The State of Missouri will carry out McLaughlin’s sentence according to the Court’s order and deliver justice.”McLaughlin spoke quietly with a spiritual adviser at her side as the fatal dose of pentobarbital was injected.“I am a loving and caring person.”McLaughlin was in a relationship with Guenther before her transition, but Guenther obtained a restraining order after McLaughlin showed up multiple times at her workplace."But because of Missouri’s legal loophole, the trial judge was able to overrule the deadlock jury and impose a death sentence for Amber."Hicklin won a lawsuit in 2018 against the Missouri Corrections Department, challenging a policy that prohibited hormone therapy for inmates who were not receiving it before they were incarcerated.“Definitely afraid of being assaulted or victimized, which is more common for trans folks in Department of Corrections.”"