Alabama (13)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: November 24, 1961)
Adams, Ranaldo: Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 7-1-1980); rape, robbery, burglary, and murder; sentenced on 12-11-1998.
Bonds, James Willis:
Black male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 7-24-1983); robbery and murder of
white male age 59 in Houston County on 9-?-1999; sentenced on
11-11-2002.
Davis, Timothy Charles: White male; age
17 at crime (DOB: 3-18-1961); robbery of store and rape and murder of
white female age 60 in Coosa County on 7-20-1978; sentenced on
7-28-1980.
Duke, Mark Anthony: White male; age 16
at crime (DOB: 5-15-1980); murder of white male age 39 (his father),
white female age 29, white female age 7, and white female age 6 in
Pelham (Shelby Co.) on 3-22-1997; sentenced on 3-25-1999.
Duncan, Trace:
White male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-15-1976); kidnapping and murder of
white female age 37 in St. Clair County on 2-22-1994; sentenced on
3-8-1996.
Hart, Gary Davis II: Black male; age 16
at crime (DOB: 9-19-1972); robbery and murder of white male age 22 in
Mobile on 8-12-1989; sentenced on 5-9-1990.
Hyde, James Matthew: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 3-2-1977); murder of white male age 36
(police officer) in Albertville (Marshall County) on 1-24-1995;
sentenced on 7-9-1996.
Knotts, William Thomas: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-20-1971); burglary and murder of black
female age 37 in Montgomery County on 10-18-1989; sentenced on 8-1-1992.
Loggins, Kenneth: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 9-15-1976); kidnapping and murder of white
female age 37 in St. Clair County on 2-22-1994; sentenced on 3-8-1996.
Pressley, Marcus Dewayne: Black
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 11-24-1978); robbery and murder of white
male age 44 and white female age 48 in Sterrett (Shelby County) on
7-25-1996; sentenced on 10-10-1997.
Slaton, Nathan: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 10-5-1969); rape and murder of white female
age 68 in Albertville (Marshall County) on 5-28-1987; sentenced
5-22-1990.
Wimberly, Shaber Chamond: Black male;
age 17 at crime (DOB: 9-6-1979); murder of white male age 67 and white
female age 53 in Midland City on 1-27-1997; sentenced on 7-30-1998;
reversed in 1999; resentenced to death on 5-?-2001.
Wynn, Gregory: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 2-9-1981); robbery and murder of female age
30 in Anniston on 4-8-1998; sentenced on 9-17-1999.
ARIZONA (4)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: July 6, 1934)
Aguilar, Tonatihu: Latin
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 2-11-1980); murder of Latin male age 28 and
Latin female age 28 in Phoenix on 10-15-1996; sentenced on 6-19-2003
Jackson, Levi Jaimes: White
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 1-15-1976); car jacking and murder of white
female age 40 in rural Pima County on 12-7-1992; sentenced on
1-26-1994.
Laird, Kenneth Jeremy: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 3-21-1975); burglary, robbery and murder of
white female age 37 in North Phoenix on 9-3-1992; sentenced on
4-15-1994.
Soto-Fong, Martin Raul: Chinese/Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 10-6-1974); robbery and murder of 3 Asian
males, ages 32, 45, and 77, in Pima County (Tucson) on 6-24-1992;
sentenced on 2-3-1994.
FLORIDA (3)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: November 8, 1954)
Bonifay, James Patrick: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 12-26-1973); robbery and murder of white
male age 36 in Pensacola on 1-26-1991; sentenced on 9-20-1991; reversed
in 1993; resentenced to death on 12-6-1994.
LeCroy, Cleo Douglas:
White male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 3-7-1963); robbery and murder of
white male age 27 and white female age 25 in Palm Beach County on
1-4-1981; sentenced on 10-1-1986.
Ramirez, Nathan: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 4-22-1977); rape and murder of white female
age 71 in New Port Richey on 3-7-1995; sentenced on 11-8-1996; reversed
in 1999; resentenced on 12-13-2003.
GEORGIA (2)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: December 7, 1993)
Gibson, Exzavious Lee: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 3-31-1972); robbery and murder of male age
46 in Eastman (Dodge County) on 2-2-1990; sentenced on 6-14-1990.
Jenkins, Larry Leonarde: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-10-1975); robbery, kidnapping and murder
of white female age 37 and white male age 15 in Jessup (Wayne County)
on 1-9-1993; sentenced on 9-30-1995.
LOUISIANA (4)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: May 18, 1990)
Bridgewater, Roy: Black
male; age 17 at crime; burglary and murder of white female age 70 and
white male age 45 in Marrero (Jefferson Parish) on 10-31-1996; sentenced
on 3-1-1999.
Craig, Dale Dwayne: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 9-22-1974); car-jacking and murder of white
male age 18 in Baton Rouge on 9-14-1992; sentenced on 1-13-1995.
Howard, Cedric D’Wayne: Black male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 6-6-1978); robbery and murder of white female age 82 on 10-24-1994; sentenced on 7-14-1997.
Wilson, Aaron: Black
male; age 17 at crime; kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder of white
female age 48 in Caddo Parish on 12-23-2000; sentenced on 9-25-2002.
MISSISSIPPI (5)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: May 25, 1950)
Dycus, Kelvin: White male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 9-19-1979); robbery and murder of female age 76 on 9-24-1996; sentenced on 6-19-1998.
Eskridge, Roderick: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 1-25-1980); robbery and murder of female
age 34 in Grenada County on 12-2-1997; sentenced on 1-26-1999.
Foster, Ronald Chris: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 1-8-1972) robbery and murder of white male
adult in Lowndes County on 6-10-1989; sentenced on 1-18-1991.
Holly, William Joseph: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-6-1974); robbery and murder of black male
age 37 in Grenada County on 7-12-1992; sentenced on 3-3-1993.
McGilberry, Stephen Virgil: American
Indian/white male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 2-7-1978); four death
sentences for murders of white female age 44 (his mother), white male
age 44 (his stepfather), white female age 24 (his stepsister), and white
male age 3 (his stepsister’s son) in St. Martin (Jackson County) on
10-23-1994; sentenced on 2-9-1996.
NEVADA (1)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: April 22, 1949)
Domingues, Michael (AKA Miguel): Latin
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 1-29-1977); burglary, theft, and murder of
Asian female age 24 and Asian male age 4 in Las Vegas on 10-22-1993;
sentenced on 9-16-1994.
NORTH CAROLINA (4)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: October 30, 1942)
Adams, Thomas Mark: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 7-20-1970); robbery and murder of white
female age 70 in Iredell County on 12-13-1987; sentenced on 11-19-1988;
reversed in 1994; resentenced to death on 9-1-1995.
Chapman, Lamorris: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 12-12-1982); murder of black female age 16
in Johnston County on 7-9-2000; sentenced on 11-2-2001.
Golphin, Kevin Salvador: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 12-26-1979); murder of white male age 48
(Highway Patrol officer) and white male age 58 (Sheriff’s Corporal) near
Fayetteville on 9-23-1997; sentenced on 5-13-1998.
Walters, Travis LeVance: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 7-8-1980); murder of American Indian female
age 18 in Lumberton on 1-6-1998; sentenced on 4-5-2001.
PENNSYLVANIA (2)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: December 4, 1916)
Hughes, Kevin: Black
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 3-5-1962); rape and murder of black female
age 9 in Philadelphia on 3-1-1979; sentenced on 10-27-1983.
Lee, Percy: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-24-1968); murder of two black females,
ages 17 and 33, in Philadelphia on 2-27-1986; sentenced on 1-28-1988.
SOUTH CAROLINA (3)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: January 10, 1986)
Hughes, Herman Lee, Jr.: Black male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 7-26-1977); robbery and murder of male age 20 in Orangeburg on 3-18-1994; sentenced in 1995.
Morgan, Eric Dale: White
male; age 17 at crime; robbery and murder of white male age 57 near
Woodruff (Spartanburg County) on 5-3-2000; sentenced on 3-9-2004.
Powers, Ted Benjamin: White
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 9-19-1973); burglary, robbery, and murder
of white male age 68 in Lexington County on 9-8-1990; sentenced on
2-23-1996.
TEXAS (29)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: August 28, 2002)
Acuna, Robert Aaron: Latin
male; age 17 at crime; robberies and murders of adult white (?) male
age 75 and white (?) female age 74 in Baytown (Harris County) on
11-11-2003; sentenced on 8-11-2004
Alvarado, Steven Brian: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-11-1974); robberies and murders of adult
Latin male and adult Latin female in El Paso on 9-22-1991; sentenced on
10-5-1993.
Arroyo, Randy:
Latin male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 10-31-1979); kidnapping and murder of
Latin male age 39 on 3-11-1997 in San Antonio; sentenced on 3-6-1998.
Arthur, Mark Sam: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-1-1979); murder of Latin male age 41 in
Harris County on 12-21-1996; sentenced on 12-17-1997.
Barraza, Mauro Morris: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 5-5-1972); robbery and murder of white
female age 73 in Haltom City (Tarrant County) on 6-14-1989; sentenced on
4-8-1991.
Bernal, Johnnie: Latin male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-20-1976); murder of white (?) male age 19 in Houston on 8-19-1994; sentenced on 5-8-1995.
Capetillo, Edward Brian: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 5-13-1977); murders of white male age 19
and white female age 20 in Harris County on 1-16-1995; sentenced on
2-6-1996.
Cobb, Raymond Levi: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 6-18-1976); murders of white female age 23
and white female age 16 months in Huntsville on 12-27-1993; sentenced on
2-27-1997; reversed in 2000; resentenced to death in 2001.
Dewberry, John Curtis: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 1-30-1977); murder of white male age 57 in
Beaumont (Jefferson County) on 12-25-1994; sentenced on 11-21-1996.
Dickens, Justin Wiley: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 7-28-1976); murder of white male age 50 in
Randall County on 3-12-1994; sentenced on 5-17-1995.
Dixon, Anthony Tyrone:
Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-7-1976); robbery and murder of
white female age 34 in Houston (Harris County) on 5-15-1994; sentenced
on 2-8-1995.
Guillen, Derek Jermaine:
Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 10-20-1980); robbery, rape and murder
of white female age 52 in Tempe on 3-26-1998; sentenced on 6-1-1999.
Horn, Patrick: Black
male; age 17 at crime; kidnapping and murder of male age 8 in Tyler on
10-13-1991; sentenced on 10-4-1999 [currently serving life sentence in
federal prison in Atlanta, GA.].
Johnson, Eddie C.:
Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-26-1978); robbery and murder of
white male age 42 in Fort Worth on 3-6-1996; sentenced on 7-31-1997.
Jones, Anzel Keon: Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 2-4-1978); murder of white female age 49 in Grayson County on 5-2-1995; sentenced on 6-4-1996.
Little, Leo Gordon: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 7-14-1980); kidnapping, robbery and murder
of Latin male age 22 in San Antonio on 1-22-1998; sentenced on 3-5-1999.
Lopez, Michael Anthony, Jr.: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 4-28-1981); murder of male age 25 (deputy
constable) in Harris County on 9-29-1998; sentenced on 5-25-1999.
Monterrubio, Jose Ignacio: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-26-1976); rape and murder of Latin female
age 16 in Brownsville (Cameron County) on 9-5-1993; sentenced on
8-25-1994.
Perez, Efrian: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-19-1975); rape and murder of white
female age 14 and white female age 16 in Houston (Harris County) on
6-24-1993; sentenced on 9-22-1994. [Co-defendant of Raul Villareal]
Reeves, Whitney: White
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-21-1981); murders of white female age 14
and white male age 40 in Beaumont on 8-20-1999; sentenced on 9-8-2000.
Salinas, Jorge Alfredo:
Latin male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 4-1-1984); robbery and murder of
Latin male age 20 and Latin female age 21 months in Mission (Hidalgo
County) on 7-28-2001; sentenced on 8-29-2002.
Solomon, Christopher Julian: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 1-30-1980); robbery and murder of white
male adult in Texarcana on 9-19-1997; sentenced on 6-4-1999.
Soriano, Oswaldo Regalado: Latin
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 6-26-1975); robbery and murder of white
male age 59 in Amarillo on 11-17-1992; sentenced on 5-4-1994.
Springsteen, Robert Burns, IV:
White male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 11-26-1974); robbery and murder of
white female age 13 in Austin on 12-6-1991; sentenced on 6-1-2001.
Tran, Son Vu Khai: Asian-American
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 5-11-1980); murder of Latin male adult and
Asian-American male age 20 in Houston on 10-25-1997; sentenced on
12-18-2000.
Villareal, Raul Omar:
Latin male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 9-25-1975); rape and murder of white
female age 14 and white female age 16 in Houston (Harris County) on
6-24-1993; sentenced on 9-22-1994. [Co-defendant of Efrian Perez]
Williams, Bruce Lee: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 12-16-1981); car-jacking, rape and murder
of Asian-American female age 24 in Dallas on 2-3-1999; sentenced on
12-10-1999.
Williams, Nanon McKewn: Black male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 8-2-1974); murder of white male age 19 in Harris County on 5-14-1992; sentenced on 9-22-1995.
Wilson, Geno Capoletti: Black
male; age 17 at crime (DOB: 5-24-1981); robbery and murder of male age
19 in Houston on 12-2-1998; sentenced on 12-10-1999.
VIRGINIA (1)
(Last Execution of a Juvenile: January 19, 2000)
Johnson, Shermaine Ali: Black
male; age 16 at crime (DOB: 12-30-1977); rape and murder of black
female age 22 in Petersburg (Prince George County) on 7-10-1994;
sentenced on 2-22-1998; reversed in 2001; resentenced to death on
10-28-2002.
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