List of people executed in the United States in 1984

Twenty-one people, twenty male and one female, were executed in the United States in 1984, sixteen by electrocution, and five by lethal injection.[1][2]

The execution of Velma Barfield this year was the first execution of a woman in the United states since the restoration of the death penalty in 1976, and the first execution of a woman in the United States since the execution of Elizabeth Ann Duncan in 1962.

List of people executed in the United States in 1984

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 26, 1984 Anthony Antone 66 57 9 Male White Florida Electrocution [3]
2 February 29, 1984 Johnny Taylor Jr. 30 26 4 Black Louisiana [4]
3 March 14, 1984 James David Autry 29 25 White Texas Lethal injection [5]
4 March 16, 1984 James William Hutchins 54 50 North Carolina [6]
5 March 31, 1984 Ronald Clark O'Bryan 39 30 9 Texas [7]
6 April 5, 1984 Elmo Patrick Sonnier 34 27 7 Louisiana Electrocution [8]
7 Arthur Frederick Goode III 30 21 9 Florida [9]
8 May 10, 1984 James Adams 47 37 10 Black [10]
9 June 20, 1984 Carl Elson Shriner 30 22 8 White [11]
10 July 12, 1984 Ivon Ray Stanley 28 20 Black Georgia [12]
11 July 13, 1984 David Leroy Washington 34 26 Florida [13]
12 September 7, 1984 Ernest John Dobbert Jr. 46 33 13 White [14]
13 September 10, 1984 Timothy George Baldwin 40 6 Louisiana [15]
14 September 20, 1984 James Dupree Henry 34 24 10 Black Florida [16]
15 October 12, 1984 Linwood Earl Briley 30 25 5 Virginia [17]
16 October 30, 1984 Earnest Knighton Jr. 38 35 3 Louisiana [18]
17 Thomas Andy Barefoot 39 33 6 White Texas Lethal injection [18]
18 November 2, 1984 Margie Velma Barfield 52 45 7 Female North Carolina [19]
19 November 8, 1984 Timothy Charles Palmes 37 29 9 Male Florida Electrocution [20]
20 December 12, 1984 Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens 39 10 Black Georgia [21]
21 December 28, 1984 Robert Lee Willie 26 22 4 White Louisiana [22]
Average: 39 years 31 years 7 years

Demographics

Gender
Male 20 95%
Female 1 5%
Ethnicity
White 13 62%
Black 8 38%
State
Florida 8 38%
Louisiana 5 24%
Texas 3 14%
Georgia 2 10%
North Carolina 2 10%
Virginia 1 5%
Method
Electrocution 16 76%
Lethal injection 5 24%
Month
January 1 5%
February 1 5%
March 3 14%
April 2 10%
May 1 5%
June 1 5%
July 2 10%
August 0 0%
September 3 14%
October 3 14%
November 2 10%
December 2 10%
Age
20–29 3 14%
30–39 12 57%
40–49 3 14%
50–59 2 10%
60–69 1 5%
Total 21 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1985 18
1984 21
1976–1983 11
Total 50

References

  1. ^ "Execution List 1976-1986". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "CONTRACT MURDERER DIES IN FLORIDA'S ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. January 27, 1984.
  4. ^ "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MAN AFTER GOVERNOR REJECTS A FINAL PLEA". The New York Times. February 29, 1984.
  5. ^ "TEXAS EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER WHO WON LATE REPRIEVE IN 1983". The New York Times. March 14, 1984.
  6. ^ "NORTH CAROLINA MAN EXECUTED IN DEATHS OF 3 POLICE OFFICERS". The New York Times. March 16, 1984.
  7. ^ "KILLER OF SON IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS AFTER ASKING FORGIVENESS FOR ALL". The New York Times. April 1, 1984.
  8. ^ "Elmo Patrick Sonnier was executed early Thursday in Louisiana's..." UPI. April 5, 1984.
  9. ^ "2 CONVICTED KILLERS DIE IN A SINGLE DAY IN SOUTHERN PRISONS". The New York Times. April 6, 1984.
  10. ^ "BLACK MAN EXECUTED IN FLORIDA, ASSERTING RACE LED TO VERDICT". The New York Times. May 11, 1984.
  11. ^ "Carl Elson Shriner, who spent most of his 30..." UPI. June 20, 1984.
  12. ^ "AROUND THE NATION; A Murder Convict Is Executed in Georgia". The New York Times. July 12, 1984.
  13. ^ "David Leroy Washington, a former choirboy who stabbed three..." UPI. July 13, 1984.
  14. ^ "FATHER WHO MURDERED 2 OF HIS CHILDREN EXECUTED". The New York Times. September 8, 1984.
  15. ^ "Timothy Baldwin, a former Cub Scout leader convicted of..." UPI. September 10, 1984.
  16. ^ "ASSERTING INNOCENCE, CONVICT DIES IN FLORIDA ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. September 21, 1984.
  17. ^ "ORGANIZER OF DEATH-ROW ESCAPE IS EXECUTED IN A VIRGINIA PRISON". The New York Times. October 13, 1984.
  18. ^ a b "Killers executed in Louisiana and Texas". UPI. October 30, 1984.
  19. ^ "FIRST WOMAN IS EXECUTED IN U.S. SINCE 1962". The New York Times. November 3, 1984.
  20. ^ "FLORIDA EXECUTES SLAYER OF FURNITURE STORE OWNER". The New York Times. November 9, 1984.
  21. ^ "MURDERER IS EXECUTED IN GEORGIA AFTER FIVE APPEALS ARE REJECTED". The New York Times. December 12, 1984.
  22. ^ "LOUISIANA KILLER IS PUT TO DEATH". The New York Times. December 29, 1984.
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1976–1983 		   List of people executed   
   in the United States in   
1984 		Succeeded by
1985
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