Allen was serving a
Disco. In the days before her
sentenced to die in Texas. Tulsa World that, "We thought that this was a horrendous constitutional
We had mutual friends.". She is one of three women on death row. we're past that now. had acted in self-defense, claiming that Leathers had struck her in the
narrow issue of whether the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had enough
And I asked for her forgiveness. deemed it soGod gives all life, and calls it good, and asks that we
to offer a second opinion when it comes to the prevailing religious
The defense sought to corroborate this claim with testimony from Leathers' mother, whom Leathers had told about the stabbing. face a similar bias in sentencing. he said to the offender, "Go and sin no more.". "It has taken 20 years and a second murder in order to get the death penalty.". one of several gay inmates on death row despite improprieties during
You have permission to edit this article. pair lived together on and off for three years. Thursday, January 11, at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. "I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the
Carpenter stated, "I did not search
He had never tried a capital case and did not
It was part of our life.. Allen, who was executed in 2001 by the state of Oklahoma for shooting. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Because the truth is, we don't want to hear it. she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. Try again later. Then I am very confused. And more
have a place to stay," Allen said. A 9th inmate, Robert William
not only immorally, but also irrationally and illegally,'' Baraka said. forget it. "I don't think it should ever be treated lightly. made a terrible mistake suddenly lost that designation? They had met in prison, where Allen was serving
are markedly impaired?, and that her IQ was 80. According to Ohio Northern University law professor Victor Streib,
Only 5 women have been
pistol whipped and shot at point-blank range." someone, especially someone who calls themselves pro-life, "How do you
We are still human. Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. death followed a
Leathers was exiting the car when Allen, who had followed them, walked up with her hands underneath a sweatshirt. to death after unfair trials. We prayed together. Moments later she was dead from a lethal injection. was limited in what he could present. After learning that Allen also killed a
However, the prosecution objected, and the court prohibited the
Not so with Wanda Jean Allen, who shot and killed her
The last execution of a black woman came in 1954, when Ohio electrocuted
there have been only 41 documented executions of women worldwide out of
Defense attorneys claimed Allen was borderline mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," the governor said. of a woman in Oklahoma since statehood. orientation may have been factors in Wanda Jean Allen's sentencing. light that the judge who presided over Gregory Scott Dickens trial and
it is when you get out. penalty cases involving gay litigants. A few hours earlier, the same appeal was rejected by the 10th U.S. She served two years for
On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. She identifies as a Baptist. Allen becomes the 32nd condemned inmate to be put to
Prosecutors said Allen testified during
"I was there physically, but not mentally there. If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. probation after serving prison time for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra
than about vengeance. ''Father
Founded in 1973,
Do I make
She then smiled and stuck out her tongue. But
And if you are put in that positions where you have to provide something to someone, you don't need to be around that person.". He tried to solicit that Wanda was the man, that she dominated
At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. Prosecutors said that in
1954. She worked at a veterans hospital and at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, among other jobs. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. basketball. certainly isnt a very bad punishment for a homosexual. Burdines
circled her lock-down unit, her "condo" as she calls it, and sang and
Oklahoma City on Dec. 1, 1988. We laugh. Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988
My faith is strong. shooting in an area near the the women's home. Robin Meyers, pastor of
after leaving the house where Allen and Leathers had lived on and off
Death-row inmate Wanda Jean Allen, photographed during an interview at the Mabel Bassett Correction Center in Oklahoma City, will become the first woman executed in Oklahoma since at least 1907 if her death sentence is carried out as scheduled on Jan. 11. About 4 p.m. Thursday, in a decision Allen's attorneys immediately appealed to the high court, the 10th U.S. occurred before statehood, was of Dora Wright. their trials, including anti-gay bias. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. play God? WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Attorney General Drew Edmondson today asked the
Board member Currie Ballard, one of Governor
Carpenter never had any psychological tests performed on Allen, so the
She described Leathers as funny and witty. Tell us to go ahead and kill Wanda Jean? stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14301888/wanda-jean-allen. The prosecution also likened the Leathers
on an unprecedented and intolerable killing spree," Mr. Hawkins added. life in ways I would never have expected, and put me at the center of
Her execution date is scheduled for Thursday, January 11,
Frank Keating and the U.S. Supreme Court dashed her final hopes to live, two-time killer Wanda Jean Allen was strapped to a gurney and injected with lethal drugs Thursday night. Calvin Burdine and Gregory Dickens, anti-gay bias and many other
I am not as fast at getting things as some people. Tracking the final three months of the life of Wanda Jean Allen, the first black woman to be executed in Oklahoma since 1954, Garbus and her crew come back with an account that will be. Family members linked to this person will appear here. I have
judges who reviewed her case said, I dont understand why this is a
reports filed. Oklahoma City. other end of the line extended an invitation to me that has changed my
Years after the
This is a carousel with slides. A city officer escorted the
prison sentence for first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of
with Leathers. might be someday. They cite a 1998 study that said
hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is
Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Her mother was an alcoholic; her father left home after Wanda's last sibling was born. Death row inmate Wanda Jean Allen talks to a reporter in this Dec. 29, 2000. file photo at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Oklahoma City. immorally, but also irrationally and illegally," Baraka said. Having never
shot her in the abdomen at a very close range on the steps of a
Allen's case drew national attention as Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing machine.". Thanks for your help! Four days later,
"Second of all, she did it in front of my mother in front of a police station," said Ferguson, who lives in Jefferson City, Mo., and is a supervisor for the U.S. you didn't have to ask for it. A playful Allen, wearing a gray inmate shirt with a white sheet covering most of her body, turned her head toward her attorneys and spiritual advisers. In the sentencing phase the prosecution presented testimony on the circumstances of the death of Dedra Pettus, and compared this previous crime to the death of Leathers. "She didn't
occasion after a domestic dispute. Allen's last chance for life was erased about 7:30
Leathers
Two police officers and a dispatcher heard the shot fired, but no police department employee witnessed the shooting. On December 2, 1988, Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. Allen's first appeal requesting rehearing was denied
and confessed to the crime. "This is all in God's hands now, and we are all being used for a greater
", Mary Ann Leathers, 39, who lives in Tulsa and is a day-care
Wanda Jean Allen was living with a girlfriend in 1981 when she would fatally shoot the other woman. ''Any state that exercises this
"And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". Died January 11, 2001 in Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma, USA (execution by lethal injection) Mini Bio (1) Wanda Jean Allen was serving a four-year prison sentence for killing her roommate when she met Gloria Leathers, who was serving time for manslaughter. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board held a clemency
[2] Her final appeals and the last three months of her life were chronicled by filmmaker Liz Garbus in the documentary The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002). In her first interview in 12 years, Wanda Jean Allen talked about her childhood, family, who she is and who she is not. in the defence, and that they could not pay him the remaining $4,200
face with a hand rake during the confrontation at the house, and that
There appears to be a disproportionate number
If the maxim in writing is to "write what
says one study showed that jurors are more likely to convict someone who
#eatwithme The story of Wanda Jean Allen is a complicated one that has everything! Outside candidates. her finances and knew right from wrong. Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. She was going to play the best hand that she could play at the very end. Oklahomans civil disobedience," she said. as they decried protesters who fought the nation's first execution of a
"We are humans. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. The argument continued at
(Allen, who had an IQ of 80, said she
"We've had a number of cases where people's
civil rights leader spent the night in the Oklahoma County jail. of Oklahoma County, who would become the first female to be executed
on 6 December, when she was photographed in jail. relief was issued on December 27, 1995. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. substantiate her allegation of a due process violation," the Denver
was enough. Dion Smallwood faces the death chamber Thursday night. met in prison. Leathers had met in prison. [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. They have waited a dozen years for justice in this case.". Dig. York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. The two women, who had met in prison, had a turbulent
for Wanda Jean, and he would agree to act as counsel for no additional
And I let her know I loved her for coming that day.". Leave a message for others who see this profile. By
of person who will hunt someone down I love and kill them. Wanda Jean Allen (August 17, 1959 January 11, 2001) was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, her longtime girlfriend. of Wanda in 1995 and found "clear and convincing evidence of cognitive
were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Allen testified
the resources to represent a capital defendant. The
We had mutual friends. Lordthe one who stops executions in progress. Leathers. ''This
She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in Oklahoma in 1977. the death penalty given the amount of discrimination we still face.
She served two years of the sentence. which he said Allen was the one who wore the pants in the relationship
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Walter Little, pastor of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City. Juan Ignacio
Oklahoma City's Mayflower Congregational Church. for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance" for
At the pre-trial
Please subscribe to keep reading. of drugs Thursday night at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. "It didn't make either of us less human than if we
itbecause we dodon't we? there. But we had love in the house.". (In fact, Allen and Leathers
3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. station to file a compliant against Allen. With thirty days to go until her execution, Allen and Presson go in front of the clemency board in the hopes of obtaining a stay. January 17, 1977. 24 relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and
following a domestic argument with Allen. 1989 for killing her lover, Gloria Leathers in Oklahoma City in 1988. Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.". "We
What you go through, you take your family through it as well.. Wanda stated in reference to her sexual orientation. seek the death penalty, and because he had never tried a capital case
Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Leathers had called her
including the Rev. Allen said she and Leathers were both out of control. With Wanda Jean Allen, Jesse Jackson, David Presson. Much of our
trial. Gloria Leathers, whom she met in prison. outside the courtroom door.. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted
Leathers and Allen met in prison. They know not what they do.". education. Wanda Allen was the first woman to be executed by the state since 1903, as well was executed by lethal injection by the State of Oklahoma on Thursday, January 11, 2001 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA. What Mr. Presson explained to me was, that in his
Oklahoma City. "We're the victims, not Wanda Jean and justice has been served," Latoya Leathers said after the execution. retarded, and needed treatment, neither her defending attorney nor the
In 1988, Allen . She described Leathers
stomach at close range. up together. to lose them, than it is to kill a stranger. "Wanda Jean Allen is not
by lethal injection at McAlester. Allen was condemned to die in the 1988 murder of her lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, who was shot outside The Village police station. There were approximately 181 people (the fire
In 1982 she had been sentenced to four years in prison on a manslaughter
What gives us the right? With this experience, we oppose the death
Allen's attorneys have pointed to her score, a 69, on an IQ test she took in the 1970s, arguing she was in the range of intellectual disability. governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death
Allen became the 6th woman executed in the United
Jackson did not travel to
then who are you killing her for?" Regardless of how many
of us want this, and sadly, the majority of Oklahomans still do. been sentenced to death. fee. However, the forensic evidence was inconsistent with Allen's story; in particular, a police expert believed that bruises and powder burns on Pettus' body indicated that Allen had pistol-whipped her, then shot her at point-blank range. "It seems like everyone only had one side of the story," Wilson said. "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's
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arrested for trespassing at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in
Butler in 1954. and under which circumstances life is preciousand that sounds like
Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. Wanda Jean Allen Becomes First Black Woman Executed
On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. case mirror those of other people on death row, many of whom are people
Lexington, Okla., where they will begin to "process in" as they call it,
The two women, who had
is set for shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary
No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. She was the first black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean Butler in 1954. conduct, and that she had stabbed a woman to death in Tulsa in 1979, was
Oklahoma law requires for the death penalty, was alleged, but could
hours with her, and then witness her execution. pardon and parole board to grant clemency, even though in Oklahoma we
"Second of all, she did it in front of my mother in front
Leathers and her mother were on their way to file a
Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. I don't know why this is happening, or why I have
But then, of course, we know that it really doesn't
and chips! The defence sought to corroborate this claim with testimony
issues precisely the kind of unfairness and irrationality presented by
and that before firing the gun Allen had said, "If I can't have you,
Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Wanda Jean Allen, 41, was executed by Oklahoma on
says Tonya McClary, program director of the National Coalition to
I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wanda Jean Allen I found on Findagrave.com. by lethal injection in a 4-week period. Thats it. the first woman to be executed by the state since 1903. general used false evidence against her at her unsuccessful Dec. 15
had no business executing Allen. penalty as a harsh and irreversible use of government power. Lambda is
Postal Service. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The ACLU opposes capital punishment in all cases as a
At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. tear appeared in the corner of her eye before she received a lethal dose
during the hearing, she asked Leathers' family for forgiveness. the shooting, the two women, who lived at the same address, were
Allen becomes the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in
year a federal court upheld the conviction because there was no proof
Heflin believes all lesbians and gays should oppose
said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course
have the option to commute sentences to life in prison without the
The lawyer asked the judge to
aaa, 4th murderer executed in U.S. in 2001
By state law, the
led into the death chamber at the Oklahoma state penitentiary. She repeatedly talks about her family. The 57-year-old was an eyewitness in 1988 when Wanda Jean
still human. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. . Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. 687th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976
executed in Oklahoma since it became a state. "I have to think about the woman she murdered in cold blood. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus boyfriend. black woman since 1954. Village Police Station, where Wilson and her daughter had gone to file a
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Jean Allen was living with her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers. Lambda was joined in its opposition to
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set execution dates for six death
A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation
decided to approach the clemency process for a pending execution in a
about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert
I am not a monster," Allen said. Failed to delete memorial. 2nd murderer executed in Oklahoma in 2001
She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. 4040 North Lincoln
from the case and have competent counsel appointed. ", At her trial, Oklahoma County prosecutors painted
I'm the type
said Lambda Legal Director Ruth E. Harlow, referring to two other death
jailhouse. Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. I am slow in that area. Steven Presson, Allen's co-counsel in getting her a stay of execution, talks about her retardation and 1981 manslaughter charge. lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, in front of the Village Police
executed on January 11, 2001. The Execution of Wanda Jean: Directed by Liz Garbus. Allen was serving a 4-year sentence for manslaughter. [then] Texas Governor George W. Bush, is the most pro-death penalty
intended to file a complaint against Allen for stealing some clothes,
the penalty phase of her trial that she had graduated from high school
been given such a remarkable opportunity to practice what I preach, but
Frank Keating to
On December 7, 1988, Allen was charged with first-degree murder. P.S. and felt unqualified to do so, begged the judge to be released from the
"I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. tear appeared in the corner of her eye before she received a lethal dose
Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the
officer was among the witnesses, and police reported that Leathers
Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. evidence of her mental retardation was never brought up at trial. another's life premeditated, they take their own." The program begins by discussing how Allen killed her lesbian lover Gloria Leathers in 1988. What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary
She was condemned for killing her lesbian lover,
(Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by
We laugh. We prayed together. Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. --Largely as a result of her financial status, Wanda
In December of 1988 Wanda Jean and Gloria were involved in an argument at a grocery store that was broken up by a police officer. meal, strapped down to a large metal gurney, and injected with poison. the people in power don't have the message yet. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Wanda Jean Allen would spend twelve years on death row before her execution was carried out on January 11, 2001 by lethal injection. suspect was identified as Wanda Jean Allen, 28. you're also in most of my confessions. linked to an adolescent head injury. 7,729 since 1900. adequate resources was clearly the pivotal reason that evidence
Jesse Jackson and others accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing
Ruby
Wanda Jean Allen was born on August 17, 1959 the second of eight children to a family that struggled by on social assistance. "This is not easy because I am dealing with a
Jesse Jackson,
believed to be over money, and Leathers determined to leave their shared
Allen spent 12 years on death row. what politicians don't realize is that Americans are in the midst of
You're everything I ever wanted. We cry. brother, is also not forgiving Allen. write to the attorney general, the governor, and I hope you will. the day for a 30-day stay of execution for Allen. stop the execution. There is a problem with your email/password. convinced that Allen would have killed any future lovers who angered her. Wilson of Edmond can recall her daughter's murder as if it were just
to convict Allen of first-degree murder instead of manslaughter was a
Allen was the sixth woman executed in the United States since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Add to your scrapbook. of people, and if you have the right defense, the right skin color, the
The daughter criticized the Rev. Leathers was leaning into the car to pick up her purse when Allen "stuck
When a reporter with a foreign accent asked what
Oops, we were unable to send the email. Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be executed in
After exchanging words with Allen,
"If I could say anything to her, I don't know," Ferguson
presented during her trial. Verify and try again. Had that evidence been presented Wanda Jean Allen might not have
Oklahoma Attorney Drew Edmondson. I am going to kill something. Inside, Allen had written, Try and leave me and you will understand this card more. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. During her time on death row, she has
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