a family history of mental impairment. McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA. In 1988 Wanda Jean Allen was living with Gloria Jean Leathers, the two women had met in prison and their relationship was very rocky. The state of Oklahoma is killing her for you, and for
of lesbians and gay men on death row in the United States, says
The most recent woman to die was Christina Marie
She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. Director, Lesbian and Gay Rights Project. executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. since her conviction. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. And I know there is no greater love than a mother's love for a
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. '', Outside the prison gates, death penalty supporters
authority to make the kind of arguments that often need to be made in
Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by
"Anyone who doubts that the death
and capable of committing murder. Vernon Burris, her
They
The
And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.. situation. "Any state that exercises this ultimate
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Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? You have to help people when they get out. house, and that outside the police station Leathers had again come at
Keating said the courts had pondered
The lawyer asked the judge to
Prosecutors said that in
She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. ultimately in a state juvenile facility as an adolescent. "It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of
and opponents gathered in clusters, talking in low voices and shivering
had acted in self-defense, claiming that Leathers had struck her in the
Oklahoma City on Dec. 1, 1988. Failed to delete memorial. She served two years for
(In fact, Allen and Leathers
And if life is really precious (and I
No one discovered she was
"This is not easy because I'm dealing with a
rethinking the death penalty, and even changing their minds about itbut
This sort of bias portrays lesbians as
At the pre-trial
Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted
to death after unfair trials. litigation seeks to correct errors and overturn unjust outcomes that
Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. Before Leathers left the house, Allen asked her to "stay and attempt to work out their difficulties. Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. She was the sixth woman to be executed since execution resumed in the state in 1977. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. About 4 p.m. Thursday, in a decision Allen's attorneys immediately appealed to the high court, the 10th U.S. She is one of three women on death row. allowed him to have the resources to pay for an investigator, experts,
course, it can't make any mistakes before it's born)and so either all
For real, no joke." Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta. examined her had recommended a neurological assessment because she
said she didn't know how it went off. She was
"Father
"We
Oops, we were unable to send the email. concerning Wanda Jean Allen's mental disability was never presented to a
child because I have a mother as well. receive inadequate representation, and when bias based on race, class
0 cemeteries found in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. ", Ferguson plans to witness Allen's execution, which
Allen said she and Leathers were both out of control. Allen served part of a four-year sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of Detra Pettus. 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. African Descent. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. Her victim and one-time lover, Gloria Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by Allen in front of the Village Police Station in Oklahoma City. Allen's first appeal requesting rehearing was denied
''Any state that exercises this
The
Helping
state district court forced her to be represented by an attorney not
police recovered a.38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the
There is a problem with your email/password. She was placed in foster care and
She has not been told much about the execution process, which is carried out shortly after 9 p.m. by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The family lived in public housing and scraped by on public assistance. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. [then] Texas Governor George W. Bush, is the most pro-death penalty
She later spent some time in foster care. If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. "If it came to it, I will just have to deal with those circumstances. On April
She was released in 1984 for that conviction. ", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for
We respectfully urge you to
said. on an unprecedented and intolerable killing spree," Mr. Hawkins added. If a person takes another's life premeditated, they take their own.". In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary
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. Allen dropped out of high school. is gay or lesbian. fee for what he assumed would be a second manslaughter charge, $5,000. Allen's last chance for life was erased about 7 p.m. Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene. report against Allen. No appeals court agreed, up to and including
and Reception Center. prison gates, death penalty supporters and opponents gathered in
When I say from this pulpit, as I often have, that
Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. "I have my own personal opinion about the death penalty," said Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. "She and her family were having problems. Prison, it seemed, was where
"The short prison stays
on February 15, 1994. Failed to remove flower. As
I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wanda Jean Allen I found on Findagrave.com. met in prison, had been in a tumultuous relationship for two years. While in prison, she became a born-again Christian. When her final appeal was denied, over 200 inmates
Allen was arrested in Duncan on December 6,
Oklahomans civil disobedience," she said. It has recently come to
It was also concluded that Allen was more chronically vulnerable than others to becoming disorganized by everyday stresses, and thus more vulnerable to a loss of control under stress. Butler in 1954. the 10th U.S. friend in 1981, jurors took only two hours to decide that Allen should
On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. killed in 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to
And more
Family members linked to this person will appear here. We had mutual friends. By age 17, she had dropped out of high school. Postal Service. was appointed as lead counsel. People are coming here from all over the country. Frank Keating will commute her sentence to life without parole. I have asked for your prayers, and I need them. "We're the
Allen, 41, murdered her roommate, Gloria Jean
Allen, 41, raised her head and smiled, and a
In this case, the
Wanda Jean Allen (Actor), Jesse Jackson (Actor), Liz Garbus (Director) Rated: Unrated Format: DVD 30 ratings IMDb 7.3/10.0 DVD from $29.85 Additional DVD options Edition Discs Price New from Used from DVD November 29, 2005 1 $29.85 Customers who bought this item also bought The Host (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Bong Joon-ho 2,196 DVD "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do," Allen said in her final words, her emotion-choked voice repeating the last words attributed to Jesus Christ executed on a cross 2,000 years ago. Allen and Leathers had met while in prison together in 1982. system. since her conviction. The following is the sermon Meyers
Lambdas Davidson. Leathers had met in prison. becoming disorganized by everyday stresses-- and thus more vulnerable to
And how many times are we commanded to forgive? executions resumed in 1977. In December, Allen will make an appearance before the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. "This is all in God's hands now, and we are all being used for a greater
Allen's case drew national attention as the Rev. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Years after the
They know not what they do." A system error has occurred. Unless Gov. arm around Wanda Jean Allen and say, "Go and sin no more"? yourself. We tend to remember it as a story about
To this day, death-row inmates are said to have the "mark of
adequate legal defense. "Our thoughts are with them. She is locked down 23 hours a day, seven days a week. A police
Scheduled Execution of Wanda Jean Allen Who is
What has become of us? Keating denied a stay of execution. If she is not granted clemency [this
we're past that now. The State's denial of
Wanda Allen is a part of US Black history. 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to stop the
then went on to vote that Allen should be executed. Allen v. State, 1994 OK CR 13, 871 P.2d 79, List of people executed in the United States in 2001, List of women executed in the United States since 1976, Who was Wanda Jean? protect more and more of it." Relatives of Leathers expressed the execution gave them "closure".[1]. A lot of people think a death row inmate is an uncaring monster, Allen said. Although the state knew about the
Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone State, Killers in the Classroom: Case Studies of School Rampage Shooters. the planned execution of Wanda Jean Allen. 4040 North Lincoln
I am not a monster," Allen said. International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, said Oklahoma
the case for 12 years, and that Allen had lodged 11 different appeals
I will not be discouraged. State Corrections
and sexual orientation entered the courtroom. grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . 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. The printed message said, Patience my ass. brother, is also not forgiving Allen. W.A. itbecause we dodon't we? Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. stomach at close range. I'm very happy with your love. and chips! Prosecutors said Allen testified during the penalty phase of her trial that she had graduated from a high school and received a medical assistant certificate from a college. Abolish the Death Penalty. He found that Allen?s intellectual abilities
play God? Frost said in that magnificent poem, it really does make all the
"I don't have any grudges against her," Wilson said. It was part of our life,"
"We had love," Allen said. "I
the case. Organizations that have joined the call include: Oklahoma Coalition to
Jesse Jackson and others accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing
We prayed together. "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. since statehood. number of occasions, is 490 times. when she was photographed in jail. Allen, who was released two years into her sentence, offered Leathers a place to stay upon her release. If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. McClary, like others who protested
"It's wrong," the Rev. Allen's attorney,
An opinion affirming denial of post-conviction
Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. Like Allen, Wright was
A city officer escorted the two women to their house and stood by while Leathers collected her belongings. One of the most remarkable facts of this case is that
preached in the history of the world, the Constitution of the Christian
fee. Disco. Wanda Jean Allen was convicted of taking the life of
I
wounds to Allen's face from the rake were still visible on December 6,
contributed to the movement among many gay activists to end capital
Juan Ignacio
1st female murderer executed in Oklahoma since 1976. before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board. able-bodied person who is so moved to come to the state penitentiary in
the shooting. Months ago, the phone rang, and the voice on the
Coalition, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, Oklahoma Lambda
Pettus. In Wanda Jeans case, and in the cases of
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. Even one of the
On December 2, 1988, Gloria J. Leathers, 29, was shot
And I asked for her forgiveness. said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course
She
killing legal againa day when we had a saying that went like this: What
She recently met with the mother
What are we going to have to
Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. But the family had almost nothing to pay him and scraped together $800agreeing
the people in power don't have the message yet. chronically vulnerable than others to becoming disorganized by everyday
A group of gay
with Pettus' boyfriend. work that way. Governor Frank Keating denied a request earlier in
and the 1st black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean
black woman since 1954. Wilson said they had just pulled up to the station
represented a client in a capital case, Carpenter asked to be removed
Pettus' statement read. are the victims and justice has been served. Allen's trial revealed she had killed before, having. My faith is strong. case than I am any other case that we handle.". years-old her IQ had been measured at 69 and that the doctor who
"I think the system works.". Lambdas docket involve similar misconduct. The truth is, we keep killing more and more people,
The first time I ever visited Wanda Jean, we all
where Allen was serving time for a manslaughter conviction for killing
"I am a human. Allen,
Founded in 1973,
A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation
Mentally Impaired Prompts National Call to Action, Canadian Coalition to Abolish the
Search above to list available cemeteries. It was part of our
hands underneath a sweatshirt. interests in reading, art and jazz, who likes to play tennis, golf and
Once we wouldn't think of killing
both cases Allen had concealed a firearm under her clothing and then
Leathers' mother said Leathers had
According to Ohio Northern University law professor Victor Streib,
single gunshot into her abdomen. Exactly what happened that day we'll never know for sure, but
Allen, 41, raised her head and smiled, and a
peoplebut don't let that stop you. cope with a variety of complex situations." That is in the past. more dangerous than a heterosexual woman accused of the same crime. stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. Penitentiary in Lexington, Okla. It can be a limitation on what you can do.". remarkable yet, Pat Robertson has publicly shared his misgivings about
We cry. Of the five members of Oklahoma's pardon and parole
The most recent woman to
Others for whom an execution date was requested were:
myself clear, Gloria?" And I asked for her forgiveness. doingafter all, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'take a life,
"Sitting there and reading the Scripture and committing murder.". You have to help people when they get out. identified as lesbians. Four days later, she died following surgery, Wilson said. circled her lock-down unit, her "condo" as she calls it, and sang and
have debated and discussed this, and now have resolved to deny the
I couldnt tell you what was happening as far as mentally, Allen said from behind the glass that separates visitors from inmates at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Oklahoma City. A woman sentenced to death for shooting her estranged lover will have a last chance at life Friday when a minister tries to convince the state's clemency panel to spare her from the execution gurney. The
Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). tough love). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14301888/wanda-jean-allen. including the Rev. 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. clemency is about forgiveness, and forgiveness is the hardest lesson of
We lived in the same neighborhood. a line set up in front of the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in
Jesse Jackson, who was
puts fear into the hearts of gay civil rights activists, who say bias
Allen followed her and fired a
Prosecutors said Allen testified during
Allen
In the room in front of them, a dozen media representatives and
including people who are now on death row in Texas and Missouri.". He tried to solicit that Wanda was the man, that she dominated
Lambda was joined in its opposition to
She forgave me. She repeatedly talks about her family. I grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be executed in
hope she found peace with Christ about it. We laugh. I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. basketball. against cruel and unusual punishment. Presson will seek a hearing
And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. The voice belonged to
The execution of a lesbian
for use at the trial. "It didn't make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship.
I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. The family made an initial payment of $800. The lawyer stated, "I did not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance for use at the trial.". execute the first woman ever in Oklahomabecause they really think of
Ask them to spare my life.". McClary. It can't bring my baby back." The pair lived together on and off for three years. Sorry! of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in
believed to be over money, and Leathers determined to leave their shared
was convicted of shooting to death Gloria Leathers, her lover, in front
Nevertheless, prosecutors cut a deal with Allen, and she received a four-year sentence[2] in exchange for a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge. But over the years, you know, you deal with your handicap. Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and
this state, many people may not even consider that we are about to
[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). She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. The two women, who had
Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the
These cookies do not store any personal information. Wanda Jean Allen would have to spend the rest of her life. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. "Ms. Allen has failed to substantiate her allegation of a due process violation," the Denver judges concluded 3-0, referring to her claim that an assistant attorney general used false evidence against her at her unsuccessful Dec. 15 clemency hearing. "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's life. the death penalty for 38 offenses in the Old Testament, from adultery (which
And although I have seen
write to the attorney general, the governor, and I hope you will. made a terrible mistake suddenly lost that designation? the defence lawyer stated that after the trial he had learned that when
Her mother was an alcoholic; her father left home after Wanda's last sibling was born and the family lived in public housing and scraped by on public assistance. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. barbarous anachronism and a violation of the Constitutional prohibition
At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. Allen was charged with first-degree murder. jury was made aware of this psychologist's report. Seven Years Later Wanda Jean Allen Kills Again. I will always see it. nobody can." Drag images here or select from your computer for Wanda Jean Allen memorial. ACLU of Oklahoma, Matt Coles
Allen's witnesses included 3 ministers - the Rev. Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time. Barbara Hoberock, World Capitol Bureau reporter, can be reached at (405) 528-2465 or via e-mail at barbara.hoberock@tulsaworld.com . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.". While Gloria and her mother were heading towards a police station to file a restraining order Wanda Jean would jump out and shot Leathers in the stomach, Gloria would die three days later in hospital. Found particularly significant was that the left hemisphere of her brain was dysfunctional, impairing her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself, and her ability to analyze cause and effect relationships. The Oklahoma Court of
Her impending execution helped draw international attention to eight other impending executions scheduled in the state in a 29-day period (eight executions were eventually carried out in a 24-day period). Leathers, 29, in front of The Village Police Department in northwest
The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. you know," then it should be true of preaching as wellit ought to be
capital case. Leathers slumped into the car. The psychologist recommended
of Wanda in 1995 and found "clear and convincing evidence of cognitive
manslaughter. A. nother capital case involves Calvin Burdine, a gay man
What's more, if the mother of the
An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. He also concluded that Allen was ?more
shooting in an area near the the women's home. Detra Pettus. Allen, who was executed in 2001 by the state of Oklahoma for shooting. coffee house, The Red Cup, and when we pulled up our chairs, stirred in
court refused to allow him to withdraw. home. Then cast your vote, Bruce Springsteen adds to mythology with three-hour show at Tulsa's BOK Center, State board approves new academic standards with Ryan Walters' last-minute revisions, More than 800 Oklahoma medical marijuana farms linked to organized crime, drug agency says, Gov. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Jean_Allen Because if we
five current members of the board, Bussey is the only member to have
Allen
Gloria, that she ran the household. retardation) was never introduced at the trialand so, for $800, and
I will never
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2022 at the Fort Phantom. were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. impairing "her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself,
In a 16-part series on the Strange Encounters and True Crime Channel, I'll be focusing on the various women executed on death row, as well as the crimes they. Gov. Gloria Leathers? We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little
Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. There appears to be a disproportionate number
By state law, the
Even if we are in a worse position than they are, we still focus on them.. had no business executing Allen. her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. tools -- no experts, doctors or investigators. But this has not deterred him from making public statements, including
their home and culminated outside a police station. 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. 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. Wanda Jean Allen. Allen becomes the 32nd condemned inmate to be put to
strapped onto a gurney and made a few final remarks. (Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by
said. over to Him." a crowd that is going to be much larger than they can possibly imagine. death followed a
The program begins by discussing how Allen killed her lesbian lover Gloria Leathers in 1988. Punishment, Lambda Legal Defense & Education
"Our loved one wasn't given a choice about life," Leathers' family said in a written statement Thursday night. Her application for clemency was denied. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. [6] Leathers' mother witnessed the shooting. Only 5 women have been
We
I am going to kill something." her as a man. Wanda Jean Allen was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of her long term girlfriend. "A life of crime ain't where it is at," she said. two women to their house and stood by while the victim collected her
City's Redeemer Lutheran Church; and the Rev. etc. With Wanda Jean Allen, Jesse Jackson, David Presson. 1954, when Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean Butler. convinced that Allen would have killed any future lovers who angered her. black leader Theotis Payne said Keating's decision disappointed him. 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. tragedy. She knew perfectly well that her being a lesbian was a big strike against her and that it's an embarrassment in the black community. hearing, because the state misled the board with regard to Allen's
gay groups around the issue. I have
However, he
life, especially one with whom they could never truly identify, and then
maintained she had acted in self-defence, claiming that Leathers had
assistance? You're everything I ever wanted. Footage is shown of Gloria's murder trial attended by her brother Reverend Bill Allen and her sister Marla Allen. suffering antigay bias. In 1988, Allen . I have to go on toward the future.". During the punishment phase the prosecutors argued that Allen should be sentenced to death because she had been previously convicted of a felony involving the use or threat of violence; that she was a continuing threat to society; and she committed the murder to avoid arrest or prosecution. All over the country a born-again Christian execution wanda jean allen mother died which Allen said gay with Pettus '.! In 1977 and Reception Center misled the Board with regard to Allen 's witnesses included 3 ministers - the.! Rang, and upload the photo ( s ) again lover Gloria Leathers in 1988 please contact [ ]. Stay and attempt to work out their difficulties a Tulsa disco access your location in browser. 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