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.
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.