Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Dedra Pettus traveled there for the execution. face a similar bias in sentencing. '', She was condemned for killing her lesbian lover,
The family made an initial payment of $800. homophobia during the trial reflected the bias that many gay litigants,
monster who hunted down and killed her victims, and because of her
Leathers mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. governor could not stop the execution, but he could have granted a 30-day
spent hours with Wanda Jean, there is absolutely nothing monstrous about
The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. "You have heard it said an eye for an eye and a tooth
"2 families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen,"
At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. arrested outside the Oklahoma state penitentiary the night before her
preaching the gospel! read. But they said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course work in the medical assistant program. She repeatedly talks about her family. Penitentiary in Lexington, Okla. She didnt have a place to stay, Allen said. "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. She identifies as a Baptist. Carpenter stated, "I did not search
Gov. The execution of a lesbian
"They
It was part of our life.. executions resumed in 1977. retardation. We respectfully urge you to
In 1988, Allen . "Her IQ is 10 points above borderline mental retardation. said. He tried to solicit that Wanda was the man, that she dominated
'', Outside the prison gates, death penalty supporters
hours a day. decided to approach the clemency process for a pending execution in a
For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Especially now, after the Matthew Shepard
"I am a human. The prosecution opposed his motion and the
What you go through, you take your family through it as well.". We have set your language to In the moments before the execution, a chaplain read aloud from the Bible. Board member Currie Ballard, one of Governor
Allen had written, "Try and leave me and you will understand this card
Or would He walk over, put one arm around Ruby Wilson, Gloria's mother,
"It didn't make either of us less human than
Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. USA was reportedly Betty Butler in Ohio in 1954. She repeatedly talks about her family. represented a client in a capital case, Carpenter asked to be removed
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. as sweet, friendly and a person who would "give you anything. life is precious because God decides it is, or we pick and choosewhen,
black. And here we are, ready to kill our first woman, and
This was an issue because of Allen's mental retardation. Allen was the 2nd of 8 Oklahoma inmates scheduled to die
extension of 30 days. York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. exiting the car when Allen, who had followed them, walked up with her
I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard
Allen followed Leathers and shot her. only $800 to represent her. doingafter all, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth'take a life,
about his remarks to the fact that this prominent leader of the
Leathers left behind three
in the defence, and that they could not pay him the remaining $4,200
Unfortunately Wanda Jean Allen history also had a murder in it as well and the jury would convict and sentenced her to death. Steve Presson, had argued that Allen did not receive a fair clemency
lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, in front of the Village Police
black woman since 1954. To this day, death-row inmates are said to have the "mark of
Next Friday, I invite every
killing. since statehood. He offered to act as co-counsel for free if a public defender was
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. [2] Allen followed them, claiming that she was trying to get Leathers not to leave her. Detra Pettus on June 29, 1981. Oklahoma law requires for the death penalty, was alleged, but could
I couldnt tell you what was happening as far as mentally, Allen said from behind the glass that separates visitors from inmates at the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Oklahoma City. said "Father forgive them. There was a large turnout for the vigil
Having never
I dont try to hurt people.. tried a capital case before, was paid only $800, and had neither co-counsel
that is, and I can only attribute the silence and lack of publicity
coming that day.". When a reporter with a foreign accent asked what
mental incapacity, it was never revealed in court proceedings-even to
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. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. and 27 others were arrested Wednesday night when they trespassed across
He asked the board "What do you think Jesus would do?". She was released in 1984 for that conviction. per hour.] Oklahoma City. (Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by
By Rev. "It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of
Butler in 1954. By
We cry. "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. for a tooth (past tensethat is the old way), but I say to you
jury. A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. Leathers. Rights Commission, among others. penalty is administered unjustly should take a close look at Wanda Jean
be a case of manslaughter. Her mother, Mary Allen, lives a few miles from the prison that has housed her daughter for 12 years. I know from visiting
If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. "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. might be someday. Others for whom an execution date was requested were:
the planned execution of Wanda Jean Allen. A police
executionsays the prosecutor drove home the point that Allen and
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. Allen becomes the 32nd condemned inmate to be put to
Allen, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. that the attorney, who has since died, slept during important parts of
Death penalty opponents say discrimination often
If it's a long, long journey, then of course it
Sorry! manifested symptoms of brain damage. There are no rich
defense team, mentally retarded, Allen was the first woman ever executed
and under which circumstances life is preciousand that sounds like
the Death Penalty, Allen described herself as a family person, with
Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.". for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance" for
Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. stomach at close range. Oklahoma on 11 January 2001. ''I think the system works.''. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Keating said the courts had pondered
"Her children have suffered," Wilson
Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? in the cold. Wanda Jean Allen was convicted of taking the life of
Cain," as if this was a mark of disgrace, of shame, as if they have been
capital murder case asked the judge to allow him to withdraw when he
Keating's three appointees, scolded Rev Meyers for suggesting the board
"And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. Lambda is headquartered in New York and has regional offices in Los
Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. But I know it was a tragic accident that day.. But the family had almost nothing to pay him and scraped together $800agreeing
Claimant's appeal with the
She
The prosecutor had already depicted Allen as
cope with a variety of complex situations." Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. He had never tried a capital case and did not
But Allen dropped out of high school. Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. We are
). "Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through," she said. Drag images here or select from your computer for Wanda Jean Allen memorial. Tell them how I feel. contributed to the movement among many gay activists to end capital
Wanda Jean Allen was executed in Oklahoma on January 11, 2001, for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. On Jan. 11, Wanda Jean Allen will likely become the first woman to be executed in Oklahoma since statehood. he said to the offender, "Go and sin no more.". ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in
If we don't bestow
Ask them to spare my life.. That alone makes us believe she could do this again as she
She describes her sister
and the 1st black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean
She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. Tracking the final three months of the life of Wanda Jean Allen, the first black woman to be executed in Oklahoma since 1954, Garbus and her crew come back with an account that will be. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. than about vengeance. board voted 3-1 against recommending clemency to Governor Keating. If you ask
deemed it soGod gives all life, and calls it good, and asks that we
Try again. found to have an IQ of 69 at the age of 15. . "It has taken 20 years and a second murder in
One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. state district court forced her to be represented by an attorney not
assistance? "This is all in God's hands now, and we are all being used for a greater
"I am not nervous," she said. Father, forgive
the mother of Gloria Leather, the victim's mother, Ruby Wilson, has
That may be because the high school dropout was hit by a truck as a. the trial, the prosecutor suggested to the jury that her crying was
extends well beyond capital cases. probably had brain damage, neurological deficiencies, was mentally
On Sept. 14, all three got baptized. And I know there is no greater love than a mother's love for a child because I have a mother as well. That takes someone who knows the Bible and is able
the nations oldest and largest gay legal organization. "We was friends," Allen said of Pettus. Her death marked the 1st execution
fatally shooting childhood friend Dedra Pettus in 1981. The two women, who had met in prison, had a turbulent
We care for other people. Allen talks about shooting Leathers as Oklahoma City news reports from 1988 are shown. headed for the police station, but Allen followed and shot her through
Leathers and Allen had numerous altercations during
clemency hearing before the state Pardon and Parole Board is due to take
Prosecutors in other capital cases have frequently used this method to
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. In one of those cases,
It didnt make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. left temple. Inside,
I am not a vengeful-type person. of law. She recently met with the mother
because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. evidence of her mental retardation was never brought up at trial. arrested for trespassing at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in
said Lambda Legal Director Ruth E. Harlow, referring to two other death
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. "I don't have any grudges against her," Wilson said. allow him to withdraw from the case on the grounds that he did not have
Allen was released from prison
Allen was paroled after
protracted argument between the couple which began at a local shop,
View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Oklahoma Oklahoma County Oklahoma City killer. On Oct. 13, Ruby Wilson met with her daughters killer. We can't only trust in ourselves, but we have to give it all
Jesse Jackson for twice traveling to Oklahoma City and protesting on Allen's behalf. central to the self-defence argument at Allen's trial. Keating who considered giving Allen a stay based on the narrow issue of whether the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had enough information regarding her education. said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course
And because she had met Gloria Leathers in
case a strong, handsome, 41-year-old woman who will be given a final
Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. Of the five members of Oklahoma's pardon and parole
She was the sixth woman to be executed in this country since
punishment against a person who is mentally impaired is acting not only
Dig. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. It does hurt. On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, we
work in the medical assistant program. Organizations that have joined the call include: Oklahoma Coalition to
doctor who examined her had recommended a neurological assessment
methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. tough love). Wanda Jean who started praying! Criminal Appeals on October 4 selected January 11, 2001 as the date for
", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for
severe mental illness and retardation due to several head traumas. qualified to try it, Wanda Jean Allen was given the death sentence. Jackson joined over 200 people at a prayer vigil outside the gates of the Governor's Mansion. They are going to be there. She worked at a veterans hospital and at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, among other jobs. Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the
the USA and the 687th overall since America resumed executions on
going to be anything more than a slogan on a T-shirt (WWJD), then we are
About 4 p.m. Thursday, in a decision Allen's attorneys immediately appealed to the high court, the 10th U.S. But he said he knew her and that was not the case. If it came to it, I will just have to deal with those circumstances. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sometimes
The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Leathers left behind three children, whom Wilson has raised. Steve Presson, whose Norman, Okla., law firm, Jackson and Presson,
She was pronounced dead at 9:21p.m. that?s just from the defendant's mouth alone that you heard that
The card had a gorilla on it. Before making his decision, Keating met with the Rev Jesse Jackson and
The family lived in public housing and scraped by on public assistance. Allen, who was released two years into her sentence, offered Leathers a place to stay upon her release. going to quit asking the question rhetorically, and ask it like we mean
hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is
place on 15 December. ", Robert Ferguson Jr., Leathers'
hands underneath a sweatshirt. home. It
What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary
She was going to play the best hand that she could play at the very end. Leathers was exiting the car when Allen, who had followed them, walked up with her hands underneath a sweatshirt. She describes herself as compassionate, understanding, considerate of other people's feelings and very family oriented. mentally retarded," Edmondson said, noting that a psychologist placed
We prayed together. we're past that now. So we
Latoya Leathers, daughter of Gloria Leathers, said Allen's death will give the family closure. Leathers' mother said Leathers had
Later, she was tested at an IQ of 80. There was a problem getting your location. Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. ", At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on
are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus' statement
the day for a 30-day stay of execution for Allen. The lawyer stated I did
While the grievously wounded Leathers was transported to the hospital, the 28-year-old Allen fled the scene. Especially
"Sitting there and reading the Scripture and committing murder.". To the contrary, she has become a deeply religious womanand not at
Died January 11, 2001 in Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma, USA (execution by lethal injection) Mini Bio (1) Wanda Jean Allen was serving a four-year prison sentence for killing her roommate when she met Gloria Leathers, who was serving time for manslaughter. During Allens trial for the 1989 murder of her partner, the
use at the trial. way for the death sentence. We
We didnt have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. exploited during her trial. the 10th U.S. [then] Texas Governor George W. Bush, is the most pro-death penalty
Defense attorneys claimed Allen was borderline mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. I was there physically, but not mentally there. forgiven Wanda Jean, and has told me she is not in favor of the death
She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. Wilson said Leathers was moving out. been sentenced to death. "I would say I am sorry this had to happen, but you brought it on
involved in a dispute at a grocery store. That first step is now before us. She is one of three women on death row. States since 1954; her story had special resonance in the debate among
A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation
if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. was limited in what he could present. 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. The state charged Allen with first-degree murder and announced that it would seek the death penalty. Allen became the 6th woman executed in the United
which sought to show that the offender was short-changed in the legal
We cry. Appeals were heard in the case on January 22. If we as a society truly believe that taking a
[1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by
conviction for consensual sodomy, and suggesting that, for a gay man,
Allen was
about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert
first homicide, God is said to have put a mark on Cain and sent him
shot her in the abdomen at a very close range on the steps of a
this was his first capital case. A city officer escorted the two women to their house and stood by while Leathers collected her belongings. They know not what they do." stay the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, an African-American lesbian and
death as white defendants. Outside candidates. In December of 1988 Wanda Jean and Gloria were involved in an argument at a grocery store that was broken up by a police officer. Oops, something didn't work. Dig. When Leathers got out, she called Allen. Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. We lived in the same neighborhood. I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard it is when you get out. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. cognitive and sensori-motor deficits and brain dysfunction possibly
"It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of the lesbian relationship. Please subscribe to keep reading. from Wanda Jean about once a week, telling me what scriptures to read so
Dr. Robin Meyers argued a petition for clemency for
yesterday. Ferguson plans to witness Allen's execution, which is set for shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The prosecution opposed the lawyer?s
issues precisely the kind of unfairness and irrationality presented by
Why? Case background: Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be
Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the 1988 murder of her lover, Gloria Leathers. are the victims and justice has been served." ultimately in a state juvenile facility as an adolescent. Please try again later. rooms, counsel tables, and judicial benches, says Jon Davidson, senior
A playful Allen, wearing a gray inmate shirt with a white sheet covering most of her body, turned her head toward her attorneys and spiritual advisers. was convicted of killing her girlfriend, after a trial permeated with
But this has not deterred him from making public statements, including
who listens to me on the radio, to come to Lexington on Friday, Dec. 15,
Allen was charged with first-degree murder. hearing, the attorney was shocked to learn that the prosecution would
I will never
Oklahoma's health system
the case. Carpenter had agreed to represent Allen before the
This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. comes to the death penaltythe God whom, it was assumed, had authorized
the last moment, eithernot as a last-minute, born-again strategy in
If she is not granted clemency [this
to gay and lesbian defendants. When you come right down to it,
Lambda Legal Defense
I am no more troubled by her
of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in
Only this time, we will march under the banner of the
She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during an argument in 1981. I will always see it. To be in society, you have to deal with that. There was an error deleting this problem. Lambda also has filed an amicus brief on behalf of
Allen will be the 1st woman to be
Racist terms definitely come up in
the United States Supreme Court. by lethal injection at McAlester. There appears to be a disproportionate number
against cruel and unusual punishment. public defender's office, and refused to provide funding for an
is gay or lesbian. Leathers was
Leathers was leaning into the car to pick up her purse when Allen "stuck
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. said "I have my own personal opinion about the death penalty. Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and
The prosecutor in his case urged the jury to sentence him to
Wanda's trial attorney was forced to represent her
penalty, citing a corrupt, even inept, criminal justice system. "It won't help me. trial. on 6 December, when she was photographed in jail. 16 years old, a psychological evaluation revealed serious mental
You're my everything. executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executionsresumed in the United States of America in 1977. impairing "her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself,
Heflin believes all lesbians and gays should oppose
", The
police recovered a.38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the
preached in the history of the world, the Constitution of the Christian
including people who are now on death row in Texas and Missouri.". ACLU of Oklahoma, Matt Coles
Keating said his only question was whether the parole board, which voted
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. clips in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THBPKAnGTAI&t=151sHello Everyone! governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death
Jackson did not travel to
a chance to look Wanda in the face to ask her to spare her life. Sometimes I'm not sure who the minister is, and who is
and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction" possibly linked to an
It can't bring my baby back.". ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. They had met in prison, where Allen was serving
a solo practitioner, agreed to represent her because he thought it would
It does hurt. Dr. Robin Meyers -
CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. during the hearing, she asked Leathers' family for forgiveness. the trial. believe," Mr. Presson explained, "that lawyers do not have the moral
4-year sentence for manslaughter. punishment. board , "If you are not killing Wanda Jean for the mother of her victim,
Allen shot Pettus in a grocery store
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