Executions

Execution List 2026

Last Updated: March 17, 2026

This page will be updat­ed by 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day to reflect exe­cu­tions that occurred in the pre­vi­ous 24 hours.

7 prisoners have been executed

in 3 states in the United States in 2026.

Date Number Since 1976StateNameAgeRaceVictim RaceMethodDrug ProtocolYears from
Sentence
to Execution
03/​17/​20261661FLMichael King54White1 White FemaleLethal Injection3‑drug lethal injec­tion (begin­ning with etomidate)16
03/​11/​20261660TXCedric Ricks51Black1 Latino Male; 1 Latina FemaleLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)11
03/​03/​20261659FLBilly Leon Kearse53Black1 White MaleLethal Injection3‑drug lethal injec­tion (begin­ning with etomidate)34
02/​24/​20261658FLMelvin Trotter65Black1 White FemaleLethal Injection3‑drug lethal injec­tion (begin­ning with etomidate)33
02/​12/​20261657OKKendrick Simpson45Black2 Black MalesLethal Injection3‑drug lethal injec­tion, begin­ning with midazolam18
02/​10/​20261656FLRonald Palmer Heath64White1 White MaleLethal Injection3‑drug lethal injec­tion (begin­ning with etomidate)35
01/​28/​20261655TXCharles Victor Thompson55White1 White Female; 1 White MaleLethal Injection1‑drug (pen­to­bar­bi­tal)20

Some 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 pris­on­er 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 — a pris­on­er who waived ordi­nary appeals that remained at the time of his or her exe­cu­tion
~ for­eign nation­al
¥ white defen­dant exe­cut­ed for mur­der of black victim