What is Wanda Jean Allen's middle name?
Jean
Wanda Jean Allen date of birth:
August 17, 1959
How old was Wanda Jean Allen when died?
41
When did Wanda Jean Allen die?
January 11, 2001
Where did Wanda Jean Allen die?
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Why did Wanda Jean Allen die?
lethal injection
What is Wanda Jean Allen nationality?
American
What is Wanda Jean Allen's occupation?
Personality
Short Biography
Wanda Jean Allen (August 17, 1959 – January 11, 2001) was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in the state in 1977. 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).