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Mary Frances Creighton

1899 โ€“ July 16, 1936 Convicted 1935
Buried at: Flushing Cemetery , Flushing, New York ยท Unmarked grave (Section K.P.C. area per memorial documentation)

Criminal History (Public Record)

Convicted (with Earl Applegate) of the 1935 arsenic poisoning murder of her neighbor John Creighton (her brother-in-law). She had a prior 1920s acquittal in a similar poisoning case in New Jersey. Executed July 16, 1936. One of the last women executed at Sing Sing.

Background

Mary Frances Creighton was an American woman convicted of murder and executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing.

Sources & Verification

  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/ (search Mary Frances Creighton Flushing)
  • Contemporary New York Daily News and national coverage of the 1935-1936 trial and execution
  • Sing Sing historical execution records

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โš  Proximity Warning within ~5 miles

The following other flagged graves were found near this location:

Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish
Flushing Cemetery ยท ~0 miles away
Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
Mount Hebron Cemetery ยท ~2.04 miles away

Distances are approximate using the Haversine formula. Always confirm exact plot locations with the cemetery office.

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