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Execution at Sing Sing

Name: Execution at Sing Sing
Start: 1899-03-20
Location: Sing Sing Correctional Facility

When: March 20, 1899
Where: Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Part of: Event of 1899: At Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York, Martha M. Place becomes the first wom

Martha Place was executed on March 20, 1899, at Sing Sing Correctional Facility for the murder of her stepdaughter.

Martha M. Place was executed on March 20, 1899, at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. She was convicted for the murder of her 18-year-old stepdaughter, Ida Place. This event marked the first time a woman was executed in the electric chair.

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Martha M. Place Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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