Ann Elizabeth Basham: Murder 1st Degree Mystery

Ann Elizabeth Basham was born 3 Feb 1898, CT or Colorado. She was married to William Gallagher Durborow (1899-1976).




Inmate: #52974 San Quentin Prison
Rec: 11 Oct 1932
Crime: Murder 1st Degree
Term: Life
Trans to Tehachapi Women's Prison 1 Jan 1933.  





This case is very mysterious, I only found 3 newspaper articles and none of them tell us who she killed, or why, just that it happened in San Diego, CA. 






                    1933





1933




She asked for a Pardon in 1934.


Her husband was a military man here are 2 documents I found and a burial.





This one mentions Where she is, which was Tehachapi Women's prison in Kern County, CA.

Ann died 6 Sep 1961 in Los Angeles, CA.




Her Obit and funeral.





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  1. She killed her first husband, James Webster Basham. She had been aving an affair with Duborow and James had life insurance. James was killed January 9, 1932 then she married Duborow March 25, 1932. The book "San Diego Murder & Mayhem" refers to her as Martha but I can't seem to find anything under that name.

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