Starkweather's ex-girlfriend who went along on '58 killing spree critically injured in wreck

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Tue Aug 6, 2013, 11:14 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Omaha World Herald-AP

By Martha Stoddard and Joe Duggan Updated at 10:06 pm (Central)

LINCOLN — Her name still evokes heated emotions more than 55 years after she accompanied her boyfriend on a killing spree that terrorized Nebraska.

Caril Ann Fugate Clair has lived in relative obscurity since she was paroled in 1976. She apparently last visited Nebraska almost 20 years ago, asking for a hearing before the State Board of Pardons, a request that was denied.

Fugate Clair, 70, was reported in critical condition Tuesday by Michigan authorities after a single-vehicle crash that killed her husband, Frederick A. Clair, 81.

She was being treated at a hospital in Kalamazoo, said Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Saxton.

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[patricia92243]

1. Doesn't seem possible that she is an old lady of 70. I have seen old interviews of her.

[Warpy]

4. I was a kid when it happened

and I remember her picture in the paper and how shocked I was that somebody who wasn't much older than I was and who looked like the older students at my school had been part of that killing spree.

[patricia92243]

2. Linky??

[Omaha Steve]

3. Here it is

Sorry.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130806/NEWS/130809296/1685#starkweather-s-former-girlfriend-critically-injured-in-accident

[cliffordu]

5. Fucking bummer.

[jwirr]

6. I met her while working at the Nebraska prison where she was held. Sorry to hear that she is hurt

and for the lose of her husband.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Interesting old clip of her here

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[Judi Lynn]

8. Such nice "kids" they were, too.

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[steelyboo]

9. Saw her standing on her front lawn

Just a twirlin' her baton,
Me and her went
For a ride, sir
and 10 innocent
people died

[nomorenomore08]

17. First thing I thought of as well... Like the 'In Cold Blood' murders, the Starkweather case became

as much a literary "legend" as anything else...

[montanacowboy]

10. Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen

starred in a film loosely portraying them

[Lucky Luciano]

11. Natural Born Killers came to mind with the pics above. nt

[nomorenomore08]

18. "NBK" was Starkweather, Bonnie and Clyde (mostly the Hollywood Beatty/Dunaway version)

and a shit-ton (allegedly) of hallucinogens during filming. With an assist from Trent Reznor, Cowboy Junkies, Diamanda Galas, and others.

[frogmarch]

12. So, is she confirmed dead?

I can't find anything about her dying, except at Wiki.

Caril Ann Fugate (born July 30, 1943 - August 6, 2013) was the adolescent girlfriend and accomplice of spree killer Charles Starkweather.[1] She is the youngest female in United States history to have been tried for first-degree murder.

Caril Ann Fugate
Born July 30, 1943
Died August 6, 2013 (age 70)

ON EDIT: The WWMT update saying an unnamed source said she was dead has been removed, so it looks like she might still be alive, since the news story saying she was critically injured hasn't changed.

[frogmarch]

13. Apparently Caryl is still alive.

Bummer.

http://www.klkntv.com/story/23064508/infamous-fugate-in-critical-condition-after-crash

snip:

There were reports Tuesday night that she died, but this is not true. However, her 81-year-old husband has died from the injuries he suffered.

[duffyduff]

16. There was a bunch of that rumor garbage going around

Reporters need to be a little bit more cautious before saying anything.

[struggle4progress]

14. "You killed my mom and stepdad! I think you'd be a great boyfriend!"

Oh yeah, adolescents ...

IIRC Charlie's thinking was that he'd get the electric chair anyway for the first murder, so he might as well just keep on killing

[frogmarch]

15. "Oh, yeah, and

you gun-butted and stabbed my year-and-a-half-old sister to death, and we threw her body down the outhouse hole alongside Mom's. And dumped my step-dad's body in the chicken coop. I SO want you for my boyfriend! Togetherness means everything to me!"

Charlie's dad said that justice was not served, because Caryl should have been sitting in Charlie's lap when he was executed.