List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state)


This is a list of people executed in Georgia. Since 1976, a total of 76 convicted murderers have been executed by the state of Georgia in the United States.

List of people executed in Georgia since 1976

CountNameDate of ExecutionMethodCount by MethodVictimGovernor
1John Eldon Smith15 December 1983Electric chair1Ronald Akins and Juanita AkinsJoe Frank Harris
2Ivon Ray Stanley12 July 1984Electric chair2Clifford FloydJoe Frank Harris
3Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens12 December 1984Electric chair3Roy AsbellJoe Frank Harris
4Roosevelt Green, Jr.9 January 1985Electric chair4Teresa Carol AllenJoe Frank Harris
5Van Roosevelt Solomon20 February 1985Electric chair5Roger Dennis TackettJoe Frank Harris
6John Young20 March 1985Electric chair6Coleman and Gladys Brice, and Katie DavisJoe Frank Harris
7Jerome Bowden24 June 1986Electric chair7Kathryn StrykerJoe Frank Harris
8Joseph Mulligan15 May 1987Electric chair8Marion Jones MillerJoe Frank Harris
9Richard Tucker, Jr.22 May 1987Electric chair9Edna SandefurJoe Frank Harris
10William Boyd Tucker29 May 1987Electric chair10Kathleen ParryJoe Frank Harris
11William Mitchell2 September 1987Electric chair11Christopher CarrJoe Frank Harris
12Timothy W. McCorquodale21 September 1987Electric chair12Donna Marie DixonJoe Frank Harris
13James E. Messer, Jr.28 July 1988Electric chair13Rhonda TannerJoe Frank Harris
14Henry Willis III18 May 1989Electric chair14Police chief of Ray City James "Ed" GiddensJoe Frank Harris
15Warren McCleskey25 September 1991Electric chair15Atlanta Police Officer Frank SchlattZell Miller
16Thomas Dean Stevens29 June 1993Electric chair16Roger HoneycuttZell Miller
17Christopher Burger7 December 1993Electric chair17Roger HoneycuttZell Miller
18William Henry Hance31 March 1994Electric chair18Gail Jackson, a/k/a Gail Faison and Irene ThirkieldZell Miller
19Nicholas Lee Ingram7 April 1995Electric chair19J. C. SawyerZell Miller
20Darrell Gene Devier17 May 1995Electric chair20Mary Frances StonerZell Miller
21Larry Grant Lonchar14 November 1996Electric chair21Charles Sweat and Steven SmithZell Miller
22Ellis Wayne Felker15 November 1996Electric chair22Evelyn Joy LudlamZell Miller
23David Loomis Cargill10 June 1998Electric chair23Cheryl Williams and Danny WilliamsZell Miller
24Terry Michael Mincey25 October 2001Lethal injection1Paulette RiggsRoy Barnes
25Jose Martinez High6 November 2001Lethal injection2Henry Phillips and Bonnie BullochRoy Barnes
26Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr.15 November 2001Lethal injection3Linda Gilreath and Gerrit Van LeeuwenRoy Barnes
27Byron Ashley Parker11 December 2001Lethal injection4Christy Ann GriffithRoy Barnes
28Ronald Keith Spivey24 January 2002Lethal injection5Charles McCook and Bill WatsonRoy Barnes
29Tracy Lee Housel12 March 2002Lethal injection6Jean Dellinger DrewRoy Barnes
30Wallace Marvin Fugate III16 August 2002Lethal injection7Pattie Dianne FugateRoy Barnes
31William Howard Putman13 November 2002Lethal injection8David Hardin, Katie Back, and William Gerald HodgesRoy Barnes
32Larry Eugene Moon25 March 2003Lethal injection9Ricky CallahanSonny Perdue
33Carl Junior Isaacs6 May 2003Lethal injection10Jerry Alday, Ned Alday, Jimmy Alday, Mary Alday, Chester Alday, and Aubrey AldaySonny Perdue
34James Willie Brown4 November 2003Lethal injection11Brenda Sue WatsonSonny Perdue
35Robert Karl Hicks1 July 2004Lethal injection12Toni Strickland RiversSonny Perdue
36Eddie Albert Crawford19 July 2004Lethal injection13Leslie Michelle EnglishSonny Perdue
37Timothy Don Carr26 January 2005Lethal injection14Keith Patrick YoungSonny Perdue
38Stephen Anthony Mobley1 March 2005Lethal injection15John C. CollinsSonny Perdue
39Robert Dale Conklin12 July 2005Lethal injection16George Grant CrooksSonny Perdue
40John Washington Hightower26 June 2007Lethal injection17Dorothy Hightower, Evelyn and Sandra ReavesSonny Perdue
41William Earl Lynd6 May 2008Lethal injection18Ginger MooreSonny Perdue
42Curtis Osborne4 June 2008Lethal injection19Arthur Jones and Linda Lisa SeaborneSonny Perdue
43Jack Edward Alderman16 September 2008Lethal injection20Barbara Jean AldermanSonny Perdue
44Robert L. Newland10 March 2009Lethal injection21Carol Sanders BeattySonny Perdue
45William Mark Mize29 April 2009Lethal injection22Eddie TuckerSonny Perdue
46Mark Howard McClain20 October 2009Lethal injection23Kevin BrownSonny Perdue
47Melbert Ray Ford, Jr.9 June 2010Lethal injection24Martha Chapman MatichSonny Perdue
48Brandon Joseph Rhode27 September 2010Lethal injection25Steven Moss, Bryan Moss, and Kristin MossSonny Perdue
49Emmanuel Fitzgerald Hammond25 January 2011Lethal injection26Julie LoveNathan Deal
50Roy Willard Blankenship23 June 2011Lethal injection27Sarah Mims BowenNathan Deal
51Andrew Grant DeYoung21 July 2011Lethal injection28Gary DeYoung, Kathy DeYoung, and Sarah DeYoungNathan Deal
52Troy Anthony Davis21 September 2011Lethal injection29Savannah, Georgia, police officer Mark MacPhailNathan Deal
53Andrew Allen Cook21 February 2013Lethal injection30Michele Cartagena and Grant HendricksonNathan Deal
54Marcus A. Wellons17 June 2014Lethal injection31India RobertsNathan Deal
55Robert Wayne Holsey9 December 2014Lethal injection32Baldwin County Sheriff's Deputy Will RobinsonNathan Deal
56Andrew Howard Brannan13 January 2015Lethal injection33Laurens County Sheriff's Office Deputy Kyle DinkhellerNathan Deal
57Warren Lee Hill, Jr.27 January 2015Lethal injection34Joseph HandspikeNathan Deal
58Kelly Renee Gissendaner30 September 2015Lethal injection35Douglas GissendanerNathan Deal
59Marcus Ray Johnson19 November 2015Lethal injection36Angela SizemoreNathan Deal
60Brian Keith Terrell9 December 2015Lethal injection37John WatsonNathan Deal
61Brandon Astor Jones3 February 2016Lethal injection38Roger Dennis TackettNathan Deal
62Travis Clinton Hittson17 February 2016Lethal injection39Navy Officer Conway UtterbeckNathan Deal
63Joshua Daniel Bishop31 March 2016Lethal injection40Leverett Lewis MorrisonNathan Deal
64Kenneth Earl Fults12 April 2016Lethal injection41Cathy BoundsNathan Deal
65Daniel Anthony Lucas27 April 2016Lethal injection42Steven Moss, Bryan Moss, and Kristin MossNathan Deal
66John Wayne Conner15 July 2016Lethal injection43J. T. WhiteNathan Deal
67Gregory Paul Lawler19 October 2016Lethal injection44Atlanta Police Officer John SowaNathan Deal
68Steven Frederick Spears16 November 2016Lethal injection45Sherri HollandNathan Deal
69William Cary Sallie6 December 2016Lethal injection46John Lee MooreNathan Deal
70J. W. Ledford, Jr.17 May 2017Lethal injection47Harry JohnstonNathan Deal
71Carlton Michael Gary15 March 2018Lethal injection48Ferne Jackson, Jean Dimenstein, Florence Scheible, Martha Thurmond, Kathleen Woodruff, Mildred Borom, and Janet CoferNathan Deal
72Robert Earl Butts, Jr.4 May 2018Lethal injection49Donovan Corey ParksNathan Deal
73Scotty Garnell Morrow2 May 2019Lethal injection50Barbara Ann Young and Tonya WoodsBrian Kemp
74Marion Wilson, Jr.20 June 2019Lethal injection51Corrections Officer Donovan Corey ParksBrian Kemp
75Ray Jefferson Cromartie13 November 2019Lethal injection52Richard SlyszBrian Kemp
76Donnie Cleveland Lance29 January 2020Lethal injection53Sabrina Lance and Dwight Wood Jr.Brian Kemp

Summary of executions

This set a record for the most executions conducted in Georgia in a calendar year. Prior to this, the most executions conducted in the state were five executions. This happened in 1987 and again in 2015.

Prior to 1976