This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
Martha Jule Beck (Seabrook)
May 6, 1919 โ March 8, 1951Convicted 1949
Buried at:
Milton Cemetery , Milton, Florida ยท Unmarked grave (per memorial documentation; remains transported to hometown after execution at Sing Sing)
Criminal History (Public Record)
Convicted (with Raymond Fernandez) of multiple murders during the same 1940s-1951 lonely-hearts killing spree. Executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison on March 8, 1951 (immediately after Fernandez). Her body was returned to Florida; she rests in an unmarked grave in her hometown cemetery.
Background
Martha Jule Beck (nรฉe Seabrook) was the female half of the "Lonely Hearts Killers" with Raymond Fernandez. A nurse and mother, she became entangled in his criminal schemes after meeting through a lonely-hearts ad.
Contemporary national news coverage of the 1949-1951 manhunt, trial, and dual execution
Florida and New York historical records
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