The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arizona since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 40 people, all male, have been executed in Arizona. All of them were convicted of murder and were executed at the Florence State Prison in Florence, Arizona.
List of people executed in Arizona since 1976
| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Eugene Harding | White | 43 | M | April 6, 1992 | Pima | Gas chamber | Allen Gage, Robert Wise, and Martin Concannon | Fife Symington |
| 2 | John George Brewer | White | 27 | M | March 3, 1993 | Coconino | Lethal injection | Rita Brier | |
| 3 | James Dean Clark | White | 35 | M | April 14, 1993 | Cochise | 4 murder victims | ||
| 4 | Jimmie Wayne Jeffers | White | 49 | M | September 13, 1995 | Maricopa | Penelope Cheney | ||
| 5 | Daren Lee Bolton | White | 29 | M | June 19, 1996 | Pima | Zosha Lee Picket | ||
| 6 | Luis Morine Mata | Hispanic | 45 | M | August 22, 1996 | Maricopa | Debra Lee Lopez | ||
| 7 | Randy Greenawalt | White | 47 | M | January 23, 1997 | Yuma | 4 murder victims | ||
| 8 | William Lyle Woratzeck | White | 51 | M | June 25, 1997 | Pinal | Linda Leslie | ||
| 9 | Jose Jesus Ceja | Hispanic | 42 | M | January 21, 1998 | Maricopa | Linda Leon and Randy Leon | Jane Dee Hull | |
| 10 | Jose Roberto Villafuerte | Hispanic | 45 | M | April 22, 1998 | Amelia Shoville | |||
| 11 | Arthur Martin Ross | White | 43 | M | April 29, 1998 | Pima | James Ruble | ||
| 12 | Douglas Edward Gretzler | White | 47 | M | June 3, 1998 | Michael Sandsberg and Patricia Sandsberg | |||
| 13 | Jess James Gillies | White | 38 | M | January 13, 1999 | Maricopa | Suzanne Rossetti | ||
| 14 | Darrick Leonard Gerlaugh | Native American | 38 | M | February 3, 1999 | Scott Schwartz | |||
| 15 | Karl-Heinz LaGrand | White | 35 | M | February 24, 1999 | Pima | Kenneth Hartsock | ||
| 16 | Walter Bernhard LaGrand | White | 37 | M | March 3, 1999 | Gas chamber | |||
| 17 | Robert Wayne Vickers | White | 41 | M | May 5, 1999 | Pinal | Lethal injection | Wilmar Holsinger | |
| 18 | Michael Kent Poland | White | 59 | M | June 16, 1999 | Yavapai | Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey | ||
| 19 | Ignacio Alberto Ortiz | Hispanic | 57 | M | October 27, 1999 | Pima | Manuelita McCormack | ||
| 20 | Anthony Lee Chaney | White | 45 | M | February 16, 2000 | Coconino | Coconino County reserve deputy John B. Jamison | ||
| 21 | Patrick Gene Poland | White | 50 | M | March 15, 2000 | Yavapai | Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey | ||
| 22 | Donald Jay Miller | White | 36 | M | November 8, 2000 | Pima | Jennifer Geuder | ||
| 23 | Robert Charles Comer | White | 50 | M | May 22, 2007 | Maricopa | Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews | Janet Napolitano | |
| 24 | Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan | Native American | 50 | M | October 26, 2010 | Chester Dean Dyer | Jan Brewer | ||
| 25 | Eric John King | Black | 47 | M | March 29, 2011 | Ron Barman and Richard Butts | |||
| 26 | Donald Edward Beaty | White | 56 | M | May 25, 2011 | Christy Ann Fornoff | |||
| 27 | Richard Lynn Bible | White | 49 | M | June 30, 2011 | Coconino | Jennifer Wilson | ||
| 28 | Thomas Paul West | White | 52 | M | July 19, 2011 | Pima | Don Bortle | ||
| 29 | Robert Henry Moorman | White | 63 | M | February 29, 2012 | Pinal | Roberta Maude Moorman | ||
| 30 | Robert Charles Towery | White | 47 | M | March 8, 2012 | Maricopa | Mark Jones | ||
| 31 | Thomas Arnold Kemp | White | 63 | M | April 25, 2012 | Pima | Hector Juarez | ||
| 32 | Samuel Villegas Lopez | Hispanic | 49 | M | June 27, 2012 | Maricopa | Estafana Holmes | ||
| 33 | Daniel Wayne Cook | White | 51 | M | August 8, 2012 | Mohave | Carlos Cruz-Ramos and Kevin Swaney | ||
| 34 | Richard Dale Stokley | White | 60 | M | December 5, 2012 | Cochise | Mandy Meyers and Mary Snyder | ||
| 35 | Edward Harold Schad Jr. | White | 71 | M | October 9, 2013 | Yavapai | Lorimer Grove | ||
| 36 | Robert Glen Jones Jr. | White | 43 | M | October 23, 2013 | Pima | 6 murder victims | ||
| 37 | Joseph Rudolph Wood III | White | 55 | M | July 23, 2014 | Debbie Dietz and Eugene Dietz | |||
| 38 | Clarence Wayne Dixon | Native American | 66 | M | May 11, 2022 | Maricopa | Deana Lynne Bowdoin | Doug Ducey | |
| 39 | Frank Jarvis Atwood | White | 66 | M | June 8, 2022 | Pima | Vicki Lynne Hoskinson | ||
| 40 | Murray Hooper | Black | 76 | M | November 16, 2022 | Maricopa | William Patrick Redmond and Helen Genevieve Phelps |
Demographics
| Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| White | 30 | 75% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 13% |
| Native American | 3 | 8% |
| Black | 2 | 5% |
| Age | ||
| 20–29 | 2 | 5% |
| 30–39 | 6 | 15% |
| 40–49 | 15 | 38% |
| 50–59 | 10 | 25% |
| 60–69 | 5 | 13% |
| 70–79 | 2 | 5% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 40 | 100% |
| Date of execution | ||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 19 | 48% |
| 2000–2009 | 4 | 10% |
| 2010–2019 | 14 | 35% |
| 2020–2029 | 3 | 8% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 38 | 95% |
| Gas chamber | 2 | 5% |
| Governor (Party) | ||
| Raúl Héctor Castro (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Wesley Bolin (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Bruce Babbitt (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Evan Mecham (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Rose Mofford (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Fife Symington (R) | 8 | 20% |
| Jane Dee Hull (R) | 14 | 35% |
| Janet Napolitano (D) | 1 | 3% |
| Jan Brewer (R) | 14 | 35% |
| Doug Ducey (R) | 3 | 8% |
| Katie Hobbs (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 40 | 100% |
See also
Notes
- The 4 victims were: Charles Thumm, Mildred Thumm, Gerald McFerron, and George Martin.
- The 4 victims were: John Lyons, Donnelda Lyons, Christopher Lyons, and Theresa Tyson.
- Vickers was previously sentenced to death for murdering Frank Ponciano, he killed Holsinger while on death row. Holsinger was also a death row inmate, who was convicted of murdering Theresa Bortz.
- The 6 victims were: Chip O'Dell, Tom Hardman, Maribeth Munn, Carol Noel, Judy Bell, and Arthur 'Taco' Bell.
References
- Inmates Executed Since 1992 Arizona Department of Corrections.
- "State v. Vickers". casetext.
- "State v. Holsinger". Justia.
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