Jane Hurshman Explained

Jane Hurshman
Birth Date:25 January 1949
Birth Place:Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia
Death Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Body Discovered:Halifax waterfront
Other Names:Jane Stafford, Jane Whynot
Known For:killing her husband and being acquitted
Occupation:nursing assistant, women's advocate
Nationality:Canadian
Alma Mater:Lunenburg Regional Vocational School

Jane Hurshman Corkum (January 25, 1949  - February 22, 1992) was a Canadian woman best known for having killed her abusive husband Lamont William "Billy" Stafford in 1982,[1] and for being acquitted of his murder.[2]

The Crown appealed, concerned with the legal precedent, and Corkum pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a six-month sentence. She was released after two months.[3]

On February 23, 1992, her body was found in a car on the Halifax waterfront, dead from a single gunshot wound.[4]

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  1. Web site: Murders & Crime . Kelseysmommy . 2008-12-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222093310/http://uk.msnusers.com/MurdersCrime/janehurshman.msnw . 2008-12-22 .
  2. Web site: LIFE WITH BILLY / LIFE AFTER BILLY. fifth estate. CBC Learning. 2008-12-20.
  3. News: Female murderers fascinate author. Caster. Penny. October 27, 2008. Red Deer Advocate. 2008-12-20. https://archive.today/20120720110239/http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/lifestyles/features/Female_murderers_fascinate_author.html. July 20, 2012. dead.
  4. News: Jones . Deborah . Suicide, or murder? Jane Hurshman Corkum's violent life, and death . 2 February 2021 . The Globe and Mail . 2 March 1992.
  5. http://www.garageband.com/song?|pe1|S8LTM0LdsaSkYVSxY2o "GarageBand.com : song profile for Waltz For Jane by Denis Ryan's 5 Pound Spent"

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