The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. All of the 73 people (72 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions between December 2002 and 2023 were conducted by lethal injection. In January 2024, the Alabama Department of Corrections conducted the first ever execution via nitrogen hypoxia.[1]

Prior to 1983, an 18-year moratorium on executions was observed under the direction of the Supreme Court of the United States. Alabama previously executed 153 people between 1927 and 1965.[2]

List of people executed in Alabama since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 John Louis Evans III White 33 M April 22, 1983 Mobile Electrocution Edward Nassar George Wallace
2 Arthur Lee Jones[3] Black 47 M March 21, 1986 William Hosea Waymon
3 Wayne Eugene Ritter[a][4] White 33 M August 28, 1987 Edward Nassar H. Guy Hunt
4 Michael Lindsey[5] Black 28 M May 26, 1989 Rosemary Zimlich Rutland
5 Horace Franklin Dunkins Jr.[6] Black 28 M July 14, 1989 Jefferson Lynn McCurry
6 Herbert Lee Richardson Black 43 M August 18, 1989 Houston Rena Mae Callins
7 Arthur James Julius[7] Black 43 M November 17, 1989 Montgomery Susie Bell Sanders
8 Wallace Norrell Thomas[8] Black 35 M July 13, 1990 Mobile Quenette Shehane
9 Larry Gene Heath[9] White 40 M March 20, 1992 Russell Rebecca Heath
10 Cornelius Singleton[10] Black 36 M November 20, 1992 Mobile Ann Hogan
11 Willie Clisby Jr. Black 47 M April 28, 1995 Jefferson Fletcher Handley Fob James
12 Varnell Weeks Black 43 M May 12, 1995 Macon Mark Batts
13 Edward Dean Horsley Jr.[b] Black 38 M February 16, 1996 Monroe Naomi Rolon
14 Billy Wayne Waldrop White 44 M January 10, 1997 Talladega Thurman Macon Donahoo
15 Walter Hill Black 62 M May 2, 1997 Jefferson Willie Mae Hammock, John Tatum Jr., and Lois Jean Tatum
16 Henry Francis Hays[11] White 42 M June 6, 1997 Mobile Michael Donald
17 Steven Allen Thompson White 34 M May 8, 1998 Madison Robin Balarzs
18 Brian Keith Baldwin Black 40 M June 18, 1999 Monroe Naomi Rolon Don Siegelman
19 Victor Kennedy Black 37 M August 6, 1999 Shelby Annie Laura Orr
20 David Ray Duren White 37 M January 7, 2000 Jefferson Kathleen Bedsole
21 Freddie Lee Wright Black 48 M March 3, 2000 Mobile Warren Green and Lois Green
22 Robert Lee Tarver Jr. Black 52 M April 14, 2000 Russell Hugh Sims Kite
23 Pernell La'sha Ford Black 35 M June 2, 2000 Calhoun Willie C. Griffith and Linda Gail Griffith
24 Lynda Lyon Block White 54 F May 10, 2002 Lee Opelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley
25 Anthony Keith Johnson White 46 M December 12, 2002 Morgan Lethal injection Kenneth Cantrell
26 Michael Eugene Thompson White 43 M March 13, 2003 Blount Maisie Carlene Gray Bob Riley
27 Gary Leon Brown White 44 M April 24, 2003 Jefferson Jack David McGraw
28 Thomas Jerry Fortenberry White 39 M August 7, 2003 Etowah 4 murder victims[c]
29 James Barney Hubbard White 74 M August 5, 2004 Tuscaloosa Lillian Montgomery
30 David Kevin Hocker White 33 M September 30, 2004 Henry Jerry Wayne Robinson
31 Mario Giovanni Centobie White 39 M April 28, 2005 St. Clair Moody police officer Keith Turner
32 Jerry Paul Henderson White 58 M June 2, 2005 Talladega Jerry Haney
33 George Everette Sibley Jr.[d] White 62 M August 4, 2005 Lee Opelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley
34 John W. Peoples Jr. White 48 M September 22, 2005 Talladega Paul Franklin, Judy Franklin, and Paul Franklin Jr.
35 Larry Eugene A. Hutcherson White 37 M October 26, 2006 Mobile Irma Thelma Gray
36 Aaron Lee Jones Black 55 M May 3, 2007 Blount Carl Nelson and Willene Nelson
37 Darrell B. Grayson Black 46 M July 26, 2007 Shelby Annie Laura Orr
38 Luther Jerome Williams Black 47 M August 23, 2007 Tuscaloosa John Kirk
39 James Harvey Callahan White 62 M January 15, 2009 Calhoun Rebecca Suzanne Howell
40 Danny Joe Bradley[12] White 49 M February 12, 2009 Rhonda Hardin
41 Jimmy Lee Dill[13] Black 49 M April 16, 2009 Jefferson Leon Shaw
42 Willie McNair[14] Black 44 M May 14, 2009 Montgomery Ella Foy Riley
43 Jack Harrison Trawick[2] White 62 M June 11, 2009 Jefferson Stephanie Gach
44 Max Landon Payne[15] White 38 M October 8, 2009 Cullman Braxton Brown
45 Thomas Warren Whisenhant White 63 M May 27, 2010 Mobile Sheryl Lynn Payton[e]
46 John Forrest Parker[f] White 42 M June 10, 2010 Colbert Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett
47 Michael Jeffrey Land White 41 M August 12, 2010 Jefferson Candace Brown
48 Holly Wood Black 50 M September 9, 2010 Dale Ruby Lois Gosha
49 Phillip D. Hallford White 63 M November 4, 2010 Pike Charles Eddie Shannon
50 Leroy B. White Black 52 M January 13, 2011 Madison Ruby White
51 William Glenn Boyd White 45 M March 31, 2011 Calhoun Fred Blackmon and Evelyn Blackmon Robert J. Bentley
52 Jason Oric Williams White 43 M May 19, 2011 Mobile 4 murder victims[g]
53 Eddie Duval Powell III Black 41 M June 16, 2011 Tuscaloosa Mattie Wesson
54 Derrick O'Neal Mason Black 37 M September 22, 2011 Madison Angela Cagle
55 Christopher Thomas Johnson White 38 M October 20, 2011 Escambia Elias Ocean Johnson
56 Andrew Reid Lackey White 29 M July 25, 2013 Limestone Charlie Newman
57 Christopher Eugene Brooks White 43 M January 21, 2016 Jefferson Jo Deann Campbell
58 Ronald Bert Smith Jr. White 45 M December 8, 2016 Madison Casey Wilson
59 Thomas Douglas Arthur White 75 M May 26, 2017 Colbert Troy Wicker Kay Ivey
60 Robert Bryant Melson Black 46 M June 8, 2017 Etowah James Nathaniel Baker, Darryl Collier, and Tamika Collins
61 Torrey Twane McNabb Black 40 M October 19, 2017 Montgomery Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon
62 Michael Wayne Eggers White 50 M March 15, 2018 Walker Bennie Francis Murray
63 Walter Leroy Moody Jr. White 83 M April 19, 2018 Jefferson Robert Smith Vance[h]
64 Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray Black 42 M February 7, 2019 Dallas Tiffany Harville
65 Michael Brandon Samra White 41 M May 16, 2019 Shelby 4 murder victims[i]
66 Christopher Lee Price White 46 M May 30, 2019 Fayette Pastor Bill Lynn
67 Nathaniel Woods Black 43 M March 5, 2020 Jefferson Carlos Owen, Harley Chisholm III, and Charles Bennett[j]
68 Willie B. Smith III Black 52 M October 21, 2021 Sharma Ruth Johnson
69 Matthew Reeves Black 44 M January 27, 2022 Dallas Willie Johnson Jr.
70 Joe Nathan James Jr. Black 50 M July 28, 2022 Jefferson Faith Hall
71 James Edward Barber White 64 M July 21, 2023 Madison Dorothy Belle Epps
72 Casey Allen McWhorter White 49 M November 16, 2023 Marshall Edward Lee Williams Sr.
73 Kenneth Eugene Smith[k] White 58 M January 25, 2024 Colbert Nitrogen hypoxia Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett

Demographics

Race
White 41 56%
Black 32 44%
Age
20–29 3 4%
30–39 16 22%
40–49 34 47%
50–59 10 14%
60–69 7 10%
70–79 2 3%
80–89 1 1%
Sex
Male 72 99%
Female 1 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 7 10%
1990–1999 12 16%
2000–2009 25 34%
2010–2019 22 30%
2020–2029 7 10%
Method
Lethal injection 48 66%
Electrocution 24 33%
Nitrogen hypoxia 1 1%
Governor (Party)
George Wallace (D) 2 3%
H. Guy Hunt (R) 8 11%
Jim Folsom Jr. (D) 0 0%
Fob James (R) 7 10%
Don Siegelman (D) 8 11%
Bob Riley (R) 25 34%
Robert J. Bentley (R) 8 11%
Kay Ivey (R) 15 21%
Total 73 100%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ritter was the accomplice of John Louis Evans.
  2. ^ Horsley was the accomplice of Brian Baldwin.
  3. ^ The 4 victims were: Ronald Michael Guest, Wilbut T. Nelson, Robert William Payne, and Nancy Payne.
  4. ^ Sibley was the common-law husband and accomplice of Lynda Lyon Block.
  5. ^ Also killed 3 other women but was only executed for Payton's murder.
  6. ^ Parker was the accomplice of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was executed 14 years later for the same crime.
  7. ^ The 4 victims were: Gerald Paravicini, Fred Barber, Linda Barber, and Bryan Barber.
  8. ^ Vance was a U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit judge.
  9. ^ The 4 victims were: Randy Duke, Dedra Hunt, Chelsea Hunt, and Chelisa Hunt.
  10. ^ All 3 victims were Birmingham police officers.
  11. ^ Smith was the first person to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama's legal history, and in turn, the United States and worldwide.

References

  1. ^ Chandler, Kim (2021-08-07). "Alabama says it has built 'system' for nitrogen gas executions". The Birmingham News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Tom (June 12, 2009) "Alabama Death Row inmate Jack Trawick apologizes before execution." Birmingham News
  3. ^ Inmate Executed In Alabama Prison. The New York Times.
  4. ^ Alabama Executes Convict In Killing. The New York Times.
  5. ^ Alabama Executes Man in Death of a Widow. The New York Times.
  6. ^ 2 Electric Jolts in Alabama Execution. The New York Times.
  7. ^ Murderer of Woman Is Executed in Alabama. The New York Times.
  8. ^ A Convicted Killer Is Executed in Alabama. The New York Times.
  9. ^ HEATH v. ALABAMA, 474 U.S. 82 (1985). The New York Times.
  10. ^ Execution in Alabama for the Killing of a Nun. The New York Times.
  11. ^ Klan Member Put to Death In Race Death. The New York Times.
  12. ^ Gordon, Tom (February 12, 2009) "Danny Joe Bradley ends 26 years on Alabama's Death Row in execution chamber." Birmingham News
  13. ^ Gordon, Tom (April 16, 2009) "Updated: Alabama executes Jimmy Lee Dill for 1989 slaying of Leon Shaw of Birmingham." Birmingham News
  14. ^ Gordon, Tom (May 14, 2009) "Alabama executes Willie McNair for 1990 slaying of Ella Foy Riley in Abbeville." Birmingham News
  15. ^ Gordon, Tom (October 8, 2009) "Alabama executes Max Landon Payne for 1992 slaying of Cullman County store owner Braxton Brown." Birmingham News

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