Executions
Execution List 2005
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 1/04/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 945 |
| State | TX |
| Name | James Porter* |
| Age | 33 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 1/19/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 946 |
| State | CA |
| Name | Donald Beardslee |
| Age | 61 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 1/25/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 947 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Troy Kunkle |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 1/25/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 948 |
| State | GA |
| Name | Timothy Carr |
| Age | 34 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 2/17/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 949 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Dennis Bagwell |
| Age | 41 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 4W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/01/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 950 |
| State | GA |
| Name | Stephen Mobley |
| Age | 39 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/08/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 951 |
| State | OH |
| Name | William H. Smith |
| Age | 47 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/08/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 952 |
| State | TX |
| Name | George Hopper |
| Age | 50 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/10/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 953 |
| State | IN |
| Name | Donald Wallace |
| Age | 47 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 4W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/11/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 954 |
| State | NC |
| Name | William Powell |
| Age | 58 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/15/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 955 |
| State | OK |
| Name | Jimmy Ray Slaughter |
| Age | 57 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 3/16/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 956 |
| State | MO |
| Name | Stanley Hall |
| Age | 37 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/05/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 957 |
| State | FL |
| Name | Glen Ocha* |
| Age | 47 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/15/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 958 |
| State | SC |
| Name | Richard Longworth |
| Age | 36 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/20/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 959 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Douglas Roberts |
| Age | 42 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/21/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 960 |
| State | IN |
| Name | Bill J. Benefiel, Jr. |
| Age | 48 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/27/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 961 |
| State | MO |
| Name | Donald Jones |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 4/28/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 962 |
| State | AL |
| Name | Mario Centobie* |
| Age | 39 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/3/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 963 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Lonnie Wayne Pursley |
| Age | 43 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/6/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 964 |
| State | NC |
| Name | Earl J. Richmond, Jr. |
| Age | 43 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 4B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/12/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 965 |
| State | OK |
| Name | George James Miller, Jr. |
| Age | 37 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/13/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 966 |
| State | CT |
| Name | Michael Ross* |
| Age | 45 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 4W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/17/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 967 |
| State | MO |
| Name | Vernon Brown |
| Age | 51 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 2B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/18/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 968 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Bryan Wolfe |
| Age | 44 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/19/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 969 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Richard Cartwright |
| Age | 31 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 5/25/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 970 |
| State | IN |
| Name | Gregory Scott Johnson |
| Age | 40 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 6/2/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 971 |
| State | AL |
| Name | Jerry Paul Henderson |
| Age | 58 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 6/7/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 972 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Alexander Martinez* |
| Age | 28 |
| Race | L |
| Victim Race | L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 7/12/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 973 |
| State | GA |
| Name | Robert Dale Conklin |
| Age | 44 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 7/19/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 974 |
| State | OK |
| Name | Michael L. Pennington |
| Age | 37 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 7/27/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 975 |
| State | IN |
| Name | Kevin Conner |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 3W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 7/28/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 976 |
| State | TX |
| Name | David Martinez |
| Age | 29 |
| Race | L |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 8/4/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 977 |
| State | AL |
| Name | George Sibley |
| Age | 62 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 8/10/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 978 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Gary Sterling |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 8/11/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 979 |
| State | OK |
| Name | Kenneth Eugene Turrentine |
| Age | 52 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 8/23/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 980 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Robert Alan Shields |
| Age | 30 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 8/31/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 981 |
| State | MO |
| Name | Timothy Johnston |
| Age | 44 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 9/14/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 982 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Frances Newton ( ƒ) |
| Age | 40 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 3B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 9/22/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 983 |
| State | AL |
| Name | John W. Peoples Jr. |
| Age | 48 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 3W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 9/27/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 984 |
| State | OH |
| Name | Herman Dale Ashworth* |
| Age | 32 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 9/28/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 985 |
| State | IN |
| Name | Alan Matheney |
| Age | 54 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 10/6/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 986 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Ronald Ray Howard |
| Age | 32 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 10/20/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 987 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Luis Ramirez |
| Age | 42 |
| Race | L |
| Victim Race | L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 10/25/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 988 |
| State | OH |
| Name | William Williams, Jr. |
| Age | 48 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 4B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 10/26/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 989 |
| State | MO |
| Name | Marlin Gray |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/3/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 990 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Melvin White |
| Age | 55 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/4/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 991 |
| State | DE |
| Name | Brian Steckel |
| Age | 36 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/4/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 992 |
| State | SC |
| Name | Arthur Hastings Wise* |
| Age | 51 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 4W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/9/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 993 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Charles Thacker |
| Age | 38 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/11/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 994 |
| State | NC |
| Name | Steven Van McHone |
| Age | 35 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/15/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 995 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Robert Rowell |
| Age | 50 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W, L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/16/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 996 |
| State | TX |
| Name | Shannon Thomas |
| Age | 34 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 3L |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/18/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 997 |
| State | NC |
| Name | Elias Hanna Syriani |
| Age | 67 |
| Race | A |
| Victim Race | A |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/28/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 998 |
| State | AR |
| Name | Eric Randall Nance |
| Age | 45 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 11/29/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 999 |
| State | OH |
| Name | John R. Hicks |
| Age | 49 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 2B |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 12/2/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 1000 |
| State | NC |
| Name | Kenneth Lee Boyd |
| Age | 57 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | 2W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 12/2/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 1001 |
| State | SC |
| Name | Shawn Humphries |
| Age | 33 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 12/5/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 1002 |
| State | MD |
| Name | Wesley E. Baker |
| Age | 47 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 12/13/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 1003 |
| State | CA |
| Name | Stanley Williams |
| Age | 51 |
| Race | B |
| Victim Race | 3A, W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| 12/14/05 | |
| Number since 1976 | 1004 |
| State | MS |
| Name | John Nixon |
| Age | 77 |
| Race | W |
| Victim Race | W |
| Method | Lethal Injection |
| Date | Number since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/04/05 | 945 | TX | James Porter* | 33 | W | L | Lethal Injection |
| 1/19/05 | 946 | CA | Donald Beardslee | 61 | W | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 1/25/05 | 947 | TX | Troy Kunkle | 38 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 1/25/05 | 948 | GA | Timothy Carr | 34 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 2/17/05 | 949 | TX | Dennis Bagwell | 41 | W | 4W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/01/05 | 950 | GA | Stephen Mobley | 39 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/08/05 | 951 | OH | William H. Smith | 47 | B | B | Lethal Injection |
| 3/08/05 | 952 | TX | George Hopper | 50 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/10/05 | 953 | IN | Donald Wallace | 47 | W | 4W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/11/05 | 954 | NC | William Powell | 58 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/15/05 | 955 | OK | Jimmy Ray Slaughter | 57 | W | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 3/16/05 | 956 | MO | Stanley Hall | 37 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 4/05/05 | 957 | FL | Glen Ocha* | 47 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 4/15/05 | 958 | SC | Richard Longworth | 36 | W | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 4/20/05 | 959 | TX | Douglas Roberts | 42 | W | L | Lethal Injection |
| 4/21/05 | 960 | IN | Bill J. Benefiel, Jr. | 48 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 4/27/05 | 961 | MO | Donald Jones | 38 | B | B | Lethal Injection |
| 4/28/05 | 962 | AL | Mario Centobie* | 39 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 5/3/05 | 963 | TX | Lonnie Wayne Pursley | 43 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 5/6/05 | 964 | NC | Earl J. Richmond, Jr. | 43 | B | 4B | Lethal Injection |
| 5/12/05 | 965 | OK | George James Miller, Jr. | 37 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 5/13/05 | 966 | CT | Michael Ross* | 45 | W | 4W | Lethal Injection |
| 5/17/05 | 967 | MO | Vernon Brown | 51 | B | 2B | Lethal Injection |
| 5/18/05 | 968 | TX | Bryan Wolfe | 44 | B | B | Lethal Injection |
| 5/19/05 | 969 | TX | Richard Cartwright | 31 | W | L | Lethal Injection |
| 5/25/05 | 970 | IN | Gregory Scott Johnson | 40 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 6/2/05 | 971 | AL | Jerry Paul Henderson | 58 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 6/7/05 | 972 | TX | Alexander Martinez* | 28 | L | L | Lethal Injection |
| 7/12/05 | 973 | GA | Robert Dale Conklin | 44 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 7/19/05 | 974 | OK | Michael L. Pennington | 37 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 7/27/05 | 975 | IN | Kevin Conner | 38 | W | 3W | Lethal Injection |
| 7/28/05 | 976 | TX | David Martinez | 29 | L | W | Lethal Injection |
| 8/4/05 | 977 | AL | George Sibley | 62 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 8/10/05 | 978 | TX | Gary Sterling | 38 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 8/11/05 | 979 | OK | Kenneth Eugene Turrentine | 52 | B | B | Lethal Injection |
| 8/23/05 | 980 | TX | Robert Alan Shields | 30 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 8/31/05 | 981 | MO | Timothy Johnston | 44 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 9/14/05 | 982 | TX | Frances Newton ( ƒ) | 40 | B | 3B | Lethal Injection |
| 9/22/05 | 983 | AL | John W. Peoples Jr. | 48 | W | 3W | Lethal Injection |
| 9/27/05 | 984 | OH | Herman Dale Ashworth* | 32 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 9/28/05 | 985 | IN | Alan Matheney | 54 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 10/6/05 | 986 | TX | Ronald Ray Howard | 32 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 10/20/05 | 987 | TX | Luis Ramirez | 42 | L | L | Lethal Injection |
| 10/25/05 | 988 | OH | William Williams, Jr. | 48 | B | 4B | Lethal Injection |
| 10/26/05 | 989 | MO | Marlin Gray | 38 | B | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/3/05 | 990 | TX | Melvin White | 55 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/4/05 | 991 | DE | Brian Steckel | 36 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/4/05 | 992 | SC | Arthur Hastings Wise* | 51 | B | 4W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/9/05 | 993 | TX | Charles Thacker | 38 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/11/05 | 994 | NC | Steven Van McHone | 35 | W | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/15/05 | 995 | TX | Robert Rowell | 50 | W | W, L | Lethal Injection |
| 11/16/05 | 996 | TX | Shannon Thomas | 34 | B | 3L | Lethal Injection |
| 11/18/05 | 997 | NC | Elias Hanna Syriani | 67 | A | A | Lethal Injection |
| 11/28/05 | 998 | AR | Eric Randall Nance | 45 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 11/29/05 | 999 | OH | John R. Hicks | 49 | B | 2B | Lethal Injection |
| 12/2/05 | 1000 | NC | Kenneth Lee Boyd | 57 | W | 2W | Lethal Injection |
| 12/2/05 | 1001 | SC | Shawn Humphries | 33 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
| 12/5/05 | 1002 | MD | Wesley E. Baker | 47 | B | W | Lethal Injection |
| 12/13/05 | 1003 | CA | Stanley Williams | 51 | B | 3A, W | Lethal Injection |
| 12/14/05 | 1004 | MS | John Nixon | 77 | W | W | Lethal Injection |
ƒ female
* volunteer — an inmate who has given up his/her appeals and requested the earliest execution date
# juvenile at time of the crime
~ foreign national
¥ white defendant executed for murder of black victim
**Race of defendant information supplied by NAACP Legal Defense Fund “Death Row USA”