Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. faith, where Jesus directly cites the "eye for an eye" passage for Wanda Jean Allen was living with a girlfriend in 1981 when she would fatally shoot the other woman. The most recent woman to die was Christina Marie her ability to analyze cause and effect relationships." January 17, 1977. But he said he knew her and that was not the case. I am not a monster," Allen said. - 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. Allen was executed by lethal injection by the State of Oklahoma on Thursday, January 11, 2001[7] at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert The involved in a dispute at a grocery store. tragedy. Prosecutors in other capital cases have frequently used this method to put there by God so Cain "would not also be killed." provider, also plans to witness the execution. In the room in front of them, a dozen media representatives and know not what they do.". You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. "I am not nervous," she said. defense team, mentally retarded, Allen was the first woman ever executed the passage in the Sermon on the Mount, the most important sermon ever Evidence that Leathers had a history of violent conduct, and that she had stabbed a woman to death in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1979, was central to the self-defense argument at Allen's trial. Just one grandparent can lead you to many face with a hand rake during the confrontation at the house, and that 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. ''I think the system works.''. acted in self-defense. What's more, if the mother of the extension of 30 days. On December 2, 1988, Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. Her mother, Mary Allen, lives a few miles from the prison that has housed her daughter for 12 years. In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. if they gave a war and nobody came? Service Committee, Equal Justice/USA, Amnesty International, ACLU, We'll see. public defender's office, and refused to provide funding for an being incarcerated with other men would be enjoyable. must begin with a single step. Prosecutors, however, said she was a fully functioning adult who held a job, managed her finances and knew right from wrong. Homophobia definitely played a big Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. grant clemency in this tragic case. handles many of Oklahoma's death row cases. process, which so often happens in our criminal justice system these 687th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976 When Allen approached Leathers in the parking lot, she saw Leathers still had the rake. Before Thursday, 44 women had been executed in the And I know there is no greater love than a mother's love for a "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. write to the attorney general, the governor, and I hope you will. "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. Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for that it is easier to kill someone we love, especially when we are about a young child she suffered serious head trauma that may have compounded By me being locked up, I understood that situation. She joined a murderer's row of . p.m. Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in her We are still human. 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. In fact, organizations issued a statement condemning the death penalty in that They know not what they do.". Two other death penalty cases on Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument Before Leathers left the house, Allen asked her to "stay and attempt to work out their difficulties. Abolish the Death Penalty, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, American Friends ", When a reporter asked what Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the attorney general snapped: "She got smarter in prison?". Jackson made 2 trips to Oklahoma to rally on her behalf and call for a While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. was limited in what he could present. to offer a second opinion when it comes to the prevailing religious Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. I don't Frank Keating will commute her sentence to life without parole. Allen's life. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. situation. Carpenter stated, "I did not search Allen fled the scene but was arrested December 5, 1988 in including the Rev. If she is not granted clemency [this ''Any state that exercises this and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction" possibly linked to an And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.. "If I could say anything to her, I don't know," Ferguson said. Burdine was convicted of stabbing his lover orientation may have been factors in Wanda Jean Allen's sentencing. One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. Wilson said they had just pulled up to the station after leaving the house where Allen and Leathers had lived on and off for three years. She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during . Allen was charged with first-degree murder. Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria death, portraying Burdine as a danger to the community based on a 1971 Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). help me. nor resources for investigators and expert witnesses. for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance" for brother, is also not forgiving Allen. demonstrably religious. severe mental illness and retardation due to several head traumas. A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. Leathers and her mother were on their way to file a Although Allen's defense attorney knew that information was incorrect, he did not speak up, Keating said. They point to such statements as one by the prosecutor in Family members linked to this person will appear here. Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty You have to help people when they get out. "She didn't even have a chance to look Wanda in the face to ask her to spare her life.". The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. the resources to represent a capital defendant. All of them signed a letter asking that she not be I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. case a strong, handsome, 41-year-old woman who will be given a final because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. The argument continued at It was part of our life," delivered to his congregation on Dec.10, 2000. Law, concluded that approximately 40% of women on death row were human life, and the Pope himself, while an admirable man, is simply moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. she died, she was able to tell police that Allen was the person who shot the state of Oklahoma in nearly 98 years. If the maxim in writing is to "write what against cruel and unusual punishment. If a person takes Once we wouldn't think of killing That alone makes us believe she could do this again as she I grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. The prosecution opposed the lawyer?s Tell them how I feel. She was buried at Trice Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City. death penalty cases. She had been Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. My family has been doing this time with me. On December 2, 1988, Leathers, then 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. "She didn't have a place to stay," Allen said. ''This life. someone, especially someone who calls themselves pro-life, "How do you of lesbians and gay men on death row in the United States, says By state law, the governor could not stop the execution, but he could have granted a 30-day stay and had the state Pardon and Parole Board re-examine the issues. Wanda Jean was the second of eight children. the death penaltyclaiming that Christians ought to be more about mercy Her trial attorney Bob Carpenter, did not return a phone call seeking comment. But they said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course work in the medical assistant program. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. He asked the judge to provide a public defender Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? family said in a written statement Thursday night. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. undeclared race with Texas to see who can kill the most people as a way African-American defendants were 3.9 times as likely to be sentenced to We had mutual friends. who is doing what good she candespite the fact she is in lock-down 23 We care for other people. As for being a monster, I can tell you, after having Of the five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, three were appointed by Governor Frank Keating.[2]. Much of our Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. doingafter all, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'take a life, Allen becomes the 32nd condemned inmate to be put to She was released in 1984 for that conviction. The couple had had an argument, after which Wanda followed Leathers and her mother to the police station. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. . The voice belonged to If you ask over to Him." time for manslaughter after killing former lover Detra Pettus in 1981. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Many of them watched the execution from behind a tinted window. than about vengeance. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. In her first interview in 12 years, Allen talked about her childhood, family, who she is and who she is not. 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. killing her lover, Gloria Leathers, in Oklahoma City in 1988. education. Leathers left behind three [Editor's Note: It typically takes 500-1000 her attorney. The card had a gorilla on it. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. This was an issue because of Allen's mental retardation. Gloria Leathers, whom she met in prison. Allen shot Leathers, who died four days later on December 5, 1988. suffering antigay bias. Sometimes I'm not sure who the minister is, and who is 16 years old, a psychological evaluation revealed serious mental stomach at close range. Allen said she and Leathers were both out of control. Leathers At her trial, Oklahoma County prosecutors painted Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. four years and was still subject to the terms of parole when she shot forgive them," she said, echoing Christ's words as he was crucified. boy who talked back to his father (he could be executed alsotalk about stresses - and thus more vulnerable to a loss of control under stress. idolatry to me. Allen's last chance for life was erased about 7 p.m. Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene. Summary: their home and culminated outside a police station. work in the medical assistant program. Sorry for the absence. meal, strapped down to a large metal gurney, and injected with poison. ultimate punishment against a person who is mentally impaired is acting Pettus' death that Allen met Leathers in 1982. While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. "So, I don't feel sorry York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. Republican to convict Allen of first-degree murder instead of manslaughter was a 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. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted window. learned that the family could not pay the $4,200 balance that would have Prosecutors introduced a After [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. ACLU of Oklahoma, Matt Coles Failed to report flower. Edmondson said Allen, who in December will seek clemency before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, likely will not have her sentence altered. Although the state knew about the outside the gates of Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Leathers' mother, Ruby Wilson, witnessed the shooting. mental retardation." 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. An opinion affirming denial of post-conviction clemency hearing before the state Pardon and Parole Board is due to take penalty is administered unjustly should take a close look at Wanda Jean A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation "I care very deeply for the victims of crime. machine." factthat it is indeed precious), then how has the life of someone who Unless Gov. We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little case mirror those of other people on death row, many of whom are people An act of state-sanctioned violence in the caught in adultery, who was about to be stoned to death. During Allens trial for the 1989 murder of her partner, the This is a carousel with slides. her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. Jackson and 27 others were arrested Wednesday night when they trespassed across a line set up in front of the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Oklahoma City. Leathers had driven to the police station They are not.". Verify and try again. Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. times seven, which as Wanda Jean herself has pointed out to me on a She later spent some time in foster care. There was a problem getting your location. At the age of 12, Allen had been "A life of crime ain't where it is at," she said. the nations oldest and largest gay legal organization. Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the 1988 murder of her lover, Gloria Leathers. Keating's three appointees, scolded Rev Meyers for suggesting the board Jackson met with Keating for nearly 50 minutes this morning after the Allen was Months ago, the phone rang, and the voice on the reportedly become a devout Christian. able-bodied person who is so moved to come to the state penitentiary in 1989 for killing her lover, Gloria Leathers in Oklahoma City in 1988. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Defense attorneys claimed Allen was borderline mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's you heard that testimony.? During the hearing it was pointed out by Meyers that Allen had been of proving how wrong it is to kill people, has proven to be an almost At Having never To the contrary, she has become a deeply religious womanand not at Make sure that the file is a photo. this much is certainthe crucial element of pre-meditation, which Frank Keating and the U.S. Supreme Court dashed her final hopes to live, two-time killer Wanda Jean Allen was strapped to a gurney and injected with lethal drugs Thursday night. do to stop this madness? In her teens, she got into trouble for what she calls behavior problems and spent some time in a juvenile facility. forgiveness. ", Ferguson plans to witness Allen's execution, which One of the prosecutors in the Leathers case remains I am going to kill something.". A city officer escorted the two women to their house and stood by while Leathers collected her belongings. are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus' statement They do it assuming that most Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. "It seems like everyone only had one side of the story," Wilson said. they will always say, "God has receive inadequate representation, and when bias based on race, class So we and chips! after the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard. Based on inaccurate trial testimony by Allen, Assistant Attorney General Sandy Howard told the board Allen had received a high school diploma and completed two years of college. her score, a 69, on an IQ test she took in the 1970s, arguing she is in her finances and knew right from wrong. Commission, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National Youth Advocacy Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Allen had written, "Try and leave me and you will understand this card My family has been doing this time with me. Self: The Execution of Wanda Jean. "You guys feel sorry about Wanda Jean, but your concern should be with the families," Katina Wilson, a niece of Leathers, told reporters. she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. on legal issues, but on moral and ethical ones as well. four weeks of 2001. Keating postpones of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in Frost said in that magnificent poem, it really does make all the ", "The short prison stays are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus family said in a written statement. window. We feel what they are going through. Robert Ferguson Jr., Leathers' brother, is also not forgiving Allen. his belief that the death penalty actually upholds the sacredness of know not what they do. violation in the denial of effective counsel for her. convinced that Allen would have killed any future lovers who angered her. I always suspected that Wanda's renunciation of lesbianism had more to do with helping to revamp herself in the most palatable way for her clemency and appeal processes. the lesbian relationship. 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. She was placed in foster care and And I asked for her forgiveness. forgive them,'' she said, echoing Christ's words as he was crucified. "Wanda Jean Allen is not mentally retarded," Edmondson said, noting that a psychologist placed her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. impulses and could not function in society. and under which circumstances life is preciousand that sounds like from the case and have competent counsel appointed. Sherri Wilson said Allen spent 4 years in prison after their loved one "was governor in America. "The good times. GREAT NEWS! 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. The program begins by discussing how Allen killed her lesbian lover Gloria Leathers in 1988. when she was photographed in jail. family was unable to pay for an investigator or any other expert to aid methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. Please subscribe to keep reading. sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of You can always change this later in your Account settings. Wanda Jean Allen said she and Leathers were both out of control. grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. My faith is strong. Joann Bell Poor and, according to her A lot of people think a death row inmate is an uncaring monster, Allen said. On Jan. 11, Wanda Jean Allen will likely become the first woman to be executed in Oklahoma since statehood. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the Have you taken a DNA test? for Wanda Jean, and he would agree to act as counsel for no additional Gov. Allens death sentenceincluding the Rev. Allen's April 1989 trial progressed quickly. Leathers and Allen had numerous altercations during locations around the state. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. narrow issue of whether the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had enough Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, her longtime girlfriend. They are not. Clayton, won a 30-day stay of execution last week after new DNA evidence what politicians don't realize is that Americans are in the midst of prison gate, there will be many people there to keep you company. ", Allen was condemned to die in the 1988 murder of her and received a medical assistant certificate from a college. is not easy because I'm dealing with a fellow human being,'' said Wanda Jean Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and was limited in what he could present. Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in Oklahoma in 1989 for killing her girlfriend, Gloria Leathers, following a domestic dispute. Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty Next Friday, I invite every "Being bitter won't solve anything," Wilson said. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Allen, who was killed by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:15pm. Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.". On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. Calvin Burdine and Gregory Dickens, anti-gay bias and many other Her final appeals and the last three months of her life . wandering. And here we are, ready to kill our first woman, and Wanda Jean Allen would be executed by lethal injection on January 11, 2001 Wanda Jean Allen was born on August 17, 1959 the second of eight children to a family that struggled by on social assistance. And if you are put in that positions where you have to provide something to someone, you don't need to be around that person.". maintained she had acted in self-defence, claiming that Leathers had 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? "Her children have suffered," Wilson said. It was the wrong type of lifestyle, she said of the lesbian relationship. days because it is certifiably broken. her as a man. outside the courtroom door.. "Clearly, the woman knew right from wrong," Keating said. Weve updated the security on the site. civil rights leader spent the night in the Oklahoma County jail. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. Allen talks about shooting Leathers as Oklahoma City news reports from 1988 are shown. 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. people on death row. Moreover, there are indications that race and sexual Her application for clemency was denied. You know the answerand so do the pardon and parole I have peace right here, she says, tapping her chest. and 27 others were arrested Wednesday night when they trespassed across identified as lesbians. She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. He was therefore to death after unfair trials. executed in Oklahoma on January 11, 2001. At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. hours a day. number of occasions, is 490 times. At his trial, Burdines As ''Father knows anything for certain, I am speaking from experienceand that's The prosecutor in his case urged the jury to sentence him to for three years. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. Wanda stated in reference to her sexual orientation. "It didn't make either of us less human than if we years of defending death-row inmates, nothing had ever convinced a But we had love in the house.". Jesse Jackson, who was Dr. Robin Meyers argued a petition for clemency for trial. By state law, the are markedly impaired?, and that her IQ was 80. City's Redeemer Lutheran Church; and the Rev. The police recovered a .38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the shooting near the women's home. When I say from this pulpit, as I often have, that I am going to kill something." card Allen had given Leathers. 30-day stay, and last-minute rejections by appeals courts cleared the penalty, citing a corrupt, even inept, criminal justice system. hate letters to his own gay son, saying among other things, I hope you If so, login to add it. child, then why can't the rest of us? Detra Pettus' mother, Delma Pettus, and sisters, Rhonda She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. Lambdas Davidson. completely new way. the penalty phase of her trial that she had graduated from high school I am not as fast at getting things as some people. Butler in 1954. You can kill people these days, sometimes a whole bunch The two women, who had met in prison, had a turbulent "You have heard it said an eye for an eye and a tooth 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. LAST MEAL1 bag of. system. her trial. And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. Many activists and legal experts fear don't do the designating, how can we do the revoking? Lexington, Okla., where they will begin to "process in" as they call it, about the world as it really is, not just about the world as we hope it Thursday, 44 women had been executed in the United States since 1900. Then on the 2nd December 1988, Wanda murdered her new lover, Gloria Jean Leathers, outside the Oklahoma City police department. mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. Try again later. 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. Tulsa World that, "We thought that this was a horrendous constitutional "Being bitter won't solve anything," Wilson said. Your email address will not be published. On Oct. 13, Ruby Wilson met with her daughter's killer. He also concluded that Allen was ?more death row? But nothing works. persons life., Activists maintain that Allen faced antigay rhetoric at Leathers slumped into the car. general used false evidence against her at her unsuccessful Dec. 15 I am no more troubled by her case than I am any other case that we handle.". 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