Near the end of his life, the prosecutor who sent 32-year-old Barbara Graham to death row proclaimed his conscience clear. Her execution by cyanide gas in June 1955 was merciful compared to her crime, ...

In the heyday of film noir (the 1940s and 1950s), Hollywood created menacing and darkly urban settings and focused on a criminal class of characters, usually including a femme fatale. It was all very ...

Near the end of his life, the prosecutor who sent 32-year-old Barbara Graham to death row proclaimed his conscience clear. Her execution by cyanide gas in June 1955 was merciful compared to her crime, ...