List of people executed in Missouri explained

This is a list of people executed by lethal injection in Missouri, comprising 99 convicted murderers since 1976, when the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty with its decision in Gregg v. Georgia.

List of people executed in Missouri since 1976

NameRaceDate of executionCountyVictim(s)Age at
offense
Age at
execution
Governor
1George C. MercerWhiteJanuary 6, 1989CassKaren Keeton3444John Ashcroft
2Gerald SmithWhiteJanuary 18, 1990St. Louis CityKaren Roberts2332
3Winford L. Stokes Jr.BlackMay 11, 1990St. LouisPamela Benda2739
4Leonard Marvin LawsWhiteMay 17, 1990Clarence Williams and Lottie Williams3141
5George Clifton GilmoreWhite August 21, 1990Mary Luella Watters, Clarence Williams, Lottie Williams3444
6Maurice Oscar ByrdBlackAugust 23, 19914 murder victims2637
7Ricky Lee GrubbsWhiteOctober 21, 1992St. FrancoisJerry Thornton2634
8Martsay BolderBlackJanuary 27, 1993RandolphTheron King2236Mel Carnahan
9Walter Junior BlairBlackJuly 21, 1993JacksonKatherine Jo Allen1933
10Frederick LashleyBlack July 28, 1993St. Louis CityJanie Tracy1729
11Frank Joseph GuinanWhiteOctober 6, 1993FranklinJohn McBroom3648
12Emmitt FosterBlackMay 3, 1995St. LouisTravis Walker3244
13Larry GriffinBlackJune 21, 1995St. Louis CityQuintin Moss2641
14Robert Anthony MurrayBlackJuly 26, 1995Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart2232
15Robert T. SidebottomWhiteNovember 15, 1995JacksonMay Sidebottom2333
16Anthony Joe Larette Jr.WhiteNovember 29, 1995St. CharlesMary Fleming2944
17Robert Earl O'Neal Jr.WhiteDecember 6, 1995ButlerArthur Dade2334
18Jeffrey Paul SloanWhiteFebruary 21, 1996Clay4 murder victims[1] 1929
19Doyle James WilliamsWhiteApril 10, 1996A. H. Domann and Kerry Bummett3349
20Emmett Clifton NaveNative American July 31, 1996St. CharlesGeneva Roling4356
21Thomas Henry BattleBlackAugust 7, 1996St. Louis CityBirdie Johnson1834
22Richard OxfordWhiteAugust 21, 1996PlatteHarold Wampler and Melba Wampler3040
23Richard Steven ZeitvogelWhiteDecember 11, 1996ColeGary Wayne Dew2540
24Eric Adam SchneiderWhiteJanuary 29, 1997JeffersonRichard Schwendeman and Ronald Thompson2436
25Ralph Cecil FeltropWhiteAugust 6, 1997Barbara Ann Roam3242
26Donald Edward ReeseWhiteAugust 13, 19974 murder victims4354
27Andrew Wessel SixWhiteAugust 20, 1997SchuylerKathy Allen2232
28Samuel Lee McDonald Jr.BlackSeptember 24, 1997St. Louis CityRobert Jordan3349
29Alan Jeffrey BannisterWhiteOctober 24, 1997McDonaldDarrell Ruestman2439
30Reginald Love PowellBlackFebruary 25, 1998St. Louis CityFreddie Miller and Arthur Miller1829
31Milton Vincent Griffin-ElBlack March 25, 1998Jerome Redden2537
32Glennon Paul SweetWhiteApril 22, 1998ClayMissouri State Trooper Russell Harper3243
33Kelvin Shelby MaloneBlackJanuary 13, 1999St. LouisWilliam Parr2038
34James Edward Rodden Jr.WhiteFebruary 24, 1999ClayTerry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold2339
35Roy Michael RobertsWhiteMarch 10, 1999MarionCorrectional officer Tom Jackson3145
36Roy Ramsey Jr.BlackApril 14, 1999JacksonGarnett Ledford and Betty Ledford3546
37Ralph E. DavisBlackApril 28, 1999BooneSusan Davis4861
38Jessie Lee WiseBlackMay 26, 1999St. LouisGeraldine McDonald3546
39Bruce KilgoreBlackJune 16, 1999St. Louis CityMarilyn Wilkins2639
40Robert Allen WallsWhiteJune 30, 1999St. LouisFred Harmon2034
41David R. LeisureWhiteSeptember 1, 1999St. Louis CityJames A. Michaels Sr.3049
42James Henry HamptonWhiteMarch 22, 2000CallawayFrances Keaton5462
43Bert Leroy HunterWhiteJune 28, 2000ColeMildred Hodges and Richard Hodges4153
44Gary Lee RollWhiteAugust 30, 2000BooneSherry Scheper, Randy Scheper and Curtis Scheper4048
45George Bernard HarrisBlackSeptember 13, 2000JacksonStanley Willoughby2941
46James Wilson ChambersWhiteNovember 15, 2000JeffersonJerry Lee Oestricker3048Roger B. Wilson
47Stanley Dewaine LingarWhiteFebruary 7, 2001RipleyThomas Scott Allen2137Bob Holden
48Tomas Grant ErvinWhiteMarch 28, 2001ColeMildred Hodges and Richard Hodges3750
49Mose Young Jr.BlackApril 25, 2001St. Louis CityKent Bicknese, James Schneider and Sol Marks2745
50Samuel D. SmithBlackMay 23, 2001CallawayMarlin May2640
51Jerome MallettBlackJuly 11, 2001PerryMissouri State Trooper James F. Froemsdorf2642
52Michael S. RobertsWhiteOctober 3, 2001St. LouisMary L. Taylor1927
53Stephen K. JohnsWhiteOctober 24, 2001St. Louis CityDonald Voepel3555
54James R. JohnsonWhiteJanuary 9, 2002Moniteau4 murder victims4252
55Michael I. OwsleyBlackFebruary 6, 2002JacksonElvin Iverson3140
56Jeffrey Lane TokarWhiteMarch 6, 2002WarrenJohnny Douglass2737
57Paul W. KreutzerWhiteApril 10, 2002CallawayLouise Hemphill2030
58Daniel Anthony BasileWhiteAugust 14, 2002St. CharlesElizabeth DeCaro2535
59William Robert Jones Jr.WhiteNovember 20, 2002JacksonStanley Albert2138
60Kenneth KenleyWhiteFebruary 5, 2003ButlerRonald Felts2342
61John Clayton SmithWhiteOctober 29, 2003AudrainBrandie Kearnes and Wayne Hoewing3541
62Stanley L. HallBlackMarch 16, 2005St. LouisBarbara Jo Wood2637Matt Blunt
63Donald JonesBlackApril 27, 2005St. Louis CityDorothy Knuckles2638
64Vernon BrownBlackMay 18, 2005Janet Perkins and Synetta Ford3351
65Timothy L. JohnstonWhiteAugust 31, 2005Nancy Johnston2844
66Marlin Andrew GrayBlackOctober 26, 2005Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry2338
67Dennis James SkillicornWhiteMay 20, 2009LafayetteRichard Drummond3449Jay Nixon
68Martin C. LinkWhiteFebruary 9, 2011St. Louis CityElissa Self2747
69Joseph Paul FranklinWhiteNovember 20, 2013St. LouisGerald Gordon2763
70Allen L. NicklassonWhiteDecember 11, 2013LafayetteRichard Drummond2241
71Herbert L. SmullsBlackJanuary 29, 2014St. LouisStephen Honickman3356
72Michael Anthony TaylorBlackFebruary 26, 2014JacksonAnn Harrison2247
73Jeffrey R. FergusonWhiteMarch 26, 2014St. LouisKelli Hall3459
74William Lewis RousanWhiteApril 23, 2014St. FrancoisCharles Lewis and Grace Lewis3757
75John E. WinfieldBlack June 18, 2014St. LouisArthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy2643
76John C. MiddletonWhiteJuly 16, 2014HarrisonAlfred Pinegar, Stacy Hodge and Randy Hamilton3554
77Michael Shane Worthington[2] WhiteAugust 6, 2014St. CharlesMelinda Griffin2443
78Earl Ringo Jr.Black September 10, 2014BooneDennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger2440
79Leon Vincent TaylorBlack November 19, 2014JacksonRobert Newton3656
80Paul Terrence GoodwinWhiteDecember 10, 2014St. LouisJoan Crotts3148
81Walter Timothy StoreyWhiteFebruary 11, 2015St. CharlesJill Frey2247
82Cecil Lee ClaytonWhiteMarch 17, 2015BarryBarry County Deputy Christopher Castetter5674
83Andre Vincent ColeBlack April 14, 2015St. LouisAnthony Curtis3552
84Richard Lamont StrongBlackJune 9, 2015Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas3348
85David Stanley ZinkWhiteJuly 14, 2015St. ClairAmanda Morton4155
86Roderick NunleyBlackSeptember 1, 2015JacksonAnn Harrison2450
87Earl Mitchell Forrest IIWhiteMay 11, 2016DentDent County Sheriff's Deputy Sharon Joann Barnes, Harriet Smith, and Michael Wells5366
88Mark Anthony ChristesonWhiteJanuary 31, 2017MariesSusan Brouk, Adrian Brouk, and Kyle Brouk1837Eric Greitens
89WhiteOctober 1, 2019Cape GirardeauMichael Sanders2751Mike Parson
90Walter E. BartonWhiteMay 19, 2020ChristianGladys Kuehler[3] 3564
91Ernest Lee JohnsonBlackOctober 5, 2021BooneMary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs, and Fred Jones3361
92Carman L. DeckWhiteMay 3, 2022JeffersonJames Long and Zelma Long3056
93Kevin Johnson Jr.BlackNovember 29, 2022St. LouisKirkwood police Sergeant William Leo McEntee1937
94Amber McLaughlinWhiteJanuary 3, 2023Beverly Guenther3049
95Leonard Sheldon TaylorBlackFebruary 7, 20234 murder victims4058
96Michael Andrew TisiusWhiteJune 6, 2023RandolphRandolph County Jail Guards Jason Lee Acton and Leon Earl Egley1942
97Johnny Allen JohnsonWhiteAugust 1, 2023St. LouisCassandra Lynn Williamson2445
98Brian Joseph DorseyWhiteApril 9, 2024CallawayBenjamin Wade Bonnie and Sarah Ann Bonnie3452
99David Russell HosierWhiteJune 11, 2024ColeAngela Yvonne Gilpin and Rodney Dean Gilpin5469

Demographics

Race
White6162%
Black3737%
Native American11%
Age
20–2944%
30–392828%
40–494040%
50–591919%
60–6977%
70–7911%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–198911%
1990–19994040%
2000–20092626%
2010–20192222%
2020–20291010%
Method
Lethal injection99100%
Governor (Party)
00%
00%
John Ashcroft (R)77%
3838%
11%
1515%
Matt Blunt (R)55%
2121%
Eric Greitens (R)11%
Mike Parson (R)1111%
Total99100%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State v. Sloan. Justia.
  2. News: Suhr. Jim. Missouri puts to death first inmate since botched execution. USA Today. AP. August 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: Smith . Liliana Segura, Jordan . 2020-05-14 . Reopening Missouri Amid the Pandemic Means Executing a Possibly Innocent Man . 2024-03-30 . The Intercept . en-US.