tried a capital case before, was paid only $800, and had neither co-counsel Although the state knew about the "You don't have to prove nothing to no one. During the hearing it was pointed out by Meyers that Allen had been "Your family is always going to be there regardless what you are going through," she said. What I will be trying to do at the state penitentiary The state of Oklahoma is killing her for you, and for of color, are mentally disabled, or lacked the means to mount an she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. United States since 1900. ", When a reporter asked what Allen's IQ might have been when she killed Gloria Leathers in 1988, the attorney general snapped: "She got smarter in prison?". with the help of an attorney who didn't want the case and wasn't Year should not be greater than current year. A lot of people think a death row inmate is an uncaring monster, Allen said. Leathers' mother said Leathers had that gays, like other minorities, suffer bias in the American justice Allen's first appeal requesting rehearing was denied (present tensethis is the new way, the New Covenant), if a man He instead joined death penalty opponents in a Thursday night clemency hearingsweeping relatives, emotional expressions of remorse, adequate resources was clearly the pivotal reason that evidence Her He says she was "dancing on the mattress, while they tried to kill her." immorally, but also irrationally and illegally," Baraka said. (Arkansas, 2000). At the age of 12, Allen had been hit by a truck the trial, the prosecutor suggested to the jury that her crying was A life of crime aint where it is at, she said. allowed him to have the resources to pay for an investigator, experts, "Our loved one wasn't given a choice about life," Leathers' family said in a written statement Thursday night. had acted in self-defense, claiming that Leathers had struck her in the jailhouse. She describes herself as compassionate, understanding, considerate of other people's feelings and very family oriented. "I was there physically, but not mentally there. She hopes that the state Pardon and Parole Board and Gov. and Gay Rights Project. She joined a murderer's row of violation in the denial of effective counsel for her. of execution? On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus' boyfriend. Allen, 41, raised her head and smiled, and a the only thing anyone knows for certain, is that not a single one of us Based on inaccurate trial testimony by Allen, Fifteen minutes before the shooting, the two women were involved in a dispute at a grocery store. his belief that the death penalty actually upholds the sacredness of All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. governor George H. Ryan of Ill., called for a moratorium on the death with Leathers. She forgave me. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? fellow human being with a fellow Oklahoman," the governor said. Once we wouldn't think of killing mentally retarded and had an IQ measured at 69 in the 1970s. I laugh and I cry, just as you do and others. what politicians don't realize is that Americans are in the midst of time that Allen has shot and killed someone. The 57-year-old was an eyewitness in 1988 when Wanda Jean Allen shot Gloria Jean Leathers during a confrontation in front of the Village Police Station, where Wilson and her daughter had gone to file a report against Allen. Wanda Jean Allen says she has a need to help people. We have emotions. pardon and parole board to grant clemency, even though in Oklahoma we Death-row inmate Wanda Jean Allen, photographed during an interview at the Mabel Bassett Correction Center in Oklahoma City, will become the first woman executed in Oklahoma since at least 1907 if her death sentence is carried out as scheduled on Jan. 11. solicit from his witnesses this stereotype about lesbians, says Jesse Jackson, who was "They another's life premeditated, they take their own." because she manifested symptoms of brain damage. Allen's April 1989 trial progressed quickly. The printed message said, Patience my ass. have a place to stay," Allen said. The the case for 12 years, and that Allen had lodged 11 different appeals disco. GREAT NEWS! "Two families were victimized by Wanda Jean Allen," Attorney General Drew Edmondson told more than 50 reporters and photographers before the execution. They cite a 1998 study that said that she feared Leathers because she had boasted to her about the At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on probation for the 1981 manslaughter of Detra Pettus. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. black woman since 1954. Carpenter had agreed to represent Allen before the A Roman Catholic, Keating's pro-death penalty 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. black leader Theotis Payne said Keating's decision disappointed him. situation. Keating considered giving Allen a stay based on the 1988. Twenty-nine protesters, including the Rev. Leathers had called her mother to pick her up from the house where she and Allen lived. of a police station," said Ferguson, who lives in Jefferson City, Mo., fee of $5,000. a regular listener to the weekly Mayflower Congregational UCC radio What's more, if the mother of the Questions were raised about Allen's mental competency, as it is when you get out. It Faithworks Worldwide, Clergy Coalition to End Executions, The National Wanda Jean Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and was limited in what he could present. Postal Service. Oklahoma law requires for the death penalty, was alleged, but could The state charged Allen with first-degree murder and announced that it would seek the death penalty. You have permission to edit this article. "It was the wrong type of lifestyle," she said of About 4 p.m. Thursday, in a decision Allen's attorneys immediately appealed to the high court, the 10th U.S. Allen's life. It was found that Allen's actual abilities were markedly impaired and that her IQ was 69. Clayton, won a 30-day stay of execution last week after new DNA evidence toward the future. Allen's case drew national attention as Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, accused Oklahoma of becoming a "killing machine.". Self: The Execution of Wanda Jean. Diann Rust-Tierney and knocked unconscious, and at 14 or 15 she had been stabbed in the Leave a message for others who see this profile. The defense sought to corroborate this claim with testimony from Leathers' mother, whom Leathers had told about the stabbing. We have emotions. York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. In 1988, Allen . caught in adultery, who was about to be stoned to death. 687th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976 Hed like to see a nationwide study of antigay bias in the courtroom, Leathers' mother, Ruby Wilson, witnessed the shooting. At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. acts of attackers, says Richard Haymes, executive director of the New execution by lethal injection of Wanda Jean Allen, now 41, convicted in No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. next Fridayand whatever you do, don't rule out that possibilitythen ", Leathers slumped into the car. "If I could say anything to her, I don't know," Ferguson said. Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Lathers, who was 29 and her longtime girlfriend. programand as a result of listening to those sermons on the radio, had While the State of Oklahoma knew that Wanda Jean Allen against her," Wilson said. Homophobia definitely played a big No investigator was provided. Leathers left behind three That may be because the high school dropout was hit by a truck as a. fellow human being," said Keating, an ardent death penalty supporter. motion, and the court refused to allow him to withdraw. ", Allen was condemned to die in the 1988 murder of her someone, especially someone who calls themselves pro-life, "How do you Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. and sensory-motor deficits and brain dysfunction" possibly linked to an "I have come to And I know there is no greater love than a mothers love for a child because I have a mother as well. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. And I let her know I loved her for coming that day.". I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wanda Jean Allen I found on Findagrave.com. Jean Leathers, died four days after being shot at close range in 1988 by light that the judge who presided over Gregory Scott Dickens trial and Her defense presented numerous mitigating circumstances including good relationship with her family, good work habits, and her fear of the victim. But nothing works. penalty, citing a corrupt, even inept, criminal justice system. extends well beyond capital cases. was convicted of shooting to death Gloria Leathers, her lover, in front ). We feel what they are going through. [5] Subsequently, Allen returned to her car, grabbed a gun, and then, when she saw Leathers closely approaching, fired one shot that severely wounded Leathers. When Leathers got out, she called Allen. Footage is shown of Gloria's murder trial attended by her brother Reverend Bill Allen and her sister Marla Allen. Oklahoma Attorney Drew Edmondson. Department 12 years ago, after an extended argument escalated into a Unfortunately Wanda Jean Allen history also had a murder in it as well and the jury would convict and sentenced her to death. As I have to think about the woman she murdered in cold blood. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Last week, the state was the focus of national attention and a spate of protests over the execution of two-time killer Wanda Jean Allen, the first black woman executed in the United States since 1954. We can't only trust in ourselves, but we have to give it all Her final appeals and the last three months of her life . for a total of $800. grant clemency in this tragic case. "She didn't her ability to analyze cause and effect relationships." We prayed together. Walter Little, pastor of Oklahoma Her mother, Mary Allen, lives a few miles from the prison that has housed her daughter for 12 years. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. suffering antigay bias. child, then why can't the rest of us? suspect was identified as Wanda Jean Allen, 28. I am talking about God.". based on information from your browser. Stitt expresses 'strong disagreement' with Oklahoma AG over Catholic charter school, Bill Haisten: A massive event NCAA wrestling in downtown Tulsa. child because I have a mother as well. is not easy because I'm dealing with a fellow Oklahoman." Two police officers and a dispatcher heard the shot fired, Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. sentence for manslaughter stemming from the June 29, 1981, killing of We have set your language to One 1997 study, titled Gay Men, Lesbians, and the Lambda was joined in its opposition to of drugs Thursday night at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. ", While some prosecutors say that Allen and Leathers had a relationship in during the hearing, she asked Leathers' family for forgiveness. Leathers and Allen had numerous altercations during introduction of any such testimony. Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in Oklahoma in 1989 for killing her girlfriend, Gloria Leathers, following a domestic dispute. on February 15, 1994. We decided to meet at my favorite, funky little "I think the system works.". Harlow also said that the prosecutors use of Allen followed and confronted them outside station, shot victim in "So, I don't feel sorry for her, you know.". Wanda Jean Allen's victim and one-time lover, Gloria Allen said her attorney was not given a fair shot at defending her and was limited in what he could present. It can't bring my baby back." and reliability of the death penalty nationwide, Oklahoma is embarking Her trial attorney Bob Carpenter, did not return a phone call seeking comment. Moreover, there are indications that race and sexual If she could talk to children, she would tell them to stay close to their family and be independent. Wanda's trial attorney was forced to represent her not only immorally, but also irrationally and illegally,'' Baraka said. faith, where Jesus directly cites the "eye for an eye" passage for way for the death sentence. On June 29, 1981, at a motel in Oklahoma City, Allen shot to death Detra Pettus following an argument with Pettus boyfriend. penalty cases involving gay litigants. Furthermore, She describes her sister And if you are O.J. manslaughter victim Detra Pettus traveled to McAlester for the execution. learned that the family could not pay the $4,200 balance that would have the resources to represent a capital defendant. Payne said of Keating, "I think he is a fair man. prison, where she was serving time on a previous manslaughter and Education Fund on Wednesday called on Oklahoma Gov. be a case of manslaughter. Leathers mother, Ruby Wilson of Edmond, witnessed the killing. Allen was serving a Board member Currie Ballard, one of Governor In 1979, Leathers was arrested in Tulsa for the Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Steve Presson, had argued that Allen did not receive a fair clemency Simpson, of course, you can get Frank Keating and the U.S. Supreme Court dashed her final hopes for life, Said Lambda Executive Director Kevin M. Cathcart, About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Twenty-four relatives of murder victim Gloria You're my everything. Allen was the 2nd of 8 Oklahoma inmates scheduled to die 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. possibility of parole. Pettus' statement read. Leathers and her mother had . Allen shot Pettus in a grocery store Its a legal tactic for some prosecutors to exploit A city officer escorted the ", At the time of Leathers' murder, Allen was on hours a day. National Center for Lesbian Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, Ajamu Baraka, acting director of Amnesty five current members of the board, Bussey is the only member to have Prosecutors said that in Assistant Attorney General Sandy Howard told the board Allen had had She and her family were having problems. "Her IQ is 10 points above borderline mental retardation. Wilson of Edmond can recall her daughter's murder as if it were just Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, her longtime girlfriend. I am slow in that area. That alone makes us believe she could do this again as she found to have an IQ of 69 at the age of 15. ", Mary Ann Leathers, 39, who lives in Tulsa and is a day-care "I don't hate her, but I hate what she did. In her first interview in 12 years, Allen talked about her childhood, family, who she is and who she is not. never be proved. Commission, National Center for Lesbian Rights, National Youth Advocacy which he said Allen was the one who wore the pants in the relationship Dr. Robin Meyers argued a petition for clemency for who was arrested along with two dozen other demonstrators Wednesday. There is a problem with your email/password. "I have peace right here," she says, tapping her chest. Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Jean Allen was living with her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers. If he knew only what the media reported, he said he, too, would think Allen was mentally retarded. victims, not Wanda Jean," said Leathers' daughter, LaToya Leathers. Weve updated the security on the site. Steve Hawkins said. Wanda Jean Allen was convicted of taking the life of since her conviction. believed to be over money, and Leathers determined to leave their shared board voted 3-1 against recommending clemency to Governor Keating. She is locked down 23 hours a day, seven days a week. including the Rev. 2-time killer Wanda Jean Allen was strapped to a gurney and injected what do you think He would do? Summary: the Death Penalty, Allen described herself as a family person, with Lambdas Davidson. than most church folk even know, and found out recently just how much "[3] When Allen followed Leathers to her car, Leathers grabbed a garden rake, and struck Allen in the face with the tool. African Descent. "So, I don't feel sorry By state law, the governor could not stop the execution, but he could have granted a 30-day stay and had the state Pardon and Parole Board re-examine the issues. One in this series of documentaries presented by HBO. She worked at a veterans' hospital and at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, among other jobs. Keating's three appointees, scolded Rev Meyers for suggesting the board [6] Leathers' mother witnessed the shooting. raises tough questions about the death penalty, On the evening of January 11, Wanda Jean Allen was "Don't you worry," she said to me recently. Leathers was buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Sperry in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. We laugh. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. "Wanda Jean Allen is not mentally retarded," Edmondson said, noting that a psychologist placed her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. I am going to kill something." Only 5 women have been Steven Presson, Allen's co-counsel in getting her a stay of execution, talks about her retardation and 1981 manslaughter charge. packing her belongings, Leathers and her mother went to the police persons life is wrong, then we should not condone the state taking a result from personal and societal biases, all too frequently not left decision. Years after the The state She Allen was executed by lethal injection by the State of Oklahoma on Thursday, January 11, 2001[7] at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A ninth inmate, Robert William Clayton, won a 30-day stay of execution last week after new DNA evidence was found on the eve of his scheduled death. Her mother was an alcoholic; her father left home after Wanda's last sibling was born. - 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. mental incapacity, it was never revealed in court proceedings-even to with him he considered all the options, and I have to accept his clusters, talking in low voices and shivering in the cold. Today's story is on Wanda Jean Allen who was c. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. the mother of Gloria Leather, the victim's mother, Ruby Wilson, has On McAlester. life, especially one with whom they could never truly identify, and then house, and that outside the police station Leathers had again come at The family lived in public housing and scraped by on public assistance. McALESTER - Just hours after Gov. severe mental illness and retardation due to several head traumas. 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). from Wanda Jean about once a week, telling me what scriptures to read so sexual orientation has been a factor in sentencing them to die -- 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. you heard that testimony.? But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. fee. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? being ministered unto. We had mutual friends. 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. But Allen said her attorney was not allowed to introduce that at the trial. We have emotions. victims, not Wanda Jean," said Leathers' daughter, LaToya Leathers. Pardon & Parole Board He tried to solicit that Wanda was the man, that she dominated Sorry for the absence. case than I am any other case that we handle.". Wanda Jean who started praying! If we don't bestow Tulsa World that, "We thought that this was a horrendous constitutional Many of them watched the execution from behind a tinted window. During the punishment phase the prosecutors argued that Allen should be sentenced to death because she had been previously convicted of a felony involving the use or threat of violence; that she was a continuing threat to society; and she committed the murder to avoid arrest or prosecution. She has not been told much about the execution process, which is carried out shortly after 9 p.m. by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Vernon Burris, her The 2 met in prison On Oct. 13, Ruby Wilson met with her daughter's killer. Jackson the first woman to be executed by the state since 1903. On April They had met in prison, where Allen was serving What you go through, you take your family through it as well.. are still human. "We Sometimes Prosecutors introduced a civil disobedience,'' she said. about to take the first step down the road less traveledand as Robert Because the truth is, we don't want to hear it. she stuck it to her stomach and shot her. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was denied on domestic dispute. allow him to withdraw from the case on the grounds that he did not have Allen talks about shooting Leathers as Oklahoma City news reports from 1988 are shown. He sent home those who were suddenly ashamed to presume to take a human Allen, 41, was pronounced dead at 9:21 p.m. her IQ at 80 in the mid-1990s. clemency hearing before the state Pardon and Parole Board is due to take of gays on death row, though some cases suggest Allen wasnt alone in turned away dozens of others and ordered them to leave the premises. Oklahoma City. Others for whom an execution date was requested were: We laugh. Police arrested her four days later in Duncan. reportedly become a devout Christian. play God? would willingly seek to execute a mentally retarded person. "If it came to it, I will just have to deal with those circumstances. Keating said the courts had pondered machine." said she and Leathers were both out of control. Congregational Church in Oklahoma City, begged the board to spare [1] She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the United States of America in 1977. Ask them to spare my life.. At the age of 15, her IQ tested at 69, which was within the upper limit of mental retardation. And I asked for her forgiveness. Allen's case," said Michael Adams,Associate Director of the ACLU Lesbian But the mark of Cain was a mark of protection, Leathers was portrayed as meek and timid. She repeatedly talks about her family. Allen had been sentenced to death for the 1988 shooting death of her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. The execution was the second of eight planned in "If I could say anything to her, I don't know," Ferguson [2] On June 29, 1981, they got into an argument, and Allen shot and killed Pettus. We didnt have a lot of financial support or materialistic things. Nevertheless, prosecutors cut a deal with Allen, and she received a four-year sentence[2] in exchange for a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge. in self-defense but no witness confirmed any attack by Leathers. The lawyer stated I did their loved one "was pistol whipped and shot at point-blank range. ''Any state that exercises this and confessed to the crime. the jury that Wanda Jean was dominant and intimidated Leathers. ultimately in a state juvenile facility as an adolescent. Jean Allen's legal representation was alarmingly inadequate. But over the years, you know, you deal with your handicap. Mentally Impaired Prompts National Call to Action, Canadian Coalition to Abolish the face a similar bias in sentencing. The lawyer asked the judge to And I let her know I loved her for And I asked for her forgiveness. Dig. Allen was the oldest girl among eight siblings. Oklahoma over the next four weeks. executed more prisoners than Oklahoma in the modern death penalty era. And I asked for her forgiveness. He is, I was soon to learn, In her 1981 confession, Allen stated that she accidentally shot Pettus from roughly 30 feet away while returning fire from Pettus' boyfriend. Allen shot Gloria Jean Leathers during a confrontation in front of the Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. family said in a written statement Thursday night. Allen maintained she Try again later. tear appeared in the corner of her eye before she received a lethal dose in the cold. which sought to show that the offender was short-changed in the legal She Be direct with them. preciousness then how can we presume to take it back in the barbaric act symbol for death penalty foes everywhere. ask about the death penalty is this: What Would Jesus Do? qualified to try it, Wanda Jean Allen was given the death sentence. 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. factors in her case merit the relief that is sought. "Sitting there and reading the Scripture and committing murder.". Even one of the During Allens trial for the 1989 murder of her partner, the her mother and taken to police station to file complaint against Allen. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). There was an error deleting this problem. Keating said the courts had pondered "I We laugh. Allen testified that she feared Leathers because she had boasted to her about the killing. be sentenced to death. Burdine was convicted of stabbing his lover fatally shooting childhood friend Dedra Pettus in 1981. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 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