Synopsis: Lena Baker , a maid who was executed for murder by the State of Georgia in 1945, for killing her employer Ernest Knight in 1944.
According to Mrs. Baker, at her trial she claimed that she was imprisoned and threatened by Mr. Knight, that if she tried to leave he'd shoot her and as a result Ms. Baker shot him.
According to Mrs. Baker, at her trial she claimed that she was imprisoned and threatened by Mr. Knight, that if she tried to leave he'd shoot her and as a result Ms. Baker shot him.
A jury of twelve white men and subpoenaed peers found Lena, guilty of murder in less than six hours. She received the death penalty and her sentencing earned her a place in history as the first woman, to be given the death penalty in the state of Georgia. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.
The Lena Baker Story stars veteran actress Tichina Arnold, and hits theaters this spring.
2009 LA
