First Female Condemned in Orange County

05/19/20 • 20 min

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Maria Alfaro is the first female to receive the death penalty in Orange County. Maria has been on death row since July 20, 1992. The Supreme Court of California affirmed her judgment in its entirety on August 6, 2007.

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