AMBER MCLAUGHLIN

But in November, convicted killer Kevin Johnson spent his final moments speaking softly with a pastor, praying, being assured of forgiveness. Nationwide, spiritual advisers have been alongside 15 of the 19 people who have been executed since the ruling. Texas in 2021 agreed spiritual advisers could be present — but they couldn't touch the inmate or even speak with them. “I’m keeping my dignity, Rev,” Johnson said. Bennett cited a “level of pain, and the cost” she's still dealing with weeks after McLaughlin's execution, and Gray nodded in agreement.

But in November, convicted killer Kevin Johnson spent his final moments speaking softly with a pastor, praying, being assured of forgiveness. Nationwide, spiritual advisers have been alongside 15 of the 19 people who have been executed since the ruling. Texas in 2021 agreed spiritual advisers could be present — but they couldn't touch the inmate or even speak with them. “I’m keeping my dignity, Rev,” Johnson said. Bennett cited a “level of pain, and the cost” she's still dealing with weeks after McLaughlin's execution, and Gray nodded in agreement.

For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall.

Amber McLaughlin, a Missouri inmate believed to be the first openly transgender person executed in U.S. history, requested a classic last meal before being put to death.

Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

It is the first execution in 2023 and is believed to be the first transgender woman to be executed in the United States. She was convicted of murdering an ex-girlfriend in St. Louis, Missouri, according to The Associated Press. The execution reportedly came hours after Republican Gov. However, McLaughlin’s execution is believed to be the first openly transgender woman to be executed. Heady was reportedly executed in a gas chamber with Carl Austin Hall.

Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

The execution was the second in five weeks in Missouri. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S.

Missouri plans to execute Amber McLaughlin for killing an ex-girlfriend in 2003. Her gender identity is not central to the case but still marks a first.

Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled for Tuesday in Missouri will be the first of an openly transgender woman.

The execution is the first this year in the United States. Missouri is one of four states with executions scheduled thus far in 2023, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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Amber McLaughlin, 49, is set to die for stalking a former girlfriend and stabbing her to death nearly 20 years ago.

All but 17 of them were men, and the center said there are no known previous cases in which an openly transgender inmate was executed. She won the lawsuit in 2018 and became a mentor to other transgender inmates, including McLaughlin. "If you ever talked to her, it was always with the dad jokes.”The Bureau of Justice Statistics has estimated there are 3,200 transgender inmates in the nation’s prisons and jails. Carman Deck was executed in May for killing James and Zelma Long during a robbery at their home in De Soto, Missouri. Another Missouri inmate, Leonard Taylor, is scheduled to die Feb. 7.

A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Amber McLaughlin was put to death Tuesday night, hours after Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined a clemency request.

Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled for Tuesday in Missouri would be the first of an openly transgender woman. Amber McLaughlin, 49, is set to die for stalking a former girlfriend and stabbing her to death nearly 20 years ago. With no legal appeals planned, McLaughlin's fate rests with Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who is weighing a clemency request.

Missouri could become the first state to execute a transgender woman in the United States if Gov. Mark Parson does not grant a request for clemency.

McLaughlin is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.

Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. There is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the U.S. before, according to the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center. She won the lawsuit in 2018 and became a mentor to other transgender inmates, including McLaughlin. Carmen Deck was executed in May for killing James and Zelma Long during a robbery at their home in De Soto, Missouri. Another Missouri inmate, Leonard Taylor, is scheduled to die Feb. 7 for killing his girlfriend and her three young children.

Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. There is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the U.S. before, according to the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center. Before transitioning, McLaughlin was in a relationship with girlfriend Beverly Guenther. She won the lawsuit in 2018 and became a mentor to other transgender inmates, including McLaughlin. The only woman ever executed in Missouri was Bonnie B. Heady, put to death on Dec. 18, 1953, for kidnapping and killing a 6-year-old boy.

Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.

Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003. McLaughlin’s attorney, Larry Komp, said there are no court appeals pending. The clemency request focuses on several issues, including McLaughlin’s traumatic childhood and mental health issues, which the jury never heard in her trial.

A judge sentenced Amber McLaughlin to death for the 2003 killing of Beverly Guenther after a jury was unable to decide on the punishment.

— (AP) — The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri's governor for mercy, citing mental health issues. Guenther was raped and stabbed to death outside of her workplace in St. Louis County. There is no known case of an openly transgender inmate being executed in the U.S. before, according to the anti-execution Death Penalty Information Center. A judge sentenced McLaughlin to death after a jury was unable to decide on death or life in prison without parole. McLaughlin's lawyers said she previously was rooming with another transgender woman but now is living in isolation leading up to her scheduled execution date.

The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri’s governor for mercy.

The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri's governor for mercy, citing mental health issues. Lawyers for Amber McLaughlin, now 49, on Monday asked Republican Gov. Mike Parson to spare her. McLaughlin was convicted of killing 45-year-old Beverly Guenther on Nov. 20, 2003.