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Lena Baker

African American wrongful execution victim (1900-1945)

For the Doctors character, see Lena Baker (Doctors).

Lena Baker

Lena Baker's February 23, 1945 mugshot

Born(1900-06-08)June 8, 1900

Cuthbert, Georgia, US

DiedMarch 5, 1945(1945-03-05) (aged 44)

Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia, U.S.

Cause of deathExecution by electrocution
OccupationMaid
Criminal status
  • Executed
    (March 5, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-03-05))
  • Pardoned
    (August 16, 2005)
Children3
Conviction(s)Capital murder (posthumously pardoned)
Criminal penaltyDeath

Lena Baker (June 8, 1900 – March 5, 1945)[1] was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States, who was convicted of capital murder of a white man, Ernest Knight.

She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945.[2] Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution.[3][2]

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