Jane Hurshman

Jane Hurshman
Born	(1949-01-25)January 25, 1949 Brooklyn, Queens County, Nova Scotia
Died	February 22, 1992(1992-02-22) (aged 43) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Body discovered	Halifax waterfront
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Jane Stafford, Jane Whynot
Alma mater	Lunenburg Regional Vocational School
Occupation(s)	nursing assistant, women's advocate
Known for	killing her husband and being acquitted

Jane Hurshman Corkum (January 25, 1949 – February 22, 1992) was a Canadian woman best known for having killed her abusive husband Lamont William "Billy" Stafford in 1982,^[1] and for being acquitted of his murder.^[2]

The Crown appealed, concerned with the legal precedent, and Corkum pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a six-month sentence. She was released after two months.^[3]

On February 23, 1992, her body was found in a car on the Halifax waterfront, dead from a single gunshot wound.^[2][4]

In media

• A made-for-television film, Life with Billy was produced in 1994.
• The song Waltz For Jane by Denis Ryan's 5 Pound Spent.^[5]

See also

• Jane Hurshman Memorial Fund
• Battered person syndrome

Sources

• Vallée, Brian (1998). Life and Death with Billy. Toronto: Seal Books. ISBN 0-7704-2818-5.
• Vallée, Brian (1995). Life after Billy : Jane's story : the aftermath of abuse. Toronto: Seal Books. ISBN 978-0-7704-2622-4. OCLC 1310744409.

References

1. Kelseysmommy. "Murders & Crime". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
2. "LIFE WITH BILLY / LIFE AFTER BILLY". fifth estate. CBC Learning. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
3. Caster, Penny (October 27, 2008). "Female murderers fascinate author". Red Deer Advocate. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
4. Jones, Deborah (2 March 1992). "Suicide, or murder? Jane Hurshman Corkum's violent life, and death". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
5. "GarageBand.com : song profile for Waltz For Jane by Denis Ryan's 5 Pound Spent". Nov 2002. Retrieved on 2008-12-20.