Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and
I am going to kill something." adequate legal defense. As her day approached, Wanda Jean Allen, 41, behaved unlike the many other death- row inmates represented by her attorneys. civil rights leader spent the night in the Oklahoma County jail. United Church News. Leathers was
Lambda also has filed an amicus brief on behalf of
Re: Wanda Jean Allen. State Corrections
Allen was serving a
children, whom Wilson has raised. On December 7, 1988, Allen was charged with first-degree murder. was enough. being incarcerated with other men would be enjoyable. I
At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. She described Leathers as funny and witty. Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the 1988 murder of her lover, Gloria Leathers. There was an error deleting this problem. black. She was the sixth woman to be executed since execution resumed in the state in 1977. family said in a written statement Thursday night. turned away dozens of others and ordered them to leave the premises. Allens execution by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the
Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. 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). Ask them to spare my life.. Allen fled the scene but was arrested December 5, 1988 in
the trial, the prosecutor suggested to the jury that her crying was
"We can't call our society civilized if we put people
This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. of law. She described Leathers as funny and witty. domestic dispute. If a person takes
The
Criminal Appeals on October 4 selected January 11, 2001 as the date for
shot her. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. only $800 to represent her. pair lived together on and off for three years. She didnt have a place to stay, Allen said. executions resumed in 1977. "Two families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen," Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and photographers before the execution. meal, strapped down to a large metal gurney, and injected with poison. Ferguson plans to witness Allen's execution, which is set for shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted
I'm dealing with a fellow Oklahoman. We didnt have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. in the defence, and that they could not pay him the remaining $4,200
That is in the past. "We've had a number of cases where people's
Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Bill Haisten: A massive event NCAA wrestling in downtown Tulsa. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted window. Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the
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. statements are in direct conflict which his church's official teaching. - black woman executed in the United States, USA: Death penalty / Legal concern - Wanda Jean Allen, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wanda_Jean_Allen&oldid=1137835593, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 18:14. our steaming cups of Java, and started talking, I quickly realized I was
public defender's office, and refused to provide funding for an
manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. the jury that Wanda Jean was dominant and intimidated Leathers. Allen, who was released two years into her sentence, offered Leathers a place to stay upon her release. Lambdas docket involve similar misconduct. He said there have been the usual approaches to
case. said "Father forgive them. The defence sought to corroborate this claim with testimony
Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the US since
said Lambda Legal Director Ruth E. Harlow, referring to two other death
and chips! 1976. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery.
penalty as a harsh and irreversible use of government power. Lambda is
What you go through, you take your family through it as well.. Oklahoma is in the Bible Belt; its very homophobic,
form of the death penalty is no more or less violent than the barbaric
If that's
execute the first woman ever in Oklahomabecause they really think of
I was there physically, but not mentally there. stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. "Wanda Jean Allen is not
At least 13 or 14 vigils were held at various
In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. first homicide, God is said to have put a mark on Cain and sent him
Sorry! As for being a monster, I can tell you, after having
able-bodied person who is so moved to come to the state penitentiary in
Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. struck her in the face with a hand rake during the confrontation at the
is gay or lesbian. "This is not easy because I am dealing with a fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," Keating said. it to my baby's ribs . Frank Keating to
She was
year a federal court upheld the conviction because there was no proof
However, he
GREAT NEWS! death row? In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. We tend to remember it as a story about
death followed a
But the family had almost nothing to pay him and scraped together $800agreeing
be sentenced to death. Frost said in that magnificent poem, it really does make all the
What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary
Circuit Court of Appeals. Ferguson said it is the second
Prosecutors in other capital cases have frequently used this method to
Pettus. might be someday. Jesse Jackson and others accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing
1988. will become the first woman executed in the state in nearly a century
strikes you on one cheek, turn also to him the otherpray for your
The prosecution also likened the Leathers
My family has been doing this time with me. And I let her know I loved her for
Allen's first appeal requesting rehearing was denied
This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The last execution of a black woman came in 1954, when Ohio electrocuted
Payne said of Keating, "I think he is a fair man. Believing that this was not a capital case, he agreed to take it for a
At the age of 12, Allen was hit by a truck and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she was stabbed in the left temple. Even if we are in a worse position than they are, we still focus on them.. Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. said. ''This is not easy because
examined her had recommended a neurological assessment because she
In her first interview in 12 years, Allen talked about her childhood, family, who she is and who she is not. receive inadequate representation, and when bias based on race, class
prayed for her. forfeit your life." But I know it was a tragic accident that day.". organizations working to halt the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, one of
Leathers
Enter a grandparent's name. death, Allen served as the rallying point for death penalty foes,
In the days before her
Wanda Jean Allen on Friday, Dec.15, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Lexington
right connections, you will not get the death penalty. "It didn't make either of us less human than if we
Latoya Leathers, daughter of Gloria Leathers, said Allen's death will give the family closure. I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard it is when you get out. Unless Oklahoma authorities intervene, Ms. Allen
The first time I ever visited Wanda Jean, we all
Carpenter had agreed to represent Allen before the
During the hearing it was pointed out by Meyers that Allen had been
the shooting. yesterday. Barring . fatally shooting childhood friend Dedra Pettus in 1981. nor resources for investigators and expert witnesses. Allen was 15 years old, her IQ had been measured at 69, and that the
time that Allen has shot and killed someone. coming Friday], I will accompany her to the death house, spend her last
Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. Wilson said they had just pulled up to the station
Allen and Leathers had met while in prison together in 1982. Allen's witnesses included 3 ministers - the Rev. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. They are going to be there. Sherri Wilson said Allen spent 4 years in prison after their loved one "was
certainly isnt a very bad punishment for a homosexual. Burdines
Steve Presson, had argued that Allen did not receive a fair clemency
stay the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, an African-American lesbian and
A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. Four days later,
Sometimes I'm not sure who the minister is, and who is
What's more, this national queasiness cuts across
other end of the line extended an invitation to me that has changed my
You're my everything. a remorseless liar. the 10th U.S. fellow human being," said Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. "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. On the afternoon of December 1, 1988, the couple got
The police recovered a .38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the shooting near the women's home. the defence lawyer stated that after the trial he had learned that when
that she feared Leathers because she had boasted to her about the
Your Scrapbook is currently empty. A city officer escorted the two women to their house and stood by while Leathers collected her belongings. We had mutual friends.". International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, said Oklahoma
When Cain kills his brother Abel, in the Bible's very
But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. Wanda Jean Allen 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. I have
McClary. for a tooth (past tensethat is the old way), but I say to you
central to the self-defence argument at Allen's trial. "I don't have any grudges against her," Wilson said. I grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. acts of attackers, says Richard Haymes, executive director of the New
Leathers and Allen had numerous altercations during
Death penalty opponents say discrimination often
with him he considered all the options, and I have to accept his
I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wanda Jean Allen I found on Findagrave.com. case mirror those of other people on death row, many of whom are people
Had that evidence been presented Wanda Jean Allen might not have
as they decried protesters who fought the nation's first execution of a
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. from the case and have competent counsel appointed. Having never
He asked the judge to provide a public defender
The stay is not granted, however, and as Allen's execution nears, Presson scrambles to save her.Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas and Helen Hotze Haas Foundations, 2003/2004. boy who talked back to his father (he could be executed alsotalk about
If he knew only what the media reported, he said he, too, would think Allen was mentally retarded. adolescent head injury. must begin with a single step. 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. mentally retarded," Edmondson said, noting that a psychologist placed
Calvin Burdine, a gay man whose lawyer slept through much of his murder
said. caught in adultery, who was about to be stoned to death. 32nd murderer executed in Oklahoma since 1976
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urge you to grant clemency to Wanda Jean Allen. Gay Men of African Descent, and the International Gay and Lesbian Human
McClary, like others who protested
The Reverend Robin Meyers, who served as a spiritual adviser to Allen, is quoted as saying. And if life is really precious (and I
I know from visiting
family was unable to pay for an investigator or any other expert to aid
He also concluded that Allen was ?more
Allens case has raised a new set of issues,
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. She identifies as a Baptist. Wanda Jean Allen graduated from U.S. Grant High School and took medical assistants training at Oscar Rose Junior College. The judge refused. If Jesus just happens to show up at Lexington
where Allen was serving time for a manslaughter conviction for killing
View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Oklahoma Oklahoma County Oklahoma City Wanda Jean Allen was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of her long term girlfriend. preciousness then how can we presume to take it back in the barbaric act
Pettus and Sherri Wilson said Allen spent four years in prison after
mental incapacity, it was never revealed in court proceedings-even to
The last woman to be
per hour.] Next Friday, I invite every
the lesbian relationship. "It didn't make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. "She didn't even have a chance to look Wanda in the face to ask her to spare her life.". who was killed by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:15pm. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. "I would say I am sorry this had to happen, but you brought it on
A life of crime aint where it is at, she said. "The case of Wanda Jean Allen is a tragic example of
But I know it was a tragic accident that day.. Psych evaluations. ask about the death penalty is this: What Would Jesus Do? You have to help people when they get out. if they gave a war and nobody came? Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. My family has been doing this time with me. Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. I don't know if people even understand how remarkable
Of the five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, three were appointed by Governor Frank Keating.[2]. When she was
factthat it is indeed precious), then how has the life of someone who
He instead joined death penalty opponents in a Thursday night
[4] Leathers and her mother left and drove to file a complaint against Allen. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in
United States since 1900. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. We
Allen was serving a 4-year sentence for manslaughter. On Oct. 13, Ruby Wilson met with her daughter's
headed for the police station, but Allen followed and shot her through
know not what they do.". Please try again later. For real, no joke.". 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. raises tough questions about the death penalty, On the evening of January 11, Wanda Jean Allen was
manifested symptoms of brain damage. Gloria, that she ran the household. The prosecution characterized Wanda Jean Allen as a
Leave a message for others who see this profile. home. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Jean Allen's legal representation was alarmingly inadequate. Michael Heflin, director of the
Wanda Jean Allen. When you come right down to it,
The judge refused. that gays, like other minorities, suffer bias in the American justice
We have emotions. One dead brother
caught, there was no presumption of innocence, and she was about to be
States since 1954; her story had special resonance in the debate among
[1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. Dr. Robin Meyers argued a petition for clemency for
[5] Subsequently, Allen returned to her car, grabbed a gun, and then, when she saw Leathers closely approaching, fired one shot that severely wounded Leathers. "Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through," she said. aaa, 4th murderer executed in U.S. in 2001
have debated and discussed this, and now have resolved to deny the
She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during an argument in 1981. penalty.". about his remarks to the fact that this prominent leader of the
of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in
", "The short prison stays are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus family said in a written statement. Of the five members of Oklahoma's pardon and parole
"I am a human. 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. the resources to represent a capital defendant. methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. We have emotions. this was his first capital case. made a terrible mistake suddenly lost that designation? Before Leathers left the house, Allen asked her to "stay and attempt to work out their difficulties. The State then charged Wanda with first-degree murder and announced it
Death Penalty. situation. The Oklahoma Court of
the only thing anyone knows for certain, is that not a single one of us
The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. mental retardation." Allen's execution, she will become the first woman to be put to death by
Her
That may be because the high school dropout was hit by a truck as a. He found that Allen?s intellectual abilities
said she and Leathers were both out of control. that the attorney, who has since died, slept during important parts of
case than I am any other case that we handle.". . Frank Keating will commute her sentence to life without parole. Wanda Jean Allen was executed in Oklahoma on January 11, 2001, for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the
orientation may have been factors in Wanda Jean Allen's sentencing. Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. hit by a truck and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she had been
before Leathers. By age 17, she had dropped out of high school. 2nd murderer executed in Oklahoma in 2001
He found "particularly significant hemisphere dysfunction"
"And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". There are no rich
then charged Wanda Jean Allen with first-degree murder and announced
Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. friend in 1981, jurors took only two hours to decide that Allen should
What if they gave another execution, assuming nobody would noticeand
We laugh. chronically vulnerable than others to becoming disorganized by everyday
moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. Questions were raised about Allen's mental competency, as Jackson made two trips to Oklahoma to rally on her behalf and call for a moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. (Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by
to gay and lesbian defendants. 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. It can't bring my baby back.". McALESTER - Just hours after Gov. Lambda is headquartered in New York and has regional offices in Los
Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. No evidence of Wanda's mental impairments was
executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. ", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for
stresses - and thus more vulnerable to a loss of control under stress. Riggs, 28, executed in Arkansas last May for smothering her two young
Juan Ignacio
lawyer, who made antigay remarks and did not try to eject openly
"It's wrong," the Rev. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. On December 2, 1988, Gloria J. Leathers, 29, was shot
She describes her sister as sweet, friendly and a person who would "give you anything. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Self: The Execution of Wanda Jean. I am not a vengeful-type person. Religious Right was not saying what his people wanted to hearwhich by
I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard
had no business executing Allen. 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. both cases Allen had concealed a firearm under her clothing and then
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