List of people executed in the United States in 1986

Eighteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1986, eleven by lethal injection, and seven by electrocution.[1][2]

List of people executed in the United States in 1986

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 10, 1986 James Terry Roach 25 17 8 Male White South Carolina Electrocution [3]
2 March 12, 1986 Charles William Bass 29 22 7 Texas Lethal injection [4]
3 March 21, 1986 Arthur Lee Jones 47 43 4 Black Alabama Electrocution [5]
4 April 15, 1986 Daniel Morris Thomas 37 27 10 Florida [6]
5 April 16, 1986 Jeffrey Allen Barney 28 23 5 White Texas Lethal injection [7]
6 April 22, 1986 David Livingston Funchess 39 27 12 Black Florida Electrocution [8]
7 May 15, 1986 Jay Kelly Pinkerton 24 17 7 White Texas Lethal injection [9]
8 May 20, 1986 Ronald John Michael Straight 42 33 9 Florida Electrocution [10]
9 June 9, 1986 Rudy Ramos Esquivel 50 42 8 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [11]
10 June 19, 1986 Kenneth Albert Brock 37 25 12 White [12]
11 June 24, 1986 Jerome Bowden 33 23 10 Black Georgia Electrocution [13]
12 July 31, 1986 Michael Marnell Smith 40 31 9 Virginia [14]
13 August 20, 1986 Randy Lynn Woolls 36 29 7 White Texas Lethal injection [15]
14 August 22, 1986 Larry Smith 30 22 8 Black [16]
15 August 26, 1986 Chester Lee Wicker 37 31 6 White [17]
16 September 19, 1986 John William Rook 27 21 North Carolina [18]
17 December 4, 1986 Michael Wayne Evans 30 20 10 Black Texas [19]
18 December 18, 1986 Richard Andrade 25 23 2 Hispanic [20]
Average: 34 years 26 years 8 years

Demographics

Gender
Male 18 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 9 50%
Black 7 39%
Hispanic 2 11%
State
Texas 10 56%
Florida 3 17%
Alabama 1 6%
Georgia 1 6%
North Carolina 1 6%
South Carolina 1 6%
Virginia 1 6%
Method
Lethal injection 11 61%
Electrocution 7 39%
Month
January 1 6%
February 0 0%
March 2 11%
April 3 17%
May 2 11%
June 3 17%
July 1 6%
August 3 17%
September 1 6%
October 0 0%
November 0 0%
December 2 11%
Age
20–29 6 33%
30–39 8 44%
40–49 3 17%
50–59 1 6%
Total 18 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1987 25
1986 18
1985 18
Total 61

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. ^ "SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTES KILLER: AGE STIRS PROTEST". The New York Times. January 11, 1986.
  4. ^ "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". The New York Times. March 12, 1986.
  5. ^ "ALABAMA MAN DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. March 21, 1986.
  6. ^ "KILLERS EXECUTED IN SEPARATE CASES". The New York Times. April 16, 1986.
  7. ^ "KILLERS EXECUTED IN SEPARATE CASES". The New York Times. April 16, 1986.
  8. ^ "VIETNAM VETERAN IS PUT TO DEATH IN FLORIDA". The New York Times. April 23, 1986.
  9. ^ "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION IN DEATHS OF WOMEN". The New York Times. May 15, 1986.
  10. ^ "FLORIDA EXECUTES SECOND MAN FOR MURDER OF A STORE OWNER". The New York Times. May 21, 1986.
  11. ^ "Esquivel executed in Texas". UPI. June 9, 1986.
  12. ^ "Former Marine executed". UPI. June 19, 1986.
  13. ^ "Jerome Bowden, a convicted killer with an IQ of..." UPI. June 24, 1986.
  14. ^ "Va. Killer Executed as Appeals Fail". The Washington Post. July 31, 1986.
  15. ^ "Killer Lends a Hand to Find a Vein for Execution". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1986.
  16. ^ "TEXAS EXECUTES SECOND KILLER". The New York Times. August 22, 1986.
  17. ^ "Man Who Buried Woman Alive Is Executed in Texas". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 1986.
  18. ^ "Rapist Executed in Raleigh". The Washington Post. September 19, 1986.
  19. ^ "Evans executed for murder of church pianist". UPI. December 4, 1986.
  20. ^ "MURDERER-RAPIST IS EXECUTED AFTER JUSTICES REJECT APPEAL". The New York Times. December 18, 1986.
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1985 		   List of people executed   
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1986 		Succeeded by
1987
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