List of death row inmates in the United States


As of January 1, 2020, there were 2,620 death row inmates in the United States. The number of death row inmates changes daily with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths. Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the information in this article may be out of date.

Demographics

Ethnicity of defendants on death row

Comparatively, the U.S. population is 61% non-Hispanic white, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% African-American, 5.8% Asian, 1.3% Native American, and 2.7% mixed.

Gender of defendants on death row

Comparatively, 50.8% of the U.S. population is female, and 49.2% is male.

Education

Comparatively, 12.19% of U.S. adults have less than a high school diploma or GED.

Mental illness

Comparatively, it is estimated that 4.2% of American adults have a serious mental illness.

Time on death row

Federal

Due to the high number of federal death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed on this page. A full list is externally linked:
NameCrimeTime on death rowNotes
Jorge Avila-TorrezMurdered a Navy Petty Officer in Virginia.Avila-Torrez was later linked to the murders of two girls in his hometown of Zion, Illinois.
Len DavisConspiracy to violate civil rights through murder.
Davis was an officer in the New Orleans Police Department. He ordered a drug dealer to kill a 32-year old woman, Kim Groves, who had witnessed Davis abuse a suspect and filed a brutality complaint. He was also convicted of witness tampering and, subsequent to his first death penalty sentence, of two drug trafficking charges.
Joseph E. Duncan IIIMurders of most of the Groene family in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.Duncan was convicted of the 2005 kidnappings and murders of members of the Groene family and sentenced to three death sentences and three life sentences. He is also serving 11 life sentences in conjunction with the same crimes as well as the 1997 murder of Anthony Martinez of Beaumont, California. Duncan has confessed to, but not been charged with, the 1996 murder of two girls in Seattle, Washington.
Marvin GabrionKidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman of Cedar Springs, Michigan.The murder took place in Michigan, which does not have the death penalty, but the body was found in Manistee National Forest, which is federal land. On appeal, his defense team argued that they should consider any reasonable doubt they have that the murder took place outside of the forest before being moved into the forest after death, which would make him ineligible for the death penalty.
Jurijus KadamovasRansom-related kidnapping and murder of five people.Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel were sentenced to death for the ransom related kidnappings and murders of five people. The men allegedly demanded a total of more than $5.5 million from relatives and associates, and received more than $1 million from victims' relatives. Prosecutors said the victims were killed regardless of whether the ransoms were paid. The bodies were tied with weights and dumped in a reservoir near Yosemite National Park.
Iouri MikhelRansom-related kidnapping and murder of five people.See above entry for Jurijus Kadamovas, Mikhel's accomplice.
Lisa M. Montgomery2004 murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was pregnant, and stealing her unborn child. Montgomery is the only woman on federal death row.
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.Rape and murder of Dru Sjodin in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Crossed state lines into Minnesota, making this a federal case.
Dylann RoofHate crimes.American mass murderer and white supremacist convicted of perpetrating the June 17, 2015 Charleston church shooting. During a prayer service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Roof killed nine people, all African Americans. Roof is the first person on death row for federal hate crimes.
Gary Lee Sampson3 counts of murder during the course of a carjacking or kidnapping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Prosecuted under federal law that allows for the death penalty in the course of a carjacking or kidnapping. Sampson plead guilty and during the trial for sentencing, received a death sentence for the two murders in Massachusetts and life for New Hampshire killing. The initial sentence was thrown out due to jury misconduct.
Kaboni Savage12 counts of murder in aid of racketeering and one count of retaliating against a witness by murder.Philadelphia drug kingpin, sentenced to death for the Firebombing of a house where a federal witness lived, killing six people.
Dzhokhar TsarnaevTerrorism.Boston Marathon bombing
Alejandro UmañaMurdered two brothers at a family restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina.High ranked member of the MS-13 gang and the first MS-13 member sentenced to the federal death penalty.

Military

NameCrimeTime on death rowNotes
Nidal Malik HasanPerpetrator of the Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009. Convicted on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder.
Hasan Karim Akbar Hand grenade and shooting attack killing two commissioned officers and injuring 11 other servicemen in Kuwait on March 23, 2003
Ronald Adrin GrayMultiple rape and murders of women at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, from December 15, 1986, to January 6, 1987Longest time on the military's death row
Timothy B. HennisTriple murder by stabbing of a North Carolina woman and two of her children in 1985Previously convicted in 1986 by the State of North Carolina, retried and acquitted in 1989, and widely reported as exonerated; recalled to active duty for military court martial under separate sovereignty

Alabama

Due to the high number of death row inmates in Alabama, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Shonelle JacksonMurder during the commission of a robbery.
Courtney LockhartKidnapped and murdered 18-year-old Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk.
Devin MooreMurdered three people including two police officers and a dispatcher.
Cuhuatemoc Hinricky PeraitaKilled a fellow inmate in 1999.Peraita was originally serving life without parole for his involvement in the murders of three Popeyes restaurant workers in 1994. He was the accomplice of Robert Melson, who was executed for these murders in 2017.
Kerry SpencerKilled three Birmingham police officers in 2004.Spencer shot all three officers to death and testified that he acted alone. However, his alleged accomplice, Nathaniel Woods, was sentenced to death also. Woods was executed in 2020 in a highly publicized and controversial execution.

American Samoa

Capital punishment exists as a punishment in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States, but does not have a prescribed method of execution. No executions have been imposed or performed since the territory gained self-governance in 1949; the last executions occurred in the late 1930's, when the island was under the control of the United States Navy.

Arizona

Due to the high number of death row inmates in Arizona, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Sammantha AllenMurder of her cousin, Ame DealOn July 12, 2011, police officers were called to 10-year-old Ame Deal's home, where she was found dead in a small foot locker, having suffocated. Ame lived with a number of relatives, including her aunt and legal guardian, Cynthia Stoltzmann. Allen was Stoltzmann's daughter. The family first told the police officers that Ame was playing hide-n-seek and locked herself in the trunk the night before, after the adults went to sleep. During interrogation, Sammantha and her husband John confessed to locking Ame in the trunk as a form of punishment, because she took a popsicle without permission.
John Allen was also sentenced to death.
Wendi AndrianoMurder of her husband JoeDuring the early morning hours of October 8, 2000, Wendi Andriano bludgeoned her 33-year-old husband Joe to death with a bar stool and stabbed him in the neck with a 13-inch knife in the couple's Ahwatukee, Arizona apartment. His autopsy revealed that he had sustained 23 blows to the skull, and traces of sodium azide were also found in his system.
Approximately one hour before Joe's murder, his wife Wendi had called 911 at the behest of a co-worker, claiming that her terminally ill husband was dying. When paramedics arrived however, Wendi turned them away, stating that Joe had a do-not-resuscitate order, and that his wish was to die. Paramedics left the scene. One hour later, Wendi called 911 again, reporting that she had stabbed and beaten her husband to death in self-defense. She also made claims that her husband was physically and psychologically abusive toward her. However, being that Joe was weak from chemotherapy and the sodium azide poisoning, he was unable to defend himself. Wendi was charged with murder.
Richard DjerfMurder of the Luna familyDjerf and Albert Luna, Jr. met and became friends while working at a Safeway supermarket. In January 1993, Luna burgled Djerf's apartment. Djerf told police he suspected Luna, but they took no action. In September of that year, Djerf entered the Luna home and killed Luna's father, mother, and two siblings over the course of several hours.
Shawna FordeOn May 30, 2009, 29-year-old Raul Flores and his daughter, Brisenia, 9, of Arivaca, Arizona, were killed during a home invasion by Forde, Jason Eugene Bush and Albert Gaxiola.Forde was active in the Minuteman movement, a grassroots anti-illegal immigration group that would station themselves along the U.S. southern border and keep watch for Mexicans crossing the border illegally and alert the Border Patrol. Forde allegedly boasted of robbing drug dealers to finance the movement. Prosecutors alleged Forde and her associates entered the trailer disguised as government officials looking for fugitives. No drugs were found in the trailer.
Mark GoudeauSeries of rapes and murdersGoudeau is a serial killer and rapist, referred to as the Baseline Killer by law enforcement and media prior to his identification. Goudeau is believed to have committed nine counts of first degree murder, in addition to 15 sexual assaults on women and young girls, 11 counts of kidnapping, and a number of armed robberies.
Preston StrongMurdered a family of six in 2005Strong was already serving a life sentence for murdering a physician when he was sentenced to death.

Arkansas

Due to the high number of Arkansas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
Due to the high number of California death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of CrimeTime on Death RowNotes
Isauro AguirreMurder of Gabriel Fernandez
Rodney AlcalaFive murders committed between 1977 and 1979.Alcala's victim count is unknown. He has been convicted of 7 homicides. Some sources estimate the number to be as high as 130.
Rosie AlfaroMurder of nine-year-old Autumn WallaceAlfaro was the first woman sentenced to death by gas chamber and the first woman in Orange County, California to get the death penalty.
Alejandro AvilaMurder of Samantha Runnion
Richard Delmer BoyerMurdered an elderly couple in 1982.
Luis BracamontesShot and killed Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County detective Michael Davis Jr. in October 2014.
Vincent BrothersMurdered his wife, mother-in-law and three children.In 2003, Vincent Brothers drove from Columbus, Ohio to Bakersfield, California nonstop to murder his family. He then drove back to Columbus and then flew back to California to find his family murdered. He was on trial 2 years later and convicted on all counts.
Albert Greenwood BrownBrown was convicted for the abduction, rape, and murder of 15-year-old Susan Louise Jordan on her way to school. Brown posed as a jogger and dragged her into the woods, and then strangled her with her shoelace. Brown then made numerous calls to the Riverside Police Department and the Jordan residence. One of Brown's subsequent calls was recorded by a police officer. "Hello, Mrs. Jordan, Susie isn't home from school yet, is she? You will never see your daughter again. You can find her body on the corner of Victoria and Gibson." Brown was arrested after witnesses identified his license plate number. In his residence, police found Susan's books, a newspaper article about the case, and a Riverside telephone book bookmarked to the page of the Jordan home. Brown was late to work on the day she disappeared, a bloody jogging suit was found in his locker and Brown's shoes were matched to footprints from the crime scene.Prior to his arrest for Jordan's murder, he was previously convicted of molesting an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old girl. The latter of which he was on parole for at the time of Jordan's murder.
David CarpenterCarpenter was convicted of the murders of four women and one man in 1979-1980 on hiking trails near San Francisco, California. He is known as the Trailside Killer.Carpenter is suspected in the murders of at least two other women. In 2009, DNA evidence from another murder victim, Mary Frances Bennett, was identified as matching Carpenter's DNA.
Dean CarterCarter was convicted of raping and strangling five women in April 1984.
Steven David CatlinCatlin was convicted of poisoning two of his wives and his adoptive mother.
Doug ClarkRape, murder, necrophilia, seven female victims, six convictions.Along with accomplice Carol M. Bundy known as the Sunset Strip Killers.
Cynthia CoffmanConvicted along with her boyfriend James Marlow of the murders of four women from October to November 1986.Coffman admits to committing the murders, but insists she suffered from battered-woman syndrome.
Kevin CooperCooper was convicted of axing and stabbing Douglas and Peggy Ryen, their daughter Jessica, and their son Joshua's friend Christopher Hughes. 8-year-old Joshua survived the attack.
Tiequon CoxCox was convicted of shooting four relatives of former NFL player Kermit Alexander.
Kerry Lyn DaltonTortured and killed Irene Louise in 1988.
Skylar DeleonMurder of Thomas and Jackie Hawks
Richard Allen DavisMurder of Polly Klaas
Sonny EnracaGang member who shot and killed actor Dedrick D. Gobert and another man during a fight in 1994.He also shot and paralyzed Gobert's girlfriend during the altercation.
Pedro EspinozaMurder of Jamiel Shaw II
Richard FarleyShot and killed 7 people and wounded 4 others, including Laura Black, a former coworker Farley had been stalking for 4 years prior to his rampage.
Wayne Adam FordConfessed to killing four women in 1997 and 1998 but is thought to have killed others.Ford was arrested after he walked into the Humboldt County Sheriff Department in Eureka, California in November 1998 with a woman's severed breast in his pocket.
Rickie Lee FowlerPerpetrator of the Old Fire which killed six people.
Emrys JohnMurder of Jan Pawel and Quiana Jenkins Pietrzak
Glenn HelzerCult leader who murdered five people in 2000.His brother, Justin, was also sentenced to death. Justin committed suicide in 2013.
Ivan HillNine murders committed between 1979 and 1994.
Eric HoustonPerpetrator of the Lindhurst school shooting which killed four people.
Ryan HoytMurder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000.
Michael HughesRaped and strangled at least four women between 1986 and 1993.In 1998, Hughes was originally sentenced to life without parole.
Randy Steven KraftRape, torture, mutilation and murder of a minimum of 16 young men in a series of killings spanning between 1972 and 1983, the majority of which had been committed in California.
Gunner LindbergStabbed a Vietnamese immigrant 22 times.
Timothy Joseph McGheeSerial killer from 1997 to 2003, killed 12 peopleMcGhee was a Toonerville Rifa 13 gang member of Scottish and Mexican descent from the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. He is alleged to have been responsible for at least 12 homicides between 1997 and 2001, three of which led to convictions. McGhee is also suspected of at least 10 attempted murders, four of which led to convictions.
Charles "Chase" MerrittPerpertrator of the McStay family murders.
Andrew MickelShot a police officer.
Michael MoralesMorales' cousin, Richard Ortega, hired him to murder Ortega's lover's girlfriend, Terri Winchell. She was raped, hammered and stabbed.Richard Ortega was sentenced to life without parole.
Joseph NasoDrugged, raped and strangled four women between 1977 and 1994.
Charles NgSerial killer in 1985Ng is believed to have raped, tortured and murdered between 11 and 25 victims with his accomplice, Leonard Lake, at the latter's cabin in Calaveras County, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills 150 miles east of San Francisco.
Raymond Lee OylerPerpetrator of the Esperanza Fire which killed five firefighters.
Gerald ParkerParker raped and murdered five women in their homes, as well as killing an unborn child of another woman.
Scott PetersonMurder of his pregnant wife Laci Peterson and unborn child, Conner.
Cleophus Prince Jr.Burglarized several homes and murdered six women, one of whom he raped.
David Allen RaleyConvicted of murder and attempted murder of 2 young women.
Angelina RodriguezConvicted of murdering her fourth husband by antifreeze poisoning. In jail she attempted to hire a fellow inmate to murder a witness who tried to testify against her. She is also suspected of suffocating her infant daughter with a pacifier.
Ramon SalcidoMurdered his wife, two of his three daughters, his mother in-law, the mother-in-law's other two daughters, and his work supervisor.
Wesley ShermantineAt least four murders committed from 1984 to 1999.One half of the Speed Freak Killers along with Loren Herzog. Herzog committed suicide in 2012.
Morris Solomon, Jr.Raped and murdered 6 or 7 sex workers between 1986 and 1987.
Cary StaynerIn 1999, Stayner strangled a woman and her daughter's friend from Argentina, and slit the daughter's throat. Five months later, he beheaded another woman.
William SuffRaped, stabbed, strangled and/or mutilated at least 12 sex workers between 1986 and 1991.Suff and his ex-wife were previously convicted of beating their infant daughter to death.
Regis Deon Thomas3 murders between 1992 and 1993.
Chester Turner15 murders between 1987 and 1998.
Billy Ray WaldonIn December 1985, Waldon shot a woman during a robbery and set her home on fire, killing her daughter inside. Two weeks later, he shot a man who was working on a car.
Marcus WessonConvicted of incest and the mass shooting of nine of his children.Wesson's victims were his own children, fathered by incestuous relationships with his daughters and nieces, as well as the children by his wife.
David WesterfieldMurder of Danielle van Dam
Daniel WozniakConvicted on two counts of first-degree murder.Killed two people in an attempt to fund his 2010 wedding and honeymoon. A jury deliberated for 1 hour 14 minutes before recommending the death penalty, one of the shortest death penalty deliberations in Orange County history.

Florida

Due to the high number of Florida death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Lucious BoydKidnapped, raped and stabbed a 21-year-old woman with a screwdriver.
Tiffany ColeKidnapped and buried an elderly couple alive.Two of Cole's companions, Michael Jackson and Alan Wade, were also sentenced to death. Another companion, Bruce Nixon, was sentenced to 45 years after testifying against Cole and leading police to the couple's bodies.
Daniel ConahanKidnapped, tortured, raped and strangled a 21-year-old man, tied him to a tree, then removed his genitals.Conahan is also a suspect in the deaths of twelve other men.
Rory Enrique CondeStrangled six sex workers, then had anal sex with their corpses.
Donald DillbeckIn 1990, Dillbeck attempted to steal a car and stabbed the driver repeatedly.Dillbeck was sentenced to life in prison in 1979 for shooting a deputy. He escaped from prison in June 1990.
Noel DoorbalMurdered and dismembered a Hungarian couple during an extortion kidnapping.
Wayne C. DotyIn 2013, Doty was convicted of the murder of fellow inmate, Xavier Rodriguez.
Paul DurousseauRaped and strangled seven women, two of whom were pregnant.
Franklin Delano FloydMurder of Cheryl Ann Commesso.Commesso was working as an exotic dancer in Florida when she disappeared in 1989. Floyd, whose wife worked with Commesso, was a prime suspect in her disappearance. Floyd's wife, Sharon Marshall, died soon after in a mysterious hit-and-run incident and their son, Michael, was put into foster care. In September 1994, Floyd kidnapped and murdered Michael; his body has never been found and was presumably eaten by wild hogs on Interstate 35. Floyd is also the prime suspect in the death of Sharon. It was discovered that his wife Sharon was raised as his daughter and is herself a kidnap victim of Floyd's. Floyd was convicted of Commesso's murder after photos of her beaten body were found in Floyd's vehicle.
Kevin FosterShot a high school music teacher, with three members of his gang in attendance.Two of Foster's accomplices were sentenced to life without parole. Another was sentenced to 32 years.
Gary Michael HiltonSerial killer who murdered four people in Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia.Hilton was sentenced to death in Florida for the murder of Cheryl Dunlap. He was also sentenced to life in prison in Georgia for the murder of Meredith Emerson, and was sentenced in North Carolina to four life sentences for the murders of John and Irene Bryant.
Eddie JamesStrangled a girl and raped her corpse, and repeatedly stabbed her grandmother.James was living with the family of the victims at the time.
Daniel LugoMurdered and dismembered a Hungarian couple during an extortion kidnapping.
Renaldo McGirthMurder of Diana Miller and attempted murder of James Miller.Crime occurred in 2006 with McGirth being sentenced to death in 2008. He became the youngest person on death row in Florida at the time of his sentence.
Dontae MorrisKilled five people in Tampa between May and June 2010.
Phillup PartinStrangled a hitchhiker.
Glen Edward RogersSerial killer convicted of two murders.
Randy SchoenwetterMurders of Ronald and Virginia Friskey.At the time of his sentencing, he became the youngest person on death row.
Nelson SerranoMurder in the first degree.
Troy VictorinoBludgeoned six people to death.Victorino and accomplice Jerone Hunter were both sentenced to death for the crime. The crime was the bloodiest mass murder in Volusia County history.
Tommy ZeiglerQuadruple murder of Eunice Zeigler, Perry and Virginia Edwards, and Charlie Mays.Zeigler was first sentenced to death in 1976. In 1989, Zeigler received the death penalty for a second time in a re-sentencing.

Georgia

Due to the high number of Georgia death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
David Homer EdenfieldRaped and murdered 6-year-old Christopher Barrios Jr.
Lyndon Fitzgerald PaceRobbed and killed at least four elderly women between 1988 and 1989.
Reinaldo RiveraAbducted, raped and killed four women between 1999 and 2000.

Idaho

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Azad Haji AbdullahMurder by arson of his wife and attempted murder of their four children in Boise on October 5, 2002.
Thomas Eugene CreechMurder by beating of a fellow inmate on May 13, 1981Previously on Idaho's death row; in 1977 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Idaho's previous death penalty on his appeal.
Timothy Alan DunlapMurder by shooting of a Soda Springs bank teller during a robbery on October 16, 1991Also sentenced by Ohio for murdering his girlfriend.
James Harvey HairstonMurder by shooting and robbery of an elderly Downey couple on January 6, 1996Denied retrial in 2010.
Erick Virgil HallMurder and rape of two women on September 24, 2000 and one in 2003
Gerald Ross Pizzuto, Jr.Murder by beating of a Marsing woman and her nephew in July 1985Denied retrial in 2010.
Jonathan Daniel RenfroMurder by shooting of Coeur dAlene Police Sgt. Greg Moore on May 5, 2015352 days
Robin Lee RowMurder by arson of her husband and their two children in February 1992Only woman on Idaho's death row; housed at the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center.

Indiana

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Joseph Edward CorcoranCorcoran was living with his brother, sister, and his sister's fiancé. He became enraged when he heard his brother, future brother in law, and two of his brother's friends talking about him. After putting his 7-year-old niece in an upstairs bedroom to protect her, he loaded his semiautomatic rifle and fatally shot the four men. He then went to a neighbor's house and asked them to call police.Corcoran suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and has had ongoing issues with delusions and auditory hallucination. When asked why he was not pursuing post conviction relief, he stated: "I want to waive my appeals because I am guilty of murder. I think that I should be executed for what I have done...I am guilty of murder. I should be executed. That is all there is to it. That is what I believe. I believe the death penalty is a just punishment for four counts of murder, and I believe that I should be executed since I am guilty of four counts of murder."
William Clyde GibsonGibson pleaded guilty in 2013 for the sexual assault and bludgeoning death of Christine Whitis, a family friend who had come to his New Albany home to console Gibson after his mother's death.Gibson has pleaded guilty to three murders. After he was arrested for Whitis' murder, police excavated Gibson's yard to recover the body of Stephanie Kirk, a 35-year-old Charlestown woman who disappeared in 2012. He also admitted to fatally stabbing Karen Hodella of Port Orange, Florida, in October 2002. At sentencing, in response to being sentenced to death, he replied "I deserve what I'm getting. It ain't no big deal." He is known for his signature handlebar mustache.
Eric D. HolmesHolmes was fired from his job at a restaurant after an argument with co-worker Amy Foshee. At closing on the day of his firing, Holmes waited in the parking lot with Michael Vance. Holmes and Vance attacked Foshee and 2 managers as they exited the building, stabbing them multiple times, and stealing the bank deposit money. The restaurant managers died; Foshee survived. Vance was tried separately and sentenced to 190 years.
Kevin IsomIn response to learning his wife was planning to leave him, Isom shot his wife and his two stepchildren. He then barricaded himself in the family's apartment and shot at police officers attempting to take him into custody.Isom's defense attorney argued that a death sentence was inappropriate given the emotional state of his client, who suffered an extreme emotional disturbance from losing his job and then being left by his wife. However, the prosecution pointed out that he was extremely abusive and unfaithful to his wife and drove her away.
Michael Dean OverstreetKelly Eckart, an 18-year-old freshman at Franklin College, was last seen on September 27, 1997 after leaving work. The next morning, her car was found abandoned in a rural area, with its lights on and keys in the ignition. She was found in a ravine in Brown County four days later. She had been shot and strangled. Semen found on the body was matched to Overstreet.Overstreet suffers from schizoaffective disorder and suffered from hallucination as a child including "demons". He was discharged from the marines on the basis of mental illness. A judge determined Overstreet was not competent to be executed in November 2014. The Indiana Attorney General chose not to appeal the decision. He remains on death row indefinitely.
Benjamin RitchieRitchie was involved in a police chase after he was spotted driving a stolen vehicle. The chase ended when he wrecked the vehicle and proceeded on foot before shooting officer William Toney in the chest.Ritchie suffers from a number of cognitive and emotional disorders. He has bipolar disorder and a non-specified cognitive disorder. The cause of the physiological defect was not identified, but experts speculated that several past serious head injuries, his mother's heavy use of drugs and alcohol during pregnancy, his own history of drug use, and a history of abuse throughout his childhood were to blame.
Roy Lee WardWard was convicted of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in her home. Her 14-year-old sister was sleeping upstairs when she heard the screams of her sister. She called 911. Police found Ward still in the home when they arrived.Ward's first conviction was overturned in 2004 on the basis that pretrial publicity tainted the jury pool. He was again convicted and sentenced to death. Ward has been diagnosed with a number of psychiatric disorders including exhibitionism, antisocial personality disorder, and ADHD.
Jeffrey A. WeisheitWeisheit was convicted for setting a fire that killed the two children of his girlfriend, 8-year-old Alyssa and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch. After his arrest, Weisheit admitted stuffing a dish towel in Caleb's mouth and using duct tape to bind his arms behind his back. Two flares were found near the boy's body. Autopsies revealed the children were alive when the fire was set. He told police he did it because Caleb was misbehaving on the night before the fire.Weisheit suffers from bipolar disorder.

Kansas

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Reginald CarrThe murders of Ann Walenta, Jason Befort, Brad Heyka, Heather Muller, and Aaron Sander in December 2000.After the Kansas Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, the United States Supreme Court reinstated it on January 20, 2016.
Jonathan CarrConvicted of the same five murders as his brother ReginaldAfter the Kansas Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, the United States Supreme Court reinstated it on January 20, 2016.
John E. Robinson, Sr.Capital murder convictions for the deaths of Izabel Lewicka and Suzette Trouten and first degree murder in the case of Lisa Stasi, who disappeared in 1985.
Sidney GleasonDeaths of Miki Martinez and Darren Wormkey in February 2004After the Kansas Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, the United States Supreme Court reinstated it on January 20, 2016.
Scott CheeverMurder of Sheriff Matt Samuels in January 2005
Gary Kleypas1996 rape-murder of Carrie Williams in Pittsburg, KansasThe Kansas Supreme Court, in its review of his case, found serious errors with the state's death penalty statute and ordered that the penalty phase of his trial be redone. The sentence was overturned in 2001. In 2008, he was sentenced to death again.
Justin ThurberSentenced to death for kidnapping, torture, rape and murder of 19-year-old college student Jodi Sanderholm in 2007.In October 2017 Thurber appealed death sentence with arguments whether he is developmentally disabled. The judge rejected the defense's request for a hearing on whether Thurber is developmentally disabled, ruling that the defense hadn't presented enough evidence to warrant a hearing.
James Kraig KahlerMurders of his wife, Karen Kahler, his two daughters, Lauren and Emily Kahler, and his wife's grandmother, Dorothy Wight
Frazier Glenn Miller Jr.Convicted of killing three people at a Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas.
Kyle Trevor FlackShot two men, and a mother and daughter on May 1, 2013.

Kentucky

Due to the high number of Kentucky death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Ralph BazeConvicted of shooting two police officers at his home.He sued the Kentucky State Department of Corrections on the grounds that execution by lethal injection using the cocktail prescribed by Kentucky law constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The United States Supreme Court heard the case but rejected his challenge by a vote of 7–2. See Baze v. Rees
Shawn WindsorConvicted in the stabbing deaths of his estranged wife and their son.

Louisiana

Due to the high number of death row inmates in Louisiana, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list of Louisiana death row inmates is not available.
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Henri BroadwayInvolved in the murder of a police officer.The murdered police officer was the mother of Warrick Dunn, a former American football running back. Broadway's accomplice, Kevan Brumfield, was initially sentenced to death also, but was resentenced to life on July 20, 2016, as he was ruled too intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution.
Antoinette FrankMurdered three people at a restaurant where she worked as a security guard.Was a New Orleans police officer

Mississippi

Due to the high number of death row inmates in Mississippi, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Willie Jerome ManningWas sentenced to death for two separate double murders. One of these convictions was overturned but he remains on death row for the other one.

Missouri

Due to the high number of death row inmates in Missouri, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
William Jay GollehonMurder by bludgeoning of an inmate during a riot in 1991.
Ronald Allen SmithKidnap and murder by shooting of two Native American men in the fall of 1982.Only Canadian on death row in the United States

Nebraska

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
John LotterMurdered three people including Brandon Teena, who days prior had reported to police that Lotter and his accomplice Tom Nissen had beat and raped him upon discovering he was transgender.
Raymond MataMurdered and dismembered his ex-girlfriend's son.
Arthur GalesBeat a woman, strangled and drowned her son, and raped and strangled her daughter.
Jeffrey HesslerKidnapped, raped and murdered a teenage girl.
Jose SandovalFor his involvement in the shooting of four people in a failed bank robbery.Convicted alongside Erick Vela and Jorge Galindo.
Erick Fernando VelaFor his involvement in the shooting of four people in a failed bank robbery.Convicted alongside Jose Sandoval and Jorge Galindo.
Jorge GalindoFor his involvement in the shooting of four people in a failed bank robbery.Convicted alongside Vela and Sandoval.
Marco TorresShot two men, with one of the victims also being strangled and bound.
Roy EllisAbducted 12 year old Amber Harris, beat her to death, and threw her body into a ravine.
Nikko JenkinsShot four people in August 2013.
Patrick SchroederStrangled his cellmate to death in April 2017. Schroeder was already serving a life sentence for murder at the time.
Anthony GarciaMarch 2008 murders of Thomas Hunter and Shirlee Sherman, and the May 2013 murders of Mary and Roger Brumback.

Nevada

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Zane FloydShot four employees during a mass shooting in a supermarket.

New Hampshire

Note: On May 30, 2019, the state Senate voted to override Governor Chris Sununu's veto on a bill that abolished the state's death penalty 16-8. Since the veto had previously been overridden by the state House of Representatives, the bill immediately became law and repealed capital punishment, replacing it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The law was not applied retroactively and the one person on death row at the time of abolition remains there.
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Michael "Stix" Kiser AddisonMurder by shooting of an on-duty police officer on October 16, 2006Only death row inmate in New Hampshire due to the subsequent abolition of capital punishment in the state.

North Carolina

Due to the high number of North Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Blanche Taylor MoorePoisoned her boyfriend with arsenic.Moore has also been linked to the deaths of her father, mother in law, and first husband.
Marcus Robinson
Henry Louis WallaceRaped and killed nine women between 1990 - 1994.21 years, 64 daysKnown also as "The Taco Bell Strangler". Wallace confessed to the murders of 11 women.

Ohio

Due to the high number of Ohio death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
George BrinkmanIn June of 2017 he took a female friend and her two college-aged daughters captive in their home and killed them. The next day he killed an elderly couple who he was friends with.
Romell BroomKidnapped, raped and strangled a teenage girl, and attempted to kidnap two of her friends.Broom was originally scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2009, but he survived the lethal injection after the executioners failed to find a suitable vein. He is currently expected to be executed on March 16, 2022.
Shawn GrateSerial killer with 5 known victims.
Anthony KirklandBetween 2006 and 2009, Kirkland strangled, raped, and burned the bodies of four females.Kirkland previously served 16 years for the beating, choking and burning murder of his girlfriend. For the 2006-2009 murders, Kirkland was handed two death sentences, plus two sentences of 70 years to life.
Michael MadisonMadison kidnapped, raped and strangled three women in 2012-2013.
Austin MyersOrchestrated the murder of 18-year-old Justin Back.Myers became the youngest inmate on death row in Ohio at the time of his sentence.
Donna RobertsShot her ex-husband in order to collect his life insurance.She is currently the only woman on Ohio´s death row.
Anthony SowellCommitted 11 murders between 2007 and 2009.
Christopher WhitakerMurdered 14-year-old Alianna DeFreeze.
James D. WorleyMurdered 20-year-old Sierah Joughin.

Oklahoma

Due to the high number of Oklahoma death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Richard GlossipConvicted of commissioning the murder of Barry Van Treese.Glossip was initially sentenced to death on June 1, 1998, but it was overturned in 2001. He was sentenced to death again in 2004.
Kevin Ray UnderwoodMurder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin.

Oregon

Due to the high number of Oregon death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Gary HaugenMurder of fellow prison inmate, David Polin, while serving a previous life sentence for murder of Mary Archer, his former girlfriend's motherConfined at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem
Then-Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber placed a moratorium on all executions for the duration of his term as 37th governor, which has upset the victims of Haugen and Gary Haugen himself It is estimated that the case of Gary Haugen cost Oregon tax payers over $1.2 million, according to the Statesman Journal.
Christian LongoMurder of his wife and three children.
Bruce Turnidge Woodburn bank bombing which killed Oregon State Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Captain Tom Tennant
Joshua Turnidge Woodburn bank bombing which killed Oregon State Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Captain Tom Tennant
Dayton Leroy RogersRogers was convicted in May 1989 for the murders of 23-year-old Lisa Marie Mock, 26-year-old Maureen Ann Hodges, 35-old Christine Lotus Adams, 20- year-old Cynthia Devore, 26-year-old Nondace "Noni" Cervantes, and 16-year-old Riatha Gyles.

Pennsylvania

Owing to the high number of Pennsylvania death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
George BanksKilled 13 and wounded 1 in 1982.On May 12, 2010, Banks was declared incompetent to be executed.
Richard BaumhammersFormer attorney who began a racially motivated crime spree on April 28, 2000 in Pittsburgh, killing five and paralyzing one.Baumhammers was given five death sentences plus 112 years.
Eric FreinState police attack and manhunt —September 2014.
Melvin KnightAlong with Ricky Smyrnes and four other accomplices, also called "The Greensburg Six", tortured and murdered mentally disabled Jennifer DaughertyKnight appealed his sentence, but on November 15, 2018 his appeal was denied. Ricky Smyrnes is also awaiting execution, while the other four members of The Greensburg Six received prison sentences.
Richard Andrew PoplawskiShot and killed three Pittsburgh Police officers on April 4, 2009.
Harvey Miguel RobinsonSerial killer who killed three women.Initially sentenced to death for all three murders. The death sentences for the first two murders were later changed to life sentences.
Christopher RoneyFirst-degree murder for the shooting death of police officer Lauretha Vaird.
Ricky SmyrnesAlong with Melvin Knight and four other accomplices tortured and murdered mentally disabled Jennifer DaughertySmyrnes appealed the death sentence. His execution was delayed in July 2017.

South Carolina

Due to the high number of South Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Stephen StankoMurdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and library patron Henry Lee Turner. He also raped and violently assaulted Ling's daughter, who survived the attack.
Quincy AllenKilled four people between July and August 2002.

South Dakota

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Briley PiperTorture and murder of Chester Allan Poage, in addition to time served before an initial conviction was overturned

Tennessee

Due to the high number of Tennessee death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Lemaricus DavidsonRaped, tortured, and murdered Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.His four accomplices were also sentenced but only Davidson received a death sentence.
Jessie DotsonMurdered six people including his brother, brother's girlfriend, two other adults, and fatally stabbed his two nephews, aged 2 and 4.Dotson received six death sentences for the crime.
Pervis Tyrone PayneMurdered an acquaintance and her two-year-old daughter.Payne is currently scheduled to be executed on December 3, 2020.
Christa PikeMurdered Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer by crushing her skull with asphalt.Two of Pike's accomplices were also sentenced. Tadaryl Shipp was sentenced to life without parole, while Shadolla Peterson was sentenced to probation after testifying against Pike. In 2001, Pike and another inmate attempted to strangle fellow inmate Patricia Jones with a shoestring; Jones survived.

Texas

Due to the high number of Texas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages or part of a criminal enterprise with a separate Wikipedia page are listed in this article. The full list is externally linked:
NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Linda CartyCarty was convicted for the abduction and murder of 25-year-old Joana Rodriguez to steal her newborn son. Prosecutors alleged that Carty orchestrated the crime, which was committed by three masked men who abducted Rodriguez and her son. Rodriguez was later found dead in the trunk of a car. Her 3-day-old son was rescued from a car parked nearby. The other three men were arrested, but only Carty was prosecuted for capital murder.Carty claims she was framed by drug dealers in response to her work as an informant and has appealed her conviction. Her appeals have been unsuccessful and the appeal procedure has been exhausted. Barring the granting of clemency, she stands to become the first female British national to be executed since Ruth Ellis in 1955, and the first British black woman executed in more than a century.
Gabriel HallShot an elderly man and stabbed his wife in the throat.
Randy HalprinOne of the Texas Seven, convicted in the murder of Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins during a robbery.
Brittany HolbergHolberg robbed and murdered an 80-year-old white male in his home. The victim was struck with a hammer and stabbed nearly 60 times. The weapons used were a paring knife, a butcher knife, a grapefruit knife, and a fork. A lamp pole had been shoved more than 5 inches down the victim's throat.
Ali Irsan2012 killings of his son-in-law, Coty Beavers, and Gelareh Bagherzadeh, a friend of his daughter.
Patrick MurphyOne of the Texas Seven, convicted in the murder of Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins during a robbery.Murphy was the last member of the Texas Seven to be brought to trial, convicted, and sentenced to death.
Rodney ReedConvicted for the murder of a 19-year-old woman.
Raymond RilesMurder and robbery of a Houston used-car salesman in 1974Riles has been on death row longer than anyone in Texas. Because of mental illness, he is considered ineligible to be executed. In 1985, Riles attempted suicide by setting his prison cell on fire.
Darlie RoutierMurder of her two sons in 1996Routier's case has attracted the attention of wrongful conviction advocacy groups in recent years. She is currently in the process of raising funds to test evidence found at the scene for DNA.
Víctor SaldañoKidnapped and shot dead Paul Ray King.He is the sole Argentine on US death row.
Juan SegundoRapist and serial killer with 4 known victims.
Hank SkinnerBeat his girlfriend with an ax handle, then stabbed her two sons.
Andre ThomasMurdered his estranged wife, four-year-old son, and 13-month-old daughter on March 27, 2004.He removed his right eye on April 1, 2004. He removed and consumed his left eye on December 9, 2008. Currently residing in a psychiatric unit; no execution date has been set.
Charles Victor ThompsonMurdered his girlfriend Dennise Hayslip and her lover, Darren Cain. Thompson made headlines in 2005 by escaping from Harris County Jail in Houston after a parole meeting using a forged ID badge. He was captured three days later.Thompson alleges that his death penalty conviction is unjust, stating he acted in self-defense as he had been shot by Cain. The killings could be viewed as a crime of passion which would exclude the Capital Murder sentence. Thompson alleges that Dennise Hayslip died a week later due to medical malpractice, not the actual shooting.
Faryion WardripRaped and murdered five women in the 1980s.Sentenced to 35 years in prison in 1986. Released on December 11, 1997. Sentenced to death on November 9, 1999; which was overturned in 2010. Resentenced to life in prison without parole.
Jeffery Lee WoodOn January 2, 1996, Wood and Daniel Earl Reneau attempted to rob a Kerrville gas station. While Wood waited outside, Reneau shot clerk Kris Keeran between the eyes. Wood was not present when Reneau shot Keeran.Reneau was executed on June 13, 2002. Jeff Wood's death row conviction has been regarded as controversial, as he did not murder Keeran.

Utah

NameDescription of crimeTime on death rowOther
Michael Anthony ArchuletaTorture, rape, and murder of a Cedar City man on November 21, 1988. Assigned Lethal Injection.
Douglas Stewart CarterMurder by stabbing and shooting of an elderly woman during a burglary of her Provo home on February 27, 1985, Assigned Lethal Injection.
Taberone Dave HonieMurder and sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend's mother on July 9, 1998.Has selected firing squad as his method of execution.
Troy KellMurder by stabbing of an inmate on July 6, 1994. At the time, Kell was serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of 21-year-old James “Cotton” Kelly, who had been stalking 15-year-old Sandy Shaw, a friend of Kell’s.Has selected firing squad as his method of execution.
Ralph Leroy MenziesKidnapping and murder by strangulation of a female gas station attendant in Kearns on February 23, 1986.Has selected firing squad as his method of execution.
Von Lester TaylorMurder of a woman and her mother near Beaver Springs, attempted murder by shooting and arson of the young woman's husband, and kidnapping of the two daughters of the man and younger woman on December 22, 1990, chose Lethal Injection as his method of execution.
Douglas Anderson LovellAggravated kidnapping and murder of a woman in order to prevent her from testifying against him in a rape case.Lovell was originally sentenced to death for this murder in 1993, but on appeal was allowed to withdraw his guilty plea and was granted a new trial. He was again convicted of the murder and sentenced to death in 2015.

Virginia

NameCrimeTime on death rowNotes
Anthony JuniperMurdered his ex-girlfriend, her brother and her two daughters
Thomas A. PorterCapital murder

Wyoming

Twenty-two states have abolished capital punishment. Crimes committed in these states are still eligible for the death penalty if they are convicted in federal court for violation of certain federal crimes. Capital punishment has been abolished in both New Hampshire and New Mexico but only for new sentences. Prisoners who are already sentenced to death in those states remain on death row.
States and the date of abolition of capital punishment:
  1. Michigan
  2. Wisconsin
  3. Maine
  4. Minnesota
  5. Hawaii
  6. Alaska
  7. Vermont
  8. Iowa
  9. West Virginia
  10. North Dakota
  11. Massachusetts
  12. Rhode Island
  13. New Jersey
  14. New York
  15. New Mexico
  16. Illinois
  17. Connecticut
  18. Maryland
  19. Delaware
  20. Washington
  21. New Hampshire
  22. Colorado
Territories:
  1. Puerto Rico
  2. Northern Mariana Islands
  3. Guam
  4. Washington, D.C.
  5. United States Virgin Islands