List of people executed in Indiana

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Indiana since its statehood.

A total of 20 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Prior to 1995, electrocution was the sole method of execution. This was replaced with lethal injection in 1995. The executions on this list are of those executed by the state government of Indiana; this list does not include persons executed within Indiana by the Federal Government.[1]

# Name Race Age Sex Date of
Execution
Method of
Execution
Victim(s) Governor
1 Steven Timothy Judy White 24 M March 9, 1981 Electrocution Terry Chasteen, Misty Zollers, Stephen Chasteen, and Mark Chasteen Robert D. Orr
2 William Earl Vandiver White 37 M October 16, 1985 Paul Komyatti
3 Gregory D. Resnover Black 43 M December 8, 1994 Indianapolis police Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg Evan Bayh
4 Tommie J. Smith Black 42 M July 18, 1996 Lethal injection
5 Gary Burris Black 40 M November 20, 1997 Kenneth Chambers Frank O'Bannon
6 Robert Allan Smith White 47 M January 29, 1998 Michael Wedmore
7 D. H. Fleenor White 48 M December 9, 1999 Bill Harlow and Nyla Harlow
8 Gerald Wayne Bivins White 41 M March 14, 2001 William H. Radcliffe
9 James Lowery White 54 M June 27, 2001 Mark and Gertrude Thompson
10 Kevin Lee Hough White 43 M May 2, 2003 Ted Bosler and Gene Rubrake
11 Joseph L. Trueblood White 46 M June 13, 2003 Susan Bowsher, Ashlyn Bowsher, and William Bowsher
12 Donald Ray Wallace, Jr. White 47 M March 10, 2005 Patrick, Teresa, Lisa, and Gregory Gilligan Mitch Daniels
13 William J. Benefiel, Jr. White 48 M April 21, 2005 Delores Wells
14 Gregory Scott Johnson White 40 M May 25, 2005 Ruby Hutslar
15 Kevin Aaron Conner White 38 M July 27, 2005 Steven Wentland, Anthony Moore, and Bruce Voge
16 Alan Lehman Matheney White 54 M September 28, 2005 Lisa Bianco
17 Marvin Bieghler White 58 M January 27, 2006 Tommy Miller and Kimberly Jane Miller
18 David Leon Woods White 42 M May 4, 2007 Juan Placencia
19 Michael Allen Lambert White 36 M June 15, 2007 Muncie police officer Gregg William Winters
20 Matthew Eric Wrinkles White 49 M December 11, 2009 Debra Jean Wrinkles, Tony Fulkerson, and Natalie Fulkerson

See also

References

  1. "Searchable Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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