Meet Wanda Jean Allen

In 1981, Wanda Jean Allen was sharing an apartment with her childhood best friend, Dedra Pettus, who eventually became her girlfriend. On June 29, 1981, the two got into an argument which resulted in Allen shooting and killing Pettus. Allen pleaded guilty to a man slaughter charge and was given a four year sentence. Allen served two years of the sentence. Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Allen was living with her girlfriend, Gloria Jean Leathers, whom she met while she was serving her time in prison. On December 2, 1988, Allen and Leathers had gotten into a dispute. A city officer escorted the two women to their apartment and waited while Leathers collected her belongings from their apartment. Leathers and her mother were on their way to file a complaint against Allen. Allen had been following them. As Leathers exited her vehicle Allen shot her in the abdomen. Gloria died from her injuries three days later. Allen was arrested and charged with first degree murder. Allen was sentenced to death on April 27, 1989. Allen was executed by lethal injection by the state of Oklahoma on January 11, 2001.