- Free Frances Newton
Collection of petitions and letters aiming to free Frances Newton, an African American woman convicted of killing her husband and children, who is scheduled to be executed on September 14, 2005. Includes case history, legal documents, audio, and video files.
www.freefrances.org
- Austin Chronicle: Without Evidence: Executing Frances Newton
September 9, 2005, news article detailing the death row sentence of Frances Newton, who, in 1987, was convicted of murdering her husband and children. Her execution is set for midnight, September 14, 2005.
www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2005-09-09/pols_feature3.html
- Women on Death Row: Frances Elaine Newton
Brief article provides Frances Newton's background and gives the details of the crime she was convicted for along with the motive.
crime.about.com/od/female_offenders/p/deathrow9.htm
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