USA Executions from 1977 to the present
Daniel Lee was the first person to be executed by the Federal Government in 17 years. Daniel Lee would be sentenced to death for murdering a family of three who were tortured, killed and thrown into a lake. Daniel Lee codefendent Chevie Kehoe was sentenced to multiple life without parole sentences. Lee would be executed … Read more
Billy Wardlow was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of an elderly man. According to court documents Billy Wardlow, who was eighteen at the time, would murder 82-year-old Carl Cole during an attempted robbery. Critics argued that at eighteen his brain had not fully formed however the Texas court system felt different. … Read more
Walter Barton was executed by the State of Missouri for the sexual assault and murder of an elderly woman. According to court documents Walter Barton would fatally stab eighty one year old Gladys Kuehler over fifty times causing her death. Walter Barton maintained his innocence since his arrest, through multiple murder trials and his execution. … Read more
Nathaniel Woods was executed by the State of Alabama for the murders of three police officers in Birmingham. According to court documents Nathaniel Woods would shoot and kill the police officers however his codefendant would state that he was not guilty nor the trigger man for the brutal murders. However after decades of appeal Nathaniel … Read more
Nicholas Sutton was executed by the State of Tennessee for a prison murder. According to court documents Nicholas Sutton was serving three life sentences for three murders when he stabbed a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 over drugs. Remarkably during the time that he had spent in prison he would come to the aid … Read more
Abel Ochoa was executed by the State of Texas for five murders that took place in 2002. According to court documents Abel Ochoa would murder his wife, two children and two relatives in a drug filled rage. Abel Ochoa would be executed by lethal injection on February 6, 2020. Abel Ochoa More News A Dallas … Read more
Donnie Lance was executed by the State of Georgia for a double murder. According to court documents Donnie Lance would murder his ex wife and boyfriend in 1997. Donnie Lance would beat to death Joy Lance before fatally shooting Dwight Butch Wood. Donnie Lance would be executed on January 29, 2020 by lethal injection Donnie … Read more
John Gardner was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of his wife. According to court documents John Gardner and his estranged wife were going through the process of a divorce which ended with her murder. John Gardner who had a history of violence towards women would fatally shoot Tammy Gardner. John Gardner … Read more
Quintin Jones was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of his great aunt in 1999. According to court documents Quintin Jones would beat to death the elderly woman when she refused to give him money to support his addiction. Quintin Jones execution on May 18, 2021 was a bit odd as there … Read more