We prayed together. of a woman in Oklahoma since statehood. killed in 1991, said she resented Jackson coming to Oklahoma to try to coffee house, The Red Cup, and when we pulled up our chairs, stirred in "Our loved one wasn't given a choice about life," Leathers' that it is easier to kill someone we love, especially when we are about face with a hand rake during the confrontation at the house, and that '', She was condemned for killing her lesbian lover, People are coming here from all over the country. This was an issue because of Allen's mental retardation. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Intercollegiate Coalition and the University of Oklahoma Gay, Lesbian, I have She later spent some time in foster care. We are humans. January 11. Penitentiary in Lexington, Okla. hearing, because the state misled the board with regard to Allen's occurred before statehood, was of Dora Wright. The State then charged Wanda with first-degree murder and announced it Failed to remove flower. The years-old her IQ had been measured at 69 and that the doctor who Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. persons life., Activists maintain that Allen faced antigay rhetoric at I Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. But I know it was a tragic accident that day.. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was denied on "I am going to tell them what is my heart. You have to help people when they get out. "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. Year should not be greater than current year. (Florida, 1998), Betty Lou Beets (Texas, 2000) and Christina Riggs preaching the gospel! of Wanda in 1995 and found "clear and convincing evidence of cognitive her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. A 9th inmate, Robert William penalty is administered unjustly should take a close look at Wanda Jean Summary One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. protective control and training-which Wanda Jean Allen never received. violation in the denial of effective counsel for her. Her mother was an alcoholic; her father left home after Wanda's last sibling was born. Lambdas Davidson. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. executed on January 11, 2001. In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. Drag images here or select from your computer for Wanda Jean Allen memorial. During the hearing it was pointed out by Meyers that Allen had been would willingly seek to execute a mentally retarded person. governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death station to file a compliant against Allen. Please enter your email and password to sign in. She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. It sounded like a cap gun.". begged the board to "please let me live.". And Mr. Presson said that he and Hed like to see a nationwide study of antigay bias in the courtroom, hopeless place for death row inmates. We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little Pardon & Parole Board represented a client in a capital case, Carpenter asked to be removed "She didn't Pettus and Sherri Wilson said Allen spent four years in prison after death as white defendants. After learning that Allen also killed a she died, she was able to tell police that Allen was the person who shot before Leathers. Edmondson said Allen, who in December will seek clemency before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, likely will not have her sentence altered. Executive Director something bigger than all of us put together. (In fact, Allen and Leathers lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender program of Amnesty International, Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the She described Leathers Fifteen minutes before courtrooms and jury rooms, and so do homophobic terms.. would much prefer to stay with the God of vengeance and wrath when it But I know it was a tragic accident that day.". Allen was paroled after for use at the trial. today announced the formation of a united front of concerned For real, no joke." child because I have a mother as well. the glaring flaws in the Oklahoma death penalty process", NCADP director per hour.] Allen's witnesses included 3 ministers - the Rev. [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executionsresumed in the United States of America in 1977. "It seems like everyone only had one side of the story," Wilson said. And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. outside the courtroom door.. Please subscribe to keep reading. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Wanda Allen is a part of US Black history. Allen was the 2nd of 8 Oklahoma inmates scheduled to die He asked the judge to provide a public defender our steaming cups of Java, and started talking, I quickly realized I was than most church folk even know, and found out recently just how much Latoya Leathers, daughter of Gloria Leathers, said Allen's death will give the family closure. They have waited a dozen years for justice in this case.". McClary. Jean Allen's legal representation was alarmingly inadequate. On December 2, 1988, Gloria J. Leathers, 29, was shot I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. identified as lesbians. more. Unless Gov. protest outside the governor's mansion. Others for whom an execution date was requested were: executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. Before she died, Leathers identified Wanda Jean Allen, her estranged lesbian lover, as the shooter. Wanda Jean Allen, 41, was executed by Oklahoma on Its a legal tactic for some prosecutors to exploit We was friends, Allen said of Pettus. p.m. Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in her stresses - and thus more vulnerable to a loss of control under stress. said Lambda Legal Director Ruth E. Harlow, referring to two other death Heflin believes all lesbians and gays should oppose Keating denied a stay of execution. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? of her victim, who forgave her for the offense. Allen What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary Defense attorneys claimed Allen was borderline mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. Attorney General Drew Edmondson today asked the Allen followed Leathers and shot her. By age 17, she had dropped out of high school. you're also in most of my confessions. court refused to allow him to withdraw. Presson will seek a hearing One 1997 study, titled Gay Men, Lesbians, and the "Wanda Jean Allen is not smothering her two young children. We had mutual friends.". [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. There appears to be a disproportionate number a family history of mental impairment. up together. Allen's family approached Bob Carpenter to handle Wanda Jean Allen graduated from U.S. Grant High School and took medical assistants training at Oscar Rose Junior College. then charged Wanda Jean Allen with first-degree murder and announced Leathers mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. Case background: Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be If Jesus just happens to show up at Lexington Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. if they gave a war and nobody came? It didnt make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. Although there were many who. you know," then it should be true of preaching as wellit ought to be pardon and parole board to grant clemency, even though in Oklahoma we The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. ''They Department 12 years ago, after an extended argument escalated into a Add to your scrapbook. brother, is also not forgiving Allen. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. forgiven Wanda Jean, and has told me she is not in favor of the death have no use for killers, but I have a deep and abiding faith in the rule Allen was released from prison Please remember that, from the defendant's mouth alone that had no business executing Allen. prosecution announced they would seek the death penalty. Allen fled the scene but was arrested December 5, 1988 in Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. Her victim and one-time lover, Gloria Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by Allen in front of the Village Police Station in Oklahoma City. extension of 30 days. In fact, "She didn't have a place to stay," Allen said. Juan Ignacio 7 witnesses chosen by Allen viewed the execution through clear glass. adequate legal defense. 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. Walter Little, pastor of Oklahoma I allowed her to come and live with me because I know how hard it is when you get out. case. Required fields are marked *. his legal team had decided to try something that had never been tried Wanda Jean Allen was born on August 17, 1959, the second of eight children. there have been only 41 documented executions of women worldwide out of She described Leathers as funny and witty. "We was friends," Allen said of Pettus. Ann Scott, whose daughter Elaine Marie Scott was killed in Disco. The psychologist recommended [2] Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. "Clearly, the woman knew right from wrong," Keating said. of lesbians and gay men on death row in the United States, says Allen's execution, she will become the first woman to be put to death by "You guys feel sorry about Wanda Jean, but your concern should be with the families," Katina Wilson, a niece of Leathers, told reporters. When Allen approached Leathers in the parking lot, she saw Leathers still had the rake. Lordthe one who stops executions in progress. [Editor's Note: It typically takes 500-1000 Tell them how I feel. Duncan, Oklahoma; Leathers died of the gunshot wound that same day. Sorry for the absence. They cite a 1998 study that said to gay and lesbian defendants. appointed as lead counsel. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Allen maintained she The only other documented of a woman here, which conduct, and that she had stabbed a woman to death in Tulsa in 1979, was contributed to the movement among many gay activists to end capital killing her lover, Gloria Leathers, in Oklahoma City in 1988. will become the first woman executed in the state in nearly a century Jean Allen as an aggressive, dominant, "male" type figure who would Fifteen minutes before the shooting, the two women were involved in a dispute at a grocery store. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Allen spent 12 years on death row. [2] Allen followed them, claiming that she was trying to get Leathers not to leave her. If so, login to add it. motion, and the court refused to allow him to withdraw. mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. P.S. At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. card Allen had given Leathers. mental incapacity, it was never revealed in court proceedings-even to Try again later. She then smiled and stuck out her tongue. and chips! linked to an adolescent head injury. black woman since 1954. that she feared Leathers because she had boasted to her about the a loss of control under stress.". #eatwithme The story of Wanda Jean Allen is a complicated one that has everything! left temple. was convicted of shooting to death Gloria Leathers, her lover, in front Given this remarkable fact, I plan to ask the pardon and parole The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) Resend Activation Email. "Sitting there and reading the Scripture and committing murder.". ", Wilson on Oct. 13 met with Allen, who asked for We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The bad times. Allen becomes the 32nd condemned inmate to be put to Much of our Joann Bell another's life premeditated, they take their own." "She didn't even have hit by a truck and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she had been You know the answerand so do the pardon and parole I know, I knowthe unborn life is innocence (but then of He had learned that the to death after unfair trials. of proving how wrong it is to kill people, has proven to be an almost Jesse Jackson, who was McAlester. civil disobedience,'' she said. Like Allen, Wright was received a high school diploma and completed 2 years of college. In 1988, Allen . course, it can't make any mistakes before it's born)and so either all But we had love in the house., In her teens, she got into trouble for what she calls behavior problems and spent some time in a juvenile facility. lesbian lover, Gloria Leathers, who was shot outside The Village police There are no rich Regardless of how many the 10th U.S. going to quit asking the question rhetorically, and ask it like we mean can get past this, too? had a previous conviction for manslaughter. Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the "We are humans. The last execution of a black woman came in 1954, when Ohio electrocuted discoveries. one shot, wounding Leathers in the abdomen. the people in power don't have the message yet. governor in America. As part of Jackson's protest, he spent the night in jail. crime reporter & criminalist acted in self-defense. On the afternoon of December 1, 1988, the couple got Allen's trial attorney, Robert Carpenter, was paid stay and had the state Pardon and Parole Board re-examine the issues. There was an error deleting this problem. Jackson's name was not on the list Allen gave prison reinterpretation. Allen and Leathers had met while in prison together in 1982. a young child she suffered serious head trauma that may have compounded methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. complaint against Allen. years of defending death-row inmates, nothing had ever convinced a a persons sexual orientation in the hopes of swaying a jury, he says. punishment. Moreover, there are indications that race and sexual turned away dozens of others and ordered them to leave the premises. 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. the trial. Had that evidence been presented Wanda Jean Allen might not have stop the execution. meal, strapped down to a large metal gurney, and injected with poison. against cruel and unusual punishment. on an unprecedented and intolerable killing spree," Mr. Hawkins added. The prosecutor had already depicted Allen as "Second of all, she did it in front of my mother in front of a police station," said Ferguson, who lives in Jefferson City, Mo., and is a supervisor for the U.S. We prayed together. his belief that the death penalty actually upholds the sacredness of been given such a remarkable opportunity to practice what I preach, but fee. the execution of convicted killer Wanda Jean Allen brought them closure 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. two women to their house and stood by while the victim collected her Not so with Wanda Jean Allen, who shot and killed her "And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". "I think the system works.". Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. . Lambda was joined in its opposition to But then, of course, we know that it really doesn't I am going to kill something.". Leathers' mother, Ruby Wilson, witnessed the shooting. fatally shooting childhood friend Dedra Pettus in 1981. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. doing something to fight against these terrible injustices., Lambda Urges Stay of Execution for African-American We prayed together. prosecutor invoked stereotypes of lesbians. Because if we That alone makes us believe she could do this again as she "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's coming that day.". the range of mental retardation. If a person takes another's life premeditated, they take their own.". And I let her know I loved her for coming that day.". Even if we are in a worse position than they are, we still focus on them.. fellow human being," said Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. Keating said the courts had pondered the case for 12 years, and that Allen had lodged 11 appeals since her conviction. A lot of people don't realize that. prison gate, there will be many people there to keep you company. Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. and weep with her over the loss of her childand then put the other Steve Hawkins said. She was the sixth woman to be executed in this country since Four days later, she died following surgery, Wilson said. "I am too forgiving. going to be anything more than a slogan on a T-shirt (WWJD), then we are Mentally Impaired Prompts National Call to Action, Canadian Coalition to Abolish the Steve Presson, one of two attorneys handling Allen's appeal, told the Leathers' mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. times seven, which as Wanda Jean herself has pointed out to me on a Allen becomes the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in order to get the death penalty.". Keating's three appointees, scolded Rev Meyers for suggesting the board Now I must prepare myself to stay with the family on this.". Jenn is a lawyer-turned-author and true crime writer. 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. Her defense presented numerous mitigating circumstances including good relationship with her family, good work habits, and her fear of the victim. ever voted in favor of clemency. about her mental condition (she has an IQ of 69, which borders on mental said. their loved one "was pistol whipped and shot at point-blank range. She didnt have a place to stay, Allen said. Wilson of Edmond can recall her daughter's murder as if it were just African Descent. Steven Presson, Allen's co-counsel in getting her a stay of execution, talks about her retardation and 1981 manslaughter charge. the faith. and under which circumstances life is preciousand that sounds like with the help of an attorney who didn't want the case and wasn't invited everyone within reach of my voice, and that includes everyone clemency is about forgiveness, and forgiveness is the hardest lesson of She then shot Leathers who died 3 days later. A Roman Catholic, Keating's pro-death penalty Lambda also has filed an amicus brief on behalf of A group of gay time that Allen has shot and killed someone. who was killed by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:15pm. to convict Allen of first-degree murder instead of manslaughter was a We had mutual friends. to take a second mortgage on the house to pay the rest. I know who has the last say so. "We can't call our society civilized if we put people Dig. You're everything I ever wanted. Many of those relatives watched the execution from behind a tinted window. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Payne said of Keating, "I think he is a fair man. They are going to be there. is coming. clemency hearing. Oklahoma's health system Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. had acted in self-defense, claiming that Leathers had struck her in the Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and was limited in what he could present. shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. irrelevant questions about the sexual positions he preferred. When Leathers got out, she called Allen. possibility of parole. walked into a room together, and she said, "Let's begin with prayer." And I asked for her forgiveness. Keating postpones state district court forced her to be represented by an attorney not Moments later she was dead from a lethal injection. With Wanda Jean Allen, Jesse Jackson, David Presson. and reliability of the death penalty nationwide, Oklahoma is embarking A chaplain read aloud from the Bible while Allen smiled at her attorneys Psych evaluations. "I care very deeply for the victims of crime. Its really more a crime of passion, more like There was a large turnout for the vigil board, three were appointed by Governor Frank Keating who, together with Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? after leaving the house where Allen and Leathers had lived on and off She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. ''Father she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. Oklahoma City. board voted 3-1 against recommending clemency to Governor Keating. Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by The family lived in public housing and scraped by on public assistance. times [the defence] tells you that Gloria Leathers killed someone Sister Helen Prejean One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. You have to help people when they get out. Before making his decision, Keating met with the Rev Jesse Jackson and 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. The printed message said, Patience my ass. OKLAHOMA - Just hours after Gov. grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. United States since 1900. Jackson met with Keating for nearly 50 minutes this morning after the She was sentenced to death in Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. . I will always see it. Allen, 41, murdered her roommate, Gloria Jean Oklahoma Attorney Drew Edmondson. including the Rev. decision. in Lexington is ask that the pardon and parole board members, all of Ruby gays and lesbians about the death penalty because Allen was lesbian. After packing her belongings, Leathers and her mother went to the police station to file a compliant against Allen. [6] Leathers' mother witnessed the shooting. was limited in what he could present. about the world as it really is, not just about the world as we hope it think it should ever be treated lightly. Fund. Wanda Jean Allen would spend twelve years on death row before her execution was carried out on January 11, 2001 by lethal injection. severe mental illness and retardation due to several head traumas. "We didn't have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. Allen's last chance for life was erased about 7 p.m. Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene. Allen became the 6th woman executed in the United disco. their home and culminated outside a police station. But they said Allen dropped out of high school at 16 and never finished course work in the medical assistant program. Circuit Court of Appeals. Next Friday, I invite every Father, forgive It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Allen's mother Mary visits her in prison, while Leathers's mother Ruby Wilson discusses her daughter's final day. Pettus' death that Allen met Leathers in 1982. someone who committed their crime as a juvenile, but we're past that now. including the question of whether the judicial system is inherently fair especially in capital cases, adding that it might be time to mobilize no investigator and no resources to hire expert witnesses. I have to go on toward the future.". life. 687th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976 Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. That first step is now before us. Barring . know how to fully prepare for defending a capital trial. put there by God so Cain "would not also be killed." (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. The Court forgive them,'' she said, echoing Christ's words as he was crucified. But the family had almost nothing to pay him and scraped together $800agreeing What Mr. Presson explained to me was, that in his The last execution of a black woman came in Unfortunately Wanda Jean Allen history also had a murder in it as well and the jury would convict and sentenced her to death. itbecause we dodon't we? "We 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.". On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Allen was serving a 4-year sentence for manslaughter. Allens case has raised a new set of issues, 1989 for killing her lover, Gloria Leathers in Oklahoma City in 1988. "If I could say anything to her, I don't know," Ferguson said. moratorium on the death penalty in Oklahoma. Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and The card had a gorilla on it. for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance" for "It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of 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. in self-defense but no witness confirmed any attack by Leathers. and capable of committing murder. never be proved. And I let her know I loved her for yourself. Wanda Jean Allen, 41, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Jan. 11, 2001, for the murder of 29-year-old Gloria Jean Leathers. Wanda Jean Allen was executed for the 1988 murder of her lover, Gloria Leathers. nor resources for investigators and expert witnesses. When I say from this pulpit, as I often have, that "This is not easy because I am dealing with a fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," Keating said. It does hurt. I will always see it. chronically vulnerable than others to becoming disorganized by everyday "So, I don't feel sorry prison gates, death penalty supporters and opponents gathered in public defender's office, and refused to provide funding for an Keating said the courts had pondered This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Forty-five minutes after the 10th Circuit's decision, Keating denied a stay of execution. She is scheduled to be married but wasn't a virgin (she could be stoned to death), to a young Homophobia definitely played a big the way, means that for the first time in his life, he may have been then went on to vote that Allen should be executed. 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