The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of California since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, the following 13 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of California.[1] The first 2 executions were by gas inhalation; all subsequent executions were by lethal injection,[2] following a 1996 federal court (9th Circuit) ruling that the use of the gas chamber in California was unconstitutional.[3] A further 2 people sentenced to death in California (Kelvin Malone and Alfredo Prieto) were executed in Missouri and Virginia.[4]

List of people executed in California since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Method County Victim(s) Governor
1 Robert Alton Harris White 39 M April 21, 1992 Gas chamber San Diego John Mayeski and Michael Baker Pete Wilson
2 David Edwin Mason White 36 M August 24, 1993 Alameda 5 murder victims[a]
3 William George Bonin White 49 M February 23, 1996 Lethal injection Los Angeles and Orange 14 murder victims[b]
4 Keith Daniel Williams White 48 M May 3, 1996 Merced Lourdes Meza, Miguel Vargas, and Salvador Vargas
5 Thomas Martin Thompson White 43 M July 14, 1998 Orange Ginger Fleischli
6 Jaturun Siripongs Asian 47 M February 9, 1999 Packovan Wattanaporn and Quach Nguyen Gray Davis
7 Manuel Pina Babbitt Black 50 M May 4, 1999 Sacramento Leah Schendel
8 Darrell Keith Rich Native American 45 M March 15, 2000 Shasta 4 murder victims[c]
9 Robert Lee Massie White 59 M March 27, 2001 San Francisco Boris G. Naumoff
10 Stephen Wayne Anderson White 48 M January 29, 2002 San Bernardino Elizabeth Lyman
11 Donald Jay Beardslee White 61 M January 19, 2005 San Mateo Stacey Benjamin and Patty Geddling Arnold Schwarzenegger
12 Stanley Tookie Williams Black 51 M December 13, 2005 Los Angeles 4 murder victims[d]
13 Clarence Ray Allen Native American 76 M January 17, 2006 Glenn 4 murder victims[e]

Demographics

Race
White 8 63%
Black 2 15%
Native American 2 15%
Asian 1 8%
Age
20–29 0 0%
30–39 2 15%
40–49 6 46%
50–59 3 23%
60–69 1 8%
70–79 1 8%
Sex
Male 13 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 0 0%
1990–1999 7 54%
2000–2009 6 46%
2010–2019 0 0%
2020–2029 0 0%
Method
Lethal injection 11 85%
Gas Chamber 2 15%
Governor (Party)
Jerry Brown (D) 0 0%
George Deukmejian (R) 0 0%
Pete Wilson (R) 5 38%
Gray Davis (D) 5 38%
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) 3 23%
Jerry Brown (D) 0 0%
Gavin Newsom (D) 0 0%
Total 13 100%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The 5 victims were: Joan Picard, Arthur Jennings, Boyd Johnson, Antionette Brown, and Dorothy Land.
  2. ^ The 14 victims were: Marcus Grabs, Donald Hyden, David Murillo, Dennis Frank Fox, Charles Miranda, James McCabe, Ronald Gatlin, Harry Todd Turner, Russell Rugh, Glenn Barker, Steven Wood, Darin Lee Kendrick, Lawrence Sharp, and Steven Jay Wells.
  3. ^ The 4 victims were: Annette Fay Edwards, Patricia Ann Moore, Linda Diane Slavik, and Annette Lynn Selix.
  4. ^ The 4 victims were: Albert Owens, Yen-Yi Yang, Tsai-Shai Lin, and Yee-Chen Lin.
  5. ^ The 4 victims were: Mary Sue Kitts, Bryon Schletewitz, Josephine Rocha, and Douglas White.

References

  1. ^ "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "The History of Capital Punishment in California". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  3. ^ Fierro, Ruiz, Harris v. Gomez, 77 F.3d 301 (U.S. 9th Circuit 1996).
  4. ^ "Inmates Executed 1978 to Present". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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