US Executions

USA Executions from 1977 to the present

Robert Jennings Texas Execution

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Robert Jennings was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of a police officer. According to court documents Robert Jennings would shoot and kill Officer Elston Howard during a robbery of an adult bookstore. According to prosecutors the robbery was part of a crime spree. Robert Jennings would be executed by lethal injection on […]

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Alfred Bourgeois Federal Execution

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Alfred Bourgeois was executed by the Federal Government for the murder of his two year old daughter. According to court documents Alfred Bourgeois would torture, sexually assault and murder two year old daughter. Alfred Bourgeois would be executed by lethal injection on December 11, 2020 Alfred Bourgeois More News Alfred Bourgeois was executed by the

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Brandon Bernard Federal Execution

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Brandon Bernard was executed by the Federal Government for the murders of Stacie and Todd Bagley. According to court documents Brandon Bernard, Christopher Vialva and three other men would force the couple into the trunk of the car, shot and set on fire. Christopher Vialva was also sentenced to death and executed on September 24,

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Orlando Hall Federal Execution

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Orlando Hall was executed by the Federal Government for the sexual assault and murder of a teen. According to court documents Orlando Hall would kidnap Lisa Rene in 1994. The teenage girl would be sexually assaulted, beaten with a shovel and buried alive. Orlando Hall would be executed by lethal injection on November 19, 2020

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Christopher Vialva Federal Execution

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Christopher Vialva was executed by the Federal Government for a double murder that took place in Texas in 1999. According to court documents Christopher Vialva would murder a couple who were visiting from Iowa. Christopher Vialva and Brandon Bernard as well as three others would force Todd and Stacie Bagley into the trunk of a

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William LeCroy Federal Execution

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William LeCroy was executed by the Federal Government for the sexual assault and murder of a woman in Georgia in 2001. According to court documents William LeCroy broke into the home of Joann Lee Tiesler on Oct. 7, 2001 and waited for the woman to come home. When Joann arrived she was struck repeatedly with

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Keith Nelson Federal Execution

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Keith Nelson was executed by the Federal Government for the rape and murder of a ten year old girl. According to court documents Keith Nelson would kidnap, sexually assault and murder ten year old Pamela Butler in Kansas City Missouri in 1999. Keith Nelson would be executed by lethal injection on August 28, 2020 Keith

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Lezmond Mitchell Federal Execution

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Lezmond Mitchel was executed by the Federal Government for a double murder. According to court documents Lezmond Mitchel would murder a woman and her young daughter in order to steal their vehicle. Lezmond Mitchell who was the only Native American on Federal Death Row would be executed by lethal injection on August 26, 2020 Lezmond

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Dustin Honken Federal Death Row

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Dustin Honken was executed by the Federal Government for five murders related to a drug empire. According to court documents Dustin Honken was a meth kingpin in Iowa who was responsible for the murders of five people including two children and two informants. Authorities believe he was trying to avoid a drug investigation. Dustin Honken

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Wesley Purkey Federal Execution

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Wesley Purkey was executed by the Federal Government for the kidnapping and murder of sixteen year old Jennifer Long in Kansas City. According to court documents Wesley Purkey would kidnap the sixteen year old girl (picture on the right above) would be murdered, dismembered and set on fire. Wesley Purkey would beat to death an

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Daniel Lee Federal Execution

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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

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Billy Wardlow Texas Execution

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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.

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Walter Barton Missouri Execution

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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.

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Nathaniel Woods Alabama Execution

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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

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Nicholas Sutton Tennessee Execution

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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

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Donnie Lance Georgia Execution

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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

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John Gardner Texas Execution

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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

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Dustin Higgs Federal Execution

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Dustin Higgs was executed by the Federal Government for a series of murders. According to court documents Dustin Higgs was convicted of the kidnapping and murders of three women in 1996. Since his arrest Dustin Higgs has maintained his innocence. Dustin Higgs would be executed by lethal injection on January 16, 2001 Dustin Higgs More

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Corey Johnson Federal Execution

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Corey Johnson was executed by the Federal Government for a series of murders in Virginia. According to court documents Corey Johnson would commit a total of seven murders in Richmond Virginia in order to further his hold on drug trafficking in the city. Corey Johnson whose intelligence was considered to be borderline and was fighting

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John Falk Texas Death Row

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John Falk was sentenced to death by the State of Texas for a prison murder. According to court documents John Falk and Jerry Duane Martin, were attempting to escape when they would run over Texas Department of Criminal Justice employee Susan Canfield who was on a horse. John Falk and Jerry Martin were convicted and

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John Grant Oklahoma Death Row

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John Grant was sentenced to death by the State of Oklahoma for a prison murder. According to court documents John Grant would murder Gay Carter, who was stabbed 16 times at Dick Connor Correctional Center in Hominy. John Grant would be convicted and sentenced to death. Oklahoma Death Row Inmate List John Grant 2021 Information

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Bobby Joe Long Serial Killer Executed In Florida

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Bobby Joe Long was a serial killer and a serial rapist from Florida. Bobby Joe Long would murder at least ten women during a ten month period near Tampa Bay Florida. In this article on My Crime Library we will take a closer look at Bobby Joe Long. Bobby Joe Long Early Years Bobby Joe

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