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Laura D. Fair (née Laura Ann Hunt; 1837–1919) was an American murderer, whose death sentence was overturned. Her court case is notable due to her gender and the legal case framed around her gender; it received much attention in the press, and support of Fair by the suffragettes.
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Podcast episodes
- Ep.6_Laura Fair_BBAWhat Are You Doing · 2019
- Laura - Fair-Handels-Beraterin für Mecklenburg-VorpommernGlobalLokal · 2022
- The Trials of Laura Fair (By Carole Haber)Listen free The Unabridged History Audiobook Titles before a documentary-night gathering with a Free Trial · 2013
- The Disturbing _ Chilling Case of Laura Fair(M4A_128K)Tale Foundry Mysteries · 2026
- Trials of Laura Fair: Sex, Murder, and Insanity in the Victorian West Audiobook by Carole HaberRead Without the Pages Free Audiobook · 2013
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