Executed
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bonnie Brown Heady was executed in Missouri's gas chamber in 1953, a sentence carried out by the state while she was in its custody. According to The McDonald County Press, she asked to wear her green dress at her execution, and the warden allowed it. The article notes that her execution was the last of a woman in the United States until Lisa Montgomery's in 2021. The execution details in the article come from the case record.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Missouri state execution record.