US EditionWoman Who Died in Irish House Fire Was a Death Row Survivor
- Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs, a 76-year-old American author and Florida death row survivor, died in a house fire in Connemara, Ireland, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
- Jacobs was wrongfully convicted of murdering two police officers in 1976, spent nearly 17 years in prison including five on death row, and was acquitted and released in 1992 after a confession by another man.
- The fire broke out at about 6:20 a.m. At a detached bungalow in Gleann Mhic Mhuireann near Casla, killing Jacobs and a man in his 30s believed to be her carer, with emergency services responding promptly to control the blaze.
- An Garda Síochána confirmed the bodies were recovered for postmortem at University Hospital Galway, and the technical examination and autopsy results will guide the ongoing Garda investigation.
- The incident shocked the local community, with Gardaí appealing for witnesses and friends remembering Jacobs as a champion for justice and a true hero who inspired many.
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Death row survivor wrongfully imprisoned for 17 years dies in horror house fire - The Mirror
A survivor of Florida's death row has tragically died in a house fire - Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs, who was wrongfully jailed for 17 years, died in a fire in Galway earlier this week
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Exonerated US death row inmate turned campaigner dies in Irish house fire
Sunny Jacobs died following the blaze at the Sunny Healing Centre in rural Co Galway.
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