Ruth Snyder

Ruth Snyder
Snyder, c. 1925–1928
Born
May Ruth Brown

March 27, 1895
DiedJanuary 12, 1928(1928-01-12) (aged 32)
Sing Sing Prison, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, U.S.
OccupationHomemaker
Criminal statusExecuted by electrocution
Spouse
Albert Edward Snyder
(m. 1915; murdered 1927)
Children1
MotiveResentment
ConvictionFirst degree murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsAlbert Edward Snyder, aged 44
DateMarch 20, 1927
LocationsQueens, New York City, U.S.

May Ruth Snyder (née Brown; March 27, 1895 – January 12, 1928) was an American murderer. Her execution in the electric chair at New York's Sing Sing Prison in 1928 for the murder of her husband, Albert Snyder, was recorded in a highly publicized photograph.