Executions
Execution List 2016
Twenty prisoners were executed in the United States in 2016. Five states carried out executions.
| Date | Number Since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method | Drug Protocol | Years from Sentence to Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1/7/16 |
1423 |
FL |
Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. |
53 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
3‑drug (midazolam) |
23 |
|
1/20/16 |
1424 |
TX |
Richard Masterson |
43 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
13 |
|
1/21/16 |
1425 |
AL |
Christopher Brooks |
43 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
3‑drug (midazolam) |
22 |
|
1/27/16 |
1426 |
TX |
James Freeman |
35 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
7 |
|
2/3/16 |
1427 |
GA |
Brandon Jones |
72 |
Black |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
36 |
|
2/16/16 |
1428 |
TX |
Gustavo Garcia |
43 |
Latino |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
24 |
|
2/17/16 |
1429 |
GA |
Travis Hittson |
45 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
22 |
|
3/9/16 |
1430 |
TX |
Coy Wesbrook |
58 |
White |
1 White, 1 Latino |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
17 |
|
3/22/16 |
1431 |
TX |
Adam Ward |
33 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
8 |
|
3/31/16 |
1432 |
GA |
Joshua Bishop |
41 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
20 |
|
4/6/16 |
1433 |
TX |
Pablo Vasquez |
38 |
Latino |
1 Latino |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
17 |
|
4/12/16 |
1434 |
GA |
Kenneth Fults |
47 |
Black |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
18 |
|
4/27/16 |
1435 |
GA |
Daniel Lucas |
37 |
White |
3 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
16 |
|
5/11/16 |
1436 |
MO |
Earl Forrest |
66 |
White |
3 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
11 |
|
7/15/16 |
1437 |
GA |
John Conner |
60 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
34 |
|
10/5/16 |
1438 |
TX |
Barney Ronald Fuller Jr.* |
53 |
White |
2 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
12 |
|
10/19/16 |
1439 |
GA |
Gregory Paul Lawler |
63 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
16 |
|
11/16/16 |
1440 |
GA |
Steven Frederick Spears* |
54 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
9 |
|
12/6/16 |
1441 |
GA |
William Sallie |
50 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
1‑drug (Pentobarbital) |
25 |
|
12/8/16 |
1442 |
AL |
Ronald Bert Smith Jr. |
45 |
White |
1 White |
Lethal Injection |
3‑drug (midazolam) |
21 |
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