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Karla Faye Tucker

11/18/1959 - 2/3/1998
Scorpio

Last Words

"I am going to be face to face with Jesus now. I love you all very much. I will see you all when you get there. I will wait for you."

Death & Legacy

Karla Faye Tucker, 38, was put to death by lethal injection today, becoming the first woman executed in Texas since the Civil War and a symbol, around the world, of the debate over the death penalty. Ms. Tucker, a pickax murderer who had become a born-again Christian, was pronounced dead at 6:45 P.M., eight minutes after the lethal drugs began flowing into her arms.

Read full obituary from The New York Times

Details

Cause of Death
Lethal injection
Age at Death
38 years
Funeral Location
The information about the exact location of Karla Faye Tucker's funeral is not publicly available.
Final Resting Place
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas, U.S.