List of people executed in the United States in 2024 explained

This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2024. To date, twenty-three people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty by lethal injection.[1] The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.[2]

Two states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August.[3] [4] South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September.[5] If carried out, Indiana's upcoming execution would be its first in over a decade.[6] September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span since July 2003.[7]

List of people executed in the United States in 2024

Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethod
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1January 25, 202458 22 36MaleWhiteAlabamaNitrogen hypoxia[8]
2February 28, 202450 27 23HispanicTexasLethal injection[9]
3March 20, 2024592831BlackGeorgia[10]
4April 4, 2024411922Oklahoma[11]
5April 9, 2024523418WhiteMissouri[12]
6May 30, 2024503020Alabama[13]
7June 11, 2024695415Missouri[14]
8June 26, 2024411823HispanicTexas[15]
9June 27, 2024662640WhiteOklahoma[16]
10July 18, 2024643727BlackAlabama[17]
11August 7, 20245427Texas[18]
12August 8, 202448 22 26Native AmericanUtah[19]
13August 29, 202457 27 30WhiteFlorida[20]
14September 20, 202446 19 27BlackSouth Carolina[21]
15September 24, 202455 29 26Missouri [22]
1638 21 17WhiteTexas[23]
17September 26, 202452 20 32BlackOklahoma [24]
1859 34 25WhiteAlabamaNitrogen hypoxia[25]
19October 1, 202461 26 35BlackTexasLethal injection[26]
20October 17, 202436 27 9WhiteAlabama[27]
21November 1, 202459 34 25BlackSouth Carolina[28]
22November 21, 202450 19 31WhiteAlabamaNitrogen hypoxia[29]
23December 3, 202449 32 17MissouriLethal injection[30]
Average:52 years27 years25 years

Demographics

Gender
Male23
Female0
Ethnicity
White11
Black9
Hispanic2
Native American1
State
Alabama6
Texas5
Missouri4
Oklahoma3
South Carolina2
Florida1
Georgia1
Utah1
Method
Lethal injection20
Nitrogen hypoxia3
Month
January1
February1
March1
April2
May1
June3
July1
August3
September5
October2
November2
December1
Age
30–392
40–495
50–5912
60–694
Total23100%

Executions in recent years

! colspan="2" Number of executions
2025—
202423
202324
Total47

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Execution List 2024. Death Penalty Information Center. en-US. January 26, 2024.
  2. News: January 26, 2024. Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution. BBC News. January 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126025112/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68085513. January 26, 2024. live.
  3. Web site: Utah man put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010. Hannah. Schoenbaum. ABC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20240823114528/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/utah-man-killed-woman-put-death-lethal-injection-112668485. August 23, 2024. dead.
  4. News: Utah man put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010. Associated Press. August 8, 2024. The Guardian.
  5. News: South Carolina death row inmate dies by state's first lethal injection in 13 years. CNN. September 20, 2024.
  6. News: Phillips. Kristine. September 12, 2024. Joseph Corcoran set to be the first state inmate to be executed in Indiana in 15 years. The Indianapolis Star. September 14, 2024.
  7. News: Cabral. Sam. September 27, 2024. Alabama carries out second nitrogen gas execution in US. BBC News. September 27, 2024.
  8. News: Chandler. Kim. January 26, 2024. Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution. Associated Press. January 26, 2024.
  9. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. February 29, 2024. Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
  10. News: Martin. Jeff. March 21, 2024. Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia's first execution in years. Associated Press. March 21, 2024.
  11. News: Murphy. Sean. April 4, 2024. Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
  12. News: Salter. Jim. April 10, 2024. Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
  13. News: Chandler. Kim. May 30, 2024. Months after nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings. Associated Press. May 30, 2024.
  14. News: Salter. Jim. June 11, 2024. Man convicted of killing former lover and her husband is executed in Missouri . Associated Press. June 11, 2024.
  15. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. June 26, 2024. Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman. Associated Press. June 26, 2024.
  16. News: Murphy. Sean. June 27, 2024. Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 . Associated Press. June 27, 2024.
  17. News: Chandler. Kim. July 18, 2024. Alabama executes man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt. Associated Press. July 18, 2024.
  18. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. August 7, 2024. Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger . Associated Press. August 7, 2024.
  19. News: Schoenbaum. Hannah. August 8, 2024. Utah man who killed woman put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010. Associated Press. August 8, 2024.
  20. Web site: Farrington . Brendan . Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest . Associated Press . 29 August 2024 . 31 August 2024.
  21. News: Collins. Jeffrey. September 21, 2024. South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state's first execution in 13 years. Associated Press. September 21, 2024.
  22. News: Lieb. David A.. Salter. Jim. September 25, 2024. Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family's calls to spare his life. Associated Press. September 26, 2024.
  23. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. September 25, 2024. Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son. Associated Press. September 26, 2024.
  24. News: Murphy. Sean. September 26, 2024. Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. Associated Press. September 26, 2024.
  25. Web site: Chandler . Kim . Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution . en-US.
  26. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. October 2, 2024. A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989. Associated Press. October 18, 2024.
  27. News: Chandler. Kim. October 18, 2024. Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death. Associated Press. October 18, 2024.
  28. News: Collins. Jeffrey. November 1, 2024. South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life. Associated Press. November 2, 2024.
  29. News: Chandler. Kim. November 22, 2024. Alabama carries out nation's third nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker's killing. Associated Press. November 22, 2024.
  30. News: Salter. Jim. December 4, 2024. Missouri executes a man for sexually assaulting and strangling a 9-year-old girl in 2007. Associated Press. December 4, 2024.

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