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    • Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 1,099 convicted murderers have been executed in the United States. (As of May 1, 2008)

    Of those executed, 11 were female. (The last was Frances Elaine Newton in Texas on September 14, 2005).

    Of those executed, 22 were under the age of 18 at the time of the murder. (The last was Scott Allen Hain in Oklahoma on April 3, 2003).

    Of those executed, 630 (57%) were white and 377 (34%) were black.

    Of those executed: 929 (85%) were executed by lethal injection, including 443 of the last 448 executions.
    154 were executed by electric chair (The last was Daryl Holton in Tennessee on September 12, 2007).
    11 were executed by gas chamber (The last was Walter LeGrand in Arizona on March 3, 1999).
    3 were executed by hanging (The last was Billy Bailey in Delaware on January 25, 1996).
    2 were executed by firing squad (The last was John Albert Taylor in Utah on January 27, 1996).

    Executions were held in 33 different states: 405 (37%) were in Texas and 19 were in Indiana.

    Executions in the United States 1976 - May 1, 2008

    Texas 405 Maryland 05
    Virginia 98 Washington 04
    Oklahoma 86 Federal Government 03
    Missouri 66 Nebraska 03
    Florida 64 Pennsylvania 03
    North Carolina 43 Oregon 02
    Georgia 40 Montana 03
    South Carolina 37 Kentucky 02
    Alabama 38 Tennessee 04
    Louisiana 27 New Mexico 01
    Arkansas 27 Idaho 01
    Arizona 23 Wyoming 01
    Ohio 26 Colorado 01
    Indiana 19 Connecticut 01
    Delaware 14 South Dakota 01
    California 13 New Hampshire 00
    Illinois 12 New Jersey 00
    Nevada 12 New York 00
    Mississippi 08 Kansas 00
    Utah 06 U.S. Military 00
    Total 1,099
    1976
    0
    1992
    31
    1977
    1
    1993
    38
    1978
    0
    1994
    31
    1979
    2
    1995
    56
    1980
    0
    1996
    45
    1981
    1
    1997
    74
    1982
    2
    1998
    68
    1983
    5
    1999
    98
    1984
    21
    2000
    85
    1985
    18
    2001
    66
    1986
    18
    2002
    71
    1987
    25
    2003
    65
    1988
    11
    2004
    59
    1989
    16
    2005
    60
    1990
    23
    2006
    53
    1991
    14
    2007
    42
    Total
    1,099
    Lethal Injection
    929 (84.5%)
    Electric Chair
    154 (14.0%)
    Gas Chamber
    11 (1.0%)
    Hanging
    3 (0.3%)
    Firing Squad
    2 (0.2%)


    Since 1976
    (2008)
    Date of Execution
    State
    Method
    Murderer
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder-Execution)
    Date of
    Birth
    Victim(s)
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder)
    Date of
    Murder
    Method of
    Murder
    Relationship
    to Murderer
    Date of
    Sentence
    1100

    (1)
    05-06-08
    GA
    Lethal Injection
    		 William Earl Lynd

    W / M / 26 - 53
    01-??-55
    		 Ginger Moore

    W / F / 26
    12-23-88
    .32 Handgun
    Girlfriend
    02-??-90

    Since 1976
    (2007)
    Date of Execution
    State
    Method
    Murderer
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder-Execution)
    Date of
    Birth
    Victim(s)
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder)
    Date of
    Murder
    Method of
    Murder
    Relationship
    to Murderer
    Date of
    Sentence
    1099

    (42)
    09-25-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Michael Wayne Richard

    B / M / 26 - 48
    08-24-59
    		 Marguerite Lucille Dixon

    W / F / 53
    08-18-86
    .25 Handgun
    None
    09-04-87
    06-15-95
    1098

    (41)
    09-20-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Clifford Allan Kimmel

    W / M / 23 - 32
    07-18-75
    		 Rachel White
    W / F / 22
    Susan Halverstadt
    W / F / 22
    Brent Roe
    W / M / 29
    05-18-99
    Stabbing with Knife
    Acquaintances
    02-18-00
    1097

    (40)
    09-12-07
    TN
    Electric
    Chair
    		 Daryl Keith Holton

    W / M / 36 - 45
    11-23-61
    		 Stephen Edward Holton
    W / M / 12
    Brent Holton
    W / M / 10
    Eric Holton
    W / M / 7
    Kayla Marie Holton
    B / F / 4
    11-30-97
    SKS Rifle
    Children
    08-00-99
    1096

    (39)
    09-05-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Tony Roach

    W / M / 21 - 30
    11-09-76
    		 Ronnie Dawn Hewitt

    W / F / 37
    06-08-98
    Strangulation with belt
    None
    06-09-99
    1095

    (38)
    08-29-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 John Joe Amador

    H / M / 18 - 32
    05-29-75
    		 Reza Ayari

    A / M / 32
    01-04-94
    .380 Handgun
    Cab Driver / Fare
    07-11-95
    1094

    (37)
    08-28-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 DaRoyce Lamont Mosley

    B / M / 19 - 32
    10-16-74
    		 Patricia Slack Colter
    W / F / 53
    Duane R. Colter
    W / M / 44
    Luva Congleton
    W / F / 68
    Alvin "Buddy" Waller
    W / M / 54
    07-21-94
    Handgun
    None
    11-03-95
    1093

    (36)
    08-23-07
    AL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Luther Jerome Williams

    B / M / 28 - 47
    11-15-59
    		 John Robert Kirk

    W / M / 63
    01-23-88
    .22 Handgun
    None
    12-01-89
    1092

    (35)
    08-22-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Johnny Ray Conner

    B / M / 23 - 32
    04-27-75
    		 Kathyanna Nguyen

    A / F / 49
    05-17-98
    .32 Handgun
    None
    06-30-99
    1091

    (34)
    08-21-07
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 Frank Duane Welch

    W / M / 25 - 46
    06-26-61
    		 Jo Talley Cooper
    W / F / 29
    Debra Anne Stevens
    W / F / 32
    02-25-87
    Ligature Strangulation
    None
    04-03-98
    1090

    (33)
    08-15-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Kenneth Parr

    B / M / 18 - 27
    01-16-80
    		 Linda “Suzie” Malek

    W / F / 28
    01-21-98
    Handgun
    None
    04-12-99
    1089

    (32)
    07-26-07
    AL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Darrell B. Grayson

    B / M / 19 - 46
    02-26-61
    		 Annie Laura Orr

    W / F / 86
    12-24-80
    Asphyxiation
    None
    1981
    1088

    (31)
    07-24-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Lonnie Earl Johnson

    B / M / 27 - 44
    03-09-63
    		 Gunar Nelson Fulk
    W / M / 16
    Leroy McCaffrey Jr.
    W / M / 17
    08-15-90
    Handgun
    None
    11-17-94
    1087

    (30)
    07-11-07
    SD
    Lethal Injection
    		 Elijah Page

    W / M / 18 - 25
    12-01-81
    		 Chester Allan Poage

    W / M / 19
    03-12-00
    Beating
    Acquaintance
    01-00-01
    1086

    (29)
    06-26-07
    GA
    Lethal Injection
    		 John Washington Hightower

    B / M / 43 - 63
    00-00-44
    		 Dorothy Hightower
    B / F / 41
    Evelyn Reaves
    B / F / 19
    Sandra Reaves
    B / F / 22
    07-12-87
    Handgun
    Wife

    Stepdaughter

    Stepdaughter
    05-04-88
    1085

    (28)
    06-26-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Patrick Bryan Knight

    W / M / 23 - 39
    01-12-68
    		 Walter Werner
    W / M / 58
    Mary Werner
    W / M / 56
    08-27-91
    Handgun
    Neighbor
    09-20-93
    1084

    (27)
    06-26-07
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jimmy Dale Bland

    W / M / 39 - 49
    09-26-57
    		 Doyle Windle Rains

    W / M / 62
    11-14-96
    .22 Rifle
    Employer
    02-06-98
    1083

    (26)
    06-22-07
    SC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Calvin Alphonso Shuler

    B / M / 30 - 40
    12-03-66
    		 James "J.B." Brooks

    W / M / 77
    12-03-97
    SKS Rifle
    Former Co-Worker
    11-12-98
    1082

    (25)
    06-21-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Gilberto Guadalupe Reyes

    H / M / 24 - 33
    09-19-73
    		 Yvette Barraz

    W / F / 44
    03-12-98
    Bludgeon with Hammer
    Ex-Girlfriend
    01-15-00
    1081

    (24)
    06-20-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Lionell Gonzales Rodriguez

    H / M / 19 - 36
    02-01-71
    		 Tracy A. Gee

    Asian / F / 22
    09-05-90
    .30 Rifle
    None
    05-29-91
    09-20-94
    1080

    (23)
    06-15-07
    IN
    Lethal Injection
    		 Michael Allen Lambert

    W / M / 20 - 36
    10-21-70
    		 Greg Winters
    OFFICER

    W / M / 31
    12-28-90
    .25 Handgun
    None
    01-17-92
    1079

    (22)
    06-06-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Michael Durwood Griffith

    W / M / 44 - 56
    07-11-50
    		 Deborah Jean McCormick

    W / F / 44
    10-10-94
    Stabbing with butcher knife
    Merchant / Regular Customer
    12-15-95
    1078

    (21)
    05-24-07
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Christopher J. Newton

    W / M / 32 - 37
    11-13-69
    		 Jason Brewer

    W / M / 27
    11-15-01
    ligature strangulation
    cellmate
    02-04-03
    1077

    (20)
    05-23-07
    AZ
    Lethal Injection
    		 Robert Charles Comer

    W / M / 30 - 50
    12-14-56
    		 Larry Pritchard

    W / M / 43
    02-03-87
    Handgun
    Neighbor
    04-11-88
    1076

    (19)
    05-16-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Charles Edward Smith

    W / M / 22 - 41
    02-24-66
    		 Tim Hudson
    OFFICER

    W / M / 61
    08-20-88
    .357 Handgun
    None
    11-01-89
    1992
    11-17-99
    1075

    (18)
    05-09-07
    TN
    Lethal Injection
    		 Philip Ray Workman

    W / M / 28 - 53
    06-01-53
    		 Ronald Oliver
    OFFICER

    W / M / 43
    08-05-81
    Handgun
    None
    05-11-82
    1074

    (17)
    05-04-07
    IN
    Lethal Injection
    		 David Leon Woods

    W / M / 19 - 42
    08-07-64
    		 Juan Placencia

    H / M / 77
    04-07-84
    Stabbing With Knife
    Neighbor
    03-28-85
    1073

    (16)
    05-03-07
    AL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Aaron Lee Jones

    B / M / 26 - 55
    04-23-52
    		 Carl Nelson
    W / M / ??
    Willene Nelson
    W / F / ??
    11-10-78
    Handgun

    Stabbing With Knife
    None
    08-18-79
    1982
    1072

    (15)
    04-26-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Ryan Heath Dickson

    W / M / 18 - 30
    11-11-76
    		 Carmelo Surace
    W / M / 61
    Marie Surace
    W / F / 60
    11-27-94
    Sawed-Off
    .22 Rifle
    None
    12-16-97

    10-04-02
    1071

    (14)
    04-24-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 James J. Filiaggi

    W / M / 28 - 41
    05-15-65
    		 Lisa Huff

    W / F / 27
    01-24-94
    .9 mm
    Handgun
    Ex-Wife
    08-10-95
    1070

    (13)
    04-11-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 James Lee Clark

    W / M / 25 - 38
    05-13-68
    		 Shari Catherine Crews

    W / F / 17
    06-07-93
    Shotgun
    None
    05-03-94
    1069

    (12)
    03-29-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Roy Lee Pippin

    W / M / 39 - 51
    04-30-55
    		 Elmer Buitrago
    H / M / 34
    Fabio Buitrago
    H / M / 55
    05-04-94
    Handgun
    Drug Dealing Associates
    09-15-95
    1068

    (11)
    03-28-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Vincent Gutierrez

    H / M / 18 - 28
    10-01-78
    		 Jose Cobo

    H / M / 40
    03-11-97
    .357 Handgun
    None
    03-06-98
    1067

    (10)
    03-20-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Charles Anthony Nealy

    B / M / 33 - 43
    03-23-64
    		 Jiten Bhakta
    A / M / 25
    Vijay Patel
    A / M / 25
    08-29-97
    Shotgun
    None
    09-02-98
    1066

    (9)
    03-07-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Joseph Bennard Nichols

    B / M / 19 - 45
    09-08-61
    		 Claude Shaffer Jr.

    W / M / 70
    10-13-80
    .38 Handgun
    None
    03-10-82
    1065

    (8)
    03-06-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Robert Anthony Martinez Perez

    H / M / 35 - 48
    06-29-58
    		 Jose Travieso
    H / M / 34
    Robert Rivas
    H / M / 27
    04-17-94
    Handguns
    Fellow Gang Member
    05-21-99
    1064

    (7)
    02-27-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Donald Anthony Miller

    W / M / 19 - 44
    06-12-62
    		 Michael Dennis Mozingo
    W / M / 29
    Kenneth Whitt
    W / M / 19
    02-02-82
    Handgun
    None
    12-04-82
    1063

    (6)
    02-22-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Newton Burton Anderson

    W / M / 22 - 30
    08-08-76
    		 Frank Cobb
    W / M / 60
    Bertha Cobb
    W / F / 65
    03-04-99
    .410 Shotgun

    Strangulation
    Suffocation
    .410 Shotgun
    None
    05-15-00
    1062

    (5)
    02-07-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 James Lewis Jackson

    B / M / 37 - 47
    06-13-59
    		 Sharon Jackson
    B / F / 39
    Soncercia "Sonny" Mayes
    B / F / 19
    Ericka Mayes
    B / F / 18
    04-08-97
    Strangulation

    Strangulation

    Strangulation
    Wife

    Stepdaughter

    Stepdaughter
    01-29-98
    1061

    (4)
    01-30-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Christopher Jay Swift

    W / M / 28 - 31
    02-12-75
    		 Amy Amel Sabeh-Swift
    W / F / 27
    Sandra Stevens Sabeh
    W / F / 61
    04-29-03
    Strangulation

    Stragulation
    WIfe

    Mother-In-Law
    04-15-05
    1060

    (3)
    01-17-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jonathan Bryant Moore

    W / M / 20 - 32
    04-04-74
    		 Fabian Dominquez
    OFFICER

    H / M / 29
    01-15-95
    .25 Handgun
    None
    10-15-96
    1059

    (2)
    01-10-07
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Carlos Granados

    H / M / 27 - 36
    09-18-70
    		 Anthony Jiminez

    H / M / 3
    09-13-98
    Butcher Knife
    Child of Girlfriend
    04-25-99
    1058

    (1)
    01-09-07
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 Corey Duane Hamilton

    B / M / 23 - 38
    01-01-69
    		 Ted Kindley
    W / M / 19
    Sandy Lara
    W / F / 26
    Joseph Gooch
    W / M / 17
    Stephen Williams
    W / M / 24
    08-17-92
    .38 Handgun
    Former Co-Workers
    12-09-93

    Since 1976
    (2006)
    Date of Execution
    State
    Method
    Murderer
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder-Execution)
    Date of
    Birth
    Victim(s)
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder)
    Date of
    Murder
    Method of
    Murder
    Relationship
    to Murderer
    Date of
    Sentence
    1057

    (53)
    12-13-06
    FL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Angel Nieves Diaz

    H / M / 26 - 55
    08-31-51
    		 Joseph Nagy

    W / M / 49
    12-22-79
    Handgun
    None
    01-24-86
    1056

    (52)
    11-09-06
    VA
    Lethal Injection
    		 John Yancey Schmitt

    W / M / 25 - 33
    07-15-73
    		 Earl Shelton Dunning

    B / M / 39
    02-17-99
    .45 Handgun
    None
    08-15-00
    1055

    (51)
    11-08-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Willie Marcel Shannon

    B / M / 19 - 33
    06-12-73
    		 Benjamin Garza

    H / M / 38
    07-19-92
    Handgun
    None
    11-08-93
    1054

    (50)
    11-01-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Donell Okeith Jackson

    B / M / 20 - 33
    12-11-72
    		 Mario Stubblefield

    B / M / 17
    08-31-93
    Handgun
    None
    08-13-96
    1053

    (49)
    10-25-06
    AL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Larry Eugene Hutcherson
    a/k/a Larry Eugene Bonner

    W / M / 22 - 37
    09-03-69
    		 Irma Thelma Gray

    W / F / 89
    06-26-92
    Throat Cut with Knife
    None
    02-18-93
    06-19-99
    1052

    (48)
    10-25-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Gregory Lynn Summers

    W / M / 32 - 48
    03-14-58
    		 Mandell Eugene Summers
    W / M / 64
    Helen Summers
    W / F / 64
    Billy Mack Summers
    W / M / 60
    06-11-90
    Stabbing with knife
    Father

    Mother

    Uncle
    08-23-91
    1051

    (47)
    10-25-06
    FL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Daniel Harold Rolling

    W / M / 36 - 52
    05-26-54
    		 Sonja Larson
    W / F / 17
    Christina Powell
    W / F / 17
    Christa Hoyt
    W / F / 18
    Tracy Inez Paules
    W / F / 23
    Manuel Taboada
    W / M / 23
    08-24-90

    08-24-90

    08-25-90

    08-27-90

    08-27-90
    Stabbing with Knife
    None
    04-20-94
    1050

    (46)
    10-24-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jeffrey Don Lundgren

    W / M / 38 - 56
    05-03-50
    		 Dennis Avery
    W / M / 49
    Cheryl Avery
    W / F / 46
    Trina Denise Avery
    W / F / 15
    Rebecca Lynn Avery
    W / F / 13
    Karen Diane Avery
    W / F / 7
    04-17-89
    .45 Handgun
    Fellow Church Members
    09-21-90
    1049

    (45)
    10-18-06
    MS
    Lethal Injection
    		 Bobby Glen Wilcher

    W / M / 19 - 43
    11-15-62
    		 Katie Belle Moore
    W / F / 47
    Velma Odell Noblin
    W / F / 52
    03-05-82
    Stabbing with Knife
    Acquaintances
    07-31-82
    06-15-94
    1048

    (44)
    10-18-06
    FL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Arthur Dennis Rutherford

    W / M / 36 - 57
    03-16-49
    		Stella Salamon

    W / F / 63
    08-22-85
    Drowning
    None
    12-09-86
    1047

    (43)
    09-20-06
    FL
    Lethal Injection
    		 Clarence Edward Hill

    B / M / 24 - 48
    12-02-57
    		 Stephen Taylor
    OFFICER

    W / M / 26
    10-19-82
    Handgun
    None
    05-27-83
    1046

    (42)
    09-12-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Farley Charles Matchett

    B / M / 28 - 43
    11-19-62
    		 Uries Anderson

    B / M / 52
    07-12-91
    Stabbing with knife
    Uncle
    04-30-93
    1045

    (41)
    08-31-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Derrick Wayne Frazier

    B / M / 20 - 29
    04-28-77
    		 Betsy Nutt
    W / F / 41
    Cody Nutt
    W / M / 15
    06-26-97
    9mm Handgun
    None
    10-07-98
    1044

    (40)
    08-31-06
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 James Patrick Malicoat

    W / M / 21 - 31
    05-04-75
    		 Tessa Leadford

    W / F / 13 mo
    02-21-97
    Beating
    Daughter
    03-02-98
    1043

    (39)
    08-29-06
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 Eric Allen Patton

    B / M / 37 - 49
    04-07-57
    		 Charlene Kauer

    W / F / 56
    12-16-94
    Stabbing with Knife Fork & Scissors
    None
    12-02-96
    1042

    (38)
    08-24-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Justin Chaz Fuller

    B / M / 18 - 27
    08-29-78
    		 Donald Whittington III

    W / M / 22
    04-21-97
    .22 Handgun
    None
    03-04-98
    1041

    (37)
    08-18-06
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Samuel Russell Flippen

    W / M / 24 - 36
    09-30-69
    		 Britnie Nichole Hutton

    W / F / 2
    02-12-94
    Hit abdomen with fist
    Stepdaughter
    03-07-95
    05-23-97
    1040

    (36)
    08-17-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Richard Hinojosa

    H / M / 32 - 44
    11-17-61
    		 Terry Wright

    W / F / 29
    05-10-94
    Stabbing with screwdriver
    Neighbor
    07-25-97
    1039

    (35)
    08-11-06
    MT
    Lethal Injection
    		 David Thomas Dawson

    W / M / 28 - 48
    10-20-57
    		 David Rodstein
    W / M / 39
    Monica Rodstein
    W / F / 39
    Andrew Rodstein
    W / M / 11
    04-19-86
    Strangulation
    None
    04-15-87
    1038

    (34)
    08-08-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Darrell Wayne Ferguson

    W / M / 23 - 28
    01-30-78
    		 Thomas King
    W / M / 61
    Arlie Fugate
    W / M / 68
    Mae Fugate
    W / F / 69
    12-25-01

    12-26-01

    12-26-01
    Stabbing with Knife & Beating
    Step Uncle

    Former Neighbor

    Former Neighbor
    09-12-03
    1037

    (33)
    08-03-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 William E. Wyatt Jr.

    B / M / 32 - 41
    12-20-64
    		 Damien Willis

    B / M / 3
    02-04-97
    Smothering
    Son of Girlfriend
    02-13-98
    1036

    (32)
    07-27-06
    VA
    Lethal Injection
    		 Michael William Lenz

    W / M / 35 - 42
    02-27-64
    		 Brent Henry Parker

    W / M / 41
    01-16-00
    Stabbing with knife
    Fellow Inmate
    10-20-00
    1035

    (31)
    07-20-06
    VA
    Electric
    Chair
    		 Brandon Hedrick

    W / M / 18 - 27
    02-23-79
    		 Lisa Yvonne Alexander Crider

    B / F / 23
    05-10-97
    Shotgun
    None
    07-22-98
    1034

    (30)
    07-20-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Robert James Anderson

    W / M / 26 - 40
    05-29-66
    		 Audra Ann Reeves

    W / F / 5
    06-09-92
    Drowning
    Neighbor
    11-15-93
    1033

    (29)
    07-19-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Mauriceo Mashawn Brown

    B / M / 21 - 31
    07-03-75
    		 Michael LaHood Jr.

    B / M / 25
    08-15-96
    .44 Handgun
    None
    05-15-97
    1032

    (28)
    07-14-06
    SC
    Lethal Injection
    		 William E. Downs Jr.

    W / M / 31 - 39
    07-12-67
    		 Keenan O'Mailia

    B / M / 6
    04-17-99
    Strangulation
    None
    06-27-02
    1031

    (27)
    07-12-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Rocky Barton

    W / M / 46 - 49
    07-28-56
    		 Kimbirli Jo Barton

    W / F / 44
    01-16-03
    Shotgun
    4th Wife
    10-10-03
    1030

    (26)
    07-11-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Sean Derrick O'Brien

    B / M / 18 - 31
    04-05-75
    		 Jennifer Ertman
    W / F / 14
    Elizabeth Pena
    W / F / 16
    06-24-93
    Strangulation with belt
    None
    04-07-94
    1029

    (25)
    06-28-06
    TN
    Lethal Injection
    		 Sedley Alley

    W / M / 29 - 50
    08-16-55
    		 Suzanne Marie Collins

    W / F / 19
    07-11-85
    Beating
    None
    03-18-87
    1028

    (24)
    06-27-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Angel Maturino Resendiz

    H / M / 38 - 45
    08-01-60
    		 Claudia Benton

    H / F / 39
    12-17-98
    Beating with Statue
    None
    05-15-00
    1027

    (23)
    06-20-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Lamont Reese

    B / M / 21 - 28
    10-16-77
    		 Riki Jackson
    B / M / 17
    Alonzo Stewart
    B / M / 25
    Anthony Roney
    B / M / 26
    03-01-99
    Handgun
    Gang Rivals
    01-18-01
    1026

    (22)
    06-06-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Timothy Tyler Titsworth

    W / M / 21 - 34
    03-08-72
    		 Christine Marie Sossaman

    W / F / 26
    07-23-93
    Axe
    Girlfriend
    10-28-93
    1025

    (21)
    06-01-06
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 John Albert Boltz

    W / M / 52 - 74
    07-30-31
    		 Doug Kirby

    W / M / 23
    04-18-84
    Stabbing with Knife
    Stepson
    11-21-84
    1024

    (20)
    05-24-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jesus Ledesma Aguilar

    H / M / 31 - 42
    11-28-63
    		 Leonardo Chavez Sr.
    H / M / 33
    Annette Esparza Chavez
    H / F / 31
    06-10-95
    .22 Handgun
    None
    05-07-96
    1023

    (19)
    05-17-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jermaine Herron

    B / M / 18 - 27
    01-13-79
    		 Cody Nutt
    W / M / 15
    Betsy Nutt
    W / F / 41
    06-26-97
    9mm Handgun
    None
    04-28-99
    1022

    (18)
    05-04-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jackie Barron Wilson

    W / M / 21 - 39
    02-12-67
    		 Lottie Margaret Rhodes

    W / F / 5
    10-30-88
    Suffocation
    Babysitter's Friend
    11-21-89
    06-14-94
    1021

    (17)
    05-02-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Joseph Lewis Clark

    B / M / 34 - 57
    01-15-49
    		 David A. Manning

    W / M / 23
    01-12-84
    .32 Handgun
    None
    03-04-85
    1020

    (16)
    04-27-06
    VA
    Lethal Injection
    		 Dexter Lee Vinson

    B / M / 34 - 42
    04-03-63
    		 Angela Felton

    W / F / 25
    05-20-97
    Stabbing with knife
    Ex-Girlfriend
    02-11-99
    1019

    (15)
    04-26-06
    NV
    Lethal Injection
    		 Daryl Linnie Mack

    B / M / 30 - 47
    08-28-58
    		 Mary Jane May

    W / F / 55
    10-28-88
    Strangulation
    None
    05-15-02
    1018

    (14)
    04-20-06
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Willie Brown Jr.

    B / M / 38 - 61
    11-24-44
    		 Vallerie Ann Roberson Dixon

    B / F / ??
    03-06-83
    .32 Handgun
    None
    11-15-83
    1017

    (13)
    04-18-06
    OK
    Lethal Injection
    		 Richard Alford Thornburg Jr.

    W / M / 31 - 40
    07-02-65
    		 James Donald Poteet
    W / M / 51
    Terry Lynn Shepard
    W / M / 39
    Keith Alan Smith
    W / M / 24
    09-28-96
    Handgun
    Drug Customers
    05-12-97
    1016

    (12)
    03-29-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Kevin Christopher Kincy

    B / M / 25 - 38
    01-31-68
    		 Jerome Samuel Harville

    B / M / 31
    03-26-93
    .25 Handgun
    None
    11-02-95
    1015

    (11)
    03-22-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Robert Madrid Salazar Jr.

    H / M / 18 - 27
    10-24-78
    		 Adriana Gomez

    H / F / 2
    04-23-97
    Beating
    Boyfriend of Mother
    03-12-99
    1014

    (10)
    03-17-06
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Patrick Lane Moody

    W / M / 28 - 39
    07-04-66
    		 Donnie Ray Robbins

    W / M / 34
    09-16-94
    .32 Handgun
    Husband of Girlfriend
    07-20-95
    1013

    (9)
    03-15-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Tommie Collins Hughes

    B / M / 22 - 31
    08-15-74
    		 Foulke Erinkitola
    B / F / 25
    Roxanne Mendoza
    H / F / 29
    08-13-97
    Handgun
    None
    05-07-98
    1012

    (8)
    02-15-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Clyde Smith Jr.

    B / M / 18 - 32
    08-31-73
    		 David E. Jacobs

    W / M / 45
    02-06-92
    .38 Handgun
    Taxi Driver
    12-06-93
    1011

    (7)
    02-08-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Robert James Neville Jr.

    W / M / 23 - 31
    10-05-74
    		 Amy Robinson

    W / F / 19
    02-15-98
    Rifle
    Co-Worker
    12-09-98
    1010

    (6)
    02-07-06
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 Glenn L. Benner II

    W / M / 22 - 43
    09-24-62
    		 Cynthia Sedgwick
    W / F / 26
    Trina Bowser
    W / F / 21
    08-06-85

    01-01-86
    Strangulation

    Strangulation
    Acquaintance

    Acquaintance/
    Neighbor
    05-14-86
    1009

    (5)
    01-31-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Jaime Elizalde Jr.

    H / M / 22 - 34
    12-12-71
    		 Juan Saenz Guajardo
    H / M / 29
    Marcos Sanchez Vasquez
    H / M / 33
    11-05-94
    Handgun
    None
    04-02-97
    1008

    (4)
    01-27-06
    IN
    Lethal Injection
    		 Marvin Bieghler

    W / M / 33 - 58
    12-15-47
    		 Tommy Miller
    W / M / 21
    Kimberly Miller
    W / F / 19
    12-10-81
    .38 Handgun
    Drug Customer
    and Wife
    03-25-83
    1007

    (3)
    01-25-06
    TX
    Lethal Injection
    		 Marion Butler Dudley

    B / M / 20 - 33
    05-13-72
    		 Jose Tovar
    H / M / 32
    Frank Farias
    H / M / 17
    Jessica Quinones
    H / F / 19
    Audrey Brown
    W / F / 21
    06-20-92
    Handgun
    Acquaintances/
    Drug Suppliers
    01-10-95
    1006

    (2)
    01-20-06
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Perrie Dyon Simpson

    B / M / 21 - 43
    10-30-62
    		 Jean Ernest Darter

    W / M / 92
    08-27-84
    Strangulation Beating
    None
    03-12-85
    1988
    12-20-93
    1005

    (1)
    01-17-06
    CA
    Lethal Injection
    		 Clarence Ray Allen

    W / M / 50 - 76
    01-16-30
    		 Bryon Schletewitz
    W / M / 27
    Douglas Scott White
    W / M / 18
    Josephine Linda Rocha
    Portugese / F / 17
    Mary Sue Kitts
    W / F / 17
    09-05-80





    06-29-74
    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    Strangulation
    Acquaintance/
    Witness
    None

    None

    Witness/
    Girlfriend of Son
    11-22-82





    11-30-77

    Since 1976
    (2005)
    Date of Execution
    State
    Method
    Murderer
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder-Execution)
    Date of
    Birth
    Victim(s)
    (Race/Sex/Age at Murder)
    Date of
    Murder
    Method of
    Murder
    Relationship
    to Murderer
    Date of
    Sentence
    1004

    (60)
    12-14-05
    MS
    Lethal Injection
    		 John B. Nixon Sr.

    W / M / 56 - 77
    04-01-28
    		 Virginia Tucker

    W / F / 45
    01-02-85
    Handgun
    None
    03-26-86
    1003

    (59)
    12-13-05
    CA
    Lethal Injection
    		 Stanley "Tookie" Williams

    B / M / 25 - 51
    12-29-53
    		 Albert Lewis Owens
    W / M / 26
    Tsai-Shai Yang
    A / M / 76
    Yen-I Yang
    A / F / 63
    Ye Chen Lin
    A / F / 43
    02-28-79

    03-11-79

    03-11-79

    03-11-79
    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    Shotgun

    Shotgun
    None

    None

    None

    None
    04-15-81
    1002

    (58)
    12-05-05
    MD
    Lethal Injection
    		 Wesley Eugene Baker

    B / M / 33 - 47
    03-26-58
    		 Jane Frances Tyson

    W / F / 49
    06-06-91
    Handgun
    None
    10-30-92
    1001

    (57)
    12-02-05
    SC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Shawn Paul Humphries

    W / M / 22 - 34
    10-19-71
    		 Mendal Alton "Dickie" Smith

    W / M / 43
    01-01-94
    Handgun
    None
    08-09-94
    1000

    (56)
    12-02-05
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Kenneth Lee Boyd

    W / M / 40 - 57
    01-19-48
    		 Thomas Dillard Curry
    W / M / 57
    Julie Curry Boyd
    W / F / 36
    03-04-88
    Handgun
    Father In Law

    Estranged Wife
    10-25-88
    07-14-94
    999

    (55)
    11-29-05
    OH
    Lethal Injection
    		 John R. Hicks

    B / M / 29 - 49
    07-31-56
    		 Maxine Armstrong
    B / F / 56
    Brandy Green
    B / F / 5
    08-02-85
    Ligature Strangulation

    Smothering
    Stepdaughter's Grandmother

    Stepdaughter
    02-21-86
    998

    (54)
    11-28-05
    AR
    Lethal Injection
    		 Eric Randall Nance

    W / M / 33 - 45
    01-09-60
    		 Julie Heath

    W / F / 18
    10-11-93
    Box Cutter
    None
    03-31-94
    997

    (53)
    11-18-05
    NC
    Lethal Injection
    		 Elias Hanna Syriani

    Arab / M / 52 - 67
    01-07-38
    		 Teresa Yousef Syriani

    Arab /