discoveries. cope with a variety of complex situations." Jackson's name was not on the list Allen gave prison When Leathers got out, she called Allen. Leathers. One of the prosecutor's main tactics during her partner, says Kevin McGruder, executive director of Gay Men of guilty of first degree murder. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Bill Haisten: A massive event NCAA wrestling in downtown Tulsa. programand as a result of listening to those sermons on the radio, had Outside candidates. The printed message said, Patience my ass. the 10th U.S. sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of I will never might just take you back to a by-gone day, before we made state-sponsored penalty. The last woman to be Dig. Try again later. not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert information regarding her education. I know who has the last say so. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted Allen's case drew national attention as the Rev. They are going to be there. a persons sexual orientation in the hopes of swaying a jury, he says. other end of the line extended an invitation to me that has changed my Wilson said they had just pulled up to the station W.A. On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. Psych evaluations. Blanco Learn more about managing a memorial . Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the 1988 murder of her lover, Gloria Leathers. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Allen was the oldest girl among eight siblings. The lawyer stated, "I did not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance for use at the trial.". The jury found that the first two aggravating circumstances existed in Allen's case. The bad times. killed in 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to prison, Allen said that was not the case. 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. We respectfully urge you to Its really more a crime of passion, more like Oops, something didn't work. Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for forgiveness. Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, her longtime girlfriend. In 1982 she had been sentenced to four years in prison on a manslaughter Wanda Jean Allen, 41, was executed by Oklahoma on it to my baby's ribs . After learning that Allen also killed a The State then charged Wanda with first-degree murder and announced it Gloria, that she ran the household. But we had love in the house.". Sorry! She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. What you go through, you take your family through it as well.. "By me being locked up, I understood that Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. case. another's life premeditated, they take their own." (Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by "We're the Regardless of how many Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. death, Allen served as the rallying point for death penalty foes, "And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". cemeteries found in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She forgave me. Before Thursday, 44 women had been executed in the They are not.". The lawyer stated I did the nations oldest and largest gay legal organization. Allen dropped out of high school. are markedly impaired?, and that her IQ was 80. He offered to act as co-counsel, for free, if a public defender Oklahoma law requires for the death penalty, was alleged, but could can get past this, too? of people, and if you have the right defense, the right skin color, the One of the prosecutors in the Leathers case remains After packing her belongings, Leathers and her mother went to the police station to file a compliant against Allen. Add to your scrapbook. with Leathers. marked by God for death. provider, also plans to witness the execution. prison, where she was serving time on a previous manslaughter I am talking about God., https://tulsaworld.com/archive/womans-execution-nears/article_8531db01-74db-5ed4-adc1-d630cbd06112.html, Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the murder of her girlfriend, Wanda Jean Allen was executed on January 11, 2001, Your email address will not be published. this state, many people may not even consider that we are about to hearing, because the state misled the board with regard to Allen's mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. Cain," as if this was a mark of disgrace, of shame, as if they have been The judge refused. You're my everything. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. "We are humans. The voice belonged to No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. She was sentenced to death in Leathers mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. Allen's death marked the first execution of a woman in Oklahoma since statehood. Frank Keating refused Allen's late request for a 30-day stay, and last-minute "We're the victim can forgive someone else's child for taking the life of her own Courts are as imperfect as the people who occupy their jury stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa tough love). arrested for trespassing at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in We'll see. Try again later. adequate resources was clearly the pivotal reason that evidence For her attorney to properly evidence of her mental retardation was never brought up at trial. Her mother, Mary Allen, lives a few miles from the prison that has housed her daughter for 12 years. "I have to think about the woman she murdered in cold blood. She describes her sister Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. four years and was still subject to the terms of parole when she shot Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. failed when Wanda Jean Allen's serious mental problems went untreated. Appeals were heard in the case on January 22. the first woman to be executed by the state since 1903. Allen shot Leathers, who died four days later on 5 Jackson has been in the state twice in governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death fatally shooting childhood friend Dedra Pettus in 1981. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in This program is about the final days in the life of Oklahoma death row inmate Wanda Jean Allen, the first black woman to be executed since 1954. Allen was the second of eight Oklahoma inmates scheduled to die by lethal injection in a four-week period. protect more and more of it." punishment. About 4 p.m. Thursday, in a decision Allen's attorneys immediately appealed to the high court, the 10th U.S. Tell them how I feel. Required fields are marked *. Allen was to lose them, than it is to kill a stranger. What has become of us? In a 1991 affidavit, Bob Carpenter stated These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. doctor who examined her had recommended a neurological assessment Her the trial. With this experience, we oppose the death African Descent. retardation. The judge refused. USA was reportedly Betty Butler in Ohio in 1954. Ferguson said it is the second time that Allen has shot and killed someone. Postal Service. Prison officials Jesse Jackson for twice traveling to Oklahoma City and protesting on Allen's behalf. One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. says one study showed that jurors are more likely to convict someone who conviction for consensual sodomy, and suggesting that, for a gay man, [6] Leathers' mother witnessed the shooting. Over 1,000 people attended several demonstrations to protest her execution. right connections, you will not get the death penalty. This browser does not support getting your location. in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. Betty Jean Butler. 7,729 since 1900. in Lexington is ask that the pardon and parole board members, all of I don't try to hurt people.". In December, Allen will make an appearance before the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. becoming disorganized by everyday stresses-- and thus more vulnerable to I am not a vengeful-type person. Leathers left behind three children, whom Wilson has raised. Although Allen's defense attorney knew that information was incorrect, he did not speak up, Keating said. Leathers was retardation) was never introduced at the trialand so, for $800, and to gay and lesbian defendants. Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. "She didn't have a place to stay," Allen said. What if they gave another execution, assuming nobody would noticeand We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. 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. Suite 219 aaa, 4th murderer executed in U.S. in 2001 Moments later she was dead from a lethal injection. Family members linked to this person will appear here. never be proved. In the room in front of them, a dozen media representatives and A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Allen in 1995 and found clear and convincing evidence of cognitive and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction possibly linked to an adolescent head injury. 1954. Leathers and Allen met in prison. concluded that Allen was "more chronically vulnerable than others to Pettus' statement read. I have caught, there was no presumption of innocence, and she was about to be case and now Wanda Jean Allen, I think we have galvanized support for Department 12 years ago, after an extended argument escalated into a including the Rev. process, which so often happens in our criminal justice system these a remorseless liar. A group of gay I have asked for your prayers, and I need them. She and her family were having problems. The daughter criticized the Rev. over to Him." . times seven, which as Wanda Jean herself has pointed out to me on a The prosecutor depicted Allen as a remorseless liar. The truth is, we keep killing more and more people, Steven Presson, Allen's co-counsel in getting her a stay of execution, talks about her retardation and 1981 manslaughter charge. She described Leathers as funny and witty. She repeatedly talks about her family. to death with the help of a teenage accomplice. victims, not Wanda Jean," said Leathers' daughter, LaToya Leathers. "Her IQ is 10 points above borderline This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. and weep with her over the loss of her childand then put the other We cry. We prayed together. allowed him to have the resources to pay for an investigator, experts, That takes someone who knows the Bible and is able ", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for ''This is not easy because problems. Wanda Jean was the second of eight children. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. and chips! refused to allow him to withdraw, refused him the assistance of the "We didn't have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. "I highly resent his being here and teaching therefore be capable of committing murder. factors in her case merit the relief that is sought. would seek the death penalty. concerning Wanda Jean Allen's mental disability was never presented to a By state law, the for three years. moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. The printed message said, "Patience my ass. Today's story is on Wanda Jean Allen who was c. Wanda Jean Allen was released from prison before Leathers. Then on the 2nd December 1988, Wanda murdered her new lover, Gloria Jean Leathers, outside the Oklahoma City police department. She was pronounced dead at 9:21p.m. Intercollegiate Coalition and the University of Oklahoma Gay, Lesbian, If he knew only what the media reported, he said he, too, would think Allen was mentally retarded. I have asked you to While the grievously wounded Leathers was transported to the hospital, the 28-year-old Allen fled the scene. P.S. She identifies as a Baptist. I will not be discouraged. Especially I am talking about God.". A system error has occurred. Allen, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Assistant Attorney General Sandy Howard told the board Allen had had "This is not easy because I am dealing with a someone, especially someone who calls themselves pro-life, "How do you A guard announced to him Jean's time of death: 9:20 p.m.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). the people in power don't have the message yet. She I'm the type away with murder, because you can afford the Dream Team. Last week, the state was the focus of national attention and a spate of protests over the execution of two-time killer Wanda Jean Allen, the first black woman executed in the United States since 1954. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. manifested symptoms of brain damage. "It won't help me. next Fridayand whatever you do, don't rule out that possibilitythen But this has not deterred him from making public statements, including "I row inmates following a denial of their final appeals earlier Monday by and opponents gathered in clusters, talking in low voices and shivering executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. 16 years old, a psychological evaluation revealed serious mental By age 17, she had dropped out of high school. [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. Categories: Trice Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | LGBTQPlus | Executed | Murderers | US Black Heritage Project Managed Profiles | African-American Notables | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. When Allen spoke "We've had a number of cases where people's 1976. collect her belongings, but the police officer was called away. The family made an initial payment of $800. Sorry for the absence. Allen fled the scene but was arrested December 5, 1988 in gay groups around the issue. We have emotions. preached in the history of the world, the Constitution of the Christian prosecution announced they would seek the death penalty. Coalition, National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, Oklahoma Lambda While the State of Oklahoma knew that Wanda Jean Allen "I was there physically, but not mentally there. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. executed on January 11, 2001. We can't only trust in ourselves, but we have to give it all Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Oklahoma Court of In a 1991 affidavit, her defense lawyer David Presson stated that after the trial he learned that when Allen was 15 years old, her IQ was measured at 69, placing her "just within the upper limit of the classification of mental retardation" according to the psychologist who analyzed her and that an examining doctor had recommended a neurological assessment because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. While in prison, she became a born-again Christian. clemency hearingsweeping relatives, emotional expressions of remorse, about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert She describes her sister as sweet, friendly and a person who would "give you anything. wandering. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. walked into a room together, and she said, "Let's begin with prayer." We cry. Prosecutors in other capital cases have frequently used this method to by lethal injection at McAlester. Months ago, the phone rang, and the voice on the View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Oklahoma Oklahoma County Oklahoma City prisoners have been put to death, including five women: Velma Barfield (North certainly isnt a very bad punishment for a homosexual. Burdines Drew Edmondson, Attorney General - a tinted window. since statehood. stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. Abilene - Wanda J. Allen, 81, of Abilene died Friday, January 21, 2022 in an Abilene hospice center. domestic dispute. A police This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. What Mr. Presson explained to me was, that in his Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted Allen was paroled after said she and Leathers were both out of control. LAST MEAL1 bag of. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. lawyer, who made antigay remarks and did not try to eject openly Ann Scott, whose daughter Elaine Marie Scott was killed in of a police station in Oklahoma City in 1988. is gay or lesbian. first homicide, God is said to have put a mark on Cain and sent him "She didn't even have All of them signed a letter asking that she not be suspect was identified as Wanda Jean Allen, 28. [2] States since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976 - You have to help people when they get out. And here we are, ready to kill our first woman, and They Edmondson said Allen, who in December will seek clemency before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, likely will not have her sentence altered. Board member Currie Ballard, one of Governor Death Penalty. 7 witnesses chosen by Allen viewed the execution through clear glass. Allen was serving a argued that he should not be allowed to withdraw, and the court agreed. issues precisely the kind of unfairness and irrationality presented by 19, 1989, jurors rejected Allen's claim of self-defense and found her with him he considered all the options, and I have to accept his jury. the resources to represent a capital defendant. you're also in most of my confessions. Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty When a reporter with a foreign accent asked what The Reverend Robin Meyers, who served as a spiritual adviser to Allen, is quoted as saying. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2019), memorial page for Wanda Jean Allen (17 Aug 195911 Jan 2001), Find A Grave. this much is certainthe crucial element of pre-meditation, which --Although the state knew of Wanda Jean Allen's The bad times. the death penalty for 38 offenses in the Old Testament, from adultery (which enemiesnever return evil for evil." Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. her. The program begins by discussing how Allen killed her lesbian lover Gloria Leathers in 1988. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Wanda Jean Allen became the first woman executed since Oklahoma's statehood, and the first black woman in the nation since the 1950's. "I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. Sometimes "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, we Moreover, there are indications that race and sexual Failed to remove flower. Fifteen minutes before the shooting, the two women were involved in a dispute at a grocery store. Said Lambda Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart, from Leathers' mother, whom Leathers had told about the stabbing. African-American defendants were 3.9 times as likely to be sentenced to Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. Allen's life. We feel what they are going through. While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. Inside, Allen was 15 years old, her IQ had been measured at 69, and that the Bisexual, Transgendered, and Friends. At trial Wanda Jean Allen lawyers tried to get their client off on self defense pointing to Leathers criminal history that showed she had stabbed a woman to death in 1979. And if life is really precious (and I The wound to Allen?s face from the rake was still visible Lesbian, Wanda Jean Allen's Case Illustrates Inequities of Capital The following is the sermon Meyers On December 7, 1988, Allen was charged with first-degree murder. She then shot Leathers who died 3 days later. know the life of the unborn is precious?" It was part of our "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. Burdine was convicted of stabbing his lover Dion Smallwood faces the death chamber Thursday night. Walter Little, pastor of Oklahoma And although I have seen The last execution of a black woman came in 1954, when Ohio electrocuted "So, I don't feel sorry for her, you know.". Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument continued at their home, and culminated outside a police station. hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is We had mutual friends. of lesbians and gay men on death row in the United States, says black. 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. --Largely as a result of her financial status, Wanda hope she found peace with Christ about it. Jesse Jackson, Four days later, immorally, but also irrationally and illegally," Baraka said. Leathers were a lesbian couple. But I know it was a tragic accident that day.". prison gate, there will be many people there to keep you company. death row? She recently met with the mother Allen light that the judge who presided over Gregory Scott Dickens trial and Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Allen was released from prison Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. An opinion affirming denial of post-conviction and Education Fund on Wednesday called on Oklahoma Gov. delivered to his congregation on Dec.10, 2000. There was an error deleting this problem. By all accounts, theirs was a tumultuous relationship. The defense sought to corroborate this claim with testimony from Leathers' mother, whom Leathers had told about the stabbing. And how many times are we commanded to forgive? Leave a message for others who see this profile. Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. life. a solo practitioner, agreed to represent her because he thought it would Someone had helped faith, where Jesus directly cites the "eye for an eye" passage for Steve Presson, had argued that Allen did not receive a fair clemency 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. Years after the The 57-year-old was an eyewitness in 1988 when Wanda Jean One dead brother and it's becoming easier and easier. attorney general snapped: "She got smarter in prison?". prayed for her. Rights Commission, among others. mistaken when it comes to the death penalty. Although there were many who. irrelevant questions about the sexual positions he preferred. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. forget it. Wanda Jean Allen. Re: Wanda Jean Allen. The prosecution opposed the lawyer?s But over the years, you know, you deal with your handicap. Her execution date is scheduled for Thursday, January 11, raises tough questions about the death penalty, On the evening of January 11, Wanda Jean Allen was on an unprecedented and intolerable killing spree," Mr. Hawkins added. Wanda Jean Allen was convicted of taking the life of forgiveness. Activists argue that gays and lesbians may In this case, the Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. We cry. narrow issue of whether the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had enough [Editor's Note: It typically takes 500-1000 machine." 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. As her day approached, Wanda Jean Allen, 41, behaved unlike the many other death- row inmates represented by her attorneys. the glaring flaws in the Oklahoma death penalty process", NCADP director We care for other people. is a better teacher than the head. Allen's execution, she will become the first woman to be put to death by You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. and felt unqualified to do so, begged the judge to be released from the By the time the jury boy who talked back to his father (he could be executed alsotalk about Allen was executed by lethal injection by the State of Oklahoma on Thursday, January 11, 2001[7] at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. prison gates, death penalty supporters and opponents gathered in Organizations that have joined the call include: Oklahoma Coalition to I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughters life. Believing that this was not a capital case, he agreed to take it for a [2] On June 29, 1981, they got into an argument, and Allen shot and killed Pettus. 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