Gail Titsworth was murdered by her boyfriend, Gary Allen Thomas on this date, November 21, 1986. He was executed 26 years later in Oklahoma on November 6, 2012. Unit 1012 will remember her on this date.
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SOURCE: http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/allen1313.htm
CASE: Garry Thomas Allen shot and killed his girlfriend,
Lawanna Gail Titsworth on November 21, 1986, three days after she moved out
with their sons, six-year-old Anthony and two-year-old Adrian. Angry confrontations
punctuated those three days, as Allen tried repeatedly to persuade Gail to come
back to him. Their last argument occurred when Gail came to pick up their sons
at Beulah's Day Care Center in Oklahoma City. Allen confronted Gail inside the
center, and the two moved to an empty room to argue. Allen left just ahead of
Gail and the boys. When Gail opened the door of her truck, Allen came up behind
her and shut it. She opened it again; again he shut it. This argument ended
when Allen reached into his sock, pulled out a .38 caliber snub-nosed revolver,
and shot Gail Titsworth twice in the chest. After she was shot, Gail began
begging Allen not to shoot her again and then fell to the ground. Allen asked
Gail if she was alright. He then lifted up her blouse, apparently attempting to
figure out the extent of her injuries. She fell, and he looked under her blouse
before walking away. At the time of the shooting, some of the daycare employees
were in the parking lot and several of the children were in a van parked a few
feet from Gail's truck. A day care employee ran to Gail to help her into the
day care center. Just as she and Gail Titsworth reached the front door, Allen
shoved the other woman inside and pushed Gail down on the outside steps. Allen
then shot her two more times in the back at close range and walked away.
He was
captured in an alley less than a block away by the police officer who responded
to the 911 call. Officer Mike Taylor of the Oklahoma City Police Department was
on patrol in the area and responded to the 911 call within minutes of the
shooting. As Officer Taylor was nearing the daycare center, a witness to the
shooting directed him to an alley where Allen was apparently hiding. Officer
Taylor spotted Allen as he drove into the alley. Officer Taylor drew his
service revolver and ordered Allen to stop and remain still. Allen initially
complied with Officer Taylor's order but then began walking away. Officer
Taylor followed Allen and reached out to place his hand on him. Allen quickly
turned around and grabbed Officer Taylor's gun. A struggle ensued, during which
Allen obtained partial control of Officer Taylor's gun. Allen attempted to make
Officer Taylor shoot himself by applying pressure to Taylor's finger which was
still on the trigger. Ultimately, Officer Taylor regained control of the gun
and shot Allen in the face. Allen was rushed to the hospital where a CT scan
revealed an air pocket in the front part of his brain and cerebral spinal fluid
leaking from his nose and ear. Allen remained in the hospital approximately two
months for treatment for injuries to his face, left eye, and brain. As a result
of the gunshot wound, Allen lost his left eye and suffered permanent brain
damage.
'Our beloved Gail, daughter, sister and mother of two young boys, was taken from our family tragically and senselessly due to domestic violence,' the statement said. 'For over 25 years, we have waited for justice to be served and for this sentence to be carried out. We are thankful to close the book on this chapter today but we will never stop grieving the loss of Gail.'- Susan Titsworth whose sister-in-law of Gail Titsworth
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