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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.
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
McLaughlin, the first openly transgender woman set to be executed, was convicted of raping killing her ex-girlfriend in 2003. She is asking Missouri Governor Mike Parsons to spare her life.
Amber McLaughlin was convicted of raping and killing an ex-girlfriend 19 years ago in St. Louis County.