List of people executed in South Carolina explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, a total of 43 people have been executed in South Carolina. All of the people executed were convicted of murder. Of the 43 people executed, 36 were executed via lethal injection and 7 via electrocution.[1]

List of people executed in South Carolina since 1976

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1White29MJanuary 11, 1985RichlandElectrocutionTommy Taylor and Carlotta HartnessRichard Riley
2White25MJanuary 10, 1986
3White35MApril 27, 1990HorryDella Louis SellersCarroll Campbell
4White58MSeptember 6, 1991RichlandRudolph Tyner
5Black39MAugust 18, 1995YorkLethal injectionBryan ChambersDavid Beasley
6White51MMay 31, 1996LexingtonWest Columbia Police Officer Daniel Wayne Cogburn[2]
7White47MJuly 19, 1996CharlestonPatti Jo Kornahrens, Jason Avant, and Harry Wilkerson
8White35MSeptember 6, 1996LexingtonDennis Lollis, Charles Bush, and Cynthia Williams
9White46MOctober 4, 1996ElectrocutionSharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick
10White41MNovember 15, 1996YorkLethal injectionBill Reyfield and Evelyn Reyfield
11Black33MNovember 22, 1996CharlestonShirley Mae Mack and Janell M. Garner
12White41MJune 13, 1997JasperPatricia Whitt
13Black32MNovember 7, 1997CharlestonLucia Aimar
14White43MMarch 6, 1998BeaufortBetty Gardner
15White43MJuly 10, 1998
16White40MSeptember 25, 1998BerkeleyBill Spain, Kenneth Krause, and Louis Cakley
17Black43MDecember 4, 1998LexingtonRalph Stoudemire
18Black53M
19Black40MDecember 11, 1998LancasterRebecca Ann Eudy
20Black38MDecember 18, 1998AndersonChristy Johnson and Corrie Johnson
21Black40MJanuary 8, 1999GreenvilleChinh Thi Nguyen Le
22Native American51MJanuary 22, 1999CharlestonKaren Patterson and Benjamin F. AtkinsJim Hodges
23Black44MNovember 12, 1999Rhonda Darlene Smith
24White31MDecember 3, 1999SpartanburgAlex Hopps and James Todd Green
25Black32MNovember 3, 2000AndersonDennis Ray Hepler
26White39MMay 3, 2002JasperC. Daniel Swanson and Bruce Kenneth Smalls
27Black37MAugust 23, 2002CharlestonSusan Babich
28White40MSeptember 13, 2002HorryMaggie Passaro
29White39MMarch 19, 2004GeorgetownGeorgetown Police Officer Spencer Guerry[3] Mark Sanford
30White51MApril 16, 2004AikenJohn Perry
31White38MApril 23, 2004RichlandJulie Johnson
32White47MMay 28, 2004CalhounElectrocutionRosa Lee Dolly Oakley and Shannon Mellon
33White36MApril 15, 2005SpartanburgLethal injectionAlex Hopps and James Todd Green
34Black51MNovember 4, 2005Aiken4 murder victims
35White33MDecember 2, 2005GreenvilleDickie Smith
36White39MJuly 14, 2006AikenKeenan O'Mailia
37Black40MJune 22, 2007DorchesterJames Brooks
38White48MJune 6, 2008AikenJames Riddle, Josie Curry, and Michael Gregory
39Black49MJune 20, 2008CharlestonElectrocutionBarbara Lafayette and Joseph Lafayette
40Black38MDecember 5, 2008DorchesterLethal injectionMelissa McLauchlin
41White56MFebruary 20, 2009EdgefieldLinda Williams and Shaun Williams
42Black34MMay 8, 2009OrangeburgRobert Montgomery and Sgt. Tommy Harrison
43[4] White36MMay 6, 2011GreenvilleCharles Douglas MartinNikki Haley

Demographics

Race
White2660%
Black1637%
Native American12%
Age
20–2925%
30–391842%
40–491637%
50–59716%
60–6900%
Sex
Male43100%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–198925%
1990–19992251%
2000–20091842%
2010–201912%
2020–202900%
Method
Lethal injection3684%
Electrocution716%
Governor (Party)
00%
25%
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R)25%
David Beasley (R)1740%
716%
Mark Sanford (R)1433%
Nikki Haley (R)12%
Henry McMaster (R)00%
Total43100%

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Searchable Execution Database. Death Penalty Information Center. January 9, 2020.
  2. News: Cop killer executed in South Carolina. Franklin. Linda.
  3. Web site: Police killer put to death. Collins. Jeffrey. Associated Press. Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  4. News: Inmate Jeffrey Motts first to die in SC with new combo of drugs. Collins. Jeffrey. Associated Press. The Post and Courier.