List of people executed in the United States in 1993
Thirty-eight people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1993, twenty-six by lethal injection, ten by electrocution, one by gas chamber and one by hanging.[1][2] Two men, Carlos Santana and Ramon Montoya were foreign nationals.[3] Westley Allan Dodd was one of three people between 1993-1996 to be hanged since 1965. Texas saw the highest executions in 1993.
List of people executed in the United States in 1993
| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
| 1 | January 5, 1993 | Westley Allan Dodd | 31 | 28 | 3 | Male | White | Washington | Hanging | [4] | 
| 2 | January 19, 1993 | Charles Sylvester Stamper | 39 | 25 | 14 | Black | Virginia | Electrocution | [5] | |
| 3 | January 27, 1993 | Martsay Luther Bolder | 35 | 21 | 15 | Missouri | Lethal injection | [6] | ||
| 4 | March 3, 1993 | John George Brewer | 27 | 6 | White | Arizona | [7] | |||
| 5 | James Allen Red Dog | 39 | 37 | 2 | Native American | Delaware | [8] | |||
| 6 | March 5, 1993 | Robert Wayne Sawyer | 41 | 28 | 13 | White | Louisiana | [9] | ||
| 7 | March 18, 1993 | Syvasky Lafayette Poyner | 36 | 27 | 9 | Black | Virginia | Electrocution | [10] | |
| 8 | March 23, 1993 | Carlos Santana | 40 | 28 | 12 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [11] | |
| 9 | March 25, 1993 | Ramon Montoya Facundo | 38 | 29 | 9 | [12] | ||||
| 10 | April 14, 1993 | James Dean Clark | 35 | 20 | 15 | White | Arizona | [13] | ||
| 11 | April 21, 1993 | Robert Dale Henderson | 48 | 36 | 12 | Florida | Electrocution | [14] | ||
| 12 | May 4, 1993 | Darryl Elroy Stewart | 38 | 24 | 14 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [15] | |
| 13 | May 8, 1993 | Larry Joe Johnson | 49 | 35 | White | Florida | Electrocution | [16] | ||
| 14 | May 12, 1993 | Leonel Torres Herrera | 45 | 34 | 11 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [17] | |
| 15 | May 18, 1993 | John Christopher Sawyers | 37 | 27 | White | [18] | ||||
| 16 | June 17, 1993 | Andrew John Chabrol | 36 | 34 | 2 | Virginia | Electrocution | [19] | ||
| 17 | June 28, 1993 | Thomas Dean Stevens | 20 | 16 | Georgia | [20] | ||||
| 18 | June 29, 1993 | Markham Duff-Smith | 46 | 28 | 18 | Texas | Lethal injection | [21] | ||
| 19 | July 1, 1993 | Curtis Paul Harris | 31 | 17 | 14 | Black | [22] | |||
| 20 | July 21, 1993 | Walter Junior Blair | 32 | 18 | Missouri | [23] | ||||
| 21 | July 28, 1993 | Frederick Lashley | 29 | 17 | 12 | [24] | ||||
| 22 | July 30, 1993 | Danny Ray Harris | 32 | 18 | 14 | Texas | [25] | |||
| 23 | August 5, 1993 | Joseph Paul Jernigan | 39 | 27 | 12 | White | [26] | |||
| 24 | August 12, 1993 | David Lee Holland Sr. | 58 | 50 | 8 | [27] | ||||
| 25 | August 20, 1993 | Carl Eugene Kelly | 34 | 21 | 13 | Black | [28] | |||
| 26 | August 24, 1993 | Ruben Montoya Cantu | 26 | 17 | 9 | Hispanic | [29] | |||
| 27 | David Edwin Mason | 36 | 23 | 13 | White | California | Gas chamber | [30] | ||
| 28 | August 25, 1993 | Michael Alan Durocher | 33 | 10 | Florida | Electrocution | [31] | |||
| 29 | August 31, 1993 | Richard James Wilkerson | 29 | 19 | 10 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [32] | |
| 30 | Kenneth Wesley DeShields | 33 | 24 | 9 | Delaware | [33] | ||||
| 31 | September 3, 1993 | Johnny James | 39 | 31 | 8 | White | Texas | [34] | ||
| 32 | September 14, 1993 | Joe Louis Wise Sr. | 31 | 29 | 2 | Black | Virginia | Electrocution | [35] | |
| 33 | September 28, 1993 | Antonio Nathaniel Bonham | 33 | 21 | 12 | Texas | Lethal injection | [36] | ||
| 34 | October 6, 1993 | Frank Joseph Guinan | 47 | 35 | White | Missouri | [37] | |||
| 35 | November 10, 1993 | Anthony Quinn Cook | 34 | 29 | 5 | Texas | [38] | |||
| 36 | December 7, 1993 | Christopher Allen Burger | 33 | 17 | 16 | Georgia | Electrocution | [39] | ||
| 37 | December 15, 1993 | Clifford X. Phillips | 59 | 47 | 12 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [40] | |
| 38 | December 16, 1993 | David Mark Pruett | 44 | 35 | 9 | White | Virginia | Electrocution | [41] | |
| Average: | 38 years | 27 years | 11 years | |||||||
Demographics
| Gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | 38 | 100% | 
| Female | 0 | 0% | 
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 19 | 50% | 
| Black | 14 | 37% | 
| Hispanic | 4 | 11% | 
| Native American | 1 | 3% | 
| State | ||
| Texas | 17 | 45% | 
| Virginia | 5 | 13% | 
| Missouri | 4 | 11% | 
| Florida | 3 | 8% | 
| Arizona | 4 | 11% | 
| Delaware | 2 | 5% | 
| Georgia | 2 | 5% | 
| California | 1 | 3% | 
| Louisiana | 1 | 3% | 
| Washington | 1 | 3% | 
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 26 | 68% | 
| Electrocution | 10 | 26% | 
| Gas chamber | 1 | 3% | 
| Hanging | 1 | 3% | 
| Month | ||
| January | 3 | 8% | 
| February | 0 | 0% | 
| March | 6 | 16% | 
| April | 2 | 5% | 
| May | 4 | 11% | 
| June | 3 | 8% | 
| July | 4 | 11% | 
| August | 8 | 21% | 
| September | 3 | 8% | 
| October | 1 | 3% | 
| November | 1 | 3% | 
| December | 3 | 8% | 
| Age | ||
| 20–29 | 4 | 11% | 
| 30–39 | 24 | 63% | 
| 40–49 | 8 | 21% | 
| 50–59 | 2 | 5% | 
| Total | 38 | 100% | 
Executions in recent years
| Number of executions | |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 31 | 
| 1993 | 38 | 
| 1992 | 31 | 
| Total | 100 | 
References
- ^ "Execution List 1993". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ "Executions of Foreign Nationals". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ "Child killer executed in first U.S. hanging in 28 years". UPI. January 5, 1993.
- ^ "DISABLED MURDERER EXECUTED IN VIRGINIA". The Washington Post. January 20, 1993.
- ^ "Missouri Executes Man for Killing Fellow Inmate". The New York Times. January 27, 1993.
- ^ "Brewer is executed". The Arizona Republic via newspaper.com. March 3, 1993. p. 1.
- ^ "Delaware executes five-time killer James Allen Red Dog". UPI. March 3, 1993.
- ^ "Convicted murderer Robert Wayne Sawyer executed". UPI. March 5, 1993.
- ^ "Virginia Executes Man Who Killed 5 In '84 Crime Spree". The New York Times. March 20, 1993.
- ^ "Armored truck guard's killer executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. March 23, 1993. p. 20.
- ^ "Texas Executes a Mexican Killer, Raising a Furor Across the Border". The New York Times. March 26, 1993.
- ^ "Dude Ranch Killer of 4 Is Executed in Arizona". The New York Times. April 15, 1993.
- ^ "Florida executes convicted killer Henderson". UPI. April 21, 1993.
- ^ "Texas Executes Man Who Killed a Young Mother". The New York Times. May 5, 1993.
- ^ "Johnson executed in Florida electric chair". UPI. May 8, 1993.
- ^ "Convicted Texas Cop Killer Put To Death". The Tyler Courier-Times via newspaper.com. May 12, 1993. p. 14.
- ^ "Texas Executes Woman's Slayer". The New York Times. May 19, 1993.
- ^ "VA. EXECUTES FORMER NAVAL OFFICER". The Washington Post. June 18, 1993.
- ^ "Man Is Executed in Georgia For Killing a Soldier in 1977". The New York Times. June 29, 1993.
- ^ "Inmate executed for murder of mom". El Paso Times via newspaper.com. June 29, 1993. p. 3.
- ^ "Execution in 'Samaritan' Case". The New York Times. July 2, 1993.
- ^ "Missouri Convict is Executed". The New York Times. July 22, 1993.
- ^ "Killer at 17 Is Put to Death at 29". The New York Times. July 29, 1993.
- ^ "Killer of Good Samaritan executed". UPI. July 30, 1993.
- ^ "Killer of 75-year-old man executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 6, 1993. p. 8.
- ^ "Port Arthur killer is quietly executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. August 12, 1993. p. 48.
- ^ "Convicted killer Kelly is executed". Waco Tribune-Herald via newspaper.com. August 20, 1993. p. 1.
- ^ "San Antonio man executed for '84 murder". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 24, 1993. p. 13.
- ^ "The Mason saga is far from over". Oakland Tribune via newspaper.com. August 25, 1993. p. 12.
- ^ "Florida executes Michael Durocher". UPI. August 25, 1993.
- ^ "Houston amusement center killer executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 31, 1993. p. 17.
- ^ "DELAWARE, TEXAS PUT 2 KILLERS TO DEATH". Deseret News. August 31, 1993.
- ^ "Former bartender executed for 1985 murder". UPI. September 3, 1993.
- ^ "Virginia Executes a Man Who Robbed and Killed". The New York Times. September 16, 1993.
- ^ "Killer of business college teacher executed". UPI. September 28, 1993.
- ^ "Missouri Executes Inmate Who Killed 2 While in Prison". The New York Times. October 7, 1993.
- ^ "Killer of University of Texas student executed". UPI. November 10, 1993.
- ^ "Burger executed for '77 murder of Fort Stewart soldier". Ledger-Enquirer via newspaper.com. December 8, 1993. p. 8.
- ^ "Texas Executes Killer of Director". The New York Times. December 16, 1993.
- ^ "Man Who Killed Friend's Wife Is Executed". The New York Times. December 18, 1993.
| Preceded by 1992 | List of people executed in the United States in 1993 | Succeeded by 1994 |