Frances Newton

Age: 40

Summary: Texas woman convicted of the fatal shootings of her husband Adrian and two children Alton, 7, and Farrah, 21 months, in 1987 who became the third woman and the first black woman executed in the state since capital punishment resumed in 1982.

Cause of Death: Executed by lethal injection

Born: April 12, 1965

Died: September 14, 2005

Location: Huntsville, Texas