The conversation this week explores the chilling story of Velma Barfield, the first woman executed by lethal injection in the United States. Natalia tells us about her early life, troubling marriages, and the mysterious deaths surrounding her before discussing her strange second life behind bars and the famous song named after her.
TW for domestic abuse
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Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, December 3). Velma Barfield. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Barfield
OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT (GPT-5.1) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
