List of people executed in the United States in 2023 explained

This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2023. A total of twenty-four people, twenty-three male and one female, were executed in the United States in 2023, all by lethal injection.[1]

List of people executed in the United States in 2023

Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethod
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1January 3, 202349 30 19FemaleWhiteMissouriLethal injection[2]
2January 10, 202365 37 28MaleTexas[3]
3January 12, 202362 42 20Oklahoma[4]
4February 1, 202343 27 16HispanicTexas[5]
5February 7, 202358 40 18BlackMissouri[6]
6February 8, 202354 28 26Texas[7]
7February 23, 202359 27 32WhiteFlorida[8]
8March 7, 202351 38 13BlackTexas[9]
9March 9, 202352 21 31[10]
10April 12, 202356 <-- Date of birth: March 11, 1967 -->22 34Florida[11]
11May 3, 202319<-- Date of birth: September 29, 1966 --> 37White [12]
12June 6, 202342 23Missouri [13]
13June 15, 202362 2339Florida [14]
14July 20, 202351 28BlackOklahoma[15]
15July 21, 202364 42 22WhiteAlabama[16]
16August 1, 2023452421Missouri[17]
17August 3, 2023612635Florida[18]
18September 21, 202344 18 26HispanicOklahoma[19]
19October 3, 2023542727WhiteFlorida[20]
20October 10, 2023482523Texas[21]
21November 9, 2023531934[22]
22November 16, 2023491831Alabama[23]
23533122Native AmericanTexas[24]
24November 30, 20235937WhiteOklahoma[25]
Average:54 years28 years26 years

Demographics

Gender
Male2396%
Female14%
Ethnicity
White1563%
Black 625%
Hispanic28%
Native American14%
State
Texas833%
Florida625%
Missouri417%
Oklahoma417%
Alabama28%
Method
Lethal injection24100%
Month
January313%
February417%
March28%
April14%
May14%
June28%
July28%
August28%
September14%
October28%
November417%
December00%
Age
40–49729%
50–591250%
60–69521%
Total24100%

Executions in recent years

! colspan="2" Number of executions
202412
202324
202218
Total54

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Execution List 2023. Death Penalty Information Center. en-US. January 4, 2023.
  2. News: Madini. Doha. January 3, 2023. Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection. NBC News. January 4, 2023.
  3. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. January 11, 2023. Texas executes ex-officer who hired 2 people to kill wife. Associated Press. January 11, 2023.
  4. News: Murphy. Sean. January 12, 2023. Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003. Associated Press. January 12, 2023.
  5. News: Sisco. Aila. February 1, 2023. Wesley Ruiz's Final Words Before Texas Execution. Newsweek. February 1, 2023.
  6. News: Leonard Taylor's Final Words Before Missouri Execution. Scott. McDonald. Newsweek. February 7, 2023. February 7, 2023.
  7. News: Serrano. Alejandro. February 8, 2023. Texas executes John Balentine for killing three teens in Amarillo. The Texas Tribune. February 8, 2023.
  8. News: Varn. Kathryn. February 23, 2023. Strapped to a gurney, death row inmate Donald Dillbeck saves his last words for DeSantis. Tallahassee Democrat. February 24, 2023.
  9. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. March 8, 2023. Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter. Associated Press. March 8, 2023.
  10. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. March 10, 2023. Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery. Associated Press. March 10, 2023.
  11. News: Farrington. Brendan. April 13, 2023. Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death. Associated Press. April 13, 2023.
  12. News: May 3, 2023. Man executed in Florida for woman's 1986 stabbing death. Associated Press. May 4, 2023.
  13. News: June 6, 2023. Missouri executes Michael Tisius despite widespread pleas to spare his life. The Huffington Post. June 7, 2023.
  14. News: Washington. Wayne. June 15, 2023. Duane Owen executed in killings of babysitter, mom. What Karen Slattery's sister said. The Palm Beach Post. June 15, 2023.
  15. News: Murphy. Sean. July 20, 2023. Oklahoma executes a man for the 1995 butcher knife slaying of a Tulsa woman. Associated Press. July 20, 2023.
  16. News: Gattis. Paul. July 21, 2023. Alabama Death Row inmate James Barber executed for 2001 Madison County murder. al.com. July 21, 2023.
  17. News: Lieb. David A.. August 2, 2023. Missouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory. Associated Press. August 2, 2023.
  18. News: Anderson. Curt. August 4, 2023. Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 hammer killing of a nurse. Associated Press. August 4, 2023.
  19. News: Murphy. Sean. September 21, 2023. Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student. Associated Press. September 21, 2023.
  20. News: Farrington. Brendan. October 3, 2023. Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death. Associated Press. October 4, 2023.
  21. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. October 10, 2023. Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman. Associated Press. October 10, 2023.
  22. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. November 9, 2023. Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing. Associated Press. November 9, 2023.
  23. News: Chandler. Kim. November 16, 2023. Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery. Associated Press. November 16, 2023.
  24. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael . November 16, 2023. Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store. Associated Press. November 16, 2023.
  25. News: Clay. Nolan. November 30, 2023. Phillip Hancock executed for 2001 double murder in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoman. November 30, 2023.

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