List of people executed in the United States in 1987

Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1987, sixteen by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and two by gas chamber.[1][2]

List of people executed in the United States in 1987

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 30, 1987 Ramon Pedro Hernandez 44 38 6 Male Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [3]
2 March 4, 1987 Eliseo Hernandez Moreno 27 24 3 [4]
3 May 15, 1987 Joseph Holcombe Mulligan 35 22 13 Black Georgia Electrocution [5]
4 May 20, 1987 Edward Earl Johnson 26 18 8 Mississippi Gas chamber [6]
5 May 22, 1987 Richard Tucker Jr. 44 35 9 Georgia Electrocution [7]
6 May 28, 1987 Anthony Charles Williams 27 18 Texas Lethal injection [8]
7 May 29, 1987 William Boyd Tucker 31 21 10 White Georgia Electrocution [9]
8 June 7, 1987 Benjamin A. Berry 22 9 Louisiana [10]
9 June 9, 1987 Alvin R. Moore Jr. 27 20 7 Black [11]
10 June 12, 1987 Jimmy L. Glass 25 5 White [12]
11 June 16, 1987 Jimmy C. Wingo 35 30 [13]
12 June 24, 1987 Elliot Rod Johnson 28 23 Black Texas Lethal injection [14]
13 July 6, 1987 Richard Lee Whitley 41 34 7 White Virginia Electrocution [15]
14 July 8, 1987 John Russell Thompson 32 22 10 Texas Lethal injection [16]
15 Connie Ray Evans 27 21 6 Black Mississippi Gas chamber [16]
16 July 20, 1987 Willie Lawrence Celestine 30 24 Louisiana Electrocution [17]
17 July 24, 1987 Willie Watson Jr. 31 25 [18]
18 July 30, 1987 John E. Brogdon 25 19 White [19]
19 August 24, 1987 Sterling J. Rault Jr. 36 30 [20]
20 August 28, 1987 Beauford James White 41 28 13 Black Florida [21]
21 Wayne Eugene Ritter 33 22 11 White Alabama [21]
22 Dale Selby Pierre 34 21 13 Black Utah Lethal injection [21]
23 September 1, 1987 William Mitchell 35 22 Georgia Electrocution [22]
24 September 10, 1987 Joseph Blaine Starvaggi 34 24 10 White Texas Lethal injection [23]
25 September 21, 1987 Timothy Wesley McCorquodale 35 22 13 Georgia Electrocution [24]
Average: 33 years 24 years 8 years

Demographics

Gender
Male 25 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
Black 12 48%
White 11 44%
Hispanic 2 8%
State
Louisiana 8 32%
Texas 6 24%
Georgia 5 20%
Mississippi 2 8%
Alabama 1 4%
Florida 1 4%
Utah 1 4%
Virginia 1 4%
Method
Electrocution 16 64%
Lethal injection 7 28%
Gas chamber 2 8%
Month
January 1 4%
February 0 0%
March 1 4%
April 0 0%
May 5 20%
June 5 20%
July 6 24%
August 4 16%
September 3 12%
October 0 0%
November 0 0%
December 0 0%
Age
20–29 8 32%
30–39 13 52%
40–49 4 16%
Total 25 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1988 11
1987 25
1986 18
Total 54

References

  1. ^ "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "TEXAN EXECUTED FOR 1980 SLAYING". The New York Times. January 30, 1987.
  4. ^ "TEXAN IS EXECUTED FOR KILLING OF SIX". The New York Times. March 4, 1987.
  5. ^ "Mulligan dies blaming his lawyers". UPI. May 16, 1987.
  6. ^ "MAN IS EXECUTED IN MISSISSIPPI CASE". The New York Times. May 20, 1987.
  7. ^ "GEORGIA EXECUTION IS SECOND IN WEEK". The New York Times. May 23, 1987.
  8. ^ "KILLER-RAPIST IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS AFTER SUPREME COURT REFUSES STAY". The New York Times. May 29, 1987.
  9. ^ "GEORGIA EXECUTES MAN AFTER DELAYS". The New York Times. May 30, 1987.
  10. ^ "MURDERER EXECUTED IN LOUISIANA". The New York Times. June 8, 1987.
  11. ^ "Louisiana Executes Killer-Rapist After a Clemency Plea Is Rejected". The New York Times. June 10, 1987.
  12. ^ "Louisiana Executes 3rd Inmate in 5 Days". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1987.
  13. ^ "LOUISIANA EXECUTES 2D MAN IN SLAYING OF COUPLE". The New York Times. June 16, 1987.
  14. ^ "Drug User Executed for Murder in Texas". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 1987.
  15. ^ "CONVICTED KILLER IS PUT TO DEATH IN VIRGINIA". The New York Times. July 7, 1987.
  16. ^ a b "Killers executed in Texas, Mississippi". UPI. July 8, 1987.
  17. ^ "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MURDERER AS APPEALS ARE TURNED DOWN". The New York Times. July 20, 1987.
  18. ^ "Willie Watson Jr., convicted of the 1981 sex killing..." UPI. July 24, 1987.
  19. ^ "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MURDERER OF 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL". The New York Times. July 30, 1987.
  20. ^ "Embezzler Who Killed Secretary Dies in Louisiana's Electric Chair". The New York Times. August 24, 1987.
  21. ^ a b c "One Day, Three Executions: Alabama, Florida and Utah". The New York Times. August 29, 1987.
  22. ^ "Robber Who Killed 14-Year-Old Dies in Electric Chair in Georgia". The New York Times. September 2, 1987.
  23. ^ "Killer Put to Death in Texas's 6th Execution of '87". The New York Times. September 10, 1987.
  24. ^ "Slayer Executed in Georgia; High Court Rejects Appeals". The New York Times. September 22, 1987.
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