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

Since 1976, 23 people convicted of capital murder have been executed by the state of Mississippi. Of the 23 people executed, 4 were executed via gas chamber and 19 via lethal injection.[1]

List of people executed in Mississippi since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 Jimmy Lee Gray White 34 M September 2, 1983 Jackson Gas chamber[a] Deressa Jean Scales William Winter
2 Edward Earl Johnson Black 26 M May 20, 1987 Leake Walnut Grove police officer J. T. Trest William Allain
3 Connie Ray Evans Black 27 M July 8, 1987 Hinds Arun Pahwa
4 Leo E. Edwards Jr. Black 36 M June 21, 1989 Linzy Don Dixon Ray Mabus
5 Tracy Alan Hansen White 39 M July 17, 2002 Harrison Lethal injection Mississippi Highway Patrol officer David Bruce Ladner Ronnie Musgrove
6 Jessie Derrell Williams White 51 M December 11, 2002 Jackson Karon Ann Pierce
7 John B. Nixon White 77 M December 14, 2005 Rankin Virginia Tucker Haley Barbour
8 Bobby Glen Wilcher White 43 M October 18, 2006 Scott Katie Bell Moore and Velma Odell Noblin
9 Earl Wesley Berry White 49 M May 21, 2008 Chickasaw Mary Bounds
10 Dale Leo Bishop White 34 M July 23, 2008 Lee Marcus James Gentry
11 Paul Everette Woodward White 62 M May 19, 2010 Perry Rhonda Crane
12 Gerald James Holland White 72 M May 20, 2010 Harrison Krystal King
13 Joseph Daniel Burns White 42 M July 21, 2010 Lee Floyd Melvin McBride
14 Benny Joe Stevens White 52 M May 10, 2011 Marion 4 murder victims[b]
15 Rodney Gray Black 39 M May 17, 2011 Newton Grace Blackwell
16 Edwin Hart Turner White 38 M February 8, 2012 Carroll Eddie Brooks and Everett Curry Phil Bryant
17 Larry Matthew Puckett White 35 M March 20, 2012 Forrest Rhonda Hatten Griffis
18 William Gerald Mitchell Black 61 M March 22, 2012 Harrison Patty Milliken
19 Henry Curtis Jackson Black 47 M June 5, 2012 Leflore 4 murder victims[c]
20 Jan Michael Brawner White 34 M June 12, 2012 Tate 4 murder victims[d]
21 Gary Carl Simmons Jr. White 49 M June 20, 2012 Jackson Jeffrey Wolfe
22 David Neal Cox Sr. White 50 M November 17, 2021 Union Kim Kirk Cox[e] Tate Reeves
23 Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. White 58 M December 14, 2022 Itawamba Leesa Marie Gray

Demographics

Race
White 17 74%
Black 6 26%
Age
20–29 2 9%
30–39 8 35%
40–49 5 22%
50–59 4 17%
60–69 2 9%
70-79 2 9%
Sex
Male 23 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 4 17%
1990–1999 0 0%
2000–2009 6 26%
2010–2019 11 48%
2020–2029 2 9%
Method
Lethal injection 19 83%
Gas chamber 4 17%
Governor (Party)
Cliff Finch (D) 0 0%
William F. Winter (D) 1 4%
William Allain (D) 2 9%
Ray Mabus (D) 1 4%
Kirk Fordice (R) 0 0%
Ronnie Musgrove (D) 2 9%
Haley Barbour (R) 9 39%
Phil Bryant (R) 6 26%
Tate Reeves (R) 2 9%
Total 23 100%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, Mississippi is the state with the highest amount of executions via gas chamber.
  2. ^ The 4 victims were: Glenda Reid, Wesley Lee Reid, Dylan Lee, and Heath Pounds.
  3. ^ The 4 victims were: Shunterica Lonnett Jackson, Dominique Devro Jackson, Antonio Terrell Jackson, and Andrew Odutola Kuyoro Jr.
  4. ^ The 4 victims were: Candice Paige Brawner, Barbara Faye Brawner, Carl Albert Craft, and Martha Jane Craft.
  5. ^ Also murdered his sister-in-law, Felicia Cox, but was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Kim Kirk Cox.

References

  1. ^ "Searchable Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

External links

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