May Ruth Snyder (née Brown; March 27, 1895 – January 12, 1928) was an American murderer. Her execution in the electric chair at New York 's Sing Sing Prison in 1928 for the murder of …

Aug 17, 2018 · In 1927, Ruth Snyder plotted with her lover, Judd Gray, to murder her husband for his insurance policy. The clumsy murderers were quickly caught when a police detective …

Sep 24, 2018 · On March 20, 1927, Ruth Snyder claimed two “giant Italians” had broken into her house in Queens and knocked her unconscious. They tied her up and left her in the hallway, …

In one hour and 40 minutes, the jury decided to accept Gray's version: He had struck the first blow with the sash weight, Albert Snyder had groaned and turned, and Ruth Snyder had finished …

Dec 5, 2024 · Ruth Snyder’s mugshot as she was being transferred to Sing Sing prison in New York state. Feeling rejected by the man she pledged her life to, Ruth began to seek love and …

On the night of January 12, 1928, Ruth Snyder, a Long Island housewife, was electrocuted at New York's Sing Sing prison for the murder of her husband Albert Snyder. Following her to the …

In 1925 a woman named Ruth Snyder too up with a salesman—a corset and brassiere salesman to be exact—and together on March 20, 1927, they murdered her husband in his bed. Months …

Nov 8, 2020 · In 1927, Ruth Snyder and her married lover Judd Gray conspired to murder Ruth's husband to get rid of him and collect $100,000 of insurance.

Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray, lovers and murderers, last night paid the penalty of love and murder in the same electric chair with 40 witnesses, including two women.