List of individuals executed in Oklahoma
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Capital punishment
is legal in the U.S. state
of Oklahoma
.
Oklahoma is one of the leading states in number of performed post-Furman
executions, behind only Texas
and Virginia
and leading in number of executions per capita
.
Oklahoma was also the first state and the first jurisdiction in the world to adopt lethal injection
as method of executions. On December 16, 2010, Oklahoma became the first American state to use pentobarbital
in the execution of John David Duty.
Otherwise, life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment are the only sentences allowed.
As in any other state, per federal case law, people who are under 18 at the time of commission of the capital crime or mentally retarded are constitutionally precluded from being executed.
A sentence of death has an automatic appeal to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
The sentence review shall be in addition to direct appeal, if taken, and the review and appeal shall be consolidated for consideration. The court shall render its decision on legal errors enumerated, the factual substantiation of the verdict, and the validity of the sentence.
may grant a commutation of the death sentence, but must have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group. The only post-Furman pardon was granted by former Gov. Brad Henry
on May 13, 2004 to Osvaldo Torres.
Henry explainted that it was important to remember that the actual shooter in these horrific murders was also sentenced to death and faces execution and that he concluded that there is a possibility a significant miscarriage of justice occurred... specifically that the violation of his Vienna Convention Rights contributed to trial counsel's ineffectiveness, that the jury did not hear significant evidence, and that the result of the trial is unreliable.
In earlier years Governor Lee Cruce
commuted every death sentence imposed during his administration (1911–1915).
has been used as the primary method used for execution. However if lethal injection is to ever be outlawed the state has two secondary options. The first being Electrocution
by electric chair which was used before the national moratorium began in 1967, with shooting
by firing squad as the second option should both lethal injection and electrocution be outlawed.
since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection
.
, was executed by the federal government for kidnapping
.
Hanging
was used by the state until 1911. From 1915 to 1966 electric chair became the sole method of execution. The federal death row inmate Gooch, however, was hanged in 1936.
Only one woman was executed in Oklahoma in pre-Furman period (Dora Wright, a black domestic servant, was hanged on July 17, 1903, before statehood).
Oklahoma performed last pre-Furman electrocution (James French, 1966).
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
is legal in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Oklahoma is one of the leading states in number of performed post-Furman
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia, was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. The case led to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States, which came to an end when Gregg v. Georgia was...
executions, behind only Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and leading in number of executions per capita
Per capita
Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase: per and capita . The phrase thus means "by heads" or "for each head", i.e. per individual or per person...
.
Oklahoma was also the first state and the first jurisdiction in the world to adopt lethal injection
Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
as method of executions. On December 16, 2010, Oklahoma became the first American state to use pentobarbital
Pentobarbital
Pentobarbital is a short-acting barbiturate that was first synthesized in 1928. Pentobarbital is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt, the former of which is only slightly soluble in water and ethanol....
in the execution of John David Duty.
Capital offenses
- First-degree murder.
- A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought causes the death of another human being. Malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take away the life of a human being, which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof.
- A person also commits the crime of murder in the first degree, regardless of malice, when that person or any other person takes the life of a human being during, or if the death of a human being results from, the commission or attempted commission of murder of another person, shooting or discharge of a firearm or crossbow with intent to kill, intentional discharge of a firearm or other deadly weapon into any dwelling or building as provided in Section 1289.17A of this title, forcible rape, robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, escape from lawful custody, first degree burglary, first degree arson, unlawful distributing or dispensing of controlled dangerous substances, or trafficking in illegal drugs.
- A person commits murder in the first degree when the death of a child results from the willful or malicious injuring, torturing, maiming or using of unreasonable force by said person or who shall willfully cause, procure or permit any of said acts to be done upon the child pursuant to Section 7115 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes. It is sufficient for the crime of murder in the first degree that the person either willfully tortured or used unreasonable force upon the child maliciously injured or maimed the child.
- A person commits murder in the first degree when that person unlawfully and with malice aforethought solicits another person or persons to cause the death of a human being in furtherance of unlawfully manufacturing, distributing or dispensing controlled dangerous substances, as defined in the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, unlawfully possessing with intent to distribute or dispense controlled dangerous substances, or trafficking in illegal drugs.
- A person commits murder in the first degree when that person intentionally causes the death of a law enforcement officer or correctional officer while the officer is in the performance of official duties.
Process
- For a sentence of death to be imposed for first-degree murder, at least one or more aggravating circumstances must be found present or the aggravating factors must outweigh the mitigating circumstances:
- The defendant was previously convicted of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person.
- The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person.
- The person committed the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration or employed another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration.
- The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel.
- The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution.
- The murder was committed by a person while serving a sentence of imprisonmentImprisonmentImprisonment is a legal term.The book Termes de la Ley contains the following definition:This passage was approved by Atkin and Duke LJJ in Meering v Grahame White Aviation Co....
on conviction of a felonyFelonyA felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
. - The existence of a probability that the defendant would commit criminal acts of violence that would constitute a continuing threat to society.
Otherwise, life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment are the only sentences allowed.
As in any other state, per federal case law, people who are under 18 at the time of commission of the capital crime or mentally retarded are constitutionally precluded from being executed.
A sentence of death has an automatic appeal to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
- They Review:
- Whether the sentence of death was imposed under the influence of passion, prejudice, or any other arbitrary factor.
- Whether the evidence supports the jury's or judge's finding of a statutory aggravating circumstance as enumerated in Section 701.12 of this title.
- In addition to its authority regarding correction of errors, the court, with regard to review of death sentences, shall be authorized to:
- Affirm the sentence of death; or
- Set the sentence aside and remand the case for resentencing by the trial court.
The sentence review shall be in addition to direct appeal, if taken, and the review and appeal shall be consolidated for consideration. The court shall render its decision on legal errors enumerated, the factual substantiation of the verdict, and the validity of the sentence.
Clemency
Under current statute the GovernorGovernor of Oklahoma
The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
may grant a commutation of the death sentence, but must have the Recommendation of Clemency From a Board or Advisory Group. The only post-Furman pardon was granted by former Gov. Brad Henry
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...
on May 13, 2004 to Osvaldo Torres.
Henry explainted that it was important to remember that the actual shooter in these horrific murders was also sentenced to death and faces execution and that he concluded that there is a possibility a significant miscarriage of justice occurred... specifically that the violation of his Vienna Convention Rights contributed to trial counsel's ineffectiveness, that the jury did not hear significant evidence, and that the result of the trial is unreliable.
In earlier years Governor Lee Cruce
Lee Cruce
Lee Cruce was the second Governor of Oklahoma. Running against Charles N. Haskell in 1907 in the Democratic primaries, Lee would not receive the party's nomination for Oklahoma's first Governor...
commuted every death sentence imposed during his administration (1911–1915).
Method
Since the resumption of executions in 1990 Lethal injectionLethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
has been used as the primary method used for execution. However if lethal injection is to ever be outlawed the state has two secondary options. The first being Electrocution
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
by electric chair which was used before the national moratorium began in 1967, with shooting
Execution by firing squad
Execution by firing squad, sometimes called fusillading , is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war.Execution by shooting is a fairly old practice...
by firing squad as the second option should both lethal injection and electrocution be outlawed.
List of individuals executed by the State of Oklahoma since 1976
A total of 96 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the State of OklahomaOklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection
Lethal injection
Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...
.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Murder victim | Under Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Troy Coleman Charles Coleman (murderer) Charles Troy Coleman was convicted of the murder of John Seward. He was executed in 1990 by the State of Oklahoma by lethal injection at the age of 32. Charles Troy Coleman (c. 1958 – September 10, 1990) was convicted of the murder of John Seward. He was executed in 1990 by the State of... |
10 September 1990 | John Seward | Henry Bellmon Henry Bellmon Henry Louis "Harry" Bellmon was an American Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, the 18th and 23rd Governor of Oklahoma , and a two-term United States Senator.-Service in World War II:Bellmon was born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and graduated from Billings... |
| 2 | Robyn Leroy Parks | 10 March 1992 | Abdullah Ibrahim | David Walters David Walters David Lee Walters was the 24th Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995.-Biography:Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering... |
| 3 | Olan Randle Robinson | 13 March 1992 | Shiela Lovejoy and Robert Swinford | David Walters David Walters David Lee Walters was the 24th Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995.-Biography:Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering... |
| 4 | Thomas J. Grasso Thomas J. Grasso Thomas J. Grasso was a 34-year-old white male executed by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma USA on the March 20, 1995, for a double murder.... |
20 March 1995 | Hilda Johnson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 5 | Roger Dale Stafford Roger Dale Stafford Roger Dale Stafford was a convicted spree killer sentenced to death and executed for the 1978 Lorenz-Sirloin Stockade murders.-Crimes:... |
1 July 1995 | Melvin Lorenz, Linda Lorenz, Richard Lorenz, Isaac Freeman, Louis Zacarias, Terri Horst, David Salsman, Anthony Tew and David Lindsey | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 6 | Robert Allen Brecheen http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DC1330F931A2575BC0A963958260http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=ok&vol=/appeals/1987/&invol=1987okcr17http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectID=12&articleID=071108_1_CE7_spanc01814 | 11 August 1995 | Marie Stubbs | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 7 | Benjamin Brewer | 26 April 1996 | Karen Joyce Stapleton | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 8 | Steven Keith Hatch | 9 August 1996 | Richard Douglas and Marilyn Douglas | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 9 | Scott Dawn Carpenter | 7 May 1997 | A.J. Kelley | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 10 | Michael Edward Long | 20 February 1998 | Sheryl Graber and Andrew Graber | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 11 | Stephen Edward Wood | 5 August 1998 | Robert B. Brigden | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 12 | Tuan Anh Nguyen | 10 December 1998 | Amanda White and Joseph White | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 13 | John Wayne Duvall | 17 December 1998 | Karla Duvall | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 14 | John Walter Castro | 7 January 1999 | Beulah Grace, Sissons Cox, and Rhonda Pappan | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 15 | Sean Richard Sellers Sean Sellers Sean Richard Sellers was an American murderer, one of 22 persons in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 to be executed for a crime committed while under the age of 18. He was also the only person during this period to be executed for a crime committed under the... |
4 February 1999 | Paul Bellofatto, Vonda Bellofatto, and Robert Bower | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 16 | Scotty Lee Moore | 3 June 1999 | Alex Fernandez | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 17 | Norman Lee Newsted | 8 July 1999 | Larry Buckley | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 18 | Cornel Cooks | 2 December 1999 | Jennie Elva Ridling | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 19 | Bobby Lynn Ross | 9 December 1999 | Steven Mahan | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 20 | Malcolm Rent Johnson | 6 January 2000 | Ura Alma Thompson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 21 | Gary Alan Walker | 13 January 2000 | Eddie O. Cash, Valerie Shaw-Hartzell, Jane Hilburn, Janet Jewell, Margaret Bell Lydick, and DeRonda Gay Roy | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 22 | Michael Donald Roberts | 10 February 2000 | Lula Mae Brooks | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 23 | Kelly Lamont Rogers | 23 March 2000 | Karen Marie Lauffenburger | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 24 | Ronald Keith Boyd | 27 April 2000 | Richard Oldham Riggs | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 25 | Charles Adrian Foster | 25 May 2000 | Claude Wiley | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 26 | James Glenn Rodebeaux | 1 June 2000 | Nancy Rose Lee McKinney | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 27 | Roger James Berget | 8 June 2000 | Rick Lee Patterson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 28 | William Clifford Bryson | 15 June 2000 | James Earl Plantz | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 29 | Gregg Francis Braun | 10 August 2000 | Gwendolyn Sue Miller, Barbara Kchendorfer, Mary Rains, Pete Spurrier, and Geraldine Valdez | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 30 | George Kent Wallace | 10 August 2000 | William Von Eric Domer and Mark Anthony McLaughlin | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 31 | Eddie Leroy Trice | 9 January 2001 | Ernestine Jones | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 32 | Wanda Jean Allen Wanda Jean Allen Wanda Jean Allen was sentenced to death in 1988 for the murder of Gloria Jean Leathers, 29. Allen was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. She was the sixth woman to be executed since executions resumed in 1977... |
11 January 2001 | Gloria Jean Leathers | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 33 | Floyd Allen Medlock | 16 January 2001 | Katherine Ann Busch | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 34 | Dion Athansius Smallwood | 18 January 2001 | Lois Frederick | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 35 | Mark Andrew Fowler | 23 January 2001 | John Barrier, Rick Cast, and Chumpon Chaowasin | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 36 | Billy Ray Fox | 25 January 2001 | John Barrier, Rick Cast, and Chumpon Chaowasin | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 37 | Loyd Winford Lafevers | 30 January 2001 | Addie Mae Hawley | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 38 | Dorsie Leslie Jones, Jr. | 1 February 2001 | Stanley Eugene Buck, Sr. | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 39 | Robert William Clayton | 1 March 2001 | Rhonda Kay Timmons | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 40 | Ronald Dunaway Fluke | 27 March 2001 | Ginger Lou Fluke, Kathryn Lee Fluke, and Suzanna Michelle Fluke | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 41 | Marilyn Kay Plantz | 1 May 2001 | James Earl Plantz | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 42 | Terrance Anthony James | 22 May 2001 | Mark Allen Berry | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 43 | Vincent Allen Johnson | 29 May 2001 | Shirley Mooneyham | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 44 | Jerald Wayne Harjo | 17 July 2001 | Ruther Porter | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 45 | Jack Dale Walker | 28 August 2001 | Shely Deann Ellison and Donald Gary Epperson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 46 | Alvie James Hale, Jr. | 18 October 2001 | William Jeffery Perry | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 47 | Lois Nadean Smith | 4 December 2001 | Cindy Baillee | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 48 | Sahib Lateef Al-Mosawi | 6 December 2001 | Inaam Al-Nashi and Mohamed Al-Nashi | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 49 | David Wayne Woodruff | 21 January 2002 | Roger Joel Sarfaty and Lloyd Thompson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 50 | John Joseph Romano | 29 January 2002 | Roger Joel Sarfaty and Lloyd Thompson | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 51 | Randall Eugene Cannon | 23 July 2002 | Addie Mae Hawley | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 52 | Earl Alexander Frederick, Sr. | 30 July 2002 | Bradford Lee Beck | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 53 | Jerry Lynn McCracken | 10 December 2002 | Tyrrell Lee Boyd, Steve Allen Smith, Timothy Edward Sheets, and Carol Ann McDaniels | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 54 | Jay Wesley Neill Jay Wesley Neill Jay Wesley Neill was a convicted murderer who was executed for his part in a bank robbery that left 4 people dead.... |
12 December 2002 | Kay Bruno, Jerri Bowles, Joyce Mullenix, and Ralph Zeller | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 55 | Ernest Marvin Carter, Jr. | 17 December 2002 | Eugene Mankowski | Frank Keating Frank Keating Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999... |
| 56 | Daniel Juan Revilla Daniel Juan Revilla Daniel Juan Revilla, a 34-year-old white male, was executed by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Oklahoma on January 16, 2003. Revilla was found guilty of the 1987 murder of Mark Gomez, a 13-month-old white male... |
16 January 2003 | Mark Gomez | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 57 | Bobby Joe Fields | 13 February 2003 | Louise J. Schem | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 58 | Walanzo Deon Robinson | 18 March 2003 | Dennis Eugene Hill | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 59 | John Michael Hooker | 25 March 2003 | Sylvia Stokes and Durcilla Morgan | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 60 | Scott Allen Hain | 3 April 2003 | Michael William Houghton and Laura Lee Sanders | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 61 | Don Wilson Hawkins, Jr. | 8 April 2003 | Linda Ann Thompson | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 62 | Larry Kenneth Jackson | 17 April 2003 | Wendy Cade | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 63 | Robert Wesley Knighton | 27 May 2003 | Richard Denney and Virginia Denney | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 64 | Kenneth Chad Charm | 5 June 2003 | Brandy Crystian Hill | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 65 | Lewis Eugene Gilbert II | 1 July 2003 | Roxanne Lynn Ruddell | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 66 | Robert Don Duckett | 8 July 2003 | John E. Howard | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 67 | Bryan Anthony Toles | 22 July 2003 | Juan Franceschi and Lonnie Franceschi | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 68 | Jackie Lee Willingham | 24 July 2003 | Jayne Ellen Van Wey | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 69 | Harold Loyd McElmurry III | 29 July 2003 | Rosa Vivien Pendley and Robert Pendley | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 70 | Tyrone Peter Darks | 13 January 2004 | Sherry Goodlow | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 71 | Norman Richard Cleary | 17 February 2004 | Wanda Neafus | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 72 | David Jay Brown | 9 March 2004 | Eldon Lee McGuire | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 73 | Hung Thanh Le | 23 March 2004 | Hai Hong Nguyen | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 74 | Robert Leroy Bryan | 8 June 2004 | Mildred Inabell Bryan | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 75 | Windel Ray Workman | 26 August 2004 | Amanda Hollman | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 76 | Jimmie Ray Slaughter | 15 March 2005 | Melody Sue Wuertz and Jessica Rae Wuertz | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 77 | George James Miller, Jr. | 12 May 2005 | Gary Kent Dodd | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 78 | Michael Lannier Pennington | 19 July 2005 | Bradley Thomas Grooms | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 79 | Kenneth Eugene Turrentine | 11 August 2005 | Avon Stevenson, Anita Richardson, Tina Pennington, and Martise Richardson | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 80 | Richard Alford Thornburg, Jr. | 18 April 2006 | Jim Poteet, Terry Shepard, Kevin Smith | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 81 | John Albert Boltz | 1 June 2006 | Doug Kirby | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 82 | Eric Allen Patton | 29 August 2006 | Charlene Kauer | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 83 | James Patrick Malicoat | 31 August 2006 | Tessa Leadford | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 84 | Corey Duane Hamilton | 9 January 2007 | Joseph Gooch, Theodore Kindley, Senaida Lara, and Steven Williams | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 85 | Jimmy Dale Bland | 26 June 2007 | Doyle Windle Rains | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 86 | Frank Duane Welch | 21 August 2007 | Jo Talley Cooper and Debra Anne Stevens | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 87 | Terry Lyn Shorthttp://newsok.com/terry-lyn-short-executed/article/3258716 | 17 June 2008 | Ken Yamamoto | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 88 | Jessie Cummings | 25 September 2008 | Melissa Moody | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 89 | Darwin Brown | 22 January 2009 | Richard Yost | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 90 | Donald Gilson | 14 May 2009 | Shane Coffman | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 91 | Michael DeLozier | 9 July 2009 | Orville Lewis Bullard and Paul Steven Morgan | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 92 | Julius Ricardo Young | 14 January 2010 | Joyland Morgan and Kewan Morgan | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 93 | Donald Ray Wackerly II | 14 October 2010 | Pan Sayakhoummane | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 94 | John David Duty John David Duty John David Duty was an American who was executed in Oklahoma for first-degree murder. According to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, he is the first person in the United States to have been put to death with pentobarbital... |
16 December 2010 | Curtis Wise | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 95 | Billy Don Alverson | 6 January 2011 | Richard Kevin Yost | Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
| 96 | Jeffrey David Matthews | 11 January 2011 | Otis Earl Short | Mary Fallin Mary Fallin Mary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011.... |
Historical background
From 1841 to 1966, 132 people were executed in Oklahoma: 42 prior to statehood and 90 since. One of them Arthur GoochArthur Gooch (criminal)
Arthur Gooch was an American criminal, who is notable for being the only person ever be executed under the federal Lindbergh kidnapping law....
, was executed by the federal government for kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...
.
Hanging
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
was used by the state until 1911. From 1915 to 1966 electric chair became the sole method of execution. The federal death row inmate Gooch, however, was hanged in 1936.
Only one woman was executed in Oklahoma in pre-Furman period (Dora Wright, a black domestic servant, was hanged on July 17, 1903, before statehood).
Oklahoma performed last pre-Furman electrocution (James French, 1966).
External links
- Death Row – Oklahoma Department of Corrections
- U.S. Executions Since 1976 – The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney