The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nevada.
A total of 12 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Nevada since 1976. The first execution was carried out by gas chamber; subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection. All but one (Richard Allen Moran) waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out.[1]
| Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | 46 | M | October 22, 1979 | Clark | Gas chamber | David Ballard | Robert List | |
| 2 | White | 47 | M | December 6, 1985 | Lethal injection | Marie Cushman | Richard Bryan | ||
| 3 | White | 51 | M | June 19, 1989 | Washoe | Randy Waldron | Bob Miller | ||
| 4 | White | 28 | M | June 23, 1989 | Clark | Albert Duggens and James Lewandowski | |||
| 5 | White | 26 | M | June 3, 1990 | Frances Maves | ||||
| 6 | White | 42 | M | March 30, 1996 | Sandra Devere, Russell Rhodes, and Linda VanderVoort | ||||
| 7 | Hispanic | 44 | M | October 5, 1998 | Donna Martin | ||||
| 8 | Asian | 25 | M | April 5, 1999 | Washoe | Peggy Crawford and Keith Christopher | Kenny Guinn | ||
| 9 | White | 37 | M | April 21, 2001 | Clark | Hunter Blatchford | |||
| 10 | White | 35 | M | March 26, 2004 | Frank Rosenstock | ||||
| 11 | White | 56 | M | August 12, 2004 | Washoe | Ilona Straumanis | |||
| 12 | Black | 47 | M | April 26, 2006 | Betty Jane May |
| Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 9 | 75% | |
| Asian | 1 | 8% | |
| Black | 1 | 8% | |
| Hispanic | 1 | 8% | |
| Age | |||
| 20–29 | 3 | 25% | |
| 30–39 | 2 | 17% | |
| 40–49 | 5 | 42% | |
| 50–59 | 2 | 17% | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 12 | 100% | |
| Date of execution | |||
| 1976–1979 | 1 | 8% | |
| 1980–1989 | 3 | 25% | |
| 1990–1999 | 4 | 33% | |
| 2000–2009 | 4 | 33% | |
| 2010–2019 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% | |
| Method | |||
| Lethal injection | 11 | 92% | |
| Gas chamber | 1 | 8% | |
| Governor (Party) | |||
| 0 | 0% | ||
| 1 | 8% | ||
| 1 | 8% | ||
| 5 | 42% | ||
| 5 | 42% | ||
| James Gibbons (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Brian Sandoval (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Steve Sisolak (D) | 0 | 0% | |
| 0 | 0% | ||
| Total | 12 | 100% | |
Between late 1861, when Nevada Territory was organized, and 1903, executions by hanging were conducted at the county seats in which the person was convicted.
There has not been a definitive compilation of legal executions conducted in Nevada prior to 1903, however there are 20 known legal executions between 1861 and 1903:[2]
| No. | Year | Date | Name | County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1863 | January 9 | Allen Milstead | Dayton | |
| 2 | 1868 | April 24 | John Milleain (Millan, Millian, or Milliean), murdered Julia Bulette. | Virginia City | |
| 3 | 1868 | October 30 | Rufus B. Anderson | Austin | |
| 4 | 1870 | December 16 | Ah Fung | Unionville | |
| 5 | 1870 | December 16 | Ah Ung | Unionville | |
| 6 | 1873 | October 17 | David M. Hall | Belmont | |
| 7 | 1874 | April 24 | John Stewart | Aurora | |
| 8 | 1874 | December 29 | John Murphy | Carson City (at the foot of Lone Mountain) | |
| 9 | 1877 | January 19 | Peter Larkin | Virginia City | |
| 10 | 1877 | October 30 | Robert Crozier | Winnemucca | |
| 11 | 1877 | December 22 | Sam Mills | Elko | |
| 12 | 1878 | February 19 | J. W. Rover[3] | Reno | |
| 13 | 1880 | April 6 | Charles Wesley Hymer | Winnemucca | |
| 14 | 1882 | February 9 | Charley Hing | Winnemucca | |
| 15 | 1885 | January 23 | Indian Dave | Belmont | |
| 16 | 1886 | March 5 | Clarence Gray | Winnemucca | |
| 17 | 1886 | December 31 | Edward Crutchley | Hamilton | |
| 18 | 1890 | June 20 | Elizabeth Potts | Elko | |
| 19 | 1890 | June 20 | Josiah Potts | Elko | |
| 20 | 1890 | December 12 | Hank Parish | Ely |
The 1901 state legislature required that all executions be conducted at the State Prison in Carson City beginning in 1903.
The 1911 state legislature provided that a death row inmate could elect to die by shooting or hanging.
| Year | Date | Name | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1905 | September 8 | John Hancock | Hanging | |
| 2 | 1905 | November 17 | Thomas F. Gorman | ||
| 3 | 1905 | November 17 | Al Linderman | ||
| 4 | 1905 | November 17 | Fred Reidt | ||
| 5 | 1905 | November 17 | John P. Sevener | ||
| 6 | 1906 | December 7 | Indian Johnny | ||
| 7 | 1906 | December 7 | Joe Ibapah | ||
| 8 | 1913 | May 14 | Andriza Mircovich | Firing Squad (Machine) |
Prior to January 1, 1912, the law prescribed hanging as the means of carrying out the death sentence in the State of Nevada, however, upon revision of the statutes in 1911 the condemned were allowed a choice between the gallows and the firing squad. This remained the law until March 28, 1921 when an amendment was adopted providing for execution by means of lethal gas. Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber.
The first execution by use of lethal gas took place in February 1924 and has been used as the means of carrying out the death sentence a total of thirty-one times. The last execution was held October 22, 1979.[4]
| Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Victim(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asian | 28 | M | February 8, 1924 | Tom Quong Kee | ||
| 2 | White | 29 | M | April 6, 1925 | Jennie Medak | ||
| 3 | White | 41 | M | June 2, 1930 | Louis LaVell | ||
| 4 | Hispanic | 28 | M | September 4, 1931 | Charlie Fong | ||
| 5 | White | 52 | M | November 28, 1932 | John O'Brien | ||
| 6 | White | 34 | M | May 8, 1933 | Evelyn Miller | ||
| 7 | White | 34 | M | July 13, 1934 | Sylvia Reither | ||
| 8 | White | 33 | M | January 26, 1937 | Manuel Arrascada, Walter Godecke, Otto Heitman, and John Elias | ||
| 9 | Hispanic | 47 | M | January 17, 1939 | Joe Urrutia | ||
| 10 | White | 43 | M | November 21, 1939 | Pauline Williamson | ||
| 11 | Black | 44 | M | May 28, 1940 | Floyd Robinson and Georgianna Robinson | ||
| 12 | White | 64 | M | August 28, 1942 | Frances Jones | ||
| 13 | White | 34 | M | November 27, 1943 | Raymond Fisher and Marion Fisher | ||
| 14 | White | 31 | M | June 30, 1944 | Baby son Plunkett | ||
| 15 | White | 17 | M | September 29, 1944 | A.H. Berning | ||
| 16 | White | 35 | M | August 23, 1946 | Albert McCollum | ||
| 17 | White | 36 | M | January 10, 1947 | Marie Voss | ||
| 18 | White | 19 | M | April 22, 1949 | Detective Cap. LeRoy Geach and Detective Sgt. Allen Glass | ||
| 19 | White | 24 | M | June 7, 1949 | Billie Rhae Morning | ||
| 20 | White | 46 | M | October 18, 1949 | Thelma Ribail | ||
| 21 | Black | 32 | M | August 25, 1950 | Abraham Gutierrez and Louis Evans | ||
| 22 | White | 46 | M | January 29, 1951 | Margaret Tarr | ||
| 23 | White | 36 | M | February 10, 1951 | Mildred Butner | ||
| 24 | Hispanic | 28 | M | July 24, 1951 | Esperanza Rodriguez | ||
| 25 | Hispanic | 62 | M | April 13, 1953 | Elizabeth Catlett | ||
| 26 | White | 41 | M | April 13, 1953 | Donald Brown | ||
| 27 | White | 27 | M | April 23, 1954 | Ward Budzien Sr. | ||
| 28 | White | 33 | M | July 15, 1954 | Clarence Dodd | ||
| 29 | White | 46 | M | July 15, 1954 | Clarence Dodd | ||
| 30 | White | 42 | M | February 24, 1960 | Thomas Jessen | ||
| 31 | White | 22 | M | August 21, 1961 | Albert Waters |