bloody Babs" by the press, Graham was the third woman in California to be executed by gas.[1]. And in "The Enigma Woman: The Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison," published in 2007," the author profiled the first woman on Death Row in California -- a former Palm Springs hotel manager who was "good with the pistols and the ponies.". The inmate, however, was working to reduce her own sentence, and the "friend", who offered to say he was with Graham the night of the murder, was a police officer. Although the movie didn't shy away from depicting Graham as "risk-taking or anti-authoritarian," Cairns said, it did emphasize her vulnerability -- portraying her as "an innocent woman sent to her death by arrogant, uncaring men.". Graham involved Barbara with his low life In Proof of Guilt: Barbara Graham and the Politics of Executing Women in America. On the night of March 9, 1953, Graham rang Monohan's doorbell, said she had car trouble, and asked if she could to use the phone. Still, when a welfare worker offered to take the burden off her hands by adopting the bright, pretty 12-year-old, Hortense refused, for no apparent reason, other than spite. Her last words were, "Good people are always so sure they're right. . Death of Barbara Graham. This is Case File 1 of our series Women Executed on Death Row. He contacted Hollywood producer Walter Wanger, who specialized in "socially significant message films that challenged power structures.". Do you know what it means not to know what to do? "She could be used as a symbol for both sides. Shorter stated that he initially did not want Graham to participate because she was a "dame" but Perkins convinced him that it was the only way Monohan would open the front door. "I want to live. case. This friendship caused numerous rumours and gossip, with one rumour widely circulated amongst criminals that Scherer trusted Mabel so much that he left $100,000 in a safe in the Burbank residence. Her mother was sent to a reformatory when she was only two years In court, True testified against Graham, who continually protested her innocence. [8], Shorter, who was shaken at the thought of going to the gas chamber should the police figure out his involvement, volunteered to turn state's evidence and gave the police details of the Monohan murder and attempted robbery. They called her "Bloody Babs. Perhaps no other story better illustrates the importance of a mother's love than the sad, short life of Barbara Graham. In the movie "I Want to Live" Susan Hayward plays murderess Barbara Graham. fourth gang member called John True went to the old lady's house and demanded Meeting with Graham to plan the alibi story, he insisted that she admit to him that she had indeed been at the scene of the crime. However, when details about her become available, it will make headlines for all who want to read them! Instead, the author said, she appeared in court in tight clothing and high-heeled pumps "that showed off her trim ankles and shapely legs radiat(ing) anger and resentment as she sat, casually smoking, at the counsel table.". There is much disagreement as to whether "Why would this story have grabbed him so much?" It was with a profound feeling of sadness, and an uneasy heart that loved ones and family members, as well as colleagues, and colleagues announced the sudden death of one of her beloved family members. 2023 FOX Television Stations, 6 Compton businesses hit after street takeover leads to looting, LA drivers turn around, go the wrong way on 210 Freeway in Lake View Terrace, Mayor Karen Bass shares her vision for 'A New LA' in State of the City address, Body of Sgt. She was released in 1939 and tried to make a new start for She started an affair with Perkins, who told her about a 64-year-old widow, Mabel Monohan, who was alleged to keep a large amount of cash in her home in Burbank. Years later, her case - chronicled in a popular Hollywood movie - became a rallying cry for anti-death penalty activists. Henry Graham was a drug addict and was known as a hardened criminal, all be it one of a low level. Over the next several years, she was married twice more, but each of these attempts at a more traditional lifestyle failed.[5]. give them the same sentence, as they were all present and involved with the Life was steadily going down hill for her - she had a job as a waitress didn't last and in 1953 she met and married Henry Graham. she hand it over to them. dubbed "Bloody Babs" by them. At this point Shorter claims he threw Perkins to the floor and got True to remove the gag because he had noticed that Mabel was having trouble breathing. It is notable that there was "In a situation like this you don't moan, you don't beg, Defendants Jack Santo (left), Emmett Perkins and Barbara Graham Fiber also plays a role in metabolic health by slowing the digestion of sugars and starches, which reduces blood sugar spikes. Mrs. Graham who beat Mrs. Monohan in the face with a pistol and then Isaac John Gayo returns to LA, Ralph Yarl: 85-year-old man arrested in shooting of Missouri teen, Karen Bass addresses homeless crisis, port delays in LA City Address, What it takes to be 'middle class' in California. And yet there is a natural On the night of March 9, 1953, Graham rang . All three were found guilty of . , the execution finally got under way. Life was steadily going down hill for her - she had a job as a waitress Born in 1923 in an Oakland, Calif., slum, she was the unwanted baby of an unwed teenage hooker - Hortense Wood. gas chamber Robert The group searched the house, tearing it up in the process, looking for the rumored safe and money, but failed to find anything. She either wouldn't or couldn't. She prepared herself and dressed in a beige wool A group of people go There were three career criminals - Perkins, Baxter Shorter and Jack Santo, all experienced thieves and accomplished safecrackers - and John True, a dull-witted deep-sea diver who was down on his luck and willing to try robbing an old lady. The California state gas chamber was housed within St. Quentin and Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. Her mother earned a living through prostitution, and on February 23rd 1925 gave birth to a second daughter called Claire Elizabeth. by writer Stuart Palmer, Monohan's daughter Iris offered a $5,000 ($52,210 value in 2022) reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her mother's murderer(s). She did herself no favors on remand in prison by trying to bribe granted - this time until 11:30 a.m. Barbara was very upset by these [8], The robbery attempt was a futile effort as nothing of value was found in the house. Alton Harris. opened in 1958 to uniformly positive reviews and strong box office receipts, earning Hayward an Academy Award and providing capital punishment critics with fresh ammunition. Barbara Elaine "Bonnie" Wood Graham (ne Ford; June 26, 1923 - June 3, 1955) was an American criminal convicted of murder. Her mother was sent to a reformatory when she was only two years Her first book, 2003's "Front-Page Women Journalists, 1920-1950," looked at newspaperwomen who helped transform the face of journalism while reshaping public perceptions of women in the workplace. She was executed 14 years before Barbara Graham. Subsequently, John True became a witness for the state in exchange for immunity from prosecution. The officer was recording the conversation. Photo was taken As a teenager, she was promiscuous and in As a teenager, she was arrested for vagrancy and sentenced to serve time at Ventura State School for Girls, the same reform school where her mother had been. Barbara's case is yet another of in the courtroom of the Monohan murder trial. Monohan lived in a modest house in Burbank, but the rumor was that she kept a safe stuffed with her former son-in-law's cash, at least $100,000. After the gang left, Santo assumed Monohan was dead. These videos are in no way faked, edited or meant to be misleading in anyway. It is speculated that he had deep ties to various crime syndicates. The Barbara Graham execution was big news in the 1950s and KTTV has a unique. Please Subscribe, it really helps my channel grow!!! . She was supposed to go at 10. She was a brunette bombshell, a diabolical dame, a femme fatale with a sordid past and unsavory ties to Los Angeles' criminal underworld. a fellow "inmate" to give her an alibi. ", Noyes added, "She was quivering and shaking to her death.". Shortly after her parole at age 16, she married for the first time, giving birth to the first of her three sons in 1940. ", His advice provoked a sneering, "How the hell would you know?". She was executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin Prison on the same day as two convicted accomplices, Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins, all of whom were involved in a robbery that led to the murder of an elderly widow. She also examines the ease with which police, prosecutors, reporters and others shape the public narrative. Fifteen states and the federal government had executed women between 1903 and 1955. victim is brutally murdered. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really demanded the death penalty. stays - she had prepared herself and could not understand "why do they But if there was an earthly power who helped both raise him up and keep his . Barbara Graham, alongside Jack Santo and Emmitt Perkins, were all convicted of first-degree murder and handed death sentences for the robbery and murder. Custody of their two sons - you try to be cremated and his scattered. 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