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The Spooky Darlings
Three sisters. Endless creepy stories. The Spooky Darlings explores true crime, the paranormal, and all things bizarre—from lighthearted hauntings to the darkest of deep dives, If it's creepy, strange, or just too intriguing to ignore, we're talking about it.
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#31. Front Page Noose! The Trial and Botched Execution of "Cheerful Eva" Dugan.
This week The Spooky Darlings invite you back in time to 1930 to hear the true story of the first and last woman to be hanged from the gallows in Arizona. Eva Dugan's life didn't start with crime, it started with survival. With her childhood shaped by poverty, and her early marriage shaped by abandonment, Eva learned to look out for herself.
She became the prime suspect in the disappearance of her chicken rancher boss, but things got even stranger when Eva also disappeared. She is eventually tracked down and charged with a crime. But does the evidence support the charges, and when all is said and done, does the punishment fit the crime?
One thing is for certain: This story helped sell a TON of papers back in 1930. Front page news indeed!
Sources:
"The Day Eva Dugan Died" by Rob Kackley
Murderpedia.com
Arizona Silver Belt, Feb 21, 1930
Arizona Daily Star, FEb 21, 1930
Time.com archives 3/3/1930
Findagrave.com-AJ Mathis
Petersburg Press, Feb. 28, 1930
Winslow Daily Mail, Feb. 14, 1930
Galveston Tribune, Feb 21, 1930
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