The Trigger Woman

 

The Trigger Woman - Irene Schroeder

From an original story by Alan Hynd
Edited and additional material by Guy Hadleigh

The following is from one of the stories in Nearly Forgotten True Crimes: 7 Infamous Cases Revisited (Vintage Crime Series Book 1) by Guy Hadleigh available on Amazo n her e

It was not until it was fatally late - until time had run out, that 22-year-old Irene Schroeder learned that marriage and motherhood were more important than excitement and high adventure. Irene Schroeder had sold her soul - and the soul of the man who loved her - for adventure. Otherwise, on a bleak day in January 1930, she would not have been sitting in a prison cell, facing the imminent termination of her life in the electric chair, writing to a friend the following letter:

I received your most kind letter and certainly appreciate it. You will certainly have Jesus in your heart to write such a letter to me. I am very glad you pray for us and hope you will please continue to do so. Certainly need someone to pray for us. It...Read More