Notable Women on Death Row

In August, 1998, Suzanne Basso and four others in Texas kidnapped a 59-year-old mentally retarded man and beat him to death with belts, baseball bats, steel-toed boots, hands and feet. Basso was the leader of the group and encouraged all the co-defendants to abuse the victim. The murder was committed for proceeds from an insurance policy on the victim as well as other assets, for all of which Basso was designated as heir. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)