Women death row inmate biography
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Women
To see Professor Streib’s summaries of the cases of the women who were on death row as of December 2012, click here.
^Skylar Sophia DeLeon, a transgender woman, was sentenced under the name Skylar Julius DeLeon and transitioned while on California’s death row.
^^Jessica Marie Hann, a transgender woman, was sentenced under the name Jason Michael Hann and transitioned while on California’s death row.
*Jenna Rodgers, a transgender woman, was sentenced under the name Jeremiah Rodgers and transitioned while on Florida’s death row.
**Taci Vixen, a transgender woman, was sentenced under the name Timothy Hoffner and transitioned while on Ohio’s death row.
***Victoria Drain, a transgender woman, was sentenced under the name Joel Drain and transitioned while on Ohio’s death row.
News & Developments
News
Jan 22, 2025
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Only Woman on Oklahoma Death Row, Confirming Admission of Prejudicial, Gendered Evidence Can Violate Due Process Rights
At Brenda Andrew’s 2004 trial in Oklahoma for the murder of her husband, the prosecutor called witnesses to testify about her“provocative” clothing and her previous sexual relationships,
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Kelly Gissendaner
American criminal (1968-2015)
Kelly Gissendaner | |
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| Born | Kelly Renée Brookshire (1968-03-08)March 8, 1968 Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 2015(2015-09-30) (aged 47) Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison near Jackson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by lethal injection (September 30, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-30)) |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Banks (m. 1987; div. 1987) Douglas Gissendaner (m. 1989; div. 1993) (m. 1995; died 1997) |
| Motive | To be with another man, monetary gain |
| Conviction(s) | Malice murder (November 18, 1998) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (November 20, 1998) |
| Accomplice(s) | Gregory Owen (1997) |
| Victims | Douglas Gissendaner |
| Date | February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07) c. 11:30 p.m. |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Georgia |
| Location(s) | Gwinnett County |
Date apprehended | February 25, 1997 |
| Imprisoned at | Arrendale State Prison |
Kelly Renée Gissendaner (néeBrookshire; March 8, 1968 – September 30, 2015) was an American woman who was executed by the U.S. state of Georgia. Gissendaner had been convicted of orchestrating the murder of her husband, Douglas Gissendaner (December 14, 1966 – February 7, 1997).[1][2] At th
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