- There is thus far no known case of a transgender inmate being executed in the U.S.
- McLaughlin’s attorney says there are no court appeals pending.
- A spokesperson for the governor said the review process for the clemency request is still underway.
- The clemency request center on several issues such as McLaughlin’s traumatic childhood and mental health issues, which the jury did not hear in her trial.
- The 49-year-old McLaughlin was convicted of murder in 2006 for killed a former girlfriend three years earlier.
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First Known Execution Of Transgender Inmate In U.S. Set in Missouri
The execution by lethal injection of Amber McLaughlin, who transitioned from a male while in prison for murder, is set to take Tuesday unless Gov. Mike Parsons grants clemency.
