the murder of Rachel Timmerman

In 1847 Michigan became the first English speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty. In 2002 Marvin Gabrion was sentenced to death for the murder of Rachel Timmerman in Newaygo County, Michigan. This story starts in the early part of the 1800's, visits Michigan's last execution in 1938 and asks the heartbreaking question, where is Rachel Timmerman's 11 month old daughter? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.