Ruth Snyder

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:arrested_for January 12, 1928
gptkbp:born January 27, 1895
gptkbp:born_in 1895
gptkbp:clinical_trial Ruth Snyder trial
gptkbp:convicted_of gptkb:murder
death penalty
first-degree murder
gptkbp:depicted_in films and books
gptkbp:died January 12, 1928
gptkbp:died_in 1928
gptkbp:had_a_trial_that_included testimonies from witnesses
gptkbp:had_an_affair_with gptkb:Henry_Judd_Gray
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_a_subject_of gptkb:historical_analysis
media attention
true crime documentaries
photographs during her trial
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of women's rights issues
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_featured_in newspaper articles
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Albert_Snyder
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as a femme fatale
gptkbp:is_represented_in gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:known_for being the first woman executed in the electric chair in the United States
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive media coverage during her trial
gptkbp:notable_case American legal history
several weeks
gptkbp:notable_figures the history of American trials.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henry_Snyder
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:1927
gptkbp:was_a_case_that_drew_attention_to the role of women in crime
gptkbp:was_accused_of_conspiring_with gptkb:Henry_Judd_Gray
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Sing_Sing_prison
gptkb:Sing_Sing_Prison
gptkb:furniture
social change
her husband
January 12, 1928
her appeal was denied
murdering her husband
gptkbp:was_involved_in a love triangle
a highly publicized trial
gptkbp:was_involved_in_a_case_that_highlighted_issues_of gender and crime
gptkbp:was_involved_in_a_case_that_raised_questions_about judicial fairness
gptkbp:was_part_of a sensational murder case
the Roaring Twenties culture
the history of capital punishment in the U. S.
gptkbp:was_part_of_a_case_that_influenced public opinion on the death penalty
gptkbp:was_the_first_woman_to_be_executed_in gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruth_Etting
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6