David Fridley testifying as a witness at the trial of Fred Price for the murder of Fridley's daughter, Mary Fridley Price. From "'Price Wanted to Get Into My Bank Roll,' Says Father of Tragedy Victim," Minneapolis Journal, January 12, 1916, 8. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society

Charles Etchison testifying as a witness to the murder of Mary Fridley Price. From "State's Star Witness Completes Story of Alleged Murder," Minneapolis Journal, January 11, 1916, 6. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Jurors in the trial of Fred Price for the murder of his wife, Mary Fridley Price, inspect the scene of her death. From "Price Trial Defendant and Jury at Scene of the Tragedy," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, January 7, 1916, 1. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society.

The twelve jurors chosen to serve in the trial of Fred Price for the murder of Mary Fridley Price. From "Price Case Likened to the Famous Hayward Trial," Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, January 9, 1916, 7. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society.

Fred and Mary Price in their Cadillac, 1913–1914. Mary holds her dog, Chum. From "Etchison's Story is Unshaken Under Severe Grilling," Minneapolis Journal, January 11, 1916, 1. Mary and Chum exited the same car on the night of November 28, 1914, and fell to their deaths from a cliff. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society with permission from the Minneapolis Journal.

Mary Fridley Price with her husband, Fred Price, ca. 1907–1914. From "Mary Fridley Pice Was Member of One of First Families of Minnesota," Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, January 9, 1916, 6. Image reproduced from microfilm at the Minnesota Historical Society with permission from the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.

Mary Fridley Price, 1910–1914. From "Fear For Pet Costs Her Life," (Minneapolis Sunday Journal, November 29, 1914). Image reproduced from microfilm.

In this segment of MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds, Britt Aamodt explains how the execution of William Williams led to the end of capital punishment in Minnesota.

Marie Carey, ca. 1935. Inmate case files, 1919–1977, Minnesota State Reformatory for Women. State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. Used with the explicit permission of the Minnesota State Archives.