USA Executions 2004

Total since 1976

Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 944 convicted murderers have been executed in the United States. Of those executed, 10 were female. (The last was Aileen Wuornos in Florida on October 9, 2002). 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, 543 (58%) were white and 320 (34%) were black. Of those executed, 764 (81%) were executed by lethal injection, including 290 of the last 293 executions; 152 were executed by electric chair, 11 by gas chamber, 3 by hanging and 2 by firing squad. Executions were held in 32 different states: 336 (35%) were in Texas and 11 were in Indiana; 59 were executed in 2004, 65 were executed in 2003, and 71 were executed in 2002. (As of January 1, 2005)

For 2004 alone
Executed
Numberin Texas Male Female Black White Other
Weapon used in murder
GunKnife
5922 59 0 20 36 3 36 12
Victims
Number Male Female Black White Other not related to murderer
79 35 44 10 64 5 40

Since
1976
Date of ExecutionStateMethodMurderer
(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
944
(59)
11-17-04TXLethal InjectionAnthony Guy Fuentes
H / M / 19 - 30
11-05-74Robert Preston Tate
W / M / 28
02-18-94HandgunNone11-15-96
943
(58)
11-12-04NCLethal InjectionFrank Ray Chandler
W / M / 20 - 32
10-07-72Doris Poore
W / F / 90
12-11-92BeatingNone07-20-93
942
(57)
11-10-04TXLethal InjectionFrederick Patrick McWilliams
B / M / 25 - 30
12-01-73Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.
H / M / 29
09-28-96HandgunNone09-09-97
941
(56)
11-09-04TXLethal InjectionDemarco Markeith McCullum
B / M / 19 - 30
10-02-74Michael James Burzinski
W / M / 29
07-30-94HandgunNone11-30-95
940
(55)
11-04-04TXLethal InjectionRobert Brice Morrow
B / M / 38 - 47
06-03-57Myra Elisabeth Allison
W / F / 21
04-03-96Beating and Slashing with KnifeNone11-17-97
939
(54)
11-02-04TXLethal InjectionLorenzo Morris
B / M / 37 - 52
09-25-52Jessie Fields
B / M / 71
08-05-90Bludgeon with HammerNone03-23-92
938
(53)
10-26-04TXLethal InjectionDominique Jerome Green
B / M / 18 - 30
05-13-74Andrew Lastrapes Jr.
B / M / 41
10-14-92HandgunNone07-14-93
937
(52)
10-22-04NCLethal InjectionCharles Wesley Roache
W / M / 25 - 30
11-17-73Earl Phillips
W / M / 72
Cora Owens Philips
W / F / 71
Eddie Lewis Phillips
W / M / 40
Mitzi Phillips
W / F / 44
Katie Phillips
W / F / 14
Chad McKinley Watt
W / M / 22
09-29-99ShotgunNone04-24-01
936
(51)
10-20-04TXLethal InjectionRicky Eugene Morrow
W / M / 30 - 53
05-29-51Mark A. Frazier
W / M / 26
01-19-82HandgunNone11-09-83
12-05-90
935
(50)
10-13-04OHLethal InjectionAdremy Dennis
B / M / 18 - 28
01-23-76Kurt 0. Kyle
W / M / 29
06-05-94ShotgunNone12-15-94
934
(49)
10-12-04TXLethal InjectionDonald Loren Aldrich
W / M / 29 - 39
11-06-64Nicholas West
H / M / 23
11-30-93HandgunNone08-04-94
933
(48)
10-08-04NCLethal InjectionSammy Crystal Perkins
B / M / 38 - 51
10-01-53Lashenna "Jo Jo" Moore
B / F / 7
04-19-92Smothering with pillowGranddaughter of Girlfriend12-15-93
932
(47)
10-06-04TXLethal InjectionPeter J. Miniel
W / M / 23 - 42
06-23-62Paul Manier
H / M / 21
05-09-86Stabbing x39 with Knife & BeatingAcquaintance10-12-88
931
(46)
10-05-04TXLethal InjectionEdward Green III
B / M / 18 - 30
03-05-74Edward Perry Haden
B / M / 72
Helen Halphen O'Sullivan
B / F / 63
08-31-92HandgunNone08-03-93
930
(45)
09-30-04ALLethal InjectionDavid Kevin Hocker
W / M / 26 - 33
05-20-71Jerry Wayne Robinson
W / M / 47
03-21-98Stabbing with KnifeEmployer??
929
(44)
09-21-04TXLethal InjectionAndrew Perez Flores
H / M / 20 - 32
08-09-72Juan Gabriel Moreno
H / M / 23
07-26-93HandgunNone04-04-94
928
(43)
09-09-04VALethal InjectionJames Edward Reid
B / M / 51 - 58
10-10-45Annie V. Lester
B / F / 87
10-12-96Stabbing with Scissors x22Acquaintance02-27-98
927
(42)
08-26-04TXLethal InjectionJames Vernon Allridge III
B / M / 22 - 41
11-14-62Brian Clendennen
W / M / 21
02-03-85HandgunFormer Co-worker03-15-87
926
(41)
08-26-04OKLethal InjectionWindel Ray Workman
W / M / 29 - 46
01-07-58Amanda Holman
W / F / 2
01-10-87BeatingDaughter of Girlfriend06-03-87
925
(40)
08-25-04TXLethal InjectionJasen Shane Busby
W / M / 19 - 28
11-21-75Brandy Gray
W / F / 16
Tenille Thompson
W / F / 18
04-17-95SKS Automatic RifleGirlfriend
 
Acquaintance
07-27-96
924
(39)
08-18-04VALethal InjectionJames Bryant Hudson
W / M / 54 - 56
03-10-48Patsy Ayers Cole
W / F / 64
Thomas Wesley Cole
W / M / 64
Walter Stanley Cole
W / M / 56
07-03-02ShotgunNeighbors04-17-03
923
(38)
08-12-04NVLethal InjectionTerry Jess Dennis
W / M / 52 - 57
10-14-46Ilona Strumanis
W / F / 51
03-09-99Strangulation with beltAcquaintance07-20-99
922
(37)
08-05-04ALLethal InjectionJames Barney Hubbard
W / M / 46 - 74
03-07-30Lillian Montgomery
W / F / 62
01-10-77HandgunAcquaintance09-15-77
05-14-82
921
(36)
07-22-04VALethal InjectionMark Wesley Bailey
W / M / 28 - 34
05-27-70Katherine Bailey
W / F / 22
Nathan Bailey
W / M / 2
09-10-98HandgunWife
 
Son
10-05-99
920
(35)
07-20-04OHLethal InjectionWilliam Mink
W / M / 36 - 40
10-13-63Scott Andrew Mink
W / M / 79
Shelia Mink
W / F / 72
09-19-00Bludgeon with hammer and Stabbing with knifeFather
 
Mother
07-11-01
919
(34)
07-19-04GALethal InjectionEddie Albert Crawford
W / M / 36 - 57
02-09-47Leslie Michelle English
W / F / 29 mo
09-25-83StrangulationNiece03-08-84
02-06-87
918
(33)
07-14-04OHLethal InjectionStephen Allen Vrabel
W / M / 32 - 47
10-15-56Susan Clemente
W / F / 29
Lisa Clemente
W / F / 3
03-03-89HandgunGirlfriend
 
Daughter
10-20-95
917
(32)
07-01-04GALethal InjectionRobert Karl Hicks
W / M / 28 - 47
03-23-57Toni Strickland Rivers
W / F / 28
07-13-85Stabbing with knifeNone01-17-86
916
(31)
06-30-04TXLethal InjectionDavid Ray Harris
W / M / 24 - 43
10-19-60Mark Mays
W / M / 30
09-01-85HandgunNone04-30-86
915
(30)
06-17-04MDLethal InjectionSteven Howard Oken
W / M / 25 - 42
??Dawn Marie Garvin
W / F / 20
11-01-87HandgunNone01-18-91
914
(29)
06-08-04OKLethal InjectionRobert Leroy Bryan
W / M / 52 - 63
12-08-40Mildred Inabell Bryan
W / F / 69
09-11-93RifleAunt11-21-95
913
(28)
06-08-04OHLethal InjectionWilliam G. Zuern, Jr.
W / M / 25 - 45
12-05-58Phillip Pence
OFFICER
W / M / 26
06-09-84Stabbing with homemade knifeNone10-18-84
912
(27)
05-28-04SCElectric ChairJames Neil Tucker
W / M / 35- 47
01-12-57Rosa Lee Dolly Oakley
W / F / 54
Shannon Mellon
W / F / 21
06-25-92
 
07-02-92
HandgunNone12/11/1994
 
12/08/1993
911
(26)
05-26-04FLLethal InjectionJohn Richard Blackwelder
W / M / 45 - 49
12-10-54Raymond D. Wigley
W / M / 39
05-06-00Strangulation with ropeFellow Inmate08-06-01
910
(25)
05-18-04TXLethal InjectionKelsey Patterson
B / M / 38 - 50
03-24-54Louis Oates
W / M / 61
Dorothy Harris
W / F / 41
09-25-92HandgunAcquaintance
 
None
07-07-93
909
(24)
04-23-04SCLethal InjectionJason Scott Byram
W / M / 27 - 38
09-25-65Julie Johnson
W / F / 36
05-23-93Stabbing with knifeNone03-09-95
908
(23)
04-16-04SCLethal InjectionJerry Bridwell McWee
W / M / 38 - 51
12-29-52John Perry
W / M / ?
07-06-91HandgunNone01-23-94
907
(22)
03-31-04VALethal InjectionDennis Mitchell Orbe
W / M / 33 - 39
06-22-64Richard Sterling Burnett
W / M / 39
01-24-98HandgunNone10-27-98
906
(21)
03-30-04OHLethal InjectionWilliam Dean Wickline
W / M / 30 - 52
06-22-64Christopher Lerch
W / M / 28
Peggy Lerch
W / F / 25
08-14-82Stabbing with knife
Strangulation with rope
Friends02-24-84
905
(20)
03-26-04NVLethal InjectionLawrence Colwell, Jr.
W / M / 25 - 35
03-01-69Frank Rosenstock
W / M / 76
03-10-94Strangulation with beltNone1995
904
(19)
03-23-04OKLethal InjectionHung Thanh Le
A / M / 25 - 37
12-17-66Hai Hong Nguyen
A / M / 34
11-12-92Cleaver and KnifeFriend11-21-95
903
(18)
03-19-04SCLethal InjectionDavid Clayton Hill
W / M / 29 - 39
06-09-64Spencer Guerry
OFFICER
W / M / 37
03-07-94HandgunNone10-31-95
902
(17)
03-18-04VALethal InjectionBrian Lee Cherrix
W / M / 20 - 30
06-11-73Tessa Van Hart
W / F / 23
01-27-94RifleNone03-11-98
901
(16)
03-09-04OKLethal InjectionDavid Jay Brown
W / M / 33 - 49
06-11-73Eldon Lee McGuire
W / M / 47
02-19-88HandgunEx-Father In Law01-03-89
900
(15)
03-03-04TXLethal InjectionMarcus Bridger Cotton
B / M / 21 - 29
09-28-74Gil Epstein
W / M / 27
09-18-96HandgunNone11-12-97
899
(14)
02-17-04TXLethal InjectionCameron Todd Willingham
W / M / 23 - 36
01-09-68Amber Louise Kuykendall
W / F / 2
Karmon Diane Willingham
W / F / 1
Kameron Marie Willingham
W / F / 1
12-23-91FireChildren08-21-92
898
(13)
02-17-04OKLethal InjectionNorman Richard Cleary
W / M / 25 - 38
02-15-66Wanda Neafus
W / F / 44
12-06-91HandgunNone02-26-93
897
(12)
02-12-04TXLethal InjectionBobby Ray Hopkins
B / M / 26 - 36
02-23-67Jennifer Westin
W / F / 19
Sandi Marbut
W / F / 18
07-31-93Stabbing with knifeAcquaintances05-25-94
896
(11)
02-11-04TXLethal InjectionEdward Lewis Lagrone
B / M / 34 - 46
03-03-57Shakiesha Lloyd
B / F / 10
Zenobia Anderson
B / F / 83
Carolina Lloyd
B / F / 76
05-30-91ShotgunDaughter of Ex-Girlfriend
Aunt of Ex-Girlfriend
Aunt of Ex-Girlfriend
05-1993
895
(10)
02-04-04FLLethal InjectionJohnny L. Robinson
B / M / 33 - 51
07-25-52Beverly St. George
W / F / 31
08-12-85HandgunNone06-19-86
04-04-89
894
(9)
02-03-04OHLethal InjectionJohn Glenn Roe
W / M / 22 - 41
04-04-62Donette Crawford
W / F / 21
10-06-84HandgunNone12-06-85
893
(8)
01-28-04TXLethal InjectionBilly Frank Vickers
W / M / 47 - 58
07-30-45Phillip Kinslow
W / M / 50
03-12-93HandgunNone10-13-93
892
(7)
01-21-04TXLethal InjectionKevin Lee Zimmerman
W / M / 26 - 42
05-17-61Leslie Gilbert Hooks, Jr.
W / M / 33
10-23-87Stabbing with knifeAcquaintance06-19-90
891
(6)
01-14-04TXLethal InjectionKenneth Eugene Bruce
B / M / 19 - 32
10-21-71Helen Elizabeth Ayers
W / F / 55
12-10-90HandgunNone02-27-92
890
(5)
01-14-04OHLethal InjectionLewis Williams, Jr.
B / M / 24 - 45
12-26-58Leoma Chmielewski
W / F / 76
01-20-83HandgunNeighbor of Cousin11-23-83
889
(4)
01-13-04OKLethal InjectionTyrone Peter Darks
B / M / 29 - 39
08-26-64Sherry Goodlow
B / F / 26
08-07-94HandgunEx-Wife11-20-95
888
(3)
01-09-04NCLethal InjectionRaymond Dayle Rowsey
W / M / 20 - 32
04-11-71Howard Rue Sikorski
W / M / 20
03-24-92HandgunNone10-01-93
887
(2)
01-06-04ARLethal InjectionCharles Laverne Singleton
B / M / 20 - 43
03-29-59Mary Lou York
W / F / 19
06-01-79Stabbing with knifeNone10-24-79
886
(1)
01-06-04TXLethal InjectionYnobe Katron Matthews
B / M / 24 - 27
04-14-76Carolyn Casey
W / F / 21
05-28-00StrangulationAcquaintance06-15-01

Methods of execution in the USA are:
electrocution, firing squad, gas chamber, hanging, and lethal injection.


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