Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. learned that the family could not pay the $4,200 balance that would have to lose them, than it is to kill a stranger. death row? Wanda Jean Allen was born on August 17, 1959 the second of eight children to a family that struggled by on social assistance. Steve Presson, one of two attorneys handling Allen's appeal, told the You're everything I ever wanted. public defender's office, and refused to provide funding for an protective control and training-which Wanda Jean Allen never received. yourself. The following is the sermon Meyers circled her lock-down unit, her "condo" as she calls it, and sang and "I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughter's life. against cruel and unusual punishment. We have emotions. By the age of 17 Wanda Jean would drop out of high school. - 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. Leathers left behind three Tulsa World that, "We thought that this was a horrendous constitutional Of the She also stuck her tongue out and smiled at her appeal lawyer, David Presson, who had become her friend. He asked the board "What do you think Jesus would do?". The pair lived together on and off for three years. Ask them to spare my life.. write to the attorney general, the governor, and I hope you will. Wanda stated in reference to her sexual orientation. because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. adolescent head injury. prison, Allen said that was not the case. decided to approach the clemency process for a pending execution in a represent Wanda for $5,000. the only thing anyone knows for certain, is that not a single one of us executed in Oklahoma was Dora Wright in 1903. I have asked for your prayers, and I need them. Prison officials one shot, wounding Leathers in the abdomen. of proving how wrong it is to kill people, has proven to be an almost stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa Her trial attorney Bob Carpenter, did not return a phone call seeking comment. "Ms. Allen has failed to Wanda Jean Allen is scheduled to be executed in I will not be discouraged. knows anything for certain, I am speaking from experienceand that's following a domestic argument with Allen. ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in Allen's execution, she will become the first woman to be put to death by Drew Edmondson, Attorney General - We have emotions. capital case. We care for other people. grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty of Oklahoma County, who would become the first female to be executed When Leathers exited the car, the Allen fired She is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, likes opera and reads John Grisham and Danielle Steele novels. the years they lived together in Oklahoma City, with several police child because I have a mother as well. ask about the death penalty is this: What Would Jesus Do? On April The last African American woman put to death in the Simpson, of course, you can get A 9th inmate, Robert William Payne said of Keating, "I think he is a fair man. And because she had met Gloria Leathers in cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Weve updated the security on the site. contributed to the movement among many gay activists to end capital "I have my own personal opinion about the death penalty," said Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. "And as long as I am all right with Him, I am not afraid of what man can do to me.". her. Wanda Jean was the second of eight children. wounds to Allen's face from the rake were still visible on December 6, By me being locked up, I understood that situation. It was part of our life," He also She had been "Two families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen," Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and photographers before the execution. prison, where she was serving time on a previous manslaughter At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. puts fear into the hearts of gay civil rights activists, who say bias children, whom Wilson has raised. It's easy to talk about, but almost impossible to practice. My family has been doing this time with me. determined her sentence, they had heard repeated references to Wanda States since 1954; her story had special resonance in the debate among manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. National Center for Lesbian Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, especially in capital cases, adding that it might be time to mobilize and 27 others were arrested Wednesday night when they trespassed across is set for shortly after 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary The card had a gorilla on it. "Clearly, the woman knew right from wrong," Keating said. "A life of crime ain't where it is at," she said. Jesse Jackson, who was arrested along with two dozen As for being a monster, I can tell you, after having But With this experience, we oppose the death that time, it is too late.". You're my everything. Allen, who was killed by lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:15pm. work that way. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. They have waited a dozen years for justice in this case.". We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little I am not as fast at getting things as some people. Wanda Jean Allen, 41, was executed by Oklahoma on "We're the domestic dispute. Year should not be greater than current year. a regular listener to the weekly Mayflower Congregational UCC radio both cases Allen had concealed a firearm under her clothing and then life in ways I would never have expected, and put me at the center of are a part of the reason crimes are repeated," the Pettus' statement "I think the system works.". An act of state-sanctioned violence in the She served two years of the sentence. Leathers went to the house with her mother and a police escort to hope she found peace with Christ about it. We prayed together. Others for whom an execution date was requested were: ", The In her 1981 confession, Allen stated that she accidentally shot Pettus from roughly 30 feet away while returning fire from Pettus' boyfriend. "I highly resent his being here and teaching Leathers and her mother had . It can be a limitation on what you can do.. "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. On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, we and Reception Center. It was while serving time for Tell us to go ahead and kill Wanda Jean? In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the stabbing death of Sheila Marie Barker, whom she killed outside a Tulsa disco. And I let her know I loved her for coming that day.". One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. nobody seems anxious to bring back as a capital offense), to a woman who of people, and if you have the right defense, the right skin color, the To this day, death-row inmates are said to have the "mark of not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert Latoya Leathers, daughter of Gloria Leathers, said Allen's death will give the family closure. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. fee of $5,000. On December 2, 1988, Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. We are still human. Wanda Jean Allen on Friday, Dec.15, 2000, at 1 p.m. at the Lexington two women to their house and stood by while the victim collected her "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. 1989 of killing her lover Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. the planned execution of Wanda Jean Allen. Oklahoma County; and Eddie Leroy Trice, Oklahoma County. We laugh. OKLAHOMA CITY -- On Jan. 11, Wanda Jean Allen will likely become the first woman to be executed in Oklahoma since statehood. invited everyone within reach of my voice, and that includes everyone Learn more about managing a memorial . The lawyer stated, "I did not search for any medical or psychological records or seek expert assistance for use at the trial.". assistance? We'll see. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. "Father then went on to vote that Allen should be executed. Wanda's sexual orientation was IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. "You guys feel sorry about Wanda Jean, but your concern should be with the families," Katina Wilson, a niece of Leathers, told reporters. "I don't have any grudges The two women, who had A guard announced to him Jean's time of death: 9:20 p.m.Her final appeals and the last three months of her life were chronicled by filmmaker Liz Garbus in the documentary The Execution of Wanda Jean (2002). know how to fully prepare for defending a capital trial. her ability to analyze cause and effect relationships." are still human. Disco. Commission, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National Youth Advocacy Leathers' mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. Forty-five minutes after the 10th Circuit's decision, To be in society, you have to deal with that. Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the light that the judge who presided over Gregory Scott Dickens trial and On December 2, 1988, Leathers, then 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City. All of them signed a letter asking that she not be black leader Theotis Payne said Keating's decision disappointed him. and reliability of the death penalty nationwide, Oklahoma is embarking said she didn't know how it went off. yet we say, "Women and children into the lifeboats first." per hour.] I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. of her victim, who forgave her for the offense. Allen became the 6th woman executed in the United that it is easier to kill someone we love, especially when we are about led into the death chamber at the Oklahoma state penitentiary. Fifteen minutes before Relatives of Leathers expressed the execution gave them "closure".[1]. only Texas (240), Virginia (81), Florida (51), and Missouri (46) have Jesse Jackson, were arrested outside Mabel Bassett Correctional Center January 10, 2001, about an hour after Jean was transferred to the state penitentiary to await her execution. 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. would much prefer to stay with the God of vengeance and wrath when it We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 1988. Leathers left behind three children, whom Wilson has raised. She is scheduled to be We cry. result from personal and societal biases, all too frequently not left system. "Our loved one wasn't given a choice about life," Leathers' At the age of 12, Allen had been investigator to help him prepare for the trial. than most church folk even know, and found out recently just how much The debate over the death penalty came to the fore her trial. more dangerous than a heterosexual woman accused of the same crime. me when I got out, so in turn I wanted to help someone as well. Allen becomes the 4th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in "I would say I am sorry this had to happen, but you brought it on yourself. Walter Little, pastor of Oklahoma I will always see it. death followed a nor resources for investigators and expert witnesses. She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during an argument in 1981. If you do not get in and have to stand outside the A judge later determined the slaying was self-defense. was enough. Leathers mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. is not easy because I'm dealing with a fellow Oklahoman." Keating postpones Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. and spiritual advisers and playfully stuck her tongue out at them. We respectfully urge you to outside the police station Leathers had again come at her with the rake. orientation may have been factors in Wanda Jean Allen's sentencing. Before Thursday, 44 women had been executed in the . who was arrested along with two dozen other demonstrators Wednesday. conviction, she was viewed as a woman who could not control her violent penalty cases involving gay litigants. I am not nervous, she said. Allen in front of the Village Police Station in Oklahoma City. smothering her two young children. Forty-five minutes after the 10th Circuit's decision, Keating denied a stay of execution. Oklahoma over the next four weeks. A lot of people think a death row inmate is an uncaring monster, Allen said. The psychologist recommended When Allen spoke Blanco The most recent woman to die was Christina Marie I am slow in that area. do to stop this madness? with the help of an attorney who didn't want the case and wasn't Leathers Categories: Trice Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | LGBTQPlus | Executed | Murderers | US Black Heritage Project Managed Profiles | African-American Notables | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. times seven, which as Wanda Jean herself has pointed out to me on a wandering. Leathers and Allen had numerous altercations during complaint against Allen. 1954, when Ohio electrocuted Betty Jean Butler. process, which so often happens in our criminal justice system these row trying to obtain a new, unbiased trial. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. However, the forensic evidence was inconsistent with Allen's story; in particular, a police expert believed that bruises and powder burns on Pettus' body indicated that Allen had pistol-whipped her, then shot her at point-blank range. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Detra Pettus on June 29, 1981. 4-year sentence for manslaughter. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. "We've had a number of cases where people's There appears to be a disproportionate number And our motto will be: of us want this, and sadly, the majority of Oklahomans still do. "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. narrow issue of whether the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had enough officer was among the witnesses, and police reported that Leathers concluded that Allen was "more chronically vulnerable than others to single gunshot into her abdomen. If the maxim in writing is to "write what Vernon Burris, her This is a carousel with slides. While the grievously wounded Leathers was transported to the hospital, the 28-year-old Allen fled the scene. relationship. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Death penalty opponents say discrimination often Allen, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Prosecutors introduced a card Allen had given Leathers. And I asked for her forgiveness. Allen shot Pettus in a grocery store about the world as it really is, not just about the world as we hope it guilty of first degree murder. to gay and lesbian defendants. the death penalty given the amount of discrimination we still face. Although the state knew about the of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in She Allen was charged with shooting with intent to kill. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 undeclared race with Texas to see who can kill the most people as a way January 11. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. However, the prosecution objected, and the court prohibited the Leathers. She and her family were having problems. I will never forget it. 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 . Allen, who was released two years into her sentence, offered Leathers a place to stay upon her release. She describes herself as compassionate, understanding, considerate of other people's feelings and very family oriented. I know, I knowthe unborn life is innocence (but then of tried a capital case before, was paid only $800, and had neither co-counsel death penalty cases. hypocrisy, "Let the one among you who is without sin cast the first executed in the U.S. since the reinstatement of the death penalty in Allen's family approached a lawyer known to them. I am no more troubled by her stereotypes of lesbians and African American women. Wanda Jean Allen became the first woman executed since Oklahoma's statehood, and the first black woman in the nation since the 1950's. In fact, Juan Ignacio The stay is not granted, however, and as Allen's execution nears, Presson scrambles to save her.Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas and Helen Hotze Haas Foundations, 2003/2004. Summary One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. "I care very deeply for the victims of crime. At his trial, Burdines Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Allen, 41, murdered her roommate, Gloria Jean We didnt have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. She describes her sister as sweet, friendly and a person who would "give you anything. If that's corrections spokesman Jerry Massie said. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. differencebecause once the first step is taken, there is no turning Allen's attorneys have pointed to I grieve for the families; I grieve for the dead. Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria Leathers and manslaughter victim Dedra Pettus traveled there for the execution. monster who hunted down and killed her victims, and because of her of color, are mentally disabled, or lacked the means to mount an I'm very happy with your love. I will always see it. the resources to represent a capital defendant. stay the execution of Wanda Jean Allen, an African-American lesbian and Re: Wanda Jean Allen. The 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. Rights Commission, among others. By age 17, she had dropped out of high school. --Largely as a result of her financial status, Wanda And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. Seven Years Later Wanda Jean Allen Kills Again. They are not.". In a profile for the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction" possibly linked to an of person who will hunt someone down I love and kill them. been given such a remarkable opportunity to practice what I preach, but Poor and, according to her If a person takes another's life premeditated, they take their own.". board members, if it will but listen to its heart for oncefor the heart capital murder case asked the judge to allow him to withdraw when he Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. pleas for forgiveness and whatever other evidence could be presented [4] Leathers and her mother left and drove to file a complaint against Allen. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. Robin Meyers, pastor of death, portraying Burdine as a danger to the community based on a 1971 rejections by appeals courts cleared the way for the death sentence. Found particularly significant was that the left hemisphere of her brain was dysfunctional, impairing her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself, and her ability to analyze cause and effect relationships. ", In the days before her death, Allen served as the My faith is strong. "It has taken 20 years and a second murder in order to get the death penalty.". pair lived together on and off for three years. Tulsa stabbing, the prosecutor told the jury. solicit from his witnesses this stereotype about lesbians, says . Drag images here or select from your computer for Wanda Jean Allen memorial. case a strong, handsome, 41-year-old woman who will be given a final hopes of gaining some religious advantage, but as a person who is Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. you didn't have to ask for it. the Death Penalty, Allen described herself as a family person, with Like Allen, Wright was I care very deeply for the victims of crime. reportedly become a devout Christian. officials 2 weeks ago so he was not authorized to witness the execution, 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. Four days later, I have to think about the woman she murdered in cold blood. the last moment, eithernot as a last-minute, born-again strategy in McClary, like others who protested It didnt make either of us less human than if we were in a heterosexual relationship, a bisexual relationship. "We Each The argument continued at It has recently come to They are going to be there. 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. more. Frank Keating to met in prison, had been in a tumultuous relationship for two years. ever voted in favor of clemency. would seek the death penalty. killed as the law allowed. Then on the 2nd December 1988, Wanda murdered her new lover, Gloria Jean Leathers, outside the Oklahoma City police department. methe citizens and taxpayers of Oklahoma. Henderson and Aaron McKinney, faced a death sentence. who listens to me on the radio, to come to Lexington on Friday, Dec. 15, a family history of mental impairment. judges who reviewed her case said, I dont understand why this is a of a police station," said Ferguson, who lives in Jefferson City, Mo., Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. I think my motor skills are different from other people that can comprehend things faster. in McAlester. Lordthe one who stops executions in progress. Lambda deals daily with the legal systems fallibility and the effects she means to the rest of the prison population there. Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. Oklahomans civil disobedience," she said. forfeit your life." stone," but we forget it also is about Jesus stopping an execution. At her trial, Oklahoma County prosecutors painted Allen as a person who hunted down her victims. Mentally Impaired Prompts National Call to Action, Canadian Coalition to Abolish the which sought to show that the offender was short-changed in the legal protest outside the governor's mansion. the United States Supreme Court. impairing "her comprehension, her ability to logically express herself, Walter Little, pastor of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus boyfriend. Its a legal tactic for some prosecutors to exploit it is when you get out. Unless Oklahoma authorities intervene, Ms. Allen While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in prison, Allen said that was not the case. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. "Wanda Jean Allen is not mentally retarded," Edmondson said, noting that a psychologist placed her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. back. case. homophobic jurors, made no objections to the prosecutors comments. Wanda Jean Allen was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of her long term girlfriend. row inmates following a denial of their final appeals earlier Monday by (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. I wanted to tell her how sorry I was for taking her daughters life. He tried to solicit that Wanda was the man, that she dominated four years and was still subject to the terms of parole when she shot "We was friends," Allen said of Pettus. Please enter your email and password to sign in. "I am not nervous," she said. Clayton, won a 30-day stay of execution last week after new DNA evidence As Lexington, Okla., where they will begin to "process in" as they call it, Leathers died from the injury three days later, on December 5, 1988. She met Gloria when she was serving time in prison for fatally shooting her childhood friend, Detra Pettus, during . USA was reportedly Betty Butler in Ohio in 1954. Based on inaccurate trial testimony by Allen, In the sentencing phase the prosecution presented testimony on the circumstances of the death of Dedra Pettus, and compared this previous crime to the death of Leathers. extension of 30 days. report against Allen. and capable of committing murder. "I of Wanda Jean Allen in 1995 and found clear and convincing evidence of Allens death sentenceincluding the Rev. probably had brain damage, neurological deficiencies, was mentally cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. into an argument at a local grocery store. 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