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- ↑ Zaitz, Les (2011-03-15). "Angela McAnulty, Eugene woman who killed 15-year-old daughter, lands on new death row". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ "State v. Freeman, 232 Or 267, 374 P2d 453 (1962)". Find A Case. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- 1 2 Madrid, Ed (2009-02-03). "The rest of the story". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ↑ Baker, David V. (2015-11-16). Women and Capital Punishment in the United States: An Analytical History. McFarland. ISBN 9780786499502.
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