Kelly Gissendaner
Kelly Gissendaner | |
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| Born | Kelly Renée Brookshire March 8, 1968 Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 2015 (aged 47) |
| Criminal status | Executed by lethal injection (September 30, 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Banks (m. 1987; div. 1987) Douglas Gissendaner (m. 1989; div. 1993) (m. 1995; died 1997) |
| Motive | To be with another man, monetary gain |
| Convictions | Malice murder (November 18, 1998) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (November 20, 1998) |
| Accomplice | Gregory Owen (1997) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Douglas Gissendaner |
| Date | February 7, 1997 c. 11:30 p.m. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Location | Gwinnett County |
Date apprehended | February 25, 1997 |
| Imprisoned at | Arrendale State Prison |
Kelly Renée Gissendaner (née Brookshire; March 8, 1968 – September 30, 2015) was an American woman who was executed by the U.S. state of Georgia. Gissendaner had been convicted of orchestrating the murder of her husband, Douglas Gissendaner (December 14, 1966 – February 7, 1997). At the time of the murder, Gissendaner was 28, and her husband was 30. After her conviction, and until her execution, Gissendaner was the only woman on death row in Georgia.