--- description: Tracey Lynn Garner was convicted of murder over the fatal silicone injection title: Deadly Butt Injection Gets Mississippi Woman Life Sentence image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9f678e425f7d731/6986a1bff983e738b304f768/ap820905959784.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [justice](/tag/justice/) ## justice Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Deadly Butt Injection Lands Mississippi Woman Life Sentence  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 2, 2014 10:49 PM CUT  This Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 file photo shows Tracey Lynn Garner during her trial in Jackson, Miss. This Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 file photo shows Tracey Lynn Garner during her trial in Jackson, Miss.Rogelio V. Solis—AP  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 2, 2014 10:49 PM CUT The Jackson, Mississippi, woman who administered an unlicensed silicone buttox injection that [killed](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-usa-mississippi-buttocks-idUSKBN0GX2E720140902 "undefined") another woman was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Tracey Lynn Garner, 54, was convicted last week of depraved-heart murder, a legal designation that signifies disregard for human life, for the 2012 silicone injection she gave to Karima Gordon, 37\. Gordon fell ill immediately after the injection and died days later. Prosecutors argued that Garner was motivated by greed, Reuters reports. Garner, who is transgender, was previously known by the name Morris Garner. An investigator testified during the trial that he found a bottle of silicone and syringes labeled “veterinary use only” in Garner’s home. \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-usa-mississippi-buttocks-idUSKBN0GX2E720140902 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3259787/deadly-butt-injection-lands-mississippi-woman-life-sentence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3259787/deadly-butt-injection-lands-mississippi-woman-life-sentence/"},"headline":"Deadly Butt Injection Lands Mississippi Woman Life Sentence","datePublished":"2014-09-02T22:49:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:58:34.687Z","description":"Tracey Lynn Garner was convicted of murder over the fatal silicone injection","url":"https://time.com/3259787/deadly-butt-injection-lands-mississippi-woman-life-sentence/","keywords":["justice","Mississippi"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9f678e425f7d731/6986a1bff983e738b304f768/ap820905959784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9f678e425f7d731/6986a1bff983e738b304f768/ap820905959784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tracey Lynn Garner","caption":"Tracey Lynn Garner","creditText":"Rogelio V. Solis—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/justice/","name":"justice"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3259787/deadly-butt-injection-lands-mississippi-woman-life-sentence/","name":"Deadly Butt Injection Lands Mississippi Woman Life Sentence"}}]}] ```