Ann Bilansky
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| Born | Mary Ann Evards Wright 1820 |
| Died | March 23, 1860 (age 39/40) |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Criminal status | Executed by Hanging |
| Spouse | Stanislaus Bilansky |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) (c. 1820 – March 23, 1860) was an American housewife convicted in 1859 of poisoning her husband with arsenic.[1] She is the only woman in Minnesota to receive the death penalty and the first white person in the state to executed by hanging.[2][3]
In popular culture
Ann Bilansky's trial and execution was the basis for Jeffrey Hatcher's stage play, A Piece of Rope, which premiered in St. Paul in March 2000.[4]
References
- ^ Farber, Zac (28 February 2017). "Politics of the Past: 'Grave doubts' couldn't stop hanging". Minnesota Lawyer. Bridgetower Media. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "1860: Ann Bilansky". ExecutedToday.com. ExecutedToday.com. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Ragsdale, Jim (23 March 2000). "Minnesota's first execution still a tantalizing tale". Twin Cities. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ City Pages, March 22, 2000 Archived June 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Trenerry, Walter N. (1962). Murder in Minnesota: A Collection of True Cases. Minnesota Historical Society. pp. 25–41. ISBN 978-0-87351-180-3.
- Bessler, John D., Legacy of Violence: Lynch Mobs and Executions in Minnesota, University of Minnesota Press, 2003. Chapter 3: "The Execution of Ann Bilansky."
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