List of people executed in the United States in 2018
Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2018; of whom 23 died by lethal injection and two, in Tennessee, by electrocution, marking the first calendar year since 2000 in which more than one inmate was executed in that way.[1]
List of people executed in the United States in 2018
| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
| 1 | January 18, 2018 | Anthony Allen Shore | 55 | 24–33 | 22–31 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | [2][3] |
| 2 | January 30, 2018 | William Earl Rayford | 64 | 46 | 18 | Black | [4] | |||
| 3 | February 1, 2018 | John David Battaglia | 62 | 45 | 17 | White | [5] | |||
| 4 | February 22, 2018 | Eric Scott Branch | 47 | 21 | 26 | Florida | [6] | |||
| 5 | March 15, 2018 | Michael Wayne Eggers | 50 | 33 | 17 | Alabama | [7] | |||
| 6 | Carlton Michael Gary | 67 | 26–27 | 40–41 | Black | Georgia | [8] | |||
| 7 | March 27, 2018 | Rosendo Rodriguez III | 38 | 25 | 13 | Hispanic | Texas | [9] | ||
| 8 | April 19, 2018 | Walter Leroy Moody Jr. | 83 | 54 | 29 | White | Alabama | [10] | ||
| 9 | April 25, 2018 | Erick Daniel Davila | 31 | 21 | 10 | Black | Texas | [11][12] | ||
| 10 | May 4, 2018 | Robert Earl Butts Jr. | 40 | 18 | 22 | Georgia | [13] | |||
| 11 | May 16, 2018 | Juan Edward Castillo | 37 | 22 | 15 | Hispanic | Texas | [14][15] | ||
| 12 | June 27, 2018 | Daniel Paul "Danny" Bible | 66 | 27–31 | 35–39 | White | [16][17] | |||
| 13 | July 17, 2018 | Christopher Anthony Young | 34 | 21 | 13 | Black | [18][19] | |||
| 14 | July 18, 2018 | Robert J. Van Hook | 58 | 25 | 33 | White | Ohio | [20] | ||
| 15 | August 9, 2018 | William Ray "Billy" Irick | 59 | 26 | Tennessee | [21] | ||||
| 16 | August 14, 2018 | Carey Dean Moore | 60 | 21 | 39 | Nebraska | [22] | |||
| 17 | September 26, 2018 | Troy James Clark | 51 | 30 | 21 | Texas | [23] | |||
| 18 | September 27, 2018 | Daniel Clate Acker | 46 | 28 | 18 | [24] | ||||
| 19 | October 29, 2018 | Rodney Scott Berget | 56 | 48 | 8 | South Dakota | [25] | |||
| 20 | November 1, 2018 | Edmund George Zagorski | 63 | 28 | 35 | Tennessee | Electrocution | [26] | ||
| 21 | November 14, 2018 | Roberto Moreno Ramos | 64 | 37 | 27 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [27] | |
| 22 | December 4, 2018 | Joseph Christopher Garcia | 47 | 29 | 18 | [28] | ||||
| 23 | December 6, 2018 | David Earl Miller | 61 | 23 | 38 | White | Tennessee | Electrocution | [29] | |
| 24 | December 11, 2018 | Alvin Avon Braziel Jr. | 43 | 18 | 25 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [30] | |
| 25 | December 13, 2018 | Jose Antonio Jimenez | 55 | 28 | 27 | Hispanic | Florida | [31] | ||
| Average: | 53 years | 29 years | 24 years | |||||||
Demographics
| Gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | 25 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 14 | 56% |
| Black | 6 | 24% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 20% |
| State | ||
| Texas | 13 | 52% |
| Tennessee | 3 | 12% |
| Alabama | 2 | 8% |
| Florida | 2 | 8% |
| Georgia | 2 | 8% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 4% |
| Ohio | 1 | 4% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 4% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 23 | 92% |
| Electrocution | 2 | 8% |
| Month | ||
| January | 2 | 8% |
| February | 2 | 8% |
| March | 3 | 12% |
| April | 2 | 8% |
| May | 2 | 8% |
| June | 1 | 4% |
| July | 2 | 8% |
| August | 2 | 8% |
| September | 2 | 8% |
| October | 1 | 4% |
| November | 2 | 8% |
| December | 4 | 16% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 4 | 16% |
| 40–49 | 5 | 20% |
| 50–59 | 7 | 28% |
| 60–69 | 8 | 32% |
| 70–79 | 0 | 0% |
| 80–89 | 1 | 4% |
| Total | 25 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
| Number of executions | |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| Total | 70 |
See also
- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
- List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
- List of women executed in the United States since 1976
References
- ^ "Execution List 2018". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "Inmate Information - Anthony Shore". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Texas "Tourniquet Killer" put to death in first execution of 2018". Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Texas executes Dallas man for ex-girlfriend's 1999 slaying". www.cbsnews.com. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ Blakinger, Keri (February 1, 2018). "'See y'all later':Dallas man who killed 2 daughters put to death in nation's 3rd execution of 2018". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Eric Branch execution: Escambia County man pronounced dead after lethal injection". amp.pnj.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Eggers executed Thursday for slaying of Talladega woman in 2000". al.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "'Stocking Strangler' Carlton Gary executed for 1970s' rapes, murders". myAJC. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Texas executes Lubbock "suitcase killer"". Texas Tribune. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama Executes Mail Bomber, 83, the Oldest Inmate Put to Death in Modern Era". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (March 2, 2000). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ McCullough, Jolie (April 19, 2018). "Texas executes Erick Davila, who killed two people including a 5-year-old girl". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Robert Butts executed for 1996 murder. Final words:'It burns, man'". May 4, 2018.
- ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (May 17, 2018). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "'See y'all on the other side': San Antonio lovers' lane killer executed amid claims of innocence". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (March 2, 2000). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Texas executes Danny Paul Bible for 1979 rape, murder in Houston". www.cbsnews.com. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (March 2, 2000). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Eaton, Emilie (July 17, 2018). "San Antonio man executed for murder, robbery". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Ohio executes killer who strangled and stabbed man he met in bar in 1985". WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Tennessee executes Billy Ray Irick, first lethal injection in state since 2009". The Tennessean. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Fentanyl used to execute Nebraska inmate, in a first for U. S." The New York Times. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Texas executes man in the torture, drowning of ex-roommate". Houston Chronicle. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Texas man put to death in state's second execution in two nights". Houston Chronicle. September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "South Dakota executes inmate whose brother was put to death in Oklahoma after Supreme Court clears way".
- ^ "Tennessee inmate executed after supreme court denies stay request". the Guardian. Associated Press. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Wiley, Hannah (November 14, 2018). "Texas executes Robert Moreno Ramos, amid pleas for case review". Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Joseph Garcia, notorious 'Texas 7' member, executed | USA News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Tennessee electrocutes inmate David Earl Miller for 1981 slaying of mentally disabled woman". www.cbsnews.com. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Man who fatally shot newlywed in 1993 robbery executed in Texas". CBS News. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Florida executes Jose Antonio Jimenez, who brutally murdered Miami court clerk in 1992". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
| Preceded by 2017 | List of people executed in the United States in 2018 | Succeeded by 2019 |