The first openly transgender woman on death row – for raping and murdering her ex-girlfriend – is asking Missouri’s governor for mercy, citing mental health issues, Your Content has learned.
First openly trans woman set to be executed asks Missouri governor for mercy.
Amber McLaughlin, then known as Scott, raped and killed her ex-girlfriend.
McLaughlin then dumped the body in St. Louis near the Mississippi River.
Her lawyers cite her traumatic childhood in the clemency petition,‘according to Flipboard.
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