By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Georgia executes only woman on state's death row
Kelly Renee Gissendaner pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m.
Georgia Execution Ledb 1
A Department of Corrections officer directs traffic as protesters gather outside of Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, Ga., Tuesday, before the execution of Kelly Gissendaner. Gissendaner, 47, was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband. She conspired with her lover, who stabbed Douglas Gissendaner to death. - photo by Associated Press
Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson. Gissendaner was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband.
Sign up for the Herald's free e-newsletter