The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Ohio since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.[1]

All of the following people have been executed for murder since the Gregg v. Georgia decision. All 56 were executed by lethal injection.[2] However, any future execution will no longer be performed using this method, due to a ruling by Governor Mike DeWine in December 2020.[3] Notable persons executed in Ohio before the Gregg decision include Anna Marie Hahn.

List of people executed in Ohio since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Method Victim(s) Governor
1 Wilford Berry Jr. White 36 M February 19, 1999 Lethal injection Charles Mitroff Bob Taft
2 Jay D. Scott Black 48 M June 14, 2001 Vinnie M. Price
3 John William Byrd Jr. White 38 M February 19, 2002 Monte Tewksbury
4 Alton Coleman Black 46 M April 26, 2002 Tonnie Storey and Marlene Walters
5 Robert Anthony Buell White 62 M September 25, 2002 Krista Harrison[a]
6 Richard Edwin Fox White 47 M February 12, 2003 Leslie Renae Keckler
7 David M. Brewer White 44 M April 29, 2003 Sherry Byrne
8 Ernest Martin Black 42 M June 18, 2003 Robert Robinson
9 Lewis Williams Jr. Black 45 M January 14, 2004 Leoma Chmielewski
10 John Glenn Roe White 41 M February 3, 2004 Donette Crawford
11 William Dean Wickline Jr. White 52 M March 30, 2004 Peggy Lerch and Christopher Lerch
12 William Gerald Zuern Jr. White 45 M June 8, 2004 Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff Phillip Pence
13 Stephen Allen Vrabel White 47 M July 14, 2004 Susan Clemente and Lisa Clemente
14 Scott Andrew Mink White 40 M July 20, 2004 William Mink and Sheila Mink
15 Adremy Dennis Black 28 M October 13, 2004 Kurt Kyle
16 William Smith Black 47 M March 8, 2005 Mary Bradford
17 Herman Dale Ashworth White 32 M September 27, 2005 Daniel L. Baker
18 William James "Flip" Williams Jr. Black 48 M October 25, 2005 4 murder victims[b]
19 John R. Hicks Black 49 M November 29, 2005 Brandy Green and Maxine Armstrong
20 Glenn Lee Benner II White 43 M February 7, 2006 Trina Bowser and Cynthia Sedgwick
21 Joseph Lewis Clark Black 57 M May 2, 2006 David A. Manning and Donald B. Harris
22 Rocky Barton White 49 M July 12, 2006 Kimbirli Jo Barton
23 Darrell Wayne Ferguson White 28 M August 8, 2006 Thomas King, Arlie Fugate, and Mae Fugate
24 Jeffrey Lundgren White 56 M October 24, 2006 5 murder victims[c]
25 James J. Filiaggi White 41 M April 24, 2007 Lisa Huff Filiaggi Ted Strickland
26 Christopher Newton White 37 M May 24, 2007 Jason Brewer
27 Richard Cooey White 41 M October 14, 2008 Wendy Offredo and Dawn McCreery
28 Gregory Bryant-Bey Black 53 M November 19, 2008 Dale Pinkelman and Pete Mihas
29 Daniel E. Wilson White 39 M June 3, 2009 Carol Lutz
30 John Joseph Fautenberry White 46 M July 14, 2009 5 murder victims[d]
31 Marvallous Keene[4] Black 36 M July 21, 2009 6 murder victims[e]
32 Jason Getsy White 33 M August 18, 2009 Ann Serafino
33 Kenneth Biros White 51 M December 8, 2009 Tami Engstrom
34 Vernon Lamont Smith Black 37 M January 7, 2010 Sohail Darwish
35 Mark Aaron Brown Black 37 M February 4, 2010 Hayder Al-Turk and Isam Salman
36 Lawrence Raymond Reynolds White 43 M March 16, 2010 Loretta Foster
37 Darryl M. Durr Black 46 M April 20, 2010 Angel Vincent
38 Michael Francis Beuke White 48 M May 13, 2010 Robert Craig
39 William Garner Black 37 M July 13, 2010 5 murder victims[f]
40 Roderick Davie Black 38 M August 10, 2010 John Ira Coleman and Tracey Jeffreys
41 Michael W. Benge White 49 M October 6, 2010 Judith Gabbard
42 Frank G. Spisak Jr. White 59 M February 17, 2011 Rev. Horace Rickerson, Brian Warford, and Timothy Sheehan John Kasich
43 Johnnie Roy Baston Black 37 M March 10, 2011 Chong-Hoon Mah
44 Clarence Carter Black 49 M April 12, 2011 Johnny Allen
45 Daniel Lee Bedford White 63 M May 17, 2011 Gwen Toepfert and John Smith
46 Reginald Brooks Sr. Black 66 M November 15, 2011 Reginald Brooks Jr., Vaughn Brooks, and Niarchos Brooks
47 Mark Wayne Wiles White 49 M April 18, 2012 Mark Klima
48 Donald L. Palmer White 47 M September 20, 2012 Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo
49 Brett Xavier Hartman White 38 M November 13, 2012 Winda Snipes
50 Frederick Treesh White 48 M March 6, 2013 Henry Dupree
51 Steven T. Smith White 46 M May 1, 2013 Autumn Carter
52 Harry D. Mitts Jr. White 61 M September 25, 2013 John Bryant and Sgt. Dennis Glivar Garfield Heights, Ohio police
53 Dennis B. McGuire White 53 M January 16, 2014 Joy Stewart
54 Ronald Ray Phillips White 43 M July 26, 2017 Sheila Marie Evans
55 Gary Wayne Otte White 45 M September 13, 2017 Robert Wasikowski and Sharon Kostura
56 Robert J. Van Hook White 58 M July 18, 2018 David Self

Notes

  1. ^ Buell was also responsible for the murder of Tina Harmon.
  2. ^ The 4 victims were: William Dent, Alfonda R. Madison Sr., Eric Howard, and Theodore Wynn Jr.
  3. ^ The 5 victims were: Dennis Avery, Cheryl Avery, Trina Avery, Rebecca Avery, and Karen Avery.
  4. ^ The 5 victims were: Joseph Daron Jr., Jefferson Difee, Gary Farmer, Christine Guthrie, and Donald Nutley. Fautenberry was executed for Daron's murder in Ohio, the other victims were killed in Alaska, New Jersey, and Oregon.
  5. ^ The 6 victims were: Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill, Danita Gullette, Marvin Washington, Richmond Maddox, and Joseph Wilkerson.
  6. ^ The 5 victims were: Deondra Freeman, Richard Gaines, Markeca Mason, Mykkila Mason, and Denitra Satterwhite.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Executions 1999-Present". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Searchable Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ohio governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option". Associated Press. December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Powell, Lisa; Grimes, Becky. "29 years after southwest Ohio Christmas murder spree: 'It will never be forgotten". Journal-News. Retrieved April 10, 2022.((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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