Numbering
is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in
The
All executions during 2016 were by lethal injection.
31 states have death penalty statutes as 1 July, 2016 and 2,905 inmates were on
death row at this time in 35 states and the Federal Government.
All executions are carried out for 1st degree murder and are by lethal
injection unless otherwise indicated after the prisoner's name.
30 people were sentenced to death in the USA during 2016, down from 49 in 2016.
(E =
electrocution, G = lethal gas, H = hanging, S = shooting)
Prisoner details (f) = female, (v) = volunteered for execution.
|
No. |
Date |
State |
Name |
Crime/victims |
|
1443 |
01/11 |
|
Christopher Wilkins |
2 - drug related |
|
1444 |
01/18 |
|
Ricky Javon Gray |
4 - robbery/murder |
|
1445 |
01/26 |
|
Terry Edwards |
2 - robbery/murder |
|
1446 |
01/31 |
|
Mark Christeson |
3 - robbery/rape/murder (2 children) |
|
1447 |
03/07 |
|
Rolando Ruiz |
1 - contract killing |
|
1448 |
03/14 |
|
James Eugene Bigby |
2 - revenge killings |
|
1449 |
04/20 |
|
Ledell Lee |
1 - robbery/murder |
|
1450 |
04/24 |
|
Jack Jones |
1 - rape murder |
|
1451 |
04/24 |
|
Marcel Williams |
1 - rape murder |
|
1452 |
04/27 |
|
Kenneth Williams |
2 - cheerleaders and farmer in robbery |
|
1453 |
05/17 |
|
J.W. Ledford |
1 - robbery/murder |
|
1454 |
05/25 |
|
Thomas Arthur |
1 - contract killing |
|
1455 |
06/08 |
|
Robert Melson |
3 - robbery/murder |
|
1456 |
07/06 |
|
William C. Morva |
2 - attempting to escape |
|
1457 |
07/26 |
|
Ronald Phillips |
1 - rape/murder of child |
|
1458 |
07/27 |
|
TaiChin Preyor |
1 - robbery/murder |
|
1459 |
08/24 |
|
Mark Asay |
2 - racially motivated |
|
1460 |
09/13 |
|
Gary Otte |
2 - robbery/murder |
|
1461 |
10/05 |
|
Michael Lambrix |
2 - motive unclear |
|
1462 |
10/12 |
|
Robert Pruett |
1 - corrections officer |
|
1463 |
10/19 |
|
Torrey Twane McNabb |
1 - police officer |
|
1464 |
11/08 |
|
Patrick Charles Hannon |
2 - motive unclear |
|
1465 |
11/08 |
|
Ruben Ramirez Cardenas |
1 - kidnap rape and murder of cousin |
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