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Frances Elaine Newton (née McLemore; April 12, 1965 – September 14, 2005) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by lethal injection in the state of Texas for the April 7, 1987 murder of her husband, Adrian, age 23, her son, Alton, age 7, and her daughter, Farrah, 20 months.
Frances Newton was just shy of her 22nd birthday when she committed the murders for which she was executed. She was 40 years of age.
She was convicted on November 17, 1987, for killing her three family members "execution style", however Frances claimed not to be guilty even in her last moments alive. It is reported that Adrian and Frances had marital problems, and that Adrian struggled with substance abuse.
Frances Newton was just shy of her 22nd birthday when she committed the murders for which she was executed. She was 40 years of age.
She was convicted on November 17, 1987, for killing her three family members "execution style", however Frances claimed not to be guilty even in her last moments alive. It is reported that Adrian and Frances had marital problems, and that Adrian struggled with substance abuse.