List of people executed in Alabama explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. All of the 75 people (74 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions between December 2002 and 2023 were conducted by lethal injection. In January 2024, the Alabama Department of Corrections conducted the first ever execution via nitrogen hypoxia.[1]

Prior to 1983, an 18-year moratorium on executions was observed under the direction of the Supreme Court of the United States. Alabama previously executed 153 people between 1927 and 1965.[2]

List of people executed in Alabama since 1976

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1White33MApril 22, 1983MobileElectrocutionEdward NassarGeorge Wallace
2[3] Black47MMarch 21, 1986William Hosea Waymon
3[4] White33MAugust 28, 1987Edward NassarH. Guy Hunt
4[5] Black28MMay 26, 1989Rosemary Zimlich Rutland
5[6] Black28MJuly 14, 1989JeffersonLynn McCurry
6Black43MAugust 18, 1989HoustonRena Mae Callins
7[7] Black43MNovember 17, 1989MontgomerySusie Bell Sanders
8[8] Black35MJuly 13, 1990MobileQuenette Shehane
9[9] White40MMarch 20, 1992RussellRebecca Heath
10[10] Black36MNovember 20, 1992MobileAnn Hogan
11Black47MApril 28, 1995JeffersonFletcher HandleyFob James
12Black43MMay 12, 1995MaconMark Batts
13Black38MFebruary 16, 1996MonroeNaomi Rolon
14White44MJanuary 10, 1997TalladegaThurman Macon Donahoo
15Black62MMay 2, 1997JeffersonWillie Mae Hammock, John Tatum Jr., and Lois Jean Tatum
16[11] White42MJune 6, 1997MobileMichael Donald
17White34MMay 8, 1998MadisonRobin Balarzs
18Black40MJune 18, 1999MonroeNaomi RolonDon Siegelman
19Black37MAugust 6, 1999ShelbyAnnie Laura Orr
20White37MJanuary 7, 2000JeffersonKathleen Bedsole
21Black48MMarch 3, 2000MobileWarren Green and Lois Green
22Black52MApril 14, 2000RussellHugh Sims Kite
23Black35MJune 2, 2000CalhounWillie C. Griffith and Linda Gail Griffith
24White54FMay 10, 2002LeeOpelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley
25White46MDecember 12, 2002MorganLethal injectionKenneth Cantrell
26White43MMarch 13, 2003BlountMaisie Carlene GrayBob Riley
27White44MApril 24, 2003JeffersonJack David McGraw
28White39MAugust 7, 2003Etowah4 murder victims
29White74MAugust 5, 2004TuscaloosaLillian Montgomery
30White33MSeptember 30, 2004HenryJerry Wayne Robinson
31White39MApril 28, 2005St. ClairMoody police officer Keith Turner
32White58MJune 2, 2005TalladegaJerry Haney
33White62MAugust 4, 2005LeeOpelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley
34White48MSeptember 22, 2005TalladegaPaul Franklin, Judy Franklin, and Paul Franklin Jr.
35White37MOctober 26, 2006MobileIrma Thelma Gray
36Black55MMay 3, 2007BlountCarl Nelson and Willene Nelson
37Black46MJuly 26, 2007ShelbyAnnie Laura Orr
38Black47MAugust 23, 2007TuscaloosaJohn Kirk
39White62MJanuary 15, 2009CalhounRebecca Suzanne Howell
40[12] White49MFebruary 12, 2009Rhonda Hardin
41[13] Black49MApril 16, 2009JeffersonLeon Shaw
42[14] Black44MMay 14, 2009MontgomeryElla Foy Riley
43White62MJune 11, 2009JeffersonStephanie Gach
44[15] White38MOctober 8, 2009CullmanBraxton Brown
45White63MMay 27, 2010MobileSheryl Lynn Payton
46White42MJune 10, 2010ColbertElizabeth Dorlene Sennett
47White41MAugust 12, 2010JeffersonCandace Brown
48Black50MSeptember 9, 2010DaleRuby Lois Gosha
49White63MNovember 4, 2010PikeCharles Eddie Shannon
50Black52MJanuary 13, 2011MadisonRuby White
51White45MMarch 31, 2011CalhounFred Blackmon and Evelyn BlackmonRobert J. Bentley
52White43MMay 19, 2011Mobile4 murder victims
53Black41MJune 16, 2011TuscaloosaMattie Wesson
54Black37MSeptember 22, 2011MadisonAngela Cagle
55White38MOctober 20, 2011EscambiaElias Ocean Johnson
56White29MJuly 25, 2013LimestoneCharlie Newman
57White43MJanuary 21, 2016JeffersonJo Deann Campbell
58White45MDecember 8, 2016MadisonCasey Wilson
59White75MMay 26, 2017ColbertTroy WickerKay Ivey
60Black46MJune 8, 2017EtowahJames Nathaniel Baker, Darryl Collier, and Tamika Collins
61Black40MOctober 19, 2017MontgomeryMontgomery police officer Anderson Gordon
62White50MMarch 15, 2018WalkerBennie Francis Murray
63White83MApril 19, 2018JeffersonRobert Smith Vance
64Black42MFebruary 7, 2019DallasTiffany Harville
65White41MMay 16, 2019Shelby4 murder victims
66White46MMay 30, 2019FayettePastor Bill Lynn
67Black43MMarch 5, 2020JeffersonCarlos Owen, Harley Chisholm III, and Charles Bennett
68Black52MOctober 21, 2021Sharma Ruth Johnson
69Black44MJanuary 27, 2022DallasWillie Johnson Jr.
70Black50MJuly 28, 2022JeffersonFaith Hall
71White64MJuly 21, 2023MadisonDorothy Belle Epps
72White49MNovember 16, 2023MarshallEdward Lee Williams Sr.
73White58MJanuary 25, 2024ColbertNitrogen hypoxiaElizabeth Dorlene Sennett
74White50MMay 30, 2024MarionLethal injectionFloyd Hill and Vera Hill
75Black64MJuly 18, 2024CherokeeWilliam Clinton Clayton Jr.

Demographics

Race
White4256%
Black3344%
Age
20–2934%
30–391621%
40–493445%
50–591115%
60–69811%
70–7923%
80–8911%
Sex
Male7499%
Female11%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–198979%
1990–19991216%
2000–20092533%
2010–20192229%
2020–2029912%
Method
Lethal injection5067%
Electrocution2432%
Nitrogen hypoxia11%
Governor (Party)
23%
811%
00%
Fob James (R)79%
811%
Bob Riley (R)2533%
Robert J. Bentley (R)811%
Kay Ivey (R)1723%
Total75100%

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Notes and References

  1. News: Chandler . Kim . Alabama says it has built 'system' for nitrogen gas executions. The Birmingham News . Associated Press . 2021-08-07 . 2021-08-21.
  2. Gordon, Tom (June 12, 2009) "Alabama Death Row inmate Jack Trawick apologizes before execution." Birmingham News
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/22/us/inmate-executed-in-alabama-prison.html Inmate Executed In Alabama Prison
  4. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DC113FF93BA1575BC0A961948260 Alabama Executes Convict In Killing
  5. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE0DB173CF934A15756C0A96F948260 Alabama Executes Man in Death of a Widow
  6. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3DA1231F936A25754C0A96F948260 2 Electric Jolts in Alabama Execution
  7. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D61230F93BA25752C1A96F948260 Murderer of Woman Is Executed in Alabama
  8. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DB173BF930A25754C0A966958260 A Convicted Killer Is Executed in Alabama
  9. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&friend=nytimes&court=US&case=/us/474/82.html HEATH v. ALABAMA, 474 U.S. 82 (1985)
  10. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEFDA143AF931A15752C1A964958260 Execution in Alabama for the Killing of a Nun
  11. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E3DD163CF935A35755C0A961958260 Klan Member Put to Death In Race Death
  12. Gordon, Tom (February 12, 2009) "Danny Joe Bradley ends 26 years on Alabama's Death Row in execution chamber." Birmingham News
  13. Gordon, Tom (April 16, 2009) "Updated: Alabama executes Jimmy Lee Dill for 1989 slaying of Leon Shaw of Birmingham." Birmingham News
  14. Gordon, Tom (May 14, 2009) "Alabama executes Willie McNair for 1990 slaying of Ella Foy Riley in Abbeville." Birmingham News
  15. Gordon, Tom (October 8, 2009) "Alabama executes Max Landon Payne for 1992 slaying of Cullman County store owner Braxton Brown." Birmingham News