Betty June Binnicker

Birthday December 9, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace South Carolina

DEATH DATE Mar 24, 1944 (11)

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About

Widely known as a victim of a murder in Alcolu, South Carolina in 1944. While George Stinney was convicted and executed that year in connection to the crime, his sentence was later overturned on the grounds his 6th amendment right to a fair trial was violated.

Before Fame

One of the last times she was seen was riding her bike with her friend Mary Emma Thames in March 1944. 

Trivia

Her murder and the subsequent trial of George Stinney inspired many individuals and the Northeastern University School of Law to seek a judicial review beginning in 2004. 

Family Life

She had one sister named Lorraine.

Associated With

Karyn Parsons' 2019 book How High the Moon has a subplot based upon her murder and the trial that followed.

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