In a final written statement, Amber McLaughlin - who transitioned in prison three years ago where she had been on death row for first-degree murder - said: 'I am sorry for what I did.'
In a final written statement, Amber McLaughlin - who transitioned in prison three years ago where she had been on death row for first-degree murder - said:"I am sorry for what I did."An inmate in Missouri has been put to death - becoming the first openly transgender woman to be executed in the US.
McLaughlin's fate was sealed earlier on Tuesday when state governor Mike Parson declined a clemency request. "I am sorry for what I did," McLaughlin said in a final written statement."I am a loving and caring person."
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