Executed
Kelly Gissendaner
Kelly Gissendaner, a 47-year-old woman, was executed by lethal injection at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Butts County, in September 2015, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. She was in the custody of the state at the time of her death. Her case drew international attention and appeals for clemency before the execution. A news report describes her as the only woman executed in Georgia since executions resumed in 1983.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.