Executions
Execution List 2023
Last Updated: June 6, 2023
12 prisoners have been executed
in four states in the United States in 2023.
Executions in 2023
| Date | Number Since 1976 | State | Name | Age | Race | Victim Race | Method | Drug Protocol | Years from Sentence to Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2023 | 1559 | MO | Amber McLaughlin ƒ+ | 49 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 16 |
| 1/10/2023 | 1560 | TX | Robert Fratta | 65 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 14 |
| 1/12/2023 | 1561 | OK | Scott Eizember | 62 | White | 1 White Female; 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 3-drug lethal (midazolam) | 18 |
| 2/1/2023 | 1562 | TX | Wesley Ruiz | 43 | Latino | 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 2/7/2023 | 1563 | MO | Leonard Taylor | 59 | Black | 3 Black Females, 1 Black Male | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 15 |
| 2/8/2023 | 1564 | TX | John Balentine | 54 | Black | 3 White Males | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 24 |
| 2/23/2023 | 1565 | FL | Donald Dillbeck | 59 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (etomidate) | 32 |
| 3/7/2023 | 1566 | TX | Gary Green | 52 | Black | 2 Black Females | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 13 |
| 3/9/2023 | 1567 | TX | Arthur Brown | 52 | Black | 2 Latino Males; 1 Latina Female; 1 Black Female | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 30 |
| 4/12/2023 | 1568 | FL | Louis Gaskin | 56 | Black | 1 White Female; 1 White Male | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (etomidate) | 33 |
| 5/3/2023 | 1569 | FL | Darryl Barwick | 56 | White | 1 White Female | Lethal Injection | 3-drug (etomidate) | 31 |
| 6/6/2023 | 1570 | MO | Michael Tisius | 42 | White | 2 White Males | Lethal Injection | 1-drug (pentobarbital) | 22 |
Most states carry out executions with a three-drug lethal-injection protocol. Others use a single drug. The three-drug protocol typically begins with an anesthetic or sedative, followed by a second drug to paralyze the inmate and a third drug—typically potassium chloride—to stop the prisoner’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
+ tried as a male, Scott McLaughlin