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‘WE PARDON YOU, CARIL’

Letters sought to share forgiveness for a girl named Fugate

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Caril Ann Fugate and Margaret Berry

Caril Ann Fugate Clair (left) met Margaret Berry when Clair was traveling through the state and stopped to talk to Berry's husband, attorney John Stevens Berry Sr., who tried to help her get a pardon, which was denied.

Letter to Caril Ann Fugate

A letter written to Caril Ann Fugate as part of an effort to send her supportive messages.

The original caption on the Associated Press wire photo sent on Jan. 29, 1958, read: YOUNG NEBRASKA GIRL IN CUSTODY: Caril Fugate, 14, appears in a state of shock as she is interrogated by sheriff’s officers at Douglas, Wyo. She accompanied Charles Starweather on a reckless 500-mile automobile flight from Lincoln, Neb., where the two were wanted by authorities in connection with nine grisly killings. Among the dead were Caril’s mother, stepfather and their 2-year-old daughter.

Caril Ann Fugate after her arrest in 1958 for a killing spree that left 10 people dead.

Liza Ward, granddaughter of Charlie Starkweather victims C. Lauer and Clara Ward, awaits the start of the Nebraska Board of Pardons hearing in the Governor's Hearing Room on Feb. 18. 

John Stevens Berry Sr., lawyer for Caril Ann Fugate Clair, awaits the start of the Nebraska Board of Pardons hearing in the Governor's Hearing Room on Feb. 18.

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

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JoANNE YOUNG Lincoln Journal Star

First there were the letters, handwritten, mailed but never delivered to a 14-year-old Lincoln girl detained at a Nebraska state mental hospital after capture in Wyoming.

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Photos: Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Fugate

Caril Fugate after her arrest in 1958. 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR ARCHIVE

Caril Fugate

Caril Fugate is escorted by Gertrude Karnopp, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s wife in this photo taken in February 1958. 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR ARCHIVE

Caril Fugate

Caril Fugate is taken to the county jail building by Gertrude Karnopp, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s wife in this photo published in the afternoon paper on Feb. 1, 1958. 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR ARCHIVE

Caril Fugate

The original caption on the Associated Press wire photo sent on Jan. 29, 1958, read: YOUNG NEBRASKA GIRL IN CUSTODY: Caril Fugate, 14, appears in a state of shock as she is interrogated by sheriff’s officers at Douglas, Wyo. She accompanied Charles Starweather on a reckless 500-mile automobile flight from Lincoln, Neb., where the two were wanted by authorities in connection with nine grisly killings. Among the dead were Caril’s mother, stepfather and their 2-year-old daughter.

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Caril Fugate

Caril Fugate is escorted by Gertrude Karnopp, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s wife in this photo taken in May 1959. 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR ARCHIVE

Starkweather

Caril Ann Fugate after her arrest in 1958 for a killing spree that left 10 people dead.

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Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate. 

LJS Library archive photo

Starkweather

Caril Fugate and Charles Starkweather in a snapshot taken by his landlady a few months before their January 1958 murder spree.

Journal Star archives

Caril Ann Fugate

A request for a pardon by Caril Ann Fugate, shown in a police car after being taken into custody in 1958, was denied on Feb. 18.

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Caril Ann Fugate in 1993

Caril Ann Fugate in 1993

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Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate, February 1958. LJS Library archive photo

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Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate (right) in May 1958. 

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Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate in May 1958. 

LJS Library archive photo

Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate is accompanied by Mrs. Karnopp, the sheriff's wife.

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Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate in November 1958. 

LJS Library archive photo

Caril Ann Fugate

Caril Ann Fugate

LJS Library archive photo

Nebraska Board of Pardons

John Stevens Berry Sr. (right), lawyer for Caril Ann Fugate Clair, tries to make a remark on the Nebraska Board of Pardons' decision to deny Clair's application in the Governor's Hearing Room on Tuesday. Dave Ellis (far left) and Liza Ward (center), both who had relatives murdered by Charlie Starkweather, represented opposing viewpoints on Clair's application.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Nebraska Board of Pardons

Nebraska Board of Pardons member Attorney General Doug Peterson (left) remarks on the application of Caril Ann Fugate Clair as Gov. Pete Ricketts and Secretary of State Robert Evnen listen on Feb. 18. Clair's application was denied.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Caril Ann Fugate and Margaret Berry

Caril Ann Fugate Clair (left) met Margaret Berry when Clair was traveling through the state and stopped to talk to Berry's husband, attorney John Stevens Berry Sr., who tried to help her get a pardon, which was denied.

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Letter to Caril Ann Fugate

A letter written to Caril Ann Fugate as part of an effort to send her supportive messages.

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Caril Fugate Letter

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

Courtesy image

Caril Fugate Letter

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

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Caril Ann Fugate and Margaret Berry

Caril Ann Fugate Clair (left) met Margaret Berry when Clair was traveling through the state and stopped to talk to Berry's husband, attorney John Stevens Berry Sr., who tried to help her get a pardon, which was denied.

A letter written to Caril Ann Fugate as part of an effort to send her supportive messages.

The original caption on the Associated Press wire photo sent on Jan. 29, 1958, read: YOUNG NEBRASKA GIRL IN CUSTODY: Caril Fugate, 14, appears in a state of shock as she is interrogated by sheriff’s officers at Douglas, Wyo. She accompanied Charles Starweather on a reckless 500-mile automobile flight from Lincoln, Neb., where the two were wanted by authorities in connection with nine grisly killings. Among the dead were Caril’s mother, stepfather and their 2-year-old daughter.

Caril Ann Fugate after her arrest in 1958 for a killing spree that left 10 people dead.

Liza Ward, granddaughter of Charlie Starkweather victims C. Lauer and Clara Ward, awaits the start of the Nebraska Board of Pardons hearing in the Governor's Hearing Room on Feb. 18. 

John Stevens Berry Sr., lawyer for Caril Ann Fugate Clair, awaits the start of the Nebraska Board of Pardons hearing in the Governor's Hearing Room on Feb. 18.

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

A letter that was among those written in 1958 to Caril Ann Fugate while she was awaiting trial. The letters were purchased at an estate sale of the former Lancaster County sheriff whose wife was the jail matron who helped take care of Fugate after her arrest. 

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