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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro became the first woman sentenced
to death in Orange County,
when
she was condemned for stabbing to death 9-year-old Autumn Wallace
more than 50
times during
a June 15, 1990 burglary in Anaheim to get money for drugs.
(The Orange County Register)
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro reacts as the jury
is polled by her attorney in this April 8, 1992 file photo.
(Michael
Goulding - The Orange County Register)
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
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Maria del Rosio "Rosie" Alfaro
The victim
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Autumn Wallace, 9.