Executions
Execution List 2015
Twenty-eight prisoners were executed in the United States in 2015. Six states carried out executions.
| Date | Number Since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method | Drug Protocol | Years From Sentence To Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/13/15 | 1395 | GA | Andrew Brannan | 66 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 1/15/15 | 1396 | FL | Johnny Kormondy | 42 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (midazolam) | 21 |
| 1/15/15 | 1397 | OK | Charles Warner | 47 | Black | 1 Black | Lethal Injection | 3-drug(midazolam, pancurionium bromide, potassium acetate) | 17 |
| 1/21/15 | 1398 | TX | Arnold Prieto | 41 | Latino | 2 Latino, 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 20 |
| 1/27/15 | 1399 | GA | Warren Hill | 54 | Black | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 25 |
| 1/29/15 | 1400 | TX | Robert Ladd | 57 | Black | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 28 |
| 2/4/15 | 1401 | TX | Donald Newbury | 52 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 2/11/15 | 1402 | MO | Walter Storey | 47 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 24 |
| 3/11/15 | 1403 | TX | Manuel Vasquez | 46 | Latino | 1 Latino | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 16 |
| 3/17/15 | 1404 | MO | Cecil Clayton | 74 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 18 |
| 4/9/15 | 1405 | TX | Kent Sprouse | 42 | White | 1 White, 1 Latino | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 11 |
| 4/14/15 | 1406 | MO | Andre Cole | 52 | Black | 1 Black | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 14 |
| 4/15/15 | 1407 | TX | Manuel Garza | 34 | Latino | 1 Latino | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 13 |
| 5/12/15 | 1408 | TX | Derrick Charles | 32 | Black | 3 Black | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 6/3/15 | 1409 | TX | Lester Bower | 67 | White | 4 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 31 |
| 6/9/15 | 1410 | MO | Richard Strong | 47 | Black | 2 Black | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 6/18/15 | 1411 | TX | Gregory Russeau | 45 | Black | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 14 |
| 7/14/15 | 1412 | MO | David Zink | 55 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 11 |
| 8/12/15 | 1413 | TX | Daniel Lopez* | 27 | Latino | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 5 |
| 9/1/15 | 1414 | MO | Roderick Nunley | 50 | Black | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 24 |
| 9/30/15 | 1415 | GA | Kelly Gissendanerƒ | 47 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 16 |
| 10/1/15 | 1416 | VA | Alfredo Prieto~ | 49 | Latino | 2 White | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (pentobarbital) | 4 |
| 10/6/15 | 1417 | TX | Juan Garcia | 35 | Latino | 1 Latino | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 10/14/15 | 1418 | TX | Licho Escamilla | 33 | Latino | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 10/29/15 | 1419 | FL | Jerry Correll | 59 | White | 4 White | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (midazolam) | 29 |
| 11/18/15 | 1420 | TX | Raphael Holiday | 36 | Black | 3 Black | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 13 |
| 11/19/15 | 1421 | GA | Marcus Johnson | 50 | White | 1 White | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 17 |
| 12/9/15 | 1422 | GA | Brian Keith Terrell | 47 | Black | 1 Black | Lethal Injection | 1-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