In 1981, Wanda Allen was sharing an apartment with Dedra Pettus. On June 29, 1981, they got into an argument, and Wanda Allen shot and killed Dedra. In her 1981 confession, Allen stated that she accidentally shot Pettus from roughly 30 feet away while returning fire from Pettus's boyfriend. However, the forensic evidence was inconsistent with Allen's story; in particular, a police expert believed that bruises and powder burns on Pettus's body indicated that Allen had pistol-whipped her, then shot her at point-blank range. Nevertheless, prosecutors cut a deal with Allen, and she received a four-year sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge. She served two years of the sentence.
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. On December 2, 1988, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City.
Wanda was also buried at Trice Hill Cemetery and Gloria Leathers was buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Sperry, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. On December 2, 1988, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City.
Wanda was also buried at Trice Hill Cemetery and Gloria Leathers was buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Sperry, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
In 1981, Wanda Allen was sharing an apartment with Dedra Pettus. On June 29, 1981, they got into an argument, and Wanda Allen shot and killed Dedra. In her 1981 confession, Allen stated that she accidentally shot Pettus from roughly 30 feet away while returning fire from Pettus's boyfriend. However, the forensic evidence was inconsistent with Allen's story; in particular, a police expert believed that bruises and powder burns on Pettus's body indicated that Allen had pistol-whipped her, then shot her at point-blank range. Nevertheless, prosecutors cut a deal with Allen, and she received a four-year sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge. She served two years of the sentence.
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. On December 2, 1988, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City.
Wanda was also buried at Trice Hill Cemetery and Gloria Leathers was buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Sperry, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Seven years after the death of Dedra Pettus, Wanda Allen was living with her girlfriend Gloria Jean Leathers. The two met in prison and had a turbulent and violent relationship. On December 2, 1988, Gloria Jean Leathers, 29, was shot in front of The Village Police Department in Oklahoma City.
Wanda was also buried at Trice Hill Cemetery and Gloria Leathers was buried at Green Acres Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Sperry, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
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