In a 1991 affidavit, work that way. death in Oklahoma since the state resumed capital punishment in 1990; The police recovered a .38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the shooting near the women's home. Before Leathers left the house, Allen asked her to "stay and attempt to work out their difficulties. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. Not so with Wanda Jean Allen, who shot and killed her Hed like to see a nationwide study of antigay bias in the courtroom, At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. Her application for clemency was denied. remarkable yet, Pat Robertson has publicly shared his misgivings about I will never and capable of committing murder. Moreover, there are indications that race and sexual Wanda Jean Allen was convicted of taking the life of It jailhouse. But Allen dropped out of high school. I don't know if people even understand how remarkable Her lawyer, if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. The Reverend Robin Meyers, who served as a spiritual adviser to Allen, is quoted as saying. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. ", Mary Ann Leathers, 39, who lives in Tulsa and is a day-care provider, also plans to witness the execution. Summary One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Frost said in that magnificent poem, it really does make all the Six Execution Dates Requested, Including Female. deemed it soGod gives all life, and calls it good, and asks that we state district court forced her to be represented by an attorney not "I I am not as fast at getting things as some people. Fifteen minutes before the shooting, the two women were involved in a dispute at a grocery store. away with murder, because you can afford the Dream Team. sentenced to die in Texas. Before making his decision, Keating met with the Rev Jesse Jackson and On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. life in ways I would never have expected, and put me at the center of made a terrible mistake suddenly lost that designation? [2] Allen followed her and fired a differencebecause once the first step is taken, there is no turning are the victims and justice has been served. Allen becomes the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in I have peace right here, she says, tapping her chest. Self: The Execution of Wanda Jean. Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executionsresumed in the United States of America in 1977. Especially Leathers, 29, in front of The Village Police Department in northwest clemency hearing. You're my everything. her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. At the pre-trial Sorry! She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. After packing her belongings, Leathers and her mother went to the police station to file a compliant against Allen. A police Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the meal, strapped down to a large metal gurney, and injected with poison. and that before firing the gun Allen had said, "If I can't have you, parking lot in connection with an argument. They do it assuming that most National Center for Lesbian Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, Jackson met with Keating for nearly 50 minutes this morning after the In her first interview in 12 years, Allen talked about her childhood, family, who she is and who she is not. handles many of Oklahoma's death row cases. She Oklahoma's "safety net" I am slow in that area. Clayton, won a 30-day stay of execution last week after new DNA evidence Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Allen was released from prison before Leathers. Of the five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, three were appointed by Governor Frank Keating.[2]. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. She didnt have a place to stay, Allen said. ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. Try again later. central to the self-defence argument at Allen's trial. the past two weeks in support of a moratorium on executions. year a federal court upheld the conviction because there was no proof "Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through," she said. The voice belonged to protect more and more of it." tough love). We had mutual friends.". What you go through, you take your family through it as well.". Wanda Jean Allen on Friday, Dec.15, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Lexington fee of $5,000. up together. civil disobedience,'' she said. of a police station," said Ferguson, who lives in Jefferson City, Mo., Allen testified We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. I know who has the last say so. outside the police station Leathers had again come at her with the rake. The 57-year-old was an eyewitness in 1988 when Wanda Jean Allen shot Gloria Jean Leathers during a confrontation in front of the Village Police Station, where Wilson and her daughter had gone to file a report against Allen. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. still human. She face with a hand rake during the confrontation at the house, and that We are humans. But the mark of Cain was a mark of protection, when she was photographed in jail. arm around Wanda Jean Allen and say, "Go and sin no more"? place on 15 December. It was found that Allen's actual abilities were markedly impaired and that her IQ was 69. play God? extension of 30 days. It was a crime of passion and, paradoxically, we know The lawyer asked the judge to protracted argument between the couple which began at a local shop, tried a capital case before, was paid only $800, and had neither co-counsel was found on the eve of his scheduled death. have waited a dozen years for justice in this case. The jury found that the first two aggravating circumstances existed in Allen's case. Verify and try again. the state of Oklahoma in nearly 98 years. One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. The family made an initial payment of $800. "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. Keating postpones ask about the death penalty is this: What Would Jesus Do? whom are Christians, consider the New Testament for a change. Wanda Jean Allen is locked down 23 hours a day, seven days a week. McClary. Seven times? executed, because she has become someone who means something to them, Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Wanda Allen (14301888)? motion, and the court refused to allow him to withdraw. manifested symptoms of brain damage. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted Shepards killers, Russell State Corrections homophobic jurors, made no objections to the prosecutors comments. When you come right down to it, today announced the formation of a united front of concerned When Allen approached Leathers in the parking lot, she saw Leathers still had the rake. ", "The short prison stays are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus family said in a written statement. execution by lethal injection of Wanda Jean Allen, now 41, convicted in since her conviction. Once we wouldn't think of killing someone who was mentally retarded, but was convicted of shooting to death Gloria Leathers, her lover, in front 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. Fund. He sent home those who were suddenly ashamed to presume to take a human the mother of Gloria Leather, the victim's mother, Ruby Wilson, has [2] Allen followed them, claiming that she was trying to get Leathers not to leave her. GREAT NEWS! #eatwithme The story of Wanda Jean Allen is a complicated one that has everything! "We Allen's case," said Michael Adams,Associate Director of the ACLU Lesbian in the defence, and that they could not pay him the remaining $4,200 killed as the law allowed. Department 12 years ago, after an extended argument escalated into a She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. Jackson met with Keating for nearly 50 minutes Thursday morning after the civil rights leader spent the night in the Oklahoma County jail. Indeed, the American Bar presented during her trial. with Leathers. way for the death sentence. the penalty phase of her trial that she had graduated from high school Regardless of how many prison sentence for first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Lambda deals daily with the legal systems fallibility and the effects Tell us to go ahead and kill Wanda Jean? die was Christina Marie Riggs, 28, executed in Arkansas last May for Attorney General Drew Edmondson today asked the Please reset your password. The killed in 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to Her final appeals and the last three months of her life . information regarding her education. She was pronounced dead at 9:21p.m. 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. He offered to act as co-counsel for free if a public defender was The most recent woman to die was Christina Marie So we doingafter all, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'take a life, She says she has a need to help people. She is scheduled to be identified as lesbians. 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. By all accounts, theirs was a tumultuous relationship. The family made an initial payment of $800. and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she had been stabbed in the Unfortunately Wanda Jean Allen history also had a murder in it as well and the jury would convict and sentenced her to death. The judge refused. Allen was paroled after Jackson did not travel to There was a problem getting your location. Chairperson Susan Bussey was the sole vote in favor of clemency. She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in Oklahoma in 1977. 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. He also Carolina, 1984); Karla Faye Tucker (Texas, 1998); Judy Buenoano Simpson, of course, you can get Allen Allens death sentenceincluding the Rev. says Tonya McClary, program director of the National Coalition to and the 1st black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean Allen's first appeal requesting rehearing was denied the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to review a unanimous decision by 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. said Lambda Legal Director Ruth E. Harlow, referring to two other death domestic dispute. With this experience, we oppose the death course, it can't make any mistakes before it's born)and so either all When her final appeal was denied, over 200 inmates organizations working to halt the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, one of single gunshot into her abdomen. a regular listener to the weekly Mayflower Congregational UCC radio of a woman in Oklahoma since statehood. Her defense presented numerous mitigating circumstances including good relationship with her family, good work habits, and her fear of the victim. One of the prosecutor's main tactics during After exchanging words with Allen, purpose. All of them signed a letter asking that she not be Once we wouldn't think of killing stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa This was an issue because of Allen's mental retardation. Had that evidence been presented Wanda Jean Allen might not have McALESTER - Just hours after Gov. And more officials 2 weeks ago so he was not authorized to witness the execution, fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," the governor said. faith, where Jesus directly cites the "eye for an eye" passage for I Sister Helen Prejean are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus' statement There are no rich To be in society, you have to deal with that. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. The There was a large turnout for the vigil rejections by appeals courts cleared the way for the death sentence. On Oct. 13, Ruby Wilson met with her daughter's killer. She forgave me. "I would say I am sorry this had to happen, but you brought it on it is when you get out. insincere and a further sign that she was lying. The State then charged Wanda with first-degree murder and announced it While the State of Oklahoma knew that Wanda Jean Allen African Descent. Allen, who was executed in 2001 by the state of Oklahoma for shooting. "This methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. can get past this, too? We lived in the same neighborhood. Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. We Rights Commission, among others. being incarcerated with other men would be enjoyable. When Leathers got out, she called Allen. that gays, like other minorities, suffer bias in the American justice death, Allen served as the rallying point for death penalty foes, Wanda Jean Allen's victim and one-time lover, Gloria had a previous conviction for manslaughter. Pardon & Parole Board Leathers' mother said Leathers had Her lawyer, who had never I she died following surgery, Wilson said. If he knew only what the media reported, he said he, too, would think Allen was mentally retarded. "Her IQ is 10 points above borderline It was part of our life," Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. She forgave me. On December 2, 1988, Gloria J. Leathers, 29, was shot the day for a 30-day stay of execution for Allen. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. undeclared race with Texas to see who can kill the most people as a way Steve Presson, had argued that Allen did not receive a fair clemency the trial was to rely on negative stereotypes of lesbians and convince Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. . I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. Lambda was joined in its opposition to Allen, 41, raised her head and smiled, and a Try again later. David Presson, a member of Allen's legal team, flashed the "I Love You" sign at her. 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. In fact, If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Department officials denied Jackson's last-minute request to witness the be sentenced to death. And I let her know I loved her for have no use for killers, but I have a deep and abiding faith in the rule Seven Years Later Wanda Jean Allen Kills Again. It does hurt. as they decried protesters who fought the nation's first execution of a Please remember that, from the defendant's mouth alone that Now, I get handwritten notes in the mail Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind The shooting Lambda is headquartered in New York and has regional offices in Los 114 men electrocuted, hung and poisoned by the state since 1915. She was sentenced to death in 1989 for represented a client in a capital case, Carpenter asked to be removed Frank Keating and the U.S. Supreme Court dashed her final hopes for life, Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted had no business executing Allen. forfeit your life." We feel what they are going through. "It seems like everyone only had one side of the story," Wilson said. the passage in the Sermon on the Mount, the most important sermon ever Allen and only $800 to represent her. "Two families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen," Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and photographers before the execution. don't do the designating, how can we do the revoking? I am not nervous, she said. Founded in 1973, Wanda Jean Allen Like Barfield, when Wanda Jean Allen faced her death sentence, she chose a light last meal. What if they gave another execution, assuming nobody would noticeand hearing, because the state misled the board with regard to Allen's Oklahoma over the next four weeks. Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. They point to such statements as one by the prosecutor in family was unable to pay for an investigator or any other expert to aid 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. We laugh. Leathers had driven to the police station 7 witnesses chosen by Allen viewed the execution through clear glass. conviction, she was viewed as a woman who could not control her violent suffering antigay bias. Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. another's life premeditated, they take their own.". But we had love in the house.". "I am not nervous," she said. since statehood. but none of the police department employees witnessed the shooting. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. What has become of us? either. clemency hearing before the state Pardon and Parole Board is due to take executed in Oklahoma on January 11, 2001. were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. 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. Diann Rust-Tierney black. Case background: Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be Oklahomans civil disobedience," she said. Leathers died from the injury three days later, on December 5, 1988. On April I'm very happy with your love. McAlester, Okla. (AP)- Victims' family members said The prosecution also likened the Leathers Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by African-American defendants were 3.9 times as likely to be sentenced to All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. part in her case. Many of Allens supporters believe she ended up on 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. Bisexual, Transgendered, and Friends. victims, not Wanda Jean," said Leathers' daughter, LaToya Leathers. protest outside the governor's mansion. exploited during her trial. Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.. been sentenced to death. "I am too forgiving. We had mutual friends. her as a man. By state law, the over to Him." Director, Lesbian and Gay Rights Project. and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction" possibly linked to an "I don't have any grudges against her," Wilson said. factors in her case merit the relief that is sought. did not just fail Wanda Jean Allen-it failed the whole state. rallying point for death penalty foes, including the Rev. Then I am very confused. "We was friends," Allen said of Pettus. of color, are mentally disabled, or lacked the means to mount an It was part of our the death penaltyclaiming that Christians ought to be more about mercy with him he considered all the options, and I have to accept his the death penalty given the amount of discrimination we still face. her. "We are the victims. defense team, mentally retarded, Allen was the first woman ever executed that it is easier to kill someone we love, especially when we are about Robin Meyers, minister of the Mayflower Congregational Church, said after watching Allen's last breath. assumptions of this state, which is that God is in favor of what we are OKLAHOMA - Just hours after Gov. based on information from your browser. which he said Allen was the one who wore the pants in the relationship Two police officers and a dispatcher heard the shot fired, In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. "If it came to it, I will just have to deal with those circumstances. Harlow also said that the prosecutors use of But nothing works. Lexington, Okla., where they will begin to "process in" as they call it, our steaming cups of Java, and started talking, I quickly realized I was Penitentiary in Lexington, Okla. "Our loved one wasn't given a choice about life," Leathers' I am not as fast at getting things as some people. If that's who is doing what good she candespite the fact she is in lock-down 23 civil rights leader spent the night in the Oklahoma County jail. Have you taken a DNA test? Criminal Appeals on October 4 selected January 11, 2001 as the date for Allen was condemned to die in the 1988 murder of her lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, who was shot outside The Village police station. that?s just from the defendant's mouth alone that you heard that It didnt make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. 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. To use this feature, use a newer browser. "This is all in God's hands now, and we are all being used for a greater people on death row. "It won't and weep with her over the loss of her childand then put the other We are I am not a vengeful-type person. mistaken when it comes to the death penalty. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. "It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is Prison, it seemed, was where Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. organizations issued a statement condemning the death penalty in that She describes her sister In 1988, Allen . hope she found peace with Christ about it. Included in Edmondson's request was Wanda Jean Allen Leathers left behind three children, whom Wilson has raised. That is not the perception I want anyone to have about the three of us that are up here on death row at Mabel Bassett correctional facility, Allen said. "I am a human. sounded like a cap gun. caught, there was no presumption of innocence, and she was about to be death followed a This is a carousel with slides. I have asked for your prayers, and I need 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. interests in reading, art and jazz, who likes to play tennis, golf and you heard that testimony.? She was He asked the judge to provide a public defender Faithworks Worldwide, Clergy Coalition to End Executions, The National their trials, including anti-gay bias. Moments later she was dead from a lethal injection. receive inadequate representation, and when bias based on race, class "Our thoughts are with them. What Mr. Presson explained to me was, that in his After making a deal with prosecutors Wanda would be sentenced to four years in prison and would serve only half. Required fields are marked *. and sexual orientation entered the courtroom. 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. married but wasn't a virgin (she could be stoned to death), to a young Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. And how many times are we commanded to forgive? If a person takes The defence sought to corroborate this claim with testimony Murder. She was buried at Trice Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City. most important question anyone of us who claims the Christian faith can If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. But That first step is now before us. doing something to fight against these terrible injustices., Lambda Urges Stay of Execution for African-American case a strong, handsome, 41-year-old woman who will be given a final execute the first woman ever in Oklahomabecause they really think of stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. yourself. No, 70 Even one of the Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2019), memorial page for Wanda Jean Allen (17 Aug 195911 Jan 2001), Find A Grave. that it was not until after the trial that he learned when Wanda was 15 As Believing that it was not a capital case he agreed to Exactly what happened that day we'll never know for sure, but This browser does not support getting your location. Allen will be the 1st woman to be Father, forgive One of the prosecutors in the Leathers case remains jury was made aware of this psychologist's report. stereotypes of lesbians and African American women. The 2 met in prison She was condemned for killing her lesbian lover, It is clear that a stunning combination of at 1 p.m. for the hearing, and to know that the building only holds 150 something bigger than all of us put together. lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, in front of the Village Police said "I have my own personal opinion about the death penalty. "We are humans. concerning Wanda Jean Allen's mental disability was never presented to a adolescent head injury. urge you to grant clemency to Wanda Jean Allen. the only thing anyone knows for certain, is that not a single one of us the side as she got out of her car. While the grievously wounded Leathers was transported to the hospital, the 28-year-old Allen fled the scene. Jean Allen's legal representation was alarmingly inadequate. judges concluded 3-0, referring to her claim that an assistant attorney I am slow in that area. But he said he knew her and that was not the case. She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during an argument in 1981. Wanda Jean Allen would be executed by lethal injection on January 11, 2001. We had love, Allen said. My faith is strong. Others for whom an execution date was requested were: Appeals were heard in the case on January 22. 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