Executions
Execution List 2023
Last Updated: January 12, 2023
3 prisoners have been executed
in three 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 |
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