List of offenders executed in the United States in 2015
This is a list of offenders executed in the United States in 2015. Twenty-eight criminal offenders were executed in the United States in 2015. Thirteen of them were executed in the state of Texas. One (Alfredo Rolando Prieto) was a foreign national from El Salvador. One (Kelly Renee Gissendaner) was female.
While there was a total of 28 executions in 2015, there were 35 executions in the previous year (2014) and 20 executions in the subsequent year (2016).
List of offenders executed in the United States in 2015
Number | Date | Name | Date of Birth | Age | Years† | Gender | Race | State | Method | Source | |
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At Execution | At Offense | ||||||||||
1 | January 13, 2015 | Andrew Howard Brannan | November 26, 1948 | 66 | 49 | 17 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | [1] |
2 | January 15, 2015 | Charles Frederick Warner | July 20, 1967 | 47 | 30 | Black | Oklahoma | [2] | |||
3 | Johnny Shane Kormondy | May 20, 1972 | 42 | 21 | 21 | White | Florida | [3] | |||
4 | January 21, 2015 | Arnold Prieto, Jr. | June 9, 1973 | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Texas | [4] | |||
5 | January 27, 2015 | Warren Lee Hill, Jr. | June 1960 | 54 | 30 | 24 | Black | Georgia | [5] | ||
6 | January 29, 2015 | Robert Charles Ladd | March 19, 1957 | 57 | 39 | 18 | Texas | [6] | |||
7 | February 4, 2015 | Donald Keith Newbury | May 18, 1962 | 52 | 38 | 14 | White | [7] | |||
8 | February 11, 2015 | Walter Timothy Storey | February 20, 1967 | 47 | 22 | 25 | Missouri | [8] | |||
9 | March 11, 2015 | Manuel Vasquez | June 16, 1968 | 46 | 29 | 17 | Hispanic | Texas | [9] | ||
10 | March 17, 2015 | Cecil Lee Clayton | April 16, 1940 | 74 | 56 | 18 | White | Missouri | [10] | ||
11 | April 9, 2015 | Kent William Sprouse | August 9, 1972 | 42 | 30 | 12 | Texas | [11] | |||
12 | April 14, 2015 | Andre Vincent Cole | October 3, 1962 | 52 | 35 | 17 | Black | Missouri | [12] | ||
13 | April 15, 2015 | Manuel Fernando Garza, Jr. | August 8, 1980 | 34 | 20 | 14 | Hispanic | Texas | [13] | ||
14 | May 12, 2015 | Derrick Dewayne Charles | September 6, 1982 | 32 | 19 | 13 | Black | [14] | |||
15 | June 3, 2015 | Lester Leroy Bower, Jr. | November 20, 1947 | 67 | 35 | 32 | White | [15] | |||
16 | June 9, 2015 | Richard Lamont Strong | March 4, 1967 | 48 | 33 | 15 | Black | Missouri | [16] | ||
17 | June 18, 2015 | Gregory Lynn Russeau | October 11, 1969 | 45 | 31 | 14 | Texas | [17] | |||
18 | July 14, 2015 | David Stanley Zink | August 7, 1959 | 55 | 41 | White | Missouri | [18] | |||
19 | August 12, 2015 | Daniel Lee Lopez | September 15, 1987 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Hispanic | Texas | [19] | ||
20 | September 1, 2015 | Roderick Nunley | March 10, 1965 | 50 | 24 | 26 | Black | Missouri | [20] | ||
21 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | March 8, 1968 | 47 | 28 | 19 | Female | White | Georgia | [21] | |
22 | October 1, 2015 | Alfredo Rolando Prieto | November 18, 1965 | 49 | 23 | 26 | Male | Hispanic | Virginia | [22] | |
23 | October 6, 2015 | Juan Martin Garcia | February 18, 1980 | 35 | 18 | 17 | Texas | [23] | |||
24 | October 14, 2015 | Licho Escamilla | July 3, 1982 | 33 | 19 | 14 | [24] | ||||
25 | October 29, 2015 | Jerry William Correll | January 9, 1956 | 59 | 29 | 30 | White | Florida | [25] | ||
26 | November 18, 2015 | Raphael Deon Holiday | July 20, 1979 | 36 | 21 | 15 | Black | Texas | [26] | ||
27 | November 19, 2015 | Marcus Ray Johnson | May 1965 | 50 | 28 | 22 | White | Georgia | [27] | ||
28 | December 9, 2015 | Brian Keith Terrell | March 10, 1968 | 47 | 24 | 23 | Black | [28] | |||
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Average: | 48 years | 29 years | 19 years | | ||||||
† Note: This column reflects the number of years elapsed between the offender's age at the time of the execution and at the time of the offense.
Demographics
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 27 | 96% |
Female | 1 | 4% |
Race | ||
White | 11 | 39% |
Black | 10 | 36% |
Hispanic | 7 | 25% |
State | ||
Texas | 13 | 46% |
Missouri | 6 | 21% |
Georgia | 5 | 18% |
Florida | 2 | 7% |
Oklahoma | 1 | 4% |
Virginia | 1 | 4% |
Month | ||
January | 6 | 21% |
February | 2 | 7% |
March | 2 | 7% |
April | 3 | 11% |
May | 1 | 4% |
June | 3 | 11% |
July | 1 | 4% |
August | 1 | 4% |
September | 2 | 7% |
October | 4 | 14% |
November | 2 | 7% |
December | 1 | 4% |
Age | ||
20 - 29 | 1 | 4% |
30 - 39 | 5 | 18% |
40 - 49 | 11 | 39% |
50 - 59 | 8 | 29% |
60 - 69 | 2 | 7% |
70 - 79 | 1 | 4% |
Total | 28 | 100% |
See also
- Execution of Clayton Lockett
- List of women executed in the United States since 1976
- Michael Taylor (prisoner), codefendant of Roderick Nunley
- Murder of Kyle Dinkheller, the crime for which Andrew Howard Brannan was convicted and executed
- Texas Seven, group of escaped prisoners that included Donald Keith Newbury
References
- ↑ Georgia executes Vietnam veteran who killed a sheriff's deputy
- ↑ Convicted child killer Charles Warner executed
- ↑ Ringleader of 1993 home invasion that left banker dead is executed in Florida after last meal of fried alligator tail
- ↑ 'There are no endings, only beginnings': Final words of triple murderer executed in Texas who'd always maintained that he'd was innocent in two of the deaths
- ↑ Georgia, Back in the Death-Penalty Spotlight
- ↑ Robert Ladd Executed In Texas Despite Claims Mental Impairment Made Him Ineligible
- ↑ 'Texas 7' killer Donald Newbury put to death
- ↑ Walter Timothy executed for killing Jill Frey
- ↑ Manuel Vasquez executed for killing Juanita Ybarra
- ↑ Cecil Clayton executed for killing Deputy Christopher Castetter
- ↑ Kent Sprouse, Convicted Cop Killer, First Texas Prisoner Executed With New Batch Of Drugs
- ↑ Andre Cole Executed In Missouri For 1998 Killing
- ↑ Texas Executes Manuel Garza Jr. For Killing San Antonio Cop
- ↑ Derrick Charles, Convicted Killer Who Claimed Incompetence, Executed By Texas
- ↑ Texas Executes Lester Bower, State's Oldest Death Row Inmate Whose Guilt Was Fiercely Contested
- ↑ Missouri Double-Murderer Richard Strong Executed Despite Pleas For Clemency
- ↑ 'I'm ready to go home': Man convicted of beating 75-year-old auto repair shop owner to death in 2001 while on a crack binge is executed in Texas
- ↑ "Missouri executes David Zink, convicted sex offender who abducted, brutally killed 19-year-old woman in 2001". New York Daily News. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015 – via The Associated Press.
- ↑ Bellware, Kim (12 August 2015). "Texas Executes Cop Killer Who Sought Death Over Lawyer's Objection". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Man executed after spending nearly 25 years on death row for kidnapping, rape and murder of 15-year-old girl in 1989
- ↑ Kelly Gissendaner: Georgia executes first woman for 70 years despite last-minute appeals
- ↑ Triple murderer Alfredo Prieto is executed in Virginia
- ↑ Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia
- ↑ 'God bless your heart': Convicted cop killer makes final statement to victim's daughter before he is executed
- ↑ Florida executes man 30 years after he slaughtered four family members
- ↑ "Texas executes Raphael Holiday over fire that killed three children". The Guardian. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ Killer who raped and murdered woman he met in a nightclub is executed in silence - after he was refused a six pack of beer as his last meal and given fruit punch instead
- ↑ Georgia inmate Brian Keith Terrell shook his head, proclaimed innocence before he was executed for 1992 murder
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