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Toni Jo Henry is the only woman to be executed by Louisiana's electric chair, and it happened at the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse. Married to Claude 'Cowboy' Henry, she decided to break her husband out ...
It was Valentine’s Day, 1940, and Toni Jo Henry had planned a perfect surprise, sure to show her sweetie just how much she loved him. She was going to bust him out of jail. No easy task, give… ...
Tom Anton's period crime drama recounts the true story of Toni Jo Henry, the only woman to be executed in Louisiana By THR Staff The Pardon Still - H 2015 Desperate to raise funds for his appeal ...
An independent movie about Toni Jo Henry, the only woman to be executed in Louisiana by electric chair, was shot in Lake Charles as well as Shreveport. "The Pardon," will be released in theaters on ...
In the film directed by Tom Anton, the “Hart of Dixie” actress stars opposite John Hawkes as Toni Jo Henry, who was tried three times and executed in Louisiana in 1942 at the age of 26.
A piece of Shreveport history hits the silver screen Friday night. In 1942, Toni Jo Henry was the only woman to be executed in Louisiana's electric chair. However, her tale is about much more than ...