US executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades
Montgomery's execution marked the first time the US government has implemented the death sentence for a female prisoner since 1953.
Convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery pictured at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth in an undated photograph(photo credit: COURTESY OF ATTORNEYS FOR LISA MONTGOMERY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS./FILE PHOTO/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERS
