Executed
Ada LeBoeuf
Ada LeBoeuf was a poor woman with little formal schooling who lived in a small town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and retired librarian Fran Middleton, who researched her case, describes her marriage as abusive and says she is sympathetic toward her. Ada LeBoeuf was executed at the Franklin jail in 1929. Her case is tied to the death of her husband, James LeBoeuf, whose body was found in Lake Palourde after the 1927 Mississippi River flood. Historians still question parts of the case, and her execution made her the 25th woman executed in the country.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The article notes that historians still question parts of the case.
Reported by: the newspaper article.