Executions
Execution List 2018
Twenty-five prisoners were executed in the United States in 2018. Eight states carried out executions.
| Date | Number Since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method | Drug Protocol | Years From Sentence To Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/18 | 1466 | TX | Anthony Shore | 55 | White | 1 Latina female | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 1/30/18 | 1467 | TX | William Rayford | 64 | Black | 1 Black female | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 17 |
| 2/1/18 | 1468 | TX | John David Battaglia | 62 | White | 2 White females | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 16 |
| 2/22/18 | 1469 | FL | Eric Scott Branch | 47 | White | 1 White female | Lethal Injection | 3‑drug (Etomidate) | 23 |
| 3/15/18 | 1470 | AL | Michael Eggers* | 50 | White | 1 White female | Lethal Injection | 3‑drug (Midazolam) | 15 |
| 3/15/18 | 1471 | GA | Carlton Michael Gary | 67 | Black | 3 White females | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 31 |
| 3/27/18 | 1472 | TX | Rosendo Rodriguez III | 38 | Latino | 1 White female | Lehtal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 9 |
| 4/19/18 | 1473 | AL | Walter Leroy Moody | 83 | White | 1 White male | Lethal Injection | 3 drug (Midazolam) | 22 |
| 4/25/18 | 1474 | TX | Erick Daniel Davila | 31 | Black | 2 Black females | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 9 |
| 5/4/18 | 1475 | GA | Robert Earl Butts, Jr. | 40 | Black | 1 Black male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 19 |
| 5/16/18 | 1476 | TX | Juan Castillo | 37 | Latino | 1 Latino male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 6/27/18 | 1477 | TX | Danny Bible | 66 | White | 1 White female | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 14 |
| 7/17/18 | 1478 | TX | Christopher Young | 34 | Black | 1 South Asian male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 12 |
| 7/18/18 | 1479 | OH | Robert Van Hook | 58 | White | 1 White male | Lethal Injection | 3‑drug (Midazolam) | 32 |
| 8/9/18 | 1480 | TN | Billy Ray Irick | 59 | White | 1 White female | Lethal Injection | 3‑drug (Midazolam) | 32 |
| 8/14/18 | 1481 | NE | Carey Dean Moore* | 60 | White | 2 White males | Lethal Injection | 4‑drug (Diazepam, Fentanyl) | 38 |
| 9/26/18 | 1482 | TX | Troy Clark | 51 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 18 |
| 9/27/18 | 1483 | TX | Daniel Acker | 46 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 17 |
| 10/29/18 | 1484 | SD | Rodney Berget* | 56 | White | 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Undisclosed, likely Pentobarbital) | 7 |
| 11/1/18 | 1485 | TN | Edmund Zagorski | 63 | White | 2 White Males | Electrocution | 34 | |
| 11/14/18 | 1486 | TX | Roberto Moreno Ramos~ | 64 | Latino | 2 Latina Females, 1 Latino Male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Undisclosed, likely Pentobarbital) | 25 |
| 12/4/18 | 1487 | TX | Joseph Christopher Garcia | 47 | Latino | 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 12/6/18 | 1488 | TN | David Earl Miller | 61 | White | 1 White Female | Electrocution | 36 | |
| 12/11/18 | 1489 | TX | Alvin Avon Braziel Jr. | 43 | Black | 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 1‑drug (Pentobarbital) | 17 |
| 12/13/18 | 1490 | FL | Jose Jimenez | 55 | Latino | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 3‑drug (Etomidate) | 24 |
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
