Ruth Snyder

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth_Etting
gptkbp:born 1895
January 27, 1895
gptkbp:clinical_trial testimonies from witnesses
Ruth Snyder trial
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:Henry_Judd_Gray
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Sing_Sing_prison
gptkb:Sing_Sing_Prison
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:legal_case
social change
death penalty
first-degree murder
her husband
January 12, 1928
her appeal was denied
murdering her husband
gptkbp:depicted_in films and books
gptkbp:died January 12, 1928
gptkbp:died_in 1928
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruth Snyder
gptkbp:inspired public debate on capital punishment
gptkbp:is_a_figure_in the feminist movement
the early 20th century media landscape
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_featured_in newspaper articles
gptkbp:is_influenced_by public opinion on the death penalty
gptkbp:is_involved_in a love triangle
a highly publicized trial
gptkbp:is_part_of a sensational murder case
the Roaring Twenties culture
the history of capital punishment in the U. S.
gptkbp:is_represented_in gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:1927
gptkbp:known_for being the first woman executed in the electric chair in the United States
gptkbp:legal_issue gender and crime
judicial fairness
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage during her trial
gptkbp:notable_event American legal history
several weeks
the role of women in crime
gptkbp:notable_figures the history of American trials.
gptkbp:portrayed_by a femme fatale
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henry_Snyder
gptkb:Henry_Judd_Gray
gptkb:Albert_Snyder
gptkbp:subject gptkb:archaeological_site
media attention
true crime documentaries
photographs during her trial
gptkbp:symbol women's rights issues