List of people executed in Nevada explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nevada.

Post-Gregg

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]

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1White46MOctober 22, 1979ClarkGas chamberDavid BallardRobert List
2White47MDecember 6, 1985Lethal injectionMarie Cushman Richard Bryan
3White51MJune 19, 1989WashoeRandy Waldron Bob Miller
4White28MJune 23, 1989ClarkAlbert Duggens and James Lewandowski
5White26MJune 3, 1990Frances Maves
6White42MMarch 30, 1996Sandra Devere, Russell Rhodes, and Linda VanderVoort
7Hispanic44MOctober 5, 1998Donna Martin
8Asian25MApril 5, 1999WashoePeggy Crawford and Keith ChristopherKenny Guinn
9White37MApril 21, 2001ClarkHunter Blatchford
10White35MMarch 26, 2004Frank Rosenstock
11White56MAugust 12, 2004WashoeIlona Straumanis
12Black47MApril 26, 2006Betty Jane May

Demographics

Race
White975%
Asian18%
Black18%
Hispanic18%
Age
20–29325%
30–39217%
40–49542%
50–59217%
Sex
Male12100%
Date of execution
1976–197918%
1980–1989325%
1990–1999433%
2000–2009433%
2010–201900%
2020–202900%
Method
Lethal injection1192%
Gas chamber18%
Governor (Party)
00%
18%
18%
542%
542%
James Gibbons (R)00%
Brian Sandoval (R)00%
Steve Sisolak (D)00%
00%
Total12100%

Pre-Furman

Between 1861 and 1903

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.YearDateNameCounty
11863January 9Allen MilsteadDayton
21868April 24John Milleain (Millan, Millian, or Milliean), murdered Julia Bulette.Virginia City
31868October 30Rufus B. AndersonAustin
41870December 16Ah FungUnionville
51870December 16Ah UngUnionville
61873October 17David M. HallBelmont
71874April 24John StewartAurora
81874December 29John MurphyCarson City (at the foot of Lone Mountain)
91877January 19Peter LarkinVirginia City
101877October 30Robert CrozierWinnemucca
111877December 22Sam MillsElko
121878February 19J. W. Rover[3] Reno
131880April 6Charles Wesley HymerWinnemucca
141882February 9Charley HingWinnemucca
151885January 23Indian DaveBelmont
161886March 5Clarence GrayWinnemucca
171886December 31Edward CrutchleyHamilton
181890June 20Elizabeth PottsElko
191890June 20Josiah PottsElko
201890December 12Hank ParishEly

1903–1921: People executed at the state capital

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.

YearDateNameMethod
11905September 8John HancockHanging
21905November 17Thomas F. Gorman
31905November 17Al Linderman
41905November 17Fred Reidt
51905November 17John P. Sevener
61906December 7Indian Johnny
71906December 7Joe Ibapah
81913May 14Andriza MircovichFiring Squad (Machine)

1921–1976: Nevada State Prison gas chamber

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]

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionVictim(s)
1Asian 28MFebruary 8, 1924Tom Quong Kee
2White29MApril 6, 1925Jennie Medak
3White41MJune 2, 1930Louis LaVell
4Hispanic28MSeptember 4, 1931Charlie Fong
5White52MNovember 28, 1932John O'Brien
6White34MMay 8, 1933Evelyn Miller
7White34MJuly 13, 1934Sylvia Reither
8White33MJanuary 26, 1937Manuel Arrascada, Walter Godecke, Otto Heitman, and John Elias
9Hispanic47MJanuary 17, 1939Joe Urrutia
10White43MNovember 21, 1939Pauline Williamson
11Black44MMay 28, 1940Floyd Robinson and Georgianna Robinson
12White64MAugust 28, 1942Frances Jones
13White34MNovember 27, 1943Raymond Fisher and Marion Fisher
14White31MJune 30, 1944Baby son Plunkett
15White17MSeptember 29, 1944A.H. Berning
16White35MAugust 23, 1946Albert McCollum
17White36MJanuary 10, 1947Marie Voss
18White19MApril 22, 1949Detective Cap. LeRoy Geach and Detective Sgt. Allen Glass
19White24MJune 7, 1949Billie Rhae Morning
20White46MOctober 18, 1949Thelma Ribail
21Black32MAugust 25, 1950Abraham Gutierrez and Louis Evans
22White46MJanuary 29, 1951Margaret Tarr
23White36MFebruary 10, 1951Mildred Butner
24Hispanic28MJuly 24, 1951Esperanza Rodriguez
25Hispanic62MApril 13, 1953Elizabeth Catlett
26White41MApril 13, 1953Donald Brown
27White27MApril 23, 1954Ward Budzien Sr.
28White33MJuly 15, 1954Clarence Dodd
29White46MJuly 15, 1954Clarence Dodd
30White42MFebruary 24, 1960Thomas Jessen
31White22MAugust 21, 1961Albert Waters

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center. Death Penalty Information Center. February 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: An Outline of Capital Punishment in Nevada . 2016-06-16 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120906051053/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=960&Itemid=418 . September 6, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Guy . Rocha. https://web.archive.org/web/20140730024736/http://nsla.nv.gov/Myth_124/ . 2014-07-30. Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case. Nevada State Library and Archive.
  4. Web site: Nevada State Prison Gas Chamber . 2016-06-16 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101090134/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1539&Itemid=95 . November 1, 2012 .