Murder defendant Angelina Napolitano as she appeared in the press at the time of her 1911 trial
Born
(1882-03-12)March 12, 1882
near Naples, Italy
Died
September 4, 1932(1932-09-04) (aged 50)
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Homemaker
Criminal status
Deceased
Conviction(s)
Murder
Criminal penalty
Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Date apprehended
April 16, 1911
Angelina Napolitano (March 12, 1882 – September 4, 1932)[1] was an immigrant to Canada who murdered her abusive husband in 1911, igniting a public debate about domestic violence and the death penalty.[2][3] She was the first woman in Canada to use the battered woman defense on a murder charge and brought domestic abuse to national awareness.[4]
Napolitano was found guilty, and although the jury recommended clemency, she was sentenced to death, which led to a flood of petitions asking to have her life spared.[2][3][5] After an international outcry, however, the Canadian federal cabinet eventually commuted her sentence to life imprisonment.[2] She served 11 years before being paroled.[1]
In 2005, the story of Napolitano's marriage and dramatic trial was turned into an award-winning independent film, Looking for Angelina.[3][5][6]
^ abcIacovetta, Franca (2005). "Napolitano (Neapolitano), Angelina". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ abcPlatinum Image Film press release New Film About Italian Immigrant, March 13, 2006. Accessed June, 2008 via A Guide to Women in Canadian History
^Helwig, David (May 6, 2004). "I just killed a pig". SooToday.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ abOfficial film website: Looking for Angelina Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, accessed June, 2008
^Navarretta the mastermind behind Angelina by Ravi Amarnath. The Gazette, University of Western Ontario, September 26, 2006 Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed June, 2008
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