List of people executed in Tennessee explained
This is a list of people executed in Tennessee. Until 1913, there were no records of the numbers or names of the people who were executed.
Post-Gregg
| Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
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1 | | White | 44 | M | April 19, 2000 | Weakley | Lethal injection | Cary Ann Medlin | Don Sundquist |
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2 | | White | 50 | M | June 28, 2006 | Shelby | U. S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Suzanne Marie Collins | Phil Bredesen |
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3 | | White | 53 | M | May 9, 2007 | Memphis Police Lieutenant Ronald Oliver |
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4 | | White | 45 | M | September 12, 2007 | Bedford | Electrocution | 4 murder victims |
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5 | | White | 55 | M | February 4, 2009 | Jackson | Lethal injection | Fred Stafford and Edna Stafford |
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6 | | Black | 53 | M | December 2, 2009 | Davidson | Bobby Bell Jr., James Moore, and Charles House |
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7 | | White | 59 | M | August 9, 2018 | Knox | Paula Kay Dyer | Bill Haslam |
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8 | | White | 63 | M | November 1, 2018 | Robertson | Electrocution | John Dale Dotson and James Wayne Porter |
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9 | | White | 61 | M | December 6, 2018 | Knox | Lee Standifer |
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10 | | White | 68 | M | May 16, 2019 | Shelby | Lethal injection | Connie Johnson | Bill Lee |
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11 | | White | 56 | M | August 15, 2019 | Union | Electrocution | Wanda Romines and Sheila Romines |
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12 | | White | 53 | M | December 5, 2019 | Hamilton | Traci Crozier |
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13 | | White | 58 | M | February 20, 2020 | Morgan | Carl Estep | |
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Demographics
Pre-Furman
Source:[1] !Number!Name!Date of execution1. | Julius Morgan | July 13, 1916 |
2. | J. D. Williams | July 8, 1918 |
3. | Eddie Alsup | July 8, 1918 |
4. | Frank Ewing | May 31, 1919 |
5. | Winfred Walker | January 8, 1920 |
6. | Lorenzo Young | September 3, 1920 |
7. | Cyre Mus Jackson | August 3, 1921 |
8. | Taylor Neal | August 3, 1921 |
9. | Hamp Gholston | August 17, 1921 |
10. | Chesley Graham | August 17, 1921 |
11. | Will Allen | August 17, 1921 |
12. | John Green | February 17, 1922 |
13. | Asbury Fields | February 18, 1922 |
14. | Tom Christmas | March 1, 1922 |
15. | Charles Petree | March 1, 1922 |
16. | John McClure | March 1, 1922 |
17. | Otto Stephens | March 1, 1922 |
18. | Maurice Mays | March 15, 1922 |
19. | Granville Bunch | April 11, 1922 |
20. | William Dwight | July 25, 1922 |
21. | Austin Harris | August 15, 1922 |
22. | Jim McElroy | August 15, 1922 |
23. | Bin Burchfield | January 14, 1925 |
24. | Robert Tate | November 5, 1925 |
25. | Charles Barr | August 20, 1926 |
26. | John F. Webb | May 20, 1927 |
27. | John H. Wallace | May 25, 1927 |
28. | Herman Coggins | November 10, 1927 |
29. | Ben Fowler | January 25, 1928 |
30. | Will Terrell | June 19, 1929 |
31. | "Henry" | August 22, 1929 |
33. | John Jones | February 14, 1930 |
33. | Carey Gune | March 14, 1930 |
34. | J. T. Harris | January 22, 1931 |
35. | John T. Shaw | July 3, 1931 |
36. | Oscar Bevins | September 7, 1933 |
37. | Andrew Wilcoxson | September 7, 1933 |
38. | Willie Jones | October 30, 1933 |
39. | Jim Allen | January 5, 1934 |
40. | Joe Emmory | February 5, 1934 |
41. | James Swann | February 5, 1934 |
42. | Louis Fain | February 5, 1934 |
43. | Percy Smith | April 4, 1934 |
44. | Frank Mays | April 4, 1934 |
45. | Jasper Graham | April 4, 1934 |
46. | James Pillow | September 1, 1934 |
47. | John Deal | September 1, 1934 |
48. | Bill Lee | January 2, 1936 |
49. | Walter Kennedy | January 2, 1936 |
50. | Louis Willis | January 2, 1936 |
51. | Ernest Womack | April 1, 1936 |
52. | E. K. Harris | May 22, 1936 |
53. | Curley Ballard | August 11, 1936 |
54. | James Smith | August 11, 1936 |
55. | James Clark | August 11, 1936 |
56. | Elmer Barrett | November 13, 1936 |
57. | James Turner | March 5, 1937 |
58. | James Taylor | March 15, 1937 |
59. | Anderson Berry | March 17, 1937 |
60. | Tom Franklin | March 18, 1937 |
61. | Gus McCoig | April 3, 1937 |
62. | Roy Wilburn Eatmon | April 16, 1937 |
63. | William Farmer | April 30, 1937 |
64. | Howard Dunn | April 30, 1937 |
65. | Jimmie L. Parrish | August 9, 1937 |
66. | Fred Ritchie | August 10, 1937 |
67. | Gus McKinney | April 15, 1938 |
68. | Arthur Mosby | July 25, 1938 |
69. | Miller Tollett | January 11, 1939 |
70. | Ernest Stanley | January 19, 1939 |
71. | Frank Murray | March 28, 1939 |
72. | Hyman Johnson | March 28, 1939 |
73. | Hubert Harris | April 4, 1939 |
74. | J. O. Martin | April 10, 1939 |
75. | Joe McKay | April 10, 1939 |
76. | Willie J. Smith | April 10, 1939 |
77. | Harley Evans | August 28, 1939 |
78. | Clyde Willis | January 10, 1940 |
79. | A.C. Mobley | March 15, 1940 |
80. | James Goodin | September 4, 1940 |
81 | William Henry | September 4, 1940 |
82. | Van Gilmore | April 18, 1941 |
83. | Walter Reed | July 18, 1941 |
84. | Willie L. Porter | July 24, 1941 |
85. | Carl Cole | July 24, 1941 |
86. | Lawrence West | July 30, 1941 |
87. | Roy Walden | February 13, 1942 |
88. | John Dockery | February 14, 1942 |
89. | Ernest Dixon | February 14, 1942 |
90. | Clarence May | March 20, 1942 |
91. | John H. Goods | March 20, 1942 |
94. | William Headen | March 30, 1943 |
92. | Robert Cannon | March 30, 1943 |
93. | James Tucker | July 15, 1943 |
94. | Marshall Spigner | July 15, 1943 |
95. | Robert Hall | December 15, 1943 |
96. | George Hambrick | December 15, 1943 |
97. | Billy Dixon | July 16, 1945 |
98. | Thomas Walker | March 1, 1946 |
99. | Johnnie Outlaw | March 1, 1946 |
100. | George Douglas | July 5, 1946 |
101. | John H. Luffman | August 30, 1946 |
102. | Alvin Hicks | August 30, 1946 |
103. | Albert Duboise | April 11, 1947 |
104. | John Hodge | June 19, 1947 |
105. | Fred Jackson | August 11, 1947 |
106. | James Sandusky | April 22, 1948 |
107. | John Kelley | April 22, 1948 |
108. | William C. Turner | August 31, 1948 |
109. | James M. Scribner | August 31, 1948 |
110. | Tommy H. Taylor | August 31, 1948 |
114. | Barney Thompson | February 17, 1949 |
111. | Edward Watson | June 10, 1949 |
112. | Paul Lacey | November 25, 1949 |
113. | Clyde Steel | January 24, 1950 |
114. | Samuel L. Voss | April 15, 1955 |
115. | Harry Kirkendall | August 1, 1955 |
116. | Charlie Sullins | August 1, 1955 |
117. | Robert Crenshaw | September 15, 1955 |
118. | Robert Allen | March 15, 1957 |
119. | Billy T. Gibbs | May 6, 1957 |
120. | Thomas Rutledge | June 15, 1959 |
121. | William Tines | November 7, 1960 | |
See also
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Tennessee Executions. 2023-10-25. www.tn.gov. en.