A new book by former L.A. prosecutor Marcia Clark raises questions about the tactics used to convict Barbara Graham, the ...

From her arrest to her execution, something about Barbara Graham inspired frenzied verbiage from the journalists of the era. Newspapers portrayed her as a chilly, oversexed murderess from the ...

Near the end of his life, the prosecutor who sent 32-year-old Barbara Graham to death row proclaimed his conscience clear. Her execution by cyanide gas in June 1955 was merciful compared to her ...

Barbara Graham arrives at San Quentin State Prison in June 1955. She would be executed the following day. (Bettmann Archive) ...