This is a list of people executed in Georgia. Since 1976, a total of 76 people have been executed by the state of Georgia in the United States.[1]

List of people executed in Georgia since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 John Eldon Smith White 53 M December 15, 1983 Bibb Electrocution Ronald Akins and Juanita Akins Joe Frank Harris
2 Ivon Ray Stanley Black 28 M July 12, 1984 Decatur Clifford Floyd
3 Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens Black 39 M December 12, 1984 Bleckley Roy Asbell
4 Roosevelt Green Jr. Black 28 M January 9, 1985 Monroe Teresa Carol Allen
5 Van Roosevelt Solomon Black 41 M February 20, 1985 Cobb Roger Dennis Tackett
6 John C. Young Black 28 M March 20, 1985 Bibb Coleman Brice, Gladys Brice, and Katie Davis
7 Jerome Bowden Black 34 M June 24, 1986 Muscogee Kathryn Stryker
8 Joseph Holcombe Mulligan Black 35 M May 15, 1987 Marion Jones Miller
9 Richard Tucker Jr. Black 44 M May 22, 1987 Bibb Edna Sandefur
10 William Boyd Tucker White 31 M May 29, 1987 Muscogee Kathleen Parry
11 William Mitchell Black 35 M September 2, 1987 Worth Christopher Carr
12 Timothy Wesley McCorquodale White 35 M September 21, 1987 Fulton Donna Marie Dixon
13 James E. Messer Jr. White 34 M July 28, 1988 Polk Rhonda Tanner
14 Henry Willis III Black 36 M May 18, 1989 Bleckley Police chief of Ray City James "Ed" Giddens
15 Warren McCleskey Black 44 M September 25, 1991 Fulton Atlanta Police Officer Frank Schlatt Zell Miller
16 Thomas Dean Stevens White 36 M June 28, 1993 Wayne Roger Honeycutt
17 Christopher A. Burger White 33 M December 7, 1993
18 William Henry Hance Black 42 M March 31, 1994 Muscogee Gail Jackson, a/k/a Gail Faison and Irene Thirkield
19 Nicholas Lee Ingram White 31 M April 7, 1995 Cobb J. C. Sawyer
20 Darrell Gene Devier White 39 M May 17, 1995 Floyd Mary Frances Stoner
21 Larry Grant Lonchar White 45 M November 14, 1996 DeKalb Charles Sweat and Steven Smith
22 Ellis Wayne Felker White 48 M November 15, 1996 Houston Evelyn Joy Ludlam
23 David Loomis Cargill White 39 M June 10, 1998 Muscogee Cheryl Williams and Danny Williams
24 Terry Michael Mincey White 40 M October 25, 2001 Bibb Lethal injection Paulette Riggs Roy Barnes
25 Jose Martinez High Black 45 M November 6, 2001 Taliaferro Bonnie Bulloch
26 Fred Marion Gilreath Jr. White 63 M November 15, 2001 Cobb Linda Gilreath and Gerrit Van Leeuwen
27 Byron Ashley Parker White 41 M December 11, 2001 Douglas Christy Ann Griffith
28 Ronald Keith Spivey White 62 M January 24, 2002 Muscogee Charles McCook and Bill Watson
29 Tracy Lee Housel White 43 M March 12, 2002 Gwinnett Carolyn Jean Dellinger Drew
30 Wallace Marvin Fugate III White 52 M August 16, 2002 Putnam Pattie Dianne Fugate
31 William Howard Putman White 59 M November 13, 2002 Cook David Hardin, Katie Back, and William Gerald Hodges
32 Larry Eugene Moon White 57 M March 25, 2003 Catoosa Ricky Callahan Sonny Perdue
33 Carl Junior Isaacs White 49 M May 6, 2003 Seminole 6 murder victims[a]
34 James Willie Brown White 55 M November 4, 2003 Gwinnett Brenda Sue Watson
35 Robert Karl Hicks White 47 M July 1, 2004 Spalding Toni Strickland Rivers
36 Eddie Albert Crawford White 47 M July 19, 2004 Leslie Michelle English
37 Timothy Don Carr White 34 M January 25, 2005 Monroe Keith Patrick Young
38 Stephen Anthony Mobley White 39 M March 1, 2005 Hall John C. Collins
39 Robert Dale Conklin White 44 M July 12, 2005 Fulton George Grant Crooks
40 John Washington Hightower Black 63 M June 26, 2007 Morgan Dorothy Hightower, Evelyn Reaves, and Sandra Reaves
41 William Earl Lynd White 53 M May 6, 2008 Berrien Ginger Moore
42 Curtis Osborne Black 38 M June 4, 2008 Spalding Arthur Jones and Linda Lisa Seaborne
43 Jack Edward Alderman White 57 M September 16, 2008 Chatham Barbara Jean Alderman
44 Robert L. Newland White 65 M March 10, 2009 Glynn Carol Sanders Beatty
45 William Mark Mize White 52 M April 29, 2009 Oconee Eddie Tucker
46 Mark Howard McClain White 42 M October 20, 2009 Richmond Kevin Brown
47 Melbert Ray Ford Jr. White 49 M June 9, 2010 Newton Martha Chapman Matich and Lisa Chapman
48 Brandon Joseph Rhode White 31 M September 27, 2010 Jones Steven Moss, Bryan Moss, and Kristin Moss
49 Emmanuel Fitzgerald Hammond Black 45 M January 25, 2011 Fulton Julie Love Nathan Deal
50 Roy Willard Blankenship White 55 M June 23, 2011 Chatham Sarah Mims Bowen
51 Andrew Grant DeYoung White 37 M July 21, 2011 Cobb Gary DeYoung, Kathy DeYoung, and Sarah DeYoung
52 Troy Anthony Davis Black 42 M September 21, 2011 Chatham Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail
53 Andrew Allen Cook White 38 M February 21, 2013 Monroe Michele Cartagena and Grant Hendrickson
54 Marcus Alfonso Wellons Black 58 M June 17, 2014 Cobb India Roberts
55 Robert Wayne Holsey Black 49 M December 9, 2014 Baldwin Baldwin County Sheriff's Deputy Will Robinson
56 Andrew Howard Brannan White 66 M January 13, 2015 Laurens Laurens County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kyle Dinkheller
57 Warren Lee Hill Jr. Black 54 M January 27, 2015 Lee Joseph Handspike
58 Kelly Renee Gissendaner White 47 F September 30, 2015 Gwinnett Douglas Gissendaner
59 Marcus Ray Johnson White 50 M November 19, 2015 Dougherty Angela Sizemore
60 Brian Keith Terrell Black 47 M December 9, 2015 Newton John Watson
61 Brandon Astor Jones Black 72 M February 3, 2016 Cobb Roger Dennis Tackett
62 Travis Clinton Hittson White 45 M February 17, 2016 Houston Navy Officer Conway Utterbeck
63 Joshua Daniel Bishop White 41 M March 31, 2016 Baldwin Leverett Lewis Morrison
64 Kenneth Earl Fults Black 47 M April 12, 2016 Spalding Cathy Bounds
65 Daniel Anthony Lucas White 37 M April 27, 2016 Jones Steven Moss, Bryan Moss, and Kristin Moss
66 John Wayne Conner White 60 M July 15, 2016 Dodge J. T. White
67 Gregory Paul Lawler White 63 M October 19, 2016 Fulton Atlanta Police Officer John Sowa
68 Steven Frederick Spears White 54 M November 16, 2016 Lumpkin Sherri Holland
69 William Cary Sallie White 50 M December 6, 2016 Bacon John Lee Moore
70 J. W. Ledford Jr. White 46 M May 17, 2017 Murray Harry Johnston
71 Carlton Michael Gary Black 67 M March 15, 2018 Muscogee 7 murder victims[b]
72 Robert Earl Butts Jr. Black 40 M May 4, 2018 Baldwin Corrections Officer Donovan Corey Parks
73 Scotty Garnell Morrow Black 52 M May 2, 2019 Hall Barbara Ann Young and Tonya Woods Brian Kemp
74 Marion Wilson Jr. Black 42 M June 20, 2019 Baldwin Corrections Officer Donovan Corey Parks
75 Ray Jefferson Cromartie Black 52 M November 13, 2019 Thomas Richard Slysz
76 Donnie Cleveland Lance White 66 M January 29, 2020 Jefferson Sabrina Lance and Dwight Wood Jr.

Demographics

Race
White 48 63%
Black 29 37%
Age
20–29 3 4%
30–39 20 26%
40–49 26 34%
50–59 17 22%
60–69 9 12%
70–79 1 1%
Sex
Male 75 99%
Female 1 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 14 18%
1990–1999 9 12%
2000–2009 23 30%
2010–2019 29 38%
2020–2029 1 1%
Method
Lethal injection 53 70%
Electrocution 23 30%
Governor (Party)
George Busbee (D) 0 0%
Joe Frank Harris (D) 14 18%
Zell Miller (D) 9 12%
Roy Barnes (D) 8 11%
Sonny Perdue (R) 17 22%
Nathan Deal (R) 24 32%
Brian Kemp (R) 4 5%
Total 76 100%

Record number of executions

In 2016, the State of Georgia executed nine people. This set a record for the most executions conducted in Georgia in a calendar year. The same year, Texas only executed seven people, the first time it did not lead the nation in executions since 2001 (when it ranked behind Oklahoma). Prior to this, the most executions conducted in the state were five executions. This happened in 1987 and again in 2015.

Prior to 1976

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The 6 victims were: Jerry Alday, Ned Alday, Jimmy Alday, Mary Alday, Chester Alday, and Aubrey Alday.
  2. ^ The 7 victims were: Ferne Jackson, Jean Dimenstein, Florence Scheible, Martha Thurmond, Kathleen Woodruff, Mildred Borom, and Janet Cofer.

References

  1. ^ "Searchable Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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