Amber McLaughlin becomes first transgender woman to be executed in U.S.
Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis.
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Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis.
Not even a full 72 hours into 2023, the state of Missouri carried out the first execution by a state this year.
The Missouri Department of Corrections has carried out its execution of transgender inmate Amber McLaughlin.
A court in 2016 ordered a new sentencing hearing, but a federal appeals court panel reinstated the death penalty in 2021.
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