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| − | '''Sirena Jackson''' was a Pensacola woman who killed her husband, [[Ben Jackson]], by striking him in the head with an axe and then strangling him with a rope in July [[1898]]. According to neighbors, Ben regularly beat his wife, and Sirena told them she feared for her life. After the neighbors saw Ben's dead body in a pool of blood on [[July 7]], 1898, [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office|Deputy Sheriff]] [[F. D. | + | '''Sirena Jackson''' was a Pensacola woman who killed her husband, [[Ben Jackson]], by striking him in the head with an axe and then strangling him with a rope in July [[1898]]. According to neighbors, Ben regularly beat his wife, and Sirena told them she feared for her life. After the neighbors saw Ben's dead body in a pool of blood on [[July 7]], 1898, [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office|Deputy Sheriff]] [[F. D. Saunders]] apprehended Sirena on a train leaving the city. |
In the December 1898 trial, Sirena pleaded "not guilty," claiming the act was committed in necessary self-defense. In January 1899 a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder, with a recommendation for mercy. She was sentenced to life in prison. | In the December 1898 trial, Sirena pleaded "not guilty," claiming the act was committed in necessary self-defense. In January 1899 a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder, with a recommendation for mercy. She was sentenced to life in prison. | ||
