List of people executed in Oklahoma explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Oklahoma since 1976.

The total amounts to 125 people, and all were executed by lethal injection.[1] Of the 125 people, 122 were males and 3 were females who all had been convicted of first-degree murder.

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyVictim(s)
Under the Governorship of Henry Bellmon – 1 execution
1Charles Troy ColemanWhite43MSeptember 10, 1990MuskogeeJohn Seward and Roxie Seward
Under the Governorship of David Walters – 2 executions
2Robyn Leroy ParksBlack37MMarch 10, 1992OklahomaAbdullah Ibrahim
3Olan Randle RobisonWhite46MMarch 13, 1992StephensShiela Lovejoy, Averil Bourque, and Robert Swinford
Under the Governorship of Frank Keating – 52 executions
4Thomas Joseph GrassoWhite32MMarch 20, 1995TulsaHilda Johnson
5Roger Dale StaffordWhite43MJuly 1, 1995McClain and Oklahoma9 murder victims
6Robert Allen Brecheen [2] White40MAugust 11, 1995TulsaMarie Stubbs
7Benjamin BrewerWhite38MApril 26, 1996CanadianKaren Joyce Stapleton
8Steven Keith HatchWhite42MAugust 9, 1996CarterRichard Douglass and Marilyn Douglass
9Scott Dawn CarpenterNative American22MMay 8, 1997McIntoshA.J. Kelley
10Michael Edward LongWhite35MFebruary 20, 1998MuskogeeSheryl Graber and Andrew Graber
11Stephen Edward WoodWhite38MAugust 5, 1998GreerRobert B. Brigden
12Tuan Anh NguyenAsian39MDecember 10, 1998TulsaDonna Nguyen, Amanda White, and Joseph White
13John Wayne DuvallWhite47MDecember 17, 1998StephensKarla Duvall
14John Walter Castro Sr.[3] Native American37MJanuary 7, 1999KayBeulah Grace Sissons Cox and Rhonda Pappan
15Sean Richard SellersWhite29MFebruary 4, 1999OklahomaPaul Bellofatto, Vonda Bellofatto, and Robert Bower
16Scotty Lee MooreWhite43MJune 3, 1999Alex Fernandez
17Norman Lee NewstedWhite45MJuly 8, 1999OsageLarry Donnell Buckley
18Cornel CooksBlack43MDecember 2, 1999ComancheJennie Elva Ridling
19Bobby Lynn RossBlack41MDecember 9, 1999Roger MillsElk City Police Sergeant Steven Leroy Mahan
20Malcolm Rent JohnsonBlack41MJanuary 6, 2000OklahomaUra Alma Thompson
21Gary Alan WalkerWhite46MJanuary 13, 2000Tulsa6 murder victims
22Michael Donald RobertsBlack41MFebruary 10, 2000OklahomaLula Mae Brooks
23Kelly Lamont RogersBlack31MMarch 23, 2000PayneKaren Marie Lauffenburger
24Ronald Keith BoydBlack43MApril 27, 2000OklahomaOklahoma City Police Officer Richard Oldham Riggs
25Charles Adrian FosterBlack51MMay 25, 2000MuskogeeClaude Wiley
26James Glenn Robedeaux Native American51MJune 1, 2000OklahomaNancy Rose Lee McKinney
27Roger James BergetWhite39MJune 8, 2000Rick Lee Patterson
28William Clifford BrysonBlack29MJune 15, 2000James Earl Plantz
29Gregg Francis Braun[4] White39MJuly 20, 2000Carter5 murder victims
30George Kent WallaceWhite59MAugust 10, 2000LeFloreWilliam Von Eric Domer and Mark Anthony McLaughlin
31Eddie Leroy TriceBlack48MJanuary 9, 2001OklahomaErnestine Jones
32Wanda Jean AllenBlack41January 11, 2001Gloria Jean Leathers
33Floyd Allen MedlockWhite29MJanuary 16, 2001CanadianKatherine Ann Busch
34Dion Athanasius SmallwoodNative American31MJanuary 18, 2001OklahomaLois Frederick
35Mark Andrew FowlerWhite35MJanuary 23, 2001John Barrier, Rick Cast, and Chumpon Chaowasin
36Billy Ray FoxWhite35MJanuary 25, 2001
37Loyd Winford LafeversWhite35MJanuary 30, 2001Addie Mae Hawley
38Dorsie Leslie Jones Jr.White61MFebruary 1, 2001ComancheStanley Eugene Buck Sr.
39Robert William ClaytonWhite40MMarch 1, 2001TulsaRhonda Kay Timmons
40Ronald Dunaway FlukeWhite52MMarch 27, 2001Ginger Lou Fluke, Kathryn Lee Fluke, and Suzanna Michelle Fluke
41Marilyn Kay PlantzWhite40May 1, 2001OklahomaJames Earl Plantz
42Terrance Anthony JamesNative American41MMay 22, 2001MuskogeeMark Allen Berry
43Vincent Allen JohnsonBlack42MMay 29, 2001PittsburgShirley Mooneyham
44Jerald Wayne HarjoNative American40MJuly 17, 2001SeminoleRuth Porter
45Jack Dale WalkerWhite35MAugust 28, 2001TulsaShelly Deann Ellison and Donald Gary Epperson
46Alvie James Hale Jr.White53MOctober 18, 2001PottawatomieWilliam Jeffery Perry
47Lois Nadean SmithWhite61December 4, 2001SequoyahCindy Baillee
48Sahib Lateef Al-MosawiArab53MDecember 6, 2001OklahomaInaam Al-Nashi and Mohammed Al-Nashi
49John Joseph RomanoWhite43MJanuary 29, 2002Roger Joel Sarfaty and Lloyd Thompson
50David Wayne WoodruffWhite42MJanuary 31, 2002
51Randall Eugene CannonWhite42MJuly 23, 2002Addie Mae Hawley
52Earl Alexander Frederick Sr.White51MJuly 30, 2002Bradford Lee Beck
53Jerry Lynn McCracken[5] White35MDecember 10, 20024 murder victims
54Jay Wesley NeillWhite37MDecember 12, 2002Comanche4 murder victims
55Ernest Marvin Carter Jr.Black36MDecember 17, 2002OklahomaEugene Manowski
Under the Governorship of Brad Henry – 40 executions
56Daniel Juan RevillaWhite34MJanuary 16, 2003JacksonMark Gomez
57Bobby Joe FieldsBlack39MFebruary 13, 2003OklahomaLouise J. Schem
58Walanzo Deon RobinsonBlack31MMarch 18, 2003Dennis Eugene Hill
59John Michael HookerBlack49MMarch 25, 2003Sylvia Stokes and Drusilla Morgan
60Scott Allen HainWhite32MApril 3, 2003CreekMichael William Houghton and Laura Lee Sanders
61Don Wilson Hawkins Jr.White43MApril 8, 2003OklahomaLinda Ann Thompson
62Larry Kenneth JacksonBlack40MApril 17, 2003Wendy Cade
63Robert Wesley KnightonWhite62MMay 27, 2003NobleRichard Denney and Virginia Denney
64Kenneth Chad CharmBlack37MJune 5, 2003ComancheBrandy Crystian Hill
65Lewis Eugene Gilbert IIWhite31MJuly 1, 2003Cleveland4 murder victims[6]
66Robert Don DuckettWhite39MJuly 8, 2003OklahomaJohn E. Howard
67Bryan Anthony TolesBlack31MJuly 22, 2003ComancheJuan Franceschi and Lonnie Franceschi
68Jackie Lee WillinghamWhite33MJuly 24, 2003Jayne Ellen Van Wey
69Harold Loyd McElmurry IIIWhite33MJuly 29, 2003McIntoshRosa Vivien Pendley and Robert Pendley
70Tyrone Peter DarksBlack39MJanuary 13, 2004ClevelandSherry Goodlow
71Norman Richard ClearyWhite38MFebruary 17, 2004TulsaWanda Neafus
72David Jay BrownWhite49MMarch 9, 2004GradyEldon Lee McGuire
73Hung Thanh LeAsian37MMarch 23, 2004OklahomaHai Hong Nguyen
74Robert Leroy BryanWhite63MJune 8, 2004BeckhamMildred Inabell Bryan
75Windel Ray WorkmanWhite46MAugust 26, 2004OklahomaAmanda Hollman
76Jimmie Ray SlaughterWhite57MMarch 15, 2005Melody Sue Wuertz and Jessica Rae Wuertz
77George James Miller Jr.Black37MMay 12, 2005Gary Kent Dodd
78Michael Lannier PenningtonBlack37MJuly 19, 2005ComancheBradley Thomas Grooms
79Kenneth Eugene TurrentineBlack52MAugust 11, 2005Tulsa4 murder victims
80Richard Alford Thornburg Jr.White40MApril 18, 2006GradyJim Poteet, Terry Shepard, and Kevin Smith
81John Albert BoltzWhite74MJune 1, 2006PottawatomieDoug Kirby
82Eric Allen PattonBlack49MAugust 29, 2006OklahomaCharlene Kauer
83James Patrick MalicoatWhite31MAugust 31, 2006GradyTessa Leadford
84Corey Duane HamiltonBlack38MJanuary 9, 2007Tulsa4 murder victims
85Jimmy Dale BlandWhite49MJune 26, 2007TillmanDoyle Windle Rains
86Frank Duane WelchWhite46MAugust 21, 2007ClevelandJo Talley Cooper and Debra Anne Stevens
87Terry Lyn Short[7] White47MJune 17, 2008OklahomaKen Yamamoto
88Jessie James Cummings Jr.White52MSeptember 25, 2008ChoctawMelissa Moody
89Darwin Demond BrownBlack32MJanuary 22, 2009TulsaRichard Kevin Yost
90Donald Lee GilsonWhite48MMay 14, 2009ClevelandShane Coffman
91Michael Paul DeLozierWhite32MJuly 9, 2009McCurtainOrville Lewis Bullard and Paul Steven Morgan
92Julius Ricardo YoungBlack60MJanuary 14, 2010TulsaJoyland Morgan and Kewan Morgan
93Donald Ray Wackerly IIWhite41MOctober 14, 2010SequoyahPan Sayakhoummane
94John David DutyWhite58MDecember 16, 2010PittsburgCurtis Wise
95Billy Don AlversonBlack39MJanuary 6, 2011TulsaRichard Kevin Yost
Under the Governorship of Mary Fallin – 17 executions
96Jeffrey David MatthewsWhite38MJanuary 11, 2011ClevelandOtis Earl Short
97Gary Roland WelchWhite49MJanuary 5, 2012OttawaRobert Dean Hardcastle
98Timothy Shaun StempleWhite46MMarch 15, 2012TulsaTrisha Stemple
99Michael Bascum SelsorWhite57MMay 1, 2012Clayton Chandler
100Michael Edward HooperWhite40MAugust 14, 2012CanadianCynthia Jarman, Tonya Jarman, and Timmy Jarman
101Garry Thomas AllenBlack56MNovember 6, 2012PittsburgLawanna Gail Titsworth
102George OchoaHispanic38MDecember 4, 2012OklahomaFrancisco Morales and Maria Yanez
103Steven Ray Thacker[8] White42MMarch 12, 2013MayesLaci Dawn Hill, Forrest Reed Boyd, and Ray Patterson
104James Lewis DeRosaWhite36MJune 18, 2013LeFloreCurtis Plummer and Gloria Plummer
105Brian Darrell DavisBlack39MJune 25, 2013KayJosephine Sanford
106Anthony Rozelle BanksBlack60MSeptember 10, 2013TulsaSun Travis
107Ronald Clinton LottBlack53MDecember 10, 2013OklahomaAnna Laura Fowler and Zelma Cutler
108Johnny Dale BlackWhite48MDecember 17, 2013StephensBill Pogue
109Michael Lee WilsonBlack38MJanuary 9, 2014TulsaRichard Kevin Yost
110Kenneth Eugene HoganWhite52MJanuary 23, 2014OklahomaLisa Stanley
111Clayton Derrell LockettBlack38MApril 29, 2014KayStephanie Neiman
112Charles Frederick WarnerBlack47MJanuary 15, 2015OklahomaAdrianna Waller
Under the Governorship of Kevin Stitt – 13 executions
113John Marion GrantBlack60MOctober 28, 2021OsageGay Carter
114Bigler Jobe Stouffer IIWhite79MDecember 9, 2021OklahomaLinda Reaves
115Donald Anthony GrantBlack46MJanuary 27, 2022Brenda McElyea and Felicia Suzette Smith
116Gilbert Ray PostelleWhite35MFebruary 17, 20224 murder victims
117James Allen CoddingtonWhite50MAugust 25, 2022Albert Troy Hale
118Benjamin Robert Cole Sr.White57MOctober 20, 2022RogersBrianna Victoria Cole
119Richard Stephen FairchildWhite63MNovember 17, 2022OklahomaAdam Broomhall
120Scott James EizemberWhite62MJanuary 12, 2023CreekA.J. Cantrell and Patsy Maye Cantrell
121Jemaine Monteil CannonBlack51MJuly 20, 2023TulsaSharonda White Clark
122Anthony Castillo SanchezHispanic44MSeptember 21, 2023ClevelandJewell Jean Busken
123Phillip Dean HancockWhite59MNovember 30, 2023OklahomaJames Vincent Lynch III and Robert Lee Jett Jr.
124Michael Dewayne SmithBlack41MApril 4, 2024Janet Denise Moore and Sharath Babu Pulluru
125Richard Norman Rojem Jr.White66MJune 27, 2024WashitaLayla Dawn Cummings

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Searchable Execution Database. Death Penalty Information Center. June 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: Oklahoma rides the roller coaster with death penalty laws . Tulsa World . November 11, 2007 . May 1, 2012 . BRANSTETTER, ZIVA.
  3. News: Okla. Executes Convicted Killer. Associated Press.
  4. News: Killer of five executed. United Press International.
  5. Web site: Jerry Lynn McCracken . clarkprosecutor.org . May 1, 2012.
  6. News: Ohio man executed for killing security guard in 1994. Dickerson. Jessica. The Oklahoman.
  7. News: Oklahoma man executed for killing student. CBS News . June 18, 2008 . February 3, 2021.
  8. News: Oklahoma executes man convicted in 10 day rampage that left 3 people dead in three states . Associated Press . March 12, 2013. March 13, 2013.