Transgender Amber McLaughlin was put to death last night in Missouri.
McLaughlin was born a man. He raped and killed his ex-girlfriend in 2003. He then transitioned to become a female in prison.
McLaughlin’s final statement said, “I am sorry for what I did. I am a loving, caring person.”
The execution was by lethal injection.
Critics argued that McLaughlin should not have been executed because the jury was split on whether McLaughlin should die or get the death penalty. It was the judge in the case who sentence McLaughlin to die. Governor Parson refused to give clemency saying that the facts of the murder were never in doubt.