This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2015. Twenty-eight people were executed in the United States in 2015. Thirteen of them were in the state of Texas. One (Alfredo Rolando Prieto) was a foreign national from El Salvador. One (Kelly Renee Gissendaner) was female.[1]
While there was a total of 28 executions in 2015, there were 35 executions in the previous year (2014) and 20 executions in the subsequent year (2016).
List of people executed in the United States in 2015
editNo. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 13, 2015 | Andrew Howard Brannan | 66 | 49 | 17 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | [2] |
2 | January 15, 2015 | Charles Frederick Warner | 47 | 30 | Black | Oklahoma | [3] | |||
3 | Johnny Shane Kormondy | 42 | 21 | 21 | White | Florida | [4] | |||
4 | January 21, 2015 | Arnold Prieto Jr. | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Texas | [5] | |||
5 | January 27, 2015 | Warren Lee Hill Jr. | 54 | 30 | 24 | Black | Georgia | [6] | ||
6 | January 29, 2015 | Robert Charles Ladd | 57 | 39 | 18 | Texas | [7] | |||
7 | February 4, 2015 | Donald Keith Newbury | 52 | 38 | 14 | White | [8] | |||
8 | February 11, 2015 | Walter Timothy Storey | 47 | 22 | 25 | Missouri | [9] | |||
9 | March 11, 2015 | Manuel Vasquez | 46 | 29 | 17 | Hispanic | Texas | [10] | ||
10 | March 17, 2015 | Cecil Lee Clayton | 74 | 56 | 18 | White | Missouri | [11] | ||
11 | April 9, 2015 | Kent William Sprouse | 42 | 30 | 12 | Texas | [12] | |||
12 | April 14, 2015 | Andre Vincent Cole | 52 | 35 | 17 | Black | Missouri | [13] | ||
13 | April 15, 2015 | Manuel Fernando Garza Jr. | 34 | 20 | 14 | Hispanic | Texas | [14] | ||
14 | May 12, 2015 | Derrick Dewayne Charles | 32 | 19 | 13 | Black | [15] | |||
15 | June 3, 2015 | Lester Leroy Bower Jr. | 67 | 35 | 32 | White | [16] | |||
16 | June 9, 2015 | Richard Lamont Strong | 48 | 33 | 15 | Black | Missouri | [17] | ||
17 | June 18, 2015 | Gregory Lynn Russeau | 45 | 31 | 14 | Texas | [18] | |||
18 | July 14, 2015 | David Stanley Zink | 55 | 41 | White | Missouri | [19] | |||
19 | August 12, 2015 | Daniel Lee Lopez | 27 | 21 | 6 | Hispanic | Texas | [20] | ||
20 | September 1, 2015 | Roderick Nunley | 50 | 24 | 26 | Black | Missouri | [21] | ||
21 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | 47 | 28 | 19 | Female | White | Georgia | [22] | |
22 | October 1, 2015 | Alfredo Rolando Prieto | 49 | 23 | 26 | Male | Hispanic | Virginia | [23] | |
23 | October 6, 2015 | Juan Martin Garcia | 35 | 18 | 17 | Texas | [24] | |||
24 | October 14, 2015 | Licho Escamilla | 33 | 19 | 14 | [25] | ||||
25 | October 29, 2015 | Jerry William Correll | 59 | 29 | 30 | White | Florida | [26] | ||
26 | November 18, 2015 | Raphael Deon Holiday | 36 | 21 | 15 | Black | Texas | [27] | ||
27 | November 19, 2015 | Marcus Ray Johnson | 50 | 28 | 22 | White | Georgia | [28] | ||
28 | December 9, 2015 | Brian Keith Terrell | 47 | 24 | 23 | Black | [29] | |||
Average: | 48 years | 29 years | 19 years |
Demographics
editGender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 27 | 96% |
Female | 1 | 4% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 11 | 39% |
Black | 10 | 36% |
Hispanic | 7 | 25% |
State | ||
Texas | 13 | 46% |
Missouri | 6 | 21% |
Georgia | 5 | 18% |
Florida | 2 | 7% |
Oklahoma | 1 | 4% |
Virginia | 1 | 4% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 28 | 100% |
Month | ||
January | 6 | 21% |
February | 2 | 7% |
March | 2 | 7% |
April | 3 | 11% |
May | 1 | 4% |
June | 3 | 11% |
July | 1 | 4% |
August | 1 | 4% |
September | 2 | 7% |
October | 4 | 14% |
November | 2 | 7% |
December | 1 | 4% |
Age | ||
20–29 | 1 | 4% |
30–39 | 5 | 18% |
40–49 | 11 | 39% |
50–59 | 8 | 29% |
60–69 | 2 | 7% |
70–79 | 1 | 4% |
Total | 28 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
editNumber of executions | |
---|---|
2016 | 20 |
2015 | 28 |
2014 | 35 |
Total | 83 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Execution List 2015". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia executes Vietnam veteran who killed a sheriff's deputy". CNN. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Convicted child killer Charles Warner executed". KOKI-TV. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ Dearen, Jason (15 January 2015). "Florida executes ringleader of 1993 Panhandle rape, murder". AP News.
- ^ Nolan, Hamilton (10 February 2015). "A Letter From Arnold Prieto, Who Was Executed in Texas on January 21". Gawker.
- ^ "Georgia executes inmate Warren Hill after supreme court refuses stay". The Guardian. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Ladd Executed In Texas Despite Claims Mental Impairment Made Him Ineligible". HuffPost. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "'Texas 7' killer Donald Newbury put to death". WFAA. February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri man executed for killing neighbor in 1990". USA Today. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Manuel Vasquez Executed In Texas For Killing Woman Over Gang Drug Tax". HuffPost. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Cecil Clayton, Brain-Damaged Missouri Cop-Killer, Executed After Last-Ditch Appeal Fails". HuffPost. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Kent Sprouse, Convicted Cop Killer, First Texas Prisoner Executed With New Batch Of Drugs". HuffPost. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Andre Cole Executed In Missouri For 1998 Killing". HuffPost. April 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Texas Executes Manuel Garza Jr. For Killing San Antonio Cop". HuffPost. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ "Derrick Charles, Convicted Killer Who Claimed Incompetence, Executed By Texas". HuffPost. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "Texas Executes Lester Bower, State's Oldest Prisoner on Death Row". ABC News. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Missouri Double-Murderer Richard Strong Executed Despite Pleas For Clemency". HuffPost. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "The Latest: Texas executes man for slaying of mechanic". AP NEWS. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Missouri Killer David Zink Executed After Court, Governor Refuse to Intervene". NBC News. July 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Bellware, Kim (12 August 2015). "Texas Executes Cop Killer Who Sought Death Over Lawyer's Objection". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Salter, Jim (1 September 2015). "Missouri executes man for 15-year-old girl's 1989 killing". AP NEWS.
- ^ "Kelly Gissendaner: Georgia executes first woman for 70 years despite last-minute appeals". The Guardian. September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^ "Triple murderer Alfredo Prieto is executed in Virginia". The Washington Post. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia for murder in $8 robbery". The Guardian. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ Graczyk, Michael (14 October 2015). "Texas executes inmate for Dallas police officer's 2001 death". AP NEWS.
- ^ "Convicted Orlando killer Jerry Correll is executed". Tampa Bay Times. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Texas executes Raphael Holiday over fire that killed three children". The Guardian. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "The Latest: Georgia man declines prayer before execution". AP NEWS. 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Georgia inmate Brian Keith Terrell shook his head, proclaimed innocence before he was executed for 1992 murder". New York Daily News. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
Preceded by 2014 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2015 |
Succeeded by 2016 |