Hannah Ocuish (sometimes “Occuish”; March 1774 – December 20, 1786) was a 12-year old Pequot Native American girl with an intellectual disability, who was hanged on December 20, 1786, in New London, Connecticut, for the murder of Eunice Bolles, the 6-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer. She is believed to be the youngest person executed in the United States. In the 2020s, Ocuish’s guilt, culpability, and the fairness of her trial have come into question.

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    4 months ago

    If she wasn’t guilty, how awful is the actual murderer knowing that a 12 year old kid was executed for your crimes.