This is a list of people executed in Virginia after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States. Capital punishment in Virginia was abolished by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021.[1][2]

List of people executed in Virginia

Between 1982 and 2017, a total of 113 people were executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. All were convicted of capital murder; all but one were male. Between 1982 and 1990, all executions were carried out at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond. After the prison closed in 1991, all subsequent executions were carried out at Greensville Correctional Center.

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County or Independent City Method Victim(s) Governor (Party)
1 Frank Joseph Coppola White 38 M August 10, 1982 Newport News Electrocution Muriel Hatchell Chuck Robb (D)
2 Linwood Earl Briley Black 30 M October 12, 1984 Richmond City John Gallaher
3 James Dyral Briley Jr. Black 28 M April 18, 1985 Judy Barton, Harvey Barton, and Harvey Wilkerson[a]
4 Morris Odell Mason Black 32 M June 25, 1985 Northampton Margaret Hand
5 Michael Marnell Smith Black 40 M July 31, 1986 James City Audrey Jean Weiler Gerald Baliles (D)
6 Richard Lee Whitley White 41 M July 6, 1987 Fairfax Phoebe Parsons
7 Earl Clanton Jr. Black 33 M April 14, 1988 Petersburg Wilhemina Smith
8 Alton Waye Black 34 M August 30, 1989 Lunenburg Laverne Marshall
9 Richard Thomas Boggs White 27 M July 19, 1990 Portsmouth Treeby Shaw Douglas Wilder (D)
10 Wilbert Lee Evans Black 44 M October 17, 1990 Alexandria City Sheriff Deputy William Truesdale
11 Buddy Earl Justus White 37 M December 13, 1990[b] Montgomery[c] Ida Mae Moses
12 Albert Jay Clozza White 31 M July 24, 1991[d] Virginia Beach Patricia Ann Bolton
13 Derrick Lynn Peterson Black 30 M August 22, 1991 Hampton Howard Kauffman
14 Roger Keith Coleman White 33 M May 20, 1992 Buchanan Wanda Fay McCoy
15 Edward B. Fitzgerald Sr. White 34 M July 23, 1992 Chesterfield Patricia Cubbage
16 Willie Leroy Jones Black 34 M September 15, 1992 James City Graham Adkins and Myra Adkins
17 Timothy Dale Bunch White 33 M December 10, 1992 Prince William Su Cha Thomas
18 Charles Sylvester Stamper Black 39 M January 19, 1993 Henrico Franklin Cooley, Agnes Hicks, and Stephen Staples
19 Syvasky Lafayette Poyner Black 36 M March 18, 1993 Williamsburg 5 murder victims[e]
20 Andrew J. Chabrol White 36 M June 17, 1993 Chesapeake Lisa Harrington
21 Joe Louis Wise Sr. Black 31 M September 14, 1993 Mecklenburg William Ricketson
22 David Mark Pruett White 44 M December 16, 1993 Virginia Beach Wilma Harvey and Debra McInnis
23 Johnny Watkins Jr. Black 32 M March 3, 1994 Pittsylvania and Danville Betty Barker and Carl Buchanan George Allen (R)
24 Timothy Wilson Spencer Black 32 M April 27, 1994 Arlington and Richmond City Susan Tucker, Debbie Davis and Susan Hellams
25 Dana Ray Edmonds Black 32 M January 24, 1995 Danville Lethal injection John Elliot
26 Willie Lloyd Turner Black 49 M May 26, 1995 Southampton W. Jack Smith Jr.
27 Dennis Waldon Stockton White 54 M September 27, 1995 Patrick Kenneth Wayne Arnder
28 Mickey Wayne Davidson White 38 M October 19, 1995 Smyth Doris Davidson, Mamie Clatterbuck, and Tammy Clatterbuck
29 Herman Charles Barnes Black 31 M November 13, 1995 Hampton Clyde Jenkins and Mohammed Afifi
30 Walter Milton Correll Jr. White 34 M January 4, 1996 Franklin Charles W. Bousman Jr.
31 Richard Townes Jr. Black 45 M January 23, 1996 Virginia Beach Virginia Goebel
32 Joseph John Savino III White 37 M July 17, 1996 Bedford Thomas McWaters
33 Ronald B. Bennett Black 42 M November 21, 1996 Chesterfield Anne Keller Vaden
34 Gregory Warren Beaver White 30 M December 4, 1996 Prince George State Trooper Leo Whitt
35 Larry Allen Stout Black 33 M December 10, 1996 Staunton Jacqueline Kooshian
36 Lem Davis Tuggle Jr. White 44 M December 12, 1996 Smyth Jessie Geneva Havens
37 Ronald Lee Hoke White 39 M December 16, 1996 Petersburg Virginia Stell
38 Michael Carl George White 39 M February 6, 1997 Prince William Alexander Sztanko
39 Coleman Wayne Gray Black 39 M February 26, 1997 Suffolk Richard McClelland
40 Roy Bruce Smith White 50 M July 17, 1997 Prince William Manassas Police Officer John Conner
41 Joseph Roger O'Dell III White 55 M July 23, 1997 Virginia Beach Helen Schartner
42 Carlton Jerome Pope Black 35 M August 19, 1997 Portsmouth Cynthia Gray
43 Mario Benjamin Murphy Hispanic 25 M September 17, 1997 Virginia Beach James Radcliff
44 Dawud Majid Mu'Min Black 44 M November 13, 1997 Prince William Gladys Nopwasky
45 Michael Charles Satcher Black 29 M December 9, 1997 Arlington Anne Borghesani
46 Thomas H. Beavers Jr. White 26 M December 11, 1997 Hampton Marguerite Lowery
47 Tony Albert Mackall Black 33 M February 10, 1998 Prince William Mary Elizabeth Dahn Jim Gilmore (R)
48 Douglas McArthur Buchanan Jr. White 29 M March 18, 1998 Amherst 4 murder victims[f]
49 Ronald L. Watkins Black 35 M March 25, 1998 Danville William McCauley
50 Ángel Francisco Breard Hispanic 32 M April 14, 1998 Arlington Ruth Dickie
51 Dennis Wayne Eaton White 41 M June 18, 1998 Rockbridge[g] Virginia State Trooper Jerry Hines[h]
52 Danny Lee King White 47 M July 23, 1998 Roanoke Carolyn Horton Rogers
53 Lance Antonio Chandler Jr. Black 25 M August 20, 1998 Halifax Billy Dix
54 Johnile L. DuBois Black 31 M August 31, 1998 Portsmouth Philip Council
55 Kenneth Manuel Stewart Jr. White 44 M September 23, 1998 Bedford Electrocution Cynthia Stewart and Jonathan Stewart
56 Dwayne Allen Wright Black 26 M October 14, 1998 Fairfax Lethal injection Saba Tekle
57 Ronald Lee Fitzgerald Black 29 M October 21, 1998 Pittsylvania Coy H. White and Hugh Morrison
58 Kenneth Wilson Black 34 M November 17, 1998 Newport News Jacqueline Stephens
59 Kevin Wayne Cardwell Black 29 M December 3, 1998 Henrico Anthony Brown
60 Mark Arlo Sheppard Black 27 M January 20, 1999 Chesterfield Richard Rosenbluth and Rebecca Rosenbluth
61 Tony Leslie Fry White 23 M February 4, 1999 Leland A. Jacobs
62 George Adrian Quesinberry Jr. White 37 M March 9, 1999 Thomas L. Haynes
63 David Lee Fisher White 57 M March 25, 1999 Bedford David William Wilkey
64 Carl Hamilton Chichester Black 36 M April 13, 1999 Prince William Timothy Rigney
65 Arthur Ray Jenkins III White 29 M April 20, 1999 Warren Floyd Jenkins and Lee H. Brinklow
66 Eric Christopher Payne White 26 M April 28, 1999 Hanover and Richmond City Ruth Parham and Sally Marie Fazio
67 Ronald Dale Yeatts White 38 M April 29, 1999 Pittsylvania Ruby Meeks Dodson
68 Tommy David Strickler White 33 M July 21, 1999 Augusta Leann Whitlock
69 Marlon DeWayne Williams Black 26 M August 17, 1999 Chesapeake Helen Bedsole
70 Everett Lee Mueller White 51 M September 16, 1999 Chesterfield Charity Powers
71 Jason Matthew Joseph Black 27 M October 19, 1999 Portsmouth Jeffrey Anderson
72 Thomas Lee Royal Jr. Black 32 M November 9, 1999 Hampton Hampton Police Officer Kenny Wallace
73 Andre L. Graham Black 29 M December 9, 1999 Richmond City Sheryl Stack[i]
74 Douglas Christopher Thomas White 26 M January 10, 2000 Middlesex James B. Wiseman and Kathy J. Wiseman
75 Steve Edward Roach White 23 M January 13, 2000 Greene Mary Ann Hughes
76 Lonnie Weeks Jr. Black 27 M March 16, 2000 Hampton Virginia State Trooper Jose M. Cavazos
77 Michael David Clagett White 39 M July 6, 2000 Virginia Beach Electrocution 4 murder victims[j]
78 Russel William Burket White 32 M August 30, 2000 Lethal injection Katherine Tafelski and Ashley Tafelski
79 Derek Rocco Barnabei White 33 M September 14, 2000 Norfolk Sarah Wisnosky
80 Bobby Lee Ramdass Black 29 M October 10, 2000 Fairfax Mohammed Kayani
81 Christopher Cornelius Goins Black 27 M December 6, 2000 Richmond City 5 murder victims[k]
82 Thomas Wayne Akers White 31 M March 1, 2001 Franklin Wesley Brant Smith
83 Christopher James Beck White 26 M October 18, 2001 Arlington Florence Marie Marks, David Kaplan, and William Miller
84 James Earl Patterson White 35 M March 13, 2002 Prince George Joyce Snead Aldridge Mark Warner (D)
85 Daniel Lee Zirkle White 33 M April 2, 2002 Page Christina Zirkle and Jessica Shiflett
86 Walter Mickens Jr. Black 47 M June 12, 2002 Newport News Timothy Jason Hall
87 Mir Aimal Kasi Asian 38 M November 14, 2002 Fairfax Frank Darling and Lansing Bennett
88 Earl Conrad Bramblett White 61 M April 9, 2003 Roanoke Electrocution 4 murder victims[l]
89 Bobby Wayne Swisher White 27 M July 22, 2003 Augusta Lethal injection Dawn McNees Snyder
90 Brian Lee Cherrix White 30 M March 18, 2004 Accomack Tessa Van Hart
91 Dennis Mitchell Orbe White 39 M March 31, 2004 York Richard Burnett
92 Mark Wesley Bailey White 34 M July 22, 2004 Hampton Katherine Bailey and Nathan Bailey
93 James Bryant Hudson White 56 M August 18, 2004 Halifax Stanley Cole, Walter Cole, and Patsy Cole
94 James Edward Reid Black 58 M September 9, 2004 Montgomery Annie Mae Lester
95 Dexter Lee Vinson Black 43 M April 27, 2006 Halifax Angela Felton Tim Kaine (D)
96 Brandon Wayne Hedrick White 27 M July 20, 2006 Appomattox Electrocution Lisa Yvonne Crider
97 Michael William Lenz White 42 M July 27, 2006 Augusta Lethal injection Inmate Brent H. Parker
98 John Yancey Schmitt White 33 M November 9, 2006 Chesterfield Earl Shelton Dunning
99 Kevin Green Black 31 M May 27, 2008 Brunswick Patricia L. Vaughan
100 Robert Stacy Yarbrough Black 30 M June 25, 2008 Mecklenburg Cyril Hugh Hamby
101 Kent Jermaine Jackson Black 26 M July 10, 2008 Newport News Beulah Mae Kaiser
102 Christopher Scott Emmett White 36 M July 24, 2008 Danville John Fenton Langley
103 Edward Nathaniel Bell Black 44 M February 19, 2009 Winchester Winchester Police Officer Ricky Timbrook
104 John Allen Muhammad Black 48 M November 10, 2009[3] Prince William Dean Harold Meyers[m]
105 Larry Bill Elliott White 60 M November 17, 2009 Electrocution Dana Thrall and Robert Finch
106 Paul Warner Powell White 31 M March 18, 2010 Stacie Reed Bob McDonnell (R)
107 Darick Demorris Walker Black 37 M May 20, 2010 Henrico Lethal injection Stanley Beale and Clarence Elwood Threat
108 Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis White 41 F September 23, 2010 Pittsylvania Julian C. Lewis and Charles J. Lewis
109 Jerry Terrell Jackson Black 30 M August 18, 2011 Williamsburg Ruth Phillips
110 Robert Charles Gleason Jr. White 42 M January 16, 2013 Wise Electrocution Harvey Gray Watson Jr. and Aaron Alexander Cooper
111 Alfredo Rolando Prieto Hispanic 49 M October 1, 2015 Fairfax Lethal injection Rachael A. Raver and Warren H. Fulton III[n] Terry McAuliffe (D)
112 Ricky Javon Gray Black 39 M January 18, 2017 Richmond City 4 murder victims[o][p]
113 William Charles Morva White 35 M July 6, 2017 Montgomery[q] Sheriff Deputy Eric Sutphin and Derrick McFarland

Demographics

Race
White 57 50%
Black 52 46%
Hispanic 3 3%
Asian 1 1%
Age
20–29 26 23%
30–39 58 51%
40–49 20 18%
50–59 7 6%
60–69 2 2%
Sex
Male 112 99%
Female 1 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 8 7%
1990–1999 65 58%
2000–2009 32 28%
2010–2019 8 7%
2020–2021 0 0%
Method
Lethal injection 82 73%
Electrocution 31 27%
Governor (Party)
Mills Godwin (R) 0 0%
John N. Dalton (R) 0 0%
Chuck Robb (D) 4 4%
Gerald Baliles (D) 4 4%
Douglas Wilder (D) 14 12%
George Allen (R) 24 21%
Jim Gilmore (R) 37 33%
Mark Warner (D) 11 10%
Tim Kaine (D) 11 10%
Bob McDonnell (R) 5 4%
Terry McAuliffe (D) 3 3%
Ralph Northam (D) 0 0%
Total 113 100%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ James Briley was never tried for the murder of Wilkerson; however, all 3 victims were killed in the same incident.
  2. ^ This was the last execution held at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond, which closed the following day.
  3. ^ Was tried and convicted in Williamsburg.
  4. ^ This was the first execution held at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt.
  5. ^ The 5 victims were: Joyce Baldwin, Louise Paulett, Chestine Brooks, Vicki Ripple, and Carolyn Hedrick.
  6. ^ The 4 victims were: Donald Buchanan, J.J. Buchanan, Geraldine Buchanan, and Douglas Buchanan Sr.
  7. ^ Was tried and convicted in Fauquier County.
  8. ^ Also received two life sentences in the murder of Walter Custer Jr and Ripley Marston Sr. in Shenandoah County and a third life sentence and Judith MacDonald in Rockbridge County.
  9. ^ Also received two life sentences in the murder of Richard Rosenbluth and Rebecca Rosenbluth in Chesterfield County.
  10. ^ The 4 victims were: Lam Van Son, Wendell G. Parish Jr., Karen Sue Rounds, and Abdelaziz Gren.
  11. ^ The 5 victims were: Robert Jones, Nicole Jones, David Jones, Daphne Jones, and James Randolph.
  12. ^ The 4 victims were: Blaine Hodges, Teresa Hodges, Winter Hodges, and Anah Hodges.
  13. ^ Meyers was one of the 10 victims killed during the D.C. sniper attacks.
  14. ^ Prieto was also sentenced to death in California for the murder of Yvette Woodruff.
  15. ^ The 4 victims were: Stella Harvey, Ruby Harvey, Kathryn Harvey, and Bryan Harvey.
  16. ^ Gray was executed for Stella and Ruby's murders, their parents Kathryn and Bryan were killed at the same time as them.
  17. ^ Was tried and convicted in Washington County.

References

  1. ^ Schneider, Gregory S. (March 24, 2021). "Virginia abolishes the death penalty, becoming the first Southern state to ban its use". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Kelley, Alexandra (March 24, 2021). "Virginia officially first Southern state to abolish the death penalty". The Hill. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Josh White and Maria Glod (2009-11-10). "D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad is executed in Va". The Washington Post.

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