List of people executed in the United States in 1992

Thirty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1992, twenty-one by lethal injection, eight by electrocution, and two by gas chamber.[1] Mark Allen Hopkinson remains the only person executed in Wyoming since the death penalty reinstatement in 1976.

List of people executed in the United States in 1992

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 22, 1992 Mark Allen Hopkinson 42 29 13 Male White Wyoming Lethal injection [2]
2 Joe Angel Cordova 39 10 Hispanic Texas [3]
3 January 24, 1992 Ricky Ray Rector 42 31 11 Black Arkansas [4]
4 February 11, 1992 Johnny Frank Garrett 28 17 White Texas [5]
5 February 28, 1992 David Michael Clark 32 27 5 [6]
6 March 3, 1992 Edward Anthony Ellis 38 29 9 [7]
7 March 10, 1992 Robyn Leroy Parks 37 23 14 Black Oklahoma [8]
8 March 13, 1992 Olan Randle Robison 46 34 12 White [9]
9 March 14, 1992 Steven Brian Pennell 34 30 4 Delaware [10]
10 March 20, 1992 Larry Gene Heath 40 29 11 Alabama Electrocution [11]
11 April 6, 1992 Donald Eugene Harding 43 30 13 Arizona Gas chamber [12]
12 April 21, 1992 Robert Alton Harris 39 25 14 California [13]
13 April 23, 1992 Billy Wayne White 34 18 16 Black Texas Lethal injection [14]
14 May 7, 1992 Justin Lee May 46 32 14 White [15]
15 Steven Douglas Hill 25 18 7 Arkansas [16]
16 May 12, 1992 Nollie Lee Martin 43 28 15 Florida Electrocution [17]
17 May 20, 1992 Jesus Romero Jr. 27 19 8 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [18]
18 Roger Keith Coleman 33 22 11 White Virginia Electrocution [19]
19 May 22, 1992 Robert Vannoy Black Jr. 45 38 7 Texas Lethal injection [20]
20 July 21, 1992 Edward Dean Kennedy 47 35 12 Black Florida Electrocution [21]
21 July 23, 1992 Edward B. Fitzgerald Sr. 34 23 11 White Virginia [22]
22 July 30, 1992 William Andrews 37 19 18 Black Utah Lethal injection [23]
23 August 11, 1992 Curtis Lee Johnson 38 29 9 Texas [24]
24 September 15, 1992 Willie Leroy Jones 34 25 Virginia Electrocution [25]
25 September 22, 1992 James Demouchette 37 21 16 Texas Lethal injection [26]
26 October 21, 1992 Ricky Lee Grubbs 33 25 8 White Missouri [27]
27 October 23, 1992 John Sterling Gardner Jr. 34 24 10 North Carolina [28]
28 November 19, 1992 Jeffery Lee Griffin 37 13 Black Texas [29]
29 November 20, 1992 Cornelius Singleton 36 21 15 Alabama Electrocution [30]
30 December 10, 1992 Kavin Wayne Lincecum 29 22 7 Texas Lethal injection [31]
31 Timothy Dale Bunch 33 23 10 White Virginia Electrocution [32]
Average: 37 years 26 years 11 years

Demographics

Gender
Male 31 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 18 58%
Black 11 35%
Hispanic 2 6%
State
Texas 12 39%
Virginia 4 13%
Alabama 2 6%
Arkansas 2 6%
Florida 2 6%
Oklahoma 2 6%
Arizona 1 3%
California 1 3%
Delaware 1 3%
Missouri 1 3%
North Carolina 1 3%
Utah 1 3%
Wyoming 1 3%
Method
Lethal injection 21 68%
Electrocution 8 26%
Gas chamber 2 6%
Month
January 3 10%
February 2 6%
March 5 16%
April 3 10%
May 6 19%
June 0 0%
July 3 10%
August 1 3%
September 2 6%
October 2 6%
November 2 6%
December 2 6%
Age
20–29 4 13%
30–39 18 58%
40–49 9 29%
Total 31 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1993 38
1992 31
1991 14
Total 83

References

  1. ^ "Execution List 1992". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
  3. ^ "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
  4. ^ "Rickey Ray Rector, The Death Row Inmate Who Lobotomized Himself". A&E. May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "TEXAS EXECUTES KILLER OF A NUN". The New York Times. February 12, 1992.
  6. ^ "Texas Inmate Executed For Killing 2 in 1987". The New York Times. February 29, 1992.
  7. ^ "Texas Executes Convicted Slayer". The New York Times. March 4, 1992.
  8. ^ "Convicted Killer Parks Executed". The Oklahoman. March 10, 1992.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma executes second murderer in a week". UPI. March 13, 1992.
  10. ^ "Delaware Carries Out First Execution Since '46". The New York Times. March 15, 1992.
  11. ^ "Man Who Paid for His Wife's Death Is Executed in Alabama". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1992.
  12. ^ "Arizona Conducts First Execution in 29 Years". The New York Times. April 7, 1992.
  13. ^ "After Night of Court Battles, a California Execution". The New York Times. April 22, 1992.
  14. ^ "Another U.S. Execution Amid Criticism Abroad". The New York Times. April 24, 1992.
  15. ^ "Justin Lee May, 44, coughing and gasping, was executed..." UPI. May 7, 1992.
  16. ^ "Killer Executed After Clinton Denies Clemency". The New York Times. May 8, 1992.
  17. ^ "Florida executes man for killing store clerk". UPI. May 12, 1992.
  18. ^ "Man executed for murdering 15 year old girl". UPI. May 20, 1992.
  19. ^ "Virginia Executes Inmate Despite Claim of Innocence". The New York Times. May 21, 1992.
  20. ^ "TEXAN EXECUTED FOR WIFE'S DEATH". The New York Times. May 23, 1992.
  21. ^ "Escapee Who Killed 2 Is Executed in Florida". The New York Times. July 22, 1992.
  22. ^ "Virginia Executes Man Convicted in Rape-Murder". The New York Times. July 25, 1992.
  23. ^ "Utah Executes Man for His Role In 1974 Robbery That Left 3 Dead". The New York Times. July 31, 1992.
  24. ^ "Man executed for $8 burglary, murder". UPI. August 11, 1992.
  25. ^ "Virginia Sends Man To the Electric Chair For Couple's Slaying". The New York Times. September 17, 1992.
  26. ^ "Texas Executes 'Meanest' Killer". The New York Times. September 23, 1992.
  27. ^ "Killer Dies in Missouri Execution, Making U.S. Total a 30-Year High". The New York Times. October 22, 1992.
  28. ^ "Man Is Put to Death For Double Slaying During Crime Spree". The New York Times. October 24, 1992.
  29. ^ "Texas convict executed despite plea of mental impairment". UPI. November 19, 1992.
  30. ^ "Alabama executes Cornelius Singleton". UPI. November 20, 1992.
  31. ^ "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.
  32. ^ "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.
Preceded by
1991 		   List of people executed   
   in the United States in   
1992 		Succeeded by
1993
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