Judy Buenoano

Born in Texas on the 4th April 1943, Judy Buenoano’s mother died when she was 4 years old.

Buenoano became known as the “Black Widow” following a guilty verdict for the murder of her husband after she poisoned him with arsenic. In addition to the conviction for murder, she received additional sentences for attempted murder and insurance fraud
following the drowning of her paralyzed son and an attempt to kill her fiancé with a car bomb. A previous boyfriend also “mysteriously” died whilst dating Buenoano. Her motive was believed to have been greed, as she collected $240,000 in insurance money.

Executed in Florida State Prison on the 30th March 1998, by electrocution, Buenoano, then aged 54, was the first woman to be executed in Florida for over 150 years.