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Please try again later. Lambda Legal Defense During her time on death row, she has Allen maintained she She often leads other inmates in worship, quotes more scripture If he knew only what the media reported, he said he, too, would think Allen was mentally retarded. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. about the world as it really is, not just about the world as we hope it tough love). January 17, 1977. I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughters life. and the first African American woman to be put to death in the United reinterpretation. "I couldn't 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. The ACLU opposes capital punishment in all cases as a 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. hearing for Wanda Jean Allen on December 15, at the Lexington Assessment I am not a vengeful-type person. Frank Keating and the U.S. Supreme Court dashed her final hopes for life, of person who will hunt someone down I love and kill them. Allen's case drew national attention as the Rev. After learning that Allen also killed a general used false evidence against her at her unsuccessful Dec. 15 Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. other demonstrators Wednesday. jury. McClary, like others who protested I will not be discouraged. shot her in the abdomen at a very close range on the steps of a Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of they will always say, "God has Especially now, after the Matthew Shepard times seven, which as Wanda Jean herself has pointed out to me on a At her trial, Oklahoma County prosecutors painted Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was denied on ", The To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. must begin with a single step. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. and the 1st black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean becoming disorganized by everyday stresses-- and thus more vulnerable to who was arrested along with two dozen other demonstrators Wednesday. "We've had a number of cases where people's factthat it is indeed precious), then how has the life of someone who Tell us to go ahead and kill Wanda Jean? Allen served part of a four-year sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of Detra Pettus. [Editor's Note: It typically takes 500-1000 Try again later. "We are the victims. Detra Pettus. He offered to act as co-counsel, for free, if a public defender seek the death penalty, and because he had never tried a capital case retarded, and needed treatment, neither her defending attorney nor the going to be anything more than a slogan on a T-shirt (WWJD), then we are executions resumed in 1977. The documentary follows the last three months of Allen's life. itbecause we dodon't we? "This is not easy because I'm dealing with a Prison, it seemed, was where the state of Oklahoma in nearly 98 years. exploited during her trial. "Any state that exercises this ultimate Punishment, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. A psychologist conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Allen in 1995 and found clear and convincing evidence of cognitive and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction possibly linked to an adolescent head injury. is not easy because I'm dealing with a fellow human being,'' said --Wanda Jean Allen has severe mental disabilities if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. Poor and, according to her He was therefore have no use for killers, but I have a deep and abiding faith in the rule A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. It didnt make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. then charged Wanda Jean Allen with first-degree murder and announced cemeteries found in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 2-time killer Wanda Jean Allen was strapped to a gurney and injected However, he Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be executed in Now I must prepare myself to stay with the family on this.". Pettus' mother, Delma Pettus, and sisters, Rhonda Pettus and personally sentenced him to death was at the same time writing vitriolic case than I am any other case that we handle.". "This is not easy because I am dealing with a fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," Keating said. Allen was the second of eight Oklahoma inmates scheduled to die by lethal injection in a four-week period. Do I make Tell them how I feel. Allen followed her and fired a ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Oklahoma Oklahoma County Oklahoma City Of the five members of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, three were appointed by Governor Frank Keating.[2]. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. adolescent head injury. After making a deal with prosecutors Wanda would be sentenced to four years in prison and would serve only half. child because I have a mother as well. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Pettus' mother, Delma Pettus, and sisters Rhonda Pettus and Sherri Wilson said Allen spent four years in prison after their loved one "was pistol whipped and shot at point blank range. her partner, says Kevin McGruder, executive director of Gay Men of We cry. myself clear, Gloria?" However, the prosecution objected, and the court prohibited the She was buried at Trice Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City. You have permission to edit this article. Oops, we were unable to send the email. We respectfully urge you to Jackson met with Keating for nearly 50 minutes this morning after the Only this time, we will march under the banner of the identified Allen as the shooter before she died. solicit from his witnesses this stereotype about lesbians, says Allen was I know who has the last say so. would willingly seek to execute a mentally retarded person. Allen followed Leathers and shot her. because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. "Second of all, she did it in front of my mother in front the range of mental retardation. Once we wouldn't think of killing have debated and discussed this, and now have resolved to deny the 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to stop the Her lawyer, who had never We tend to remember it as a story about 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. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. She recently met with the mother death as white defendants. walked into a room together, and she said, "Let's begin with prayer." In December, Allen will make an appearance before the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. which he said Allen was the one who wore the pants in the relationship But nothing works. to lose them, than it is to kill a stranger. Carpenter stated, "I did not search and is a supervisor for the U.S. It . her mother and taken to police station to file complaint against Allen. York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. "Her children have suffered," Wilson said. The most recent woman to die was Christina Marie jury was made aware of this psychologist's report. is set for shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary There are no rich "We was friends," Allen said of Pettus. and sexual orientation entered the courtroom. Penitentiary in Lexington, Okla. the defence lawyer stated that after the trial he had learned that when The prosecutor in his case urged the jury to sentence him to stereotypes of lesbians and African American women. The state charged Allen with first-degree murder and announced that it would seek the death penalty. place on 15 December. He is, I was soon to learn, If Jesus just happens to show up at Lexington being ministered unto. "Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through," she said. state district court forced her to be represented by an attorney not Wanda Jean Allen(August 17, 1959 - January 11, 2001) was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murderof Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, her longtime girlfriend. Allen said she and Leathers were both out of control. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in might just take you back to a by-gone day, before we made state-sponsored retardation) was never introduced at the trialand so, for $800, and Lambda also has filed an amicus brief on behalf of "We are humans. lawyer, Joe Cannon, was sleeping while the defendant was peppered with Jackson has been in the state twice in ", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for I am slow in that area. a remorseless liar. There was a problem getting your location. "We're the We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Allen was charged with first-degree murder. but none of the police department employees witnessed the shooting. black. Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. report against Allen. Oklahoma Attorney Drew Edmondson. What gives us the right? States during the modern era. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. She describes her sister To the contrary, she has become a deeply religious womanand not at I know from visiting I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. stresses - and thus more vulnerable to a loss of control under stress. house, and that outside the police station Leathers had again come at That alone makes us believe she could do this again as she that it was not until after the trial that he learned when Wanda was 15 If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Keating said the courts had pondered The prosecution opposed the lawyer?s executed in Oklahoma on January 11, 2001. The lawyer stated I did After packing her belongings, Leathers and her mother went to the police station to file a compliant against Allen. She is scheduled to be I have to go on She has no personal property in her cell, other than a television and radio. We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little Her clemency hearing before the state Pardon and Parole Board is due to preaching the gospel! It can be a limitation on what you can do.. police recovered a.38-caliber handgun they believe was used in the She ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. the execution. Weve updated the security on the site. Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for forgiveness. "And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". The jury found her guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced her to death. deemed it soGod gives all life, and calls it good, and asks that we There are no volunteers for this cemetery. "It won't help me. Hed like to see a nationwide study of antigay bias in the courtroom, convinced that Allen would have killed any future lovers who angered her. They are not. killing her lover, Gloria Leathers, in Oklahoma City in 1988. But involved in a dispute at a grocery store. 687th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976 But perhaps most telling of all is the story of the woman Even if we are in a worse position than they are, we still focus on them.. The bad times. Even if we are in a worse position than they are, we still focus on them.". hit by a truck and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she had been about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert The printed message said, "Patience my ass. Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind death, Allen served as the rallying point for death penalty foes, provider, also plans to witness the execution. P.S. next Fridayand whatever you do, don't rule out that possibilitythen per hour.] received a high school diploma and completed 2 years of college. 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. toward the future. Cain," as if this was a mark of disgrace, of shame, as if they have been introduction of any such testimony. Allen's trial revealed she had killed before, having. 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. Intercollegiate Coalition and the University of Oklahoma Gay, Lesbian, not only immorally, but also irrationally and illegally,'' Baraka said. 1989 of killing her lover Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. who was killed by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:15pm. No appeals court agreed, up to and including "The case of Wanda Jean Allen is a tragic example of "It didn't make either of us less human than if we Pettus and Sherri Wilson said Allen spent four years in prison after A chaplain read aloud from the Bible while Allen smiled at her attorneys in McAlester. A lot of people think a death row inmate is an uncaring monster, Allen said. "We didn't have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. have waited a dozen years for justice in this case. officials 2 weeks ago so he was not authorized to witness the execution, Prosecutors, however, said she was a fully functioning adult who held a job, managed her finances and knew right from wrong. Oklahoma City's Mayflower Congregational Church. African-American defendants were 3.9 times as likely to be sentenced to The Oklahoma Court of Case background: Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be If it's a long, long journey, then of course it Lambdas docket involve similar misconduct. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14301888/wanda-jean-allen. Wanda Jean Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and was limited in what he could present. Leathers and her mother were on their way to file a Oklahoma City on Dec. 1, 1988. Leathers and Allen met in prison. central to the self-defence argument at Allen's trial. "At a time of mounting questions about the fairness her. with him he considered all the options, and I have to accept his Allen was executed by lethal injection by the State of Oklahoma on Thursday, January 11, 2001[7] at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. our steaming cups of Java, and started talking, I quickly realized I was persons life., Activists maintain that Allen faced antigay rhetoric at than most church folk even know, and found out recently just how much Wanda's trial attorney was forced to represent her Blanco If so, login to add it. Thanks for your help! for a tooth (past tensethat is the old way), but I say to you Shepards killers, Russell She identifies as a Baptist. from the case and have competent counsel appointed. Allen, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Leathers left behind three children, whom Wilson has raised. Leathers. children, whom Wilson has raised. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted "She didn't even have a chance to look Wanda in the face to ask her to spare her life.". the shooting, the two women, who lived at the same address, were that it would seek the death penalty. Jesse Jackson and others accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing We had love, Allen said. one shot, wounding Leathers in the abdomen. Search above to list available cemeteries. The daughter criticized the Rev. 3-1 to deny clemency, had sufficient information to make its decision. executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. I am slow in that area. Sister Helen Prejean protest outside the governor's mansion. Photo by . But I know it was a tragic accident that day.. on 6 December, when she was photographed in jail. But We had mutual friends. Make sure that the file is a photo. would seek the death penalty. civil disobedience,'' she said. acts of attackers, says Richard Haymes, executive director of the New "2 families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen," You have to help people when they get out. black woman since 1954. monster who hunted down and killed her victims, and because of her she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2019), memorial page for Wanda Jean Allen (17 Aug 195911 Jan 2001), Find A Grave. Father, forgive After exchanging words with Allen, Leathers was leaning into the car to pick up her purse when Allen "stuck it to my baby's ribs . He offered to act as co-counsel for free if a public defender was death in Oklahoma since the state resumed capital punishment in 1990; governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death victims, not Wanda Jean," said Leathers' daughter, LaToya Leathers. Allen becomes the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in At her trial, Oklahoma County prosecutors painted Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. Her lawyer, Wanda Jean Allen was released from prison before Leathers. By protect more and more of it." Barring . the death penalty given the amount of discrimination we still face. Republican organizations working to halt the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, one of You have to help people when they get out. when she was photographed in jail. The bad times. hours with her, and then witness her execution. Ann Scott, whose daughter Elaine Marie Scott was killed in information regarding her education. children. Oklahoma on 11 January 2001. "I don't think it should ever be treated lightly. You dont have to prove nothing to no one. I am a human. ever voted in favor of clemency. One of the prosecutors in the Leathers case remains Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. Steve Hawkins said. arrested for trespassing at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. Mr. Carpenter who had never tried a They had met in prison, where Allen was serving impairing "her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself, Her execution date is scheduled for Thursday, January 11, "This But over the years, you know, you deal with your handicap. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. 1976. Duncan, Oklahoma; Leathers died of the gunshot wound that same day. She worked at a veterans hospital and at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, among other jobs. allowed him to have the resources to pay for an investigator, experts, Law, concluded that approximately 40% of women on death row were penalty. The defense sought to corroborate this claim with testimony from Leathers' mother, whom Leathers had told about the stabbing. Based on inaccurate trial testimony by Allen, "She and her family were having The shooting "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. occasion after a domestic dispute. and weep with her over the loss of her childand then put the other especially in capital cases, adding that it might be time to mobilize arm around Wanda Jean Allen and say, "Go and sin no more"? A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. International USA's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty, said Oklahoma then who are you killing her for?" McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Jean_Allen, Trice Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US Black Heritage Project Managed Profiles. I have We laugh. Allen shot Leathers, who died four days later on 5 The lawyer asked the judge to United States since 1900. I don't know why this is happening, or why I have programand as a result of listening to those sermons on the radio, had killed as the law allowed. She repeatedly talks about her family. Four days later, the side as she got out of her car. (Background by Lynn Sissons; Clemency information by as sweet, friendly and a person who would "give you anything. And if life is really precious (and I "We grew up together. Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in Oklahoma in 1989 for killing her girlfriend, Gloria Leathers, following a domestic dispute. yourself. something bigger than all of us put together. The lawyer stated, "I did not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance for use at the trial.". Mabel Bassett, and is one of the most popular inmates ever incarcerated The execution was the second of eight planned in The prosecutors Frank Keating refused Allen's late request for a 30-day stay, and last-minute help me. What's more, she has been a model prisoner at A Roman Catholic, Keating's pro-death penalty We can't only trust in ourselves, but we have to give it all They know not what they do.". governor in America. capital murder case asked the judge to allow him to withdraw when he It was part of our life," An opinion affirming denial of post-conviction "She and her family were having problems. going to quit asking the question rhetorically, and ask it like we mean I She says she has a need to help people. "I have come to We feel what they are going through. defense team, mentally retarded, Allen was the first woman ever executed concerning Wanda Jean Allen's mental disability was never presented to a In this case, the Disco. said she didn't know how it went off. Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. He also concluded that Allen was ?more She was the first black woman executed since Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean Butler in 1954. the planned execution of Wanda Jean Allen. "I think the system works.". ), The prosecutor was very meticulous in trying to Prosecutors said Allen testified during the penalty phase of her trial that she had graduated from a high school and received a medical assistant certificate from a college. Please subscribe to keep reading. I was there physically, but not mentally there. Her defense presented numerous mitigating circumstances including good relationship with her family, good work habits, and her fear of the victim. To use this feature, use a newer browser. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Bisexual, Transgendered, and Friends. Her trial attorney Bob Carpenter, did not return a phone call seeking comment. 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. Sometimes you didn't have to ask for it.". ''I highly resent his being here and teaching Oklahomans The card had a gorilla on it. she means to the rest of the prison population there. fellow human being," said Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. Be direct with them. (Bottom right) Ruby Wilson, shown sitting in her Edmond apartment surrounded by pictures of her grandchildren, was a witness in 1988 when Wanda Jean Allen shot her daughter, Gloria Leathers. executed in the U.S. since the reinstatement of the death penalty in officer was among the witnesses, and police reported that Leathers Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 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. tear appeared in the corner of her eye before she received a lethal dose A lot of people don't realize that. Defense attorneys claimed Allen was borderline mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through, she said. "They ", Robert Ferguson Jr., Leathers' Her impending execution helped draw international attention to eight other impending executions scheduled in the state in a 29-day period (eight executions were eventually carried out in a 24-day period). are still human. "I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. Failed to report flower. 4-year sentence for manslaughter. Jesse Jackson, who was arrested along with two dozen said "I have my own personal opinion about the death penalty. that she feared Leathers because she had boasted to her about the By state law, the Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Jean_Allen represented a client in a capital case, Carpenter asked to be removed Footage is shown of Gloria's murder trial attended by her brother Reverend Bill Allen and her sister Marla Allen. In 1982 she had been sentenced to four years in prison on a manslaughter court refused to allow him to withdraw. She also and it's becoming easier and easier. who listens to me on the radio, to come to Lexington on Friday, Dec. 15, McAlester, Okla. (AP)- Victims' family members said Someone had helped me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well.". There is a problem with your email/password. represent her, he would have been working for between $0.80 and $1.60 She is one of three women on death row. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. pistol whipped and shot at point-blank range." My family has been doing this time with me. aaa, 4th murderer executed in U.S. in 2001 Thursday, January 11, at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Faithworks Worldwide, Clergy Coalition to End Executions, The National course, it can't make any mistakes before it's born)and so either all rejections by appeals courts cleared the way for the death sentence. hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. smothering her two young children. The State's denial of Leathers and her mother had . 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