List of people executed in the United States in 2009
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2009. Fifty-two people were executed in the United States in 2009. Twenty-four of them were in the state of Texas. One (Larry Bill Elliott) was executed via electrocution.[1][2] One notable execution was of convicted murderer John Allen Muhammad, who was responsible for carrying out the D.C. sniper attacks in 2002.[3]
List of people executed in the United States in 2009
[edit]No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 14, 2009 | Curtis Moore | 40 | 27 | 13 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [4] |
2 | January 15, 2009 | James Harvey Callahan | 62 | 35 | 27 | White | Alabama | [5] | ||
3 | January 21, 2009 | Frank Moore | 49 | 34 | 15 | Black | Texas | [6] | ||
4 | January 22, 2009 | Darwin Demond Brown | 32 | 18 | 14 | Oklahoma | [7] | |||
5 | Reginald Perkins | 53 | 45 | 8 | Texas | [8] | ||||
6 | January 28, 2009 | Virgil Euristi Martinez | 41 | 28 | 13 | Hispanic | [9] | |||
7 | January 29, 2009 | Ricardo Samaneigo Ortiz | 46 | 34 | 12 | [10] | ||||
8 | February 4, 2009 | Steve Henley | 55 | 31 | 24 | White | Tennessee | [11] | ||
9 | David Martinez | 36 | 22 | 14 | Hispanic | Texas | [12] | |||
10 | February 10, 2009 | Dale Devon Scheanette | 35 | 23 | 12 | Black | [13] | |||
11 | February 11, 2009 | Wayne Tompkins | 51 | 26 | 25 | White | Florida | [14] | ||
12 | February 12, 2009 | Danny Joe Bradley | 49 | 23 | 26 | Alabama | [15] | |||
13 | Johnny Ray Johnson | 51 | 37 | 14 | Black | Texas | [16] | |||
14 | February 19, 2009 | Edward Nathaniel Bell | 44 | 35 | 9 | Virginia | [17] | |||
15 | February 20, 2009 | Luke A. Williams III | 56 | 38 | 18 | White | South Carolina | [18] | ||
16 | March 3, 2009 | Willie Earl Pondexter Jr. | 34 | 19 | 15 | Black | Texas | [19] | ||
17 | March 4, 2009 | Kenneth Wayne Morris | 38 | 20 | 18 | [20] | ||||
18 | March 10, 2009 | James Edward Martinez | 34 | 26 | 8 | Hispanic | [21] | |||
19 | Robert L. Newland | 65 | 43 | 22 | White | Georgia | [22] | |||
20 | March 11, 2009 | Luis Cervantes Salazar | 38 | 27 | 11 | Hispanic | Texas | [23] | ||
21 | April 15, 2009 | Michael Flores Rosales | 35 | 23 | 12 | [24] | ||||
22 | April 16, 2009 | Jimmy Lee Dill | 49 | 27 | 22 | Black | Alabama | [25] | ||
23 | April 29, 2009 | William Mark Mize | 52 | 38 | 14 | White | Georgia | [26] | ||
24 | April 30, 2009 | Derrick Lamone Johnson | 28 | 18 | 10 | Black | Texas | [27] | ||
25 | May 8, 2009 | Thomas Treshawn Ivey | 34 | 16 | South Carolina | [28] | ||||
26 | May 14, 2009 | Willie McNair | 44 | 25 | 19 | Alabama | [29] | |||
27 | Donald Lee Gilson | 48 | 34 | 14 | White | Oklahoma | [30] | |||
28 | May 19, 2009 | Michael Lynn Riley | 51 | 27 | 24 | Black | Texas | [31] | ||
29 | May 20, 2009 | Dennis James Skillicorn | 49 | 34 | 15 | White | Missouri | [32] | ||
30 | June 2, 2009 | Terry Lee Hankins | 34 | 26 | 8 | Texas | [33] | |||
31 | June 3, 2009 | Daniel E. Wilson | 39 | 21 | 18 | Ohio | [34] | |||
32 | June 11, 2009 | Jack Harrison Trawick | 62 | 45 | 17 | Alabama | [35] | |||
33 | July 9, 2009 | Michael Paul Delozier | 32 | 19 | 13 | Oklahoma | [36] | |||
34 | July 14, 2009 | John Joseph Fautenberry | 46 | 27 | 19 | Ohio | [37] | |||
35 | July 21, 2009 | Marvallous Keene | 36 | 19 | 17 | Black | [38] | |||
36 | August 18, 2009 | Jason Getsy | 33 | 14 | White | [39] | ||||
37 | August 19, 2009 | John Richard Marek | 47 | 21 | 26 | Florida | [40] | |||
38 | September 16, 2009 | Stephen Lindsey Moody | 52 | 34 | 18 | Texas | [41] | |||
39 | September 22, 2009 | Christopher Bernard Coleman | 37 | 23 | 14 | Black | [42] | |||
40 | October 8, 2009 | Max Landon Payne | 38 | 21 | 17 | White | Alabama | [43] | ||
41 | October 20, 2009 | Mark Howard McClain | 42 | 27 | 15 | Georgia | [44] | |||
42 | October 27, 2009 | Reginald Winthrop Blanton | 28 | 18 | 10 | Black | Texas | [45] | ||
43 | November 5, 2009 | Khristian Phillip Oliver | 32 | 20 | 12 | White | [46] | |||
44 | November 10, 2009 | Yosvanis Valle | 34 | 23 | 11 | Hispanic | [47] | |||
45 | John Allen Muhammad | 48 | 41 | 7 | Black | Virginia | [48] | |||
46 | November 17, 2009 | Larry Bill Elliott | 60 | 51 | 9 | White | Electrocution | [49] | ||
47 | November 18, 2009 | Danielle Nathaniel Simpson | 30 | 20 | 10 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [50] | |
48 | November 19, 2009 | Robert Lee Thompson | 34 | 21 | 13 | [51] | ||||
49 | December 2, 2009 | Cecil C. Johnson Jr. | 53 | 23 | 30 | Tennessee | [52] | |||
50 | December 3, 2009 | Bobby Wayne Woods | 44 | 31 | 13 | White | Texas | [53] | ||
51 | December 8, 2009 | Kenneth Biros | 51 | 32 | 19 | Ohio | [54] | |||
52 | December 11, 2009 | Matthew Eric Wrinkles | 49 | 34 | 15 | Indiana | [55] | |||
Average: | 43 years | 28 years | 16 years |
Demographics
[edit]Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 52 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 24 | 46% |
Black | 21 | 40% |
Hispanic | 7 | 13% |
State | ||
Texas | 24 | 46% |
Alabama | 6 | 12% |
Ohio | 5 | 10% |
Georgia | 3 | 6% |
Oklahoma | 3 | 6% |
Virginia | 3 | 6% |
Florida | 2 | 4% |
South Carolina | 2 | 4% |
Tennessee | 2 | 4% |
Indiana | 1 | 2% |
Missouri | 1 | 2% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 51 | 98% |
Electrocution | 1 | 2% |
Month | ||
January | 7 | 13% |
February | 8 | 15% |
March | 5 | 10% |
April | 4 | 8% |
May | 5 | 10% |
June | 3 | 6% |
July | 3 | 6% |
August | 2 | 4% |
September | 2 | 4% |
October | 3 | 6% |
November | 6 | 12% |
December | 4 | 8% |
Age | ||
20–29 | 2 | 4% |
30–39 | 20 | 38% |
40–49 | 16 | 31% |
50–59 | 10 | 19% |
60–69 | 4 | 8% |
Total | 52 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
[edit]Number of executions | |
---|---|
2010 | 46 |
2009 | 52 |
2008 | 37 |
Total | 135 |
See also
[edit]- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
- List of women executed in the United States since 1976
References
[edit]- ^ "Execution List 2009". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Meserve, Jeanne; Ahlers, Mike M. (November 11, 2009). "Sniper John Allen Muhammad executed". CNN. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Curtis Moore Executed January 14, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "James Harvey Callahan Executed January 15, 2009 06:24 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "Frank Moore Executed January 21, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Darwin Demond Brown Executed January 22, 2009 06:11 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma".
- ^ "Reginald Perkins Executed January 22, 2009 06:24 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Virgil Euristi Martinez Executed January 28, 2009 06:50 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Ricardo Samaneigo Ortiz Executed January 29, 2009 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Steve Henley Executed February 4, 2009 1:33 a.m. CST by Lethal Injection in Tennessee".
- ^ "David Martinez Executed February 4, 2009 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Dale Devon Scheanette Executed February 10, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Wayne Tompkins Executed February 11, 2009 06:32 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida".
- ^ "Danny Joe Bradley Executed February 12, 2009 06:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "Johnny Ray Johnson Executed February 12, 2009 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Edward Nathaniel Bell Executed February 19, 2009 9:11 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
- ^ "Luke A. Williams III Executed February 20, 2009 6:13 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina".
- ^ "Willie Earl Pondexter Jr. Executed March 3, 2009 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Kenneth Wayne Morris Executed March 4, 2009 06:16 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "James Edward Martinez Executed March 10, 2009 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Robert L. Newland Executed March 10, 2009 07:35 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
- ^ "Luis Cervantes Salazar Executed March 11, 2009 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Michael Flores Rosales Executed April 15, 2009 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Jimmy Lee Dill Executed April 16, 2009 06:16 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "William Mark Mize Executed April 29, 2009 07:28 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
- ^ "Derrick Lamone Johnson Executed April 30, 2009 06:23 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Thomas Treshawn Ivey Executed May 8, 2009 6:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina".
- ^ "Willie McNair Executed May 14, 2009 06:17 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "Donald Lee Gilson Executed May 14, 2009 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma".
- ^ "Michael Lynn Riley Executed May 19, 2009 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Dennis James Skillicorn Executed May 20, 2009 12:34 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Missouri".
- ^ "Terry Lee Hankins Executed June 2, 2009 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Daniel E. Wilson Executed June 3, 2009 10:33 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
- ^ "Jack Harrison Trawick Executed June 11, 2009 06:17 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "Michael Paul Delozier Executed July 9, 2009 06:10 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma".
- ^ "John Joseph Fautenberry Executed July 14, 2009 10:37 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
- ^ "Marvallous Keene Executed July 21, 2009 10:36 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
- ^ "Jason Getsy Executed August 18, 2009 10:29 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
- ^ "John Richard Marek Executed August 19, 2009 06:33 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida".
- ^ "Stephen Lindsey Moody Executed September 16, 2009 06:28 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Christopher Bernard Coleman Executed September 22, 2009 06:22 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Max Landon Payne Executed October 8, 2009 06:25 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Alabama".
- ^ "Mark Howard McClain Executed October 20, 2009 07:24 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
- ^ "Reginald Winthrop Blanton Executed October 27, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Khristian Phillip Oliver Executed November 5, 2009 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Yosvanis Valle Executed November 10, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "John Allen Muhammad Executed November 10, 2009 9:11 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
- ^ "Larry Bill Elliott Executed November 17, 2009 9:08 p.m. by Electric Chair in Virginia".
- ^ "Danielle Nathaniel Simpson Executed November 18, 2009 06:32 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Robert Lee Thompson Executed November 19, 2009 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Cecil C. Johnson Jr. Executed December 2, 2009 1:34 a.m. CST by Lethal Injection in Tennessee".
- ^ "Bobby Wayne Woods Executed December 3, 2009 06:40 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
- ^ "Kenneth Biros Executed December 8, 2009 11:47 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
- ^ "Matthew Eric Wrinkles Executed December 11, 2009 12:39 a.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Indiana".
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