Rhoda Willis
Encyclopedia
Rhoda Willis was a baby farmer convicted of murder
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She was born in Sunderland in 1867.
Willis was executed by hanging
at Cardiff
prison on August 14 1907, her 40th birthday. She was the only woman to be hanged in Wales
in the 20th century and the last baby farmer to be executed.
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
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She was born in Sunderland in 1867.
Willis was executed by hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
at Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
prison on August 14 1907, her 40th birthday. She was the only woman to be hanged in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in the 20th century and the last baby farmer to be executed.