Born: 18-Nov-1959Birthplace: Houston, TXDied: 3-Feb-1998Location of death: Huntsville, TX [1]Cause of death: ExecutionRemains: Buried, Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, TX
Gender: FemaleReligion: Born-Again ChristianRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Criminal
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: First woman executed in Texas since 1863
Denied clemency by Texas Governor George W. Bush.
Father: Lawrence TuckerMother: Carolyn (d. 24-Dec-1979 drug abuse)Sister: Kari AnnSister: Kathi LynneHusband: Stephen GriffithHusband: Dana Lane Brown (prison chaplain, m. 1995 by proxy)Boyfriend: Daniel Ryan Garrett (d. 1993 liver failure, while on Death Row)
Alcoholics Anonymous Harris County Jail, Houston, TX Murder 1983 (convicted, two counts) Born-Again Christian Mountain View Prison, Gatesville, TX (1983) Assisted by the ACLU Risk Factors: Marijuana, Heroin, Alcoholism, Cocaine
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