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At a time when states are closely re-examining capital punishment, particularly in light of the Innocence Project's scathing findings that dozens have been wrongly sent to prison and to Death Row, Kathleen Cairns's meticulous and moving reprise of the notorious 1950s case of Barbara Graham is a sobering, insightful, and welcome study of why the swift and awful justice of execution is neither swift, nor just, but merely awful. - Dennis McDougal, author of Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty Proof of Guilt is a fascinating book that details the case of Barbara Graham and also explores the issue of the execution of women. Although the Graham case occurred decades ago, Cairns brings Barbara Graham back to life in this compelling narrative. The book sheds new light on the issue of the death penalty and dispels many myths and misconceptions surrounding it. - Gloria Killian, exoneree and co-author of Full Circle: A True Story of Murder, Lies, and Vindication

This outstanding book is a major contribution to the history of the criminal justice system and its limitations. -Gordon Morris Bakken, Montana, The Magazine of Western History -- Gordon Morris Bakken Montana, The Magazine of Western History At a time when states are closely reexamining capital punishment, particularly in light of the Innocence Project's scathing findings that dozens have been wrongly sent to prison and to Death Row, Kathleen Cairns's meticulous and moving reprise of the notorious 1950s case of Barbara Graham is a sobering, insightful, and welcome study of why the swift and awful justice of execution is neither swift, nor just, but merely awful. -Dennis McDougal, author of Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty -- Dennis McDougal Proof of Guilt is a fascinating book that details the case of Barbara Graham and also explores the issue of the execution of women. Although the Graham case occurred decades ago, Cairns brings Barbara Graham back to life in this compelling narrative. The book sheds new light on the issue of the death penalty and dispels many myths and misconceptions surrounding it. -Gloria Killian, exoneree and coauthor of Full Circle: A True Story of Murder, Lies, and Vindication -- Gloria Kill

At a time when states are closely reexamining capital punishment, particularly in light of the Innocence Project's scathing findings that dozens have been wrongly sent to prison and to Death Row, Kathleen Cairns's meticulous and moving reprise of the notorious 1950s case of Barbara Graham is a sobering, insightful, and welcome study of why the swift and awful justice of execution is neither swift, nor just, but merely awful. --Dennis McDougal, author of Privileged Son: Otis Chandler and the Rise and Fall of the L.A. Times Dynasty --Dennis McDougal (09/19/2012)

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Kathleen A. Cairns is a lecturer in the Department of History at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She is the author of The Enigma Woman: The Death Sentence of Nellie May Madison (Nebraska, 2007) and Hard Time at Tehachapi: California’s First Women’s Prison.

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