List of people executed in North Carolina


The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of North Carolina since 1984.
There have been a total of 43 executions in North Carolina, under the current statute, since it was adopted in 1977. All of the people executed were convicted of murder. Of the 43 people executed, 42 were male and 1 was female. 41 were executed via lethal injection and 2 via gas chamber.
#NameRaceAgeSexDate of
Execution		Method of
Execution		VictimGovernor
1James W. HutchinsWhite54M16 March 1984Lethal injectionRoy Huskey, Owen Messersmith, and Pete PetersonJames B. Hunt, Jr.
2Margie Velma BarfieldWhite522 November 1984Lethal injectionStuart TaylorJames B. Hunt, Jr.
3John William RookWhite27M19 September 1986Lethal injectionAnn Marie RocheJames G. Martin
4Michael Van McDougallWhite36M18 October 1991Lethal injectionDianne ParkerJames G. Martin
5John Sterling Gardner, Jr.White34M23 October 1992Lethal injectionRichard Adams and Kim MillerJames G. Martin
6David LawsonWhite38M15 June 1994Gas chamberWayne ShinnJames B. Hunt, Jr.
7Kermit Smith, Jr.White37M24 January 1995Lethal injectionWhelette CollinsJames B. Hunt, Jr.
8Phillip Lee IngleWhite34M22 September 1995Lethal injectionWilliam Fred Davis, Margaret Davis, E.Z. Willis, and Sarah WillisJames B. Hunt, Jr.
9Ricky Lee SandersonWhite38M30 January 1998Gas chamberSue Ellen HollimanJames B. Hunt, Jr.
10Zane Brown HillWhite62M14 August 1998Lethal injectionRandall HillJames B. Hunt, Jr.
11John Thomas Noland, Jr.White50M20 November 1998Lethal injectionCindy Milton and Troy MiltonJames B. Hunt, Jr.
12James David RichWhite26M26 March 1999Lethal injectionPaul GwynJames B. Hunt, Jr.
13Harvey Lee GreenBlack38M24 September 1999Lethal injectionSheila Bland and Michael EdmondsonJames B. Hunt, Jr.
14Arthur Martin Boyd, Jr.White53M21 October 1999Lethal injectionWanda HartmanJames B. Hunt, Jr.
15David Junior BrownBlack51M19 November 1999Lethal injectionShelly Chalflinch and Christina ChalflinchJames B. Hunt, Jr.
16Michael Earl SextonBlack34M9 November 2000Lethal injectionKimberly CrewsJames B. Hunt, Jr.
17Willie Ervin FisherBlack39M9 March 2001Lethal injectionAngela JohnsonMike Easley
18Clifton Allen WhiteWhite43M24 August 2001Lethal injectionKimberly EwingMike Easley
19Ronald Wayne FryeWhite42M31 August 2001Lethal injectionRalph ChildressMike Easley
20David Junior WardBlack39M12 October 2001Lethal injectionDorothy Mae SmithMike Easley
21John Hardy RoseWhite43M30 November 2001Lethal injectionPatricia StewartMike Easley
22Ernest West BasdenWhite49M6 December 2002Lethal injectionBilly WhiteMike Easley
23Desmond Keith CarterBlack35M10 December 2002Lethal injectionHelen PurdyMike Easley
24William Quentin JonesBlack34M22 August 2003Lethal injectionEdward PeeblesMike Easley
25Henry Lee HuntNative American58M12 September 2003Lethal injectionLarry Jones and Jackie RansomMike Easley
26Joseph Earl BatesWhite35M26 September 2003Lethal injectionCharles JenkinsMike Easley
27Edward Ernest HartmanWhite39M3 October 2003Lethal injectionHerman Larry Smith, Sr.Mike Easley
28Joseph Timothy KeelWhite39M7 November 2003Lethal injectionJohn SimmonsMike Easley
29John Dennis DanielsBlack46M14 November 2003Lethal injectionIsabelle Daniels CrawfordMike Easley
30Robbie James LyonsBlack31M5 December 2003Lethal injectionStephen StaffordMike Easley
31Raymond Dale RowseyWhite32M9 January 2004Lethal injectionHoward SikorskiMike Easley
32Sammy Crystal PerkinsBlack51M8 October 2004Lethal injectionLashenna MooreMike Easley
33Charles Wesley RoacheWhite30M22 October 2004Lethal injectionChad McKinley Watt, Earl Phillips, Cora Phillips, Eddie Phillips, Mitzi Phillips, and Katie PhillipsMike Easley
34Frank Ray ChandlerWhite32M12 November 2004Lethal injectionDoris PooreMike Easley
35William Dillard PowellWhite58M11 March 2005Lethal injectionMary GladdenMike Easley
36Earl J. Richmond, Jr.Black43M6 May 2005Lethal injectionHelisa S. Hayes, Phillip Hayes, and Darien HayesMike Easley
37Steven Van McHoneWhite35M11 November 2005Lethal injectionMildred Adams and Wesley Adams, Sr.Mike Easley
38Elias SyrianiOther Race67M18 November 2005Lethal injectionTeresa Yousef SyrianiMike Easley
39Kenneth Lee BoydWhite57M2 December 2005Lethal injectionJulie Curry Boyd and Thomas Dillard CurryMike Easley
40Perrie SimpsonBlack43M20 January 2006Lethal injectionJean Ernest DarterMike Easley
41Patrick Lane MoodyWhite39M17 March 2006Lethal injectionDonnie Ray RobbinsMike Easley
42Willie Brown, Jr.Black61M21 April 2006Lethal injectionValerie Ann Roberson DixonMike Easley
43Samuel Russell FlippenWhite37M18 August 2006Lethal injectionBritnie Nichole HuttonMike Easley