Down the row, one can see that some of the prisoners are already swinging, while others have not yet been dropped. Shanae, who was gangraped by five boys at age 10, and she stabbed a friend to death at age 11. Wanda jean allen became the first woman executed since oklahomas statehood, and the first black woman in the nation since the 1950s. For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 2001 will most likely earn money in 2001 and 2002. Jean confessed to her involvement hoping for a light prison sentence, but instead, she was executed on february 19, 1951. November 29th, 2005 not yet rated 1 hr 27 min plot summary the execution of wanda jean chronicles the lifeanddeath battle of wanda jean allen. Wanda jean mays august 19, 1959 may 12, 1986 was an american woman who disappeared on georgia mountain near guntersville, alabama in 1986. Her case gained national attention when amnesty international and the national coalition to. Its not over, unmasking a killer, death at the mansion. Wanda jean allen clemency letter american civil liberties union. Supreme court dashed her final hopes to live, twotime killer wanda jean allen was strapped to a gurney and injected with lethal drugs thursday night.
She was reported missing by her aunt and uncle in the early morning hours of may 12, when they found the guest room in which she was staying empty, its window apparently broken from inside. Chapter 23 the execution of wanda jean the city of the village. The name of the show is the execution of wanda jean allen. Megan, whose mother was a heroin addict and prostitute, and who attacked a. Her sticking her tongue out at the end was at her lawyer and friends. Ap victims family members said the execution of convicted killer wanda jean allen brought them closure as they decried protesters who fought the nations first execution of a black woman since 1954. Hbo presents the execution of wanda jean 2001 please let me live. The fact that the 41yearold allen was to become the first black woman executed in the united states in nearly 50 years was the principal source of her notoriety, but not. This film chronicles her attempts to get off death row in december 2000 a month before her scheduled execution. The execution of wanda jean 2002 cast and crew the execution of wanda jean chronicles the lifeanddeath battle of wanda jean allen. What is wanda petronski english chaptert 4 answers. The execution of wanda jean chronicles the lifeanddeath battle of wanda jean allen, the first black woman to be put to death in the united. It was originally a miniseries consisting of three episodes.
In 2002, garbuss feature documentary the execution of wanda jean premiered at the sundance film festival and aired later that year on hbos america undercover series. While attempting to rob an elderly man, he wound up dead. Her case gained national attention when amnesty international and the national coalition to abolish the death penalty pleaded for clemency. With wanda jean allen, jesse jackson, david presson. Wanda jean allen had a habit of bumping off her lesbian lovers. Allen was sentenced to death for the 1988 killing of her lover gloria jean leathers, 29, in the us. After a threeyear hiatus, the show resumed production in 2008 and began airing on the investigation discovery channel as a regularly scheduled series. The execution of wanda jean movie trailer starring. The weather was on the chilly side and the oklahoma skies a bit dreary and. Angola, usa, to the specific case history of a condemned woman in her new and less memorable work. Allen was convicted in the shooting death of gloria j.
The execution of wanda jean trailer 2002 video detective. The execution of wanda jean chronicles the lifeanddeath battle of wanda jean allen, the first black woman to be put to death in the united states in the modern era. She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in oklahoma in 1977. Wanda jeans audience seemed desperate to talk about anything other then the powerful documentary we were there to imbibe. We all sat and watched as wandas victims brother stood up and pleaded for wandas life, and listened to the reports of wanda being evaluated as mentally challenged. The execution of wanda jean 2002 the execution of wanda. The execution of wanda jean documaker liz garbus shifts from american incarceration in the farm.
The execution of wanda jean 2002 liz garbus synopsis. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. Wanda jean allen becomes first black woman executed in united states since 1954. On behalf of the american civil liberties union, we urge you to grant clemency to wanda jean allen. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies. The level of stress in the hours leading up to the scheduled execution is unimaginablepresson gets the shakes, and various members of wanda jeans family become almost entirely unhingedand though were spared the worst of it, the filmmakers dont glide over it, either, providing many shots of the open casket at allens funeral. The execution of wanda jean cast and crew tv guide. Wanda jean allen, convicted of murder, lethal injection, oklahoma. Wanda jean allen has severe mental disabilities that have gone untreated and which bear directly on the question of whether the death penalty is the appropriate punishment in this case.
You can view more information on wanda hagan below. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2002. Wanda jean allen august 17, 1959 january 11, 2001 was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of gloria jean leathers, 29, her. In 2005, garbus and kennedy were executive producers of street fight aired on pbs, which was nominated for the academy award in the best documentary category and won a tribeca. Mar 17, 2002 wanda jean allen shot her girlfriend, gloria leathers, in front of an oklahoma city police station in 1988. This film chronicles her attempts to get off death row in december 2000. The execution of wanda jean 2002 south dallas online.
Unusually for a death row prisoner, he is resisting all appeals to block his execution which is due in five weeks time. How filmmakers accomplish that task can be as creative as the films themselves. Wanda jean allen, david presson, steven presson, ruby wilson, mary allen video player is loading. The execution of wanda jean 2002 the golden state killer. She is scheduled to be executed on january 11, 2001. As a young child she suffered serious head trauma that may have compounded a family history of mental impairment.
The village police department was all too familiar with wanda jean allen. By far the most prominent case was that of wanda jean allen, whose story is documented in the execution of wanda jean, an absorbing film directed and produced by liz garbus. She was trying to deal with the situation she was in at the moment and that was how she did it. Wanda jeans family restaurant 846 egg harbor rd, sturgeon bay, wisconsin 54235 rated 4. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the execution of wanda jean with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
The execution of wanda jean 2002 cast and crew moviefone. This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2002. Twelve years after committing her second murder, wanda jean allenan african american lesbian whose low i. The documentary outlines one of wanda jeans clemency hearings. What sets this film apart from the average examination of a death row. Allens death marked the first execution of a woman in oklahoma since statehood. Sitting in my seat i heard conversations ranging from the latest sighting of stars to the most unfortunate experience with a popcorn seasoning, but nothing at all about the movie. Also returning to sundance is joe blood, guts, bullets and octane carnahan with his new digital film narc. Jean lee was a young australian woman who became involved with two petty criminals and then turned to a life of crime. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the execution of wanda jean near you. Jan 11, 2011 11 january 2001 wanda jean allen wanda jean allen had a habit of bumping off her lesbian lovers. It is clear that a stunning combination of factors in her case merit the relief that is.
Two families were victimized by wanda jean allen, attorney. A killer among us, abducted in plain sight, city confidential, most evil, the execution of wanda jean. Wanda jean allen august 17, 1959 january 11, 2001 was sentenced to death in 1989 for the murder of gloria jean leathers, 29, her longtime girlfriend. On record we show 30 phone numbers associated with wanda in area codes such as 615, 772, 270, 410, 281, and 10 other area codes. What sets this film apart from the average examination of a death row appeal is that the convicted killer is a lesbian africanamerican. Angola, usa directed this documentary that takes a close look at death row inmate wanda jean allen. Wanda jean allen shot her girlfriend, gloria leathers, in front of an oklahoma city police station in 1988. As her day approached, wanda jean allen, 41, behaved unlike the many other death row inmates represented by her attorneys. Deadly women is an american television series that first aired in 2005 on the discovery channel, focusing on female killers.
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