Executions

Execution List 2015

Twenty-eight pris­on­ers were exe­cut­ed in the United States in 2015. Six states car­ried out executions.

DateNumber
Since 1976		StateNameAgeRaceVictim RaceMethodDrug ProtocolYears From
Sentence To
Execution
1/​13/​151395GAAndrew Brannan66White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)15
1/​15/​151396FLJohnny Kormondy42White1 WhiteLethal Injection3‑drug (mida­zo­lam)21
1/​15/​151397OKCharles Warner47Black1 BlackLethal Injection3‑drug(midazolam, pan­cu­ri­o­n­i­um bro­mide, potas­si­um acetate)17
1/​21/​151398TXArnold Prieto41Latino2 Latino, 1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)20
1/​27/​151399GAWarren Hill54Black1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)25
1/​29/​151400TXRobert Ladd57Black1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)28
2/​4/​151401TXDonald Newbury52White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)15
2/​11/​151402MOWalter Storey47White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)24
3/​11/​151403TXManuel Vasquez46Latino1 LatinoLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)16
3/​17/​151404MOCecil Clayton74White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)18
4/​9/​151405TXKent Sprouse42White1 White, 1 LatinoLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)11
4/​14/​151406MOAndre Cole52Black1 BlackLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)14
4/​15/​151407TXManuel Garza34Latino1 LatinoLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)13
5/​12/​151408TXDerrick Charles32Black3 BlackLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)12
6/​3/​151409TXLester Bower67White4 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)31
6/​9/​151410MORichard Strong47Black2 BlackLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)12
6/​18/​151411TXGregory Russeau45Black1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)14
7/​14/​151412MODavid Zink55White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)11
8/​12/​151413TXDaniel Lopez*27Latino1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)5
9/​1/​151414MORoderick Nunley50Black1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)24
9/​30/​151415GAKelly Gissendanerƒ47White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)16
10/​1/​151416VAAlfredo Prieto~49Latino2 WhiteLethal Injection3‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)4
10/​6/​151417TXJuan Garcia35Latino1 LatinoLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)15
10/​14/​151418TXLicho Escamilla33Latino1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)12
10/​29/​151419FLJerry Correll59White4 WhiteLethal Injection3‑drug (mida­zo­lam)29
11/​18/​151420TXRaphael Holiday36Black3 BlackLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)13
11/​19/​151421GAMarcus Johnson50White1 WhiteLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)17
12/​9/​151422GABrian Keith Terrell47Black1 BlackLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)20

The three-drug pro­to­col typ­i­cal­ly begins with an anes­thet­ic or seda­tive, fol­lowed by pan­curo­ni­um bro­mide to par­a­lyze the inmate and potas­si­um chlo­ride to stop the inmate’s heart. The first drug used varies by state and is list­ed above for each exe­cu­tion.

ƒ female
* vol­un­teer — an inmate who waived ordi­nary appeals that remained at the time of his or her exe­cu­tion
~ for­eign nation­al
¥ white defen­dant exe­cut­ed for mur­der of black victim