Eva Coo
Eva Coo | |
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Coo in a 1935 publication of The Washington Times | |
| Born | Eva Currie c. 1888 – c. 1892 Haliburton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | June 27, 1935 (aged 41–45) Sing Sing Correctional Facility, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Little Eva |
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| Years active | 1924–1934 |
| Criminal status | Executed by electric chair |
| Motive | Collection of life insurance policies |
| Conviction | Murder in the first degree |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
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| Target | Harry "Gimpy" Wright |
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Eva Currie-Coo (b. c. 1888 – c. 1889; d. June 27, 1935), also known as "Little Eva", was an American brothel keeper, innkeeper, and speakeasy operator. Coo was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of her employee Harry "Gimpy" Wright so that she could collect on several life insurance policies that she had taken out on him. The investigation of Coo and her trial drew significant press coverage. She was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional Facility on June 27, 1935. She was the fifth woman to die in Sing Sing's electric chair.