USA Executions from 1977 to the present
Gary Welch was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of a man over drugs. According to court documents Gary Welch and the victim Robert Dean Hardcastle, 35, were involved in an argument over drugs when Gary beat and slashed Robert with a beer bottle causing his death.. Gary maintain the killing was … Read more
Johnny Black was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the murder of a man and the attempted murder of another. According to court documents Johnny Black and four other men would fatally beat Bill Pogue and injured his son-in-law Richard Lewis in 1998. Many believe the murder was a case of mistaken identity. Johnny … Read more
Allen Nicklasson was executed by the State of Missouri for the murder of a man that stopped to help. According to court documents Allen Nicklasson, Dennis Skillicorn and Tim DeGraffenreid decided to drive to Kansas City to buy drugs and along the way there car broke down. The three men robbed a house and stole … Read more
Ronald Lott was executed by the State of Oklahoma for the sexual assault and murders of two elderly women. According to court documents Ronald Lott would sexually assault and murder the first woman in 1986 and the second woman in 1987. DNA would tie Ronald Lott to both murders. Ronald Lott would be convicted and … Read more
Jerry Martin was executed by the State of Texas for the murder of a correctional officer during a prison escape. According to court documents Jerry Martin was serving a fifty year sentence for attempted murder when he and John Falk would overpower a correctional guard and seize the officers weapon. During the escape correctional officer … Read more
Joseph Franklin was executed by the State of Missouri for a murder that took place in 1977. According to court documents Joseph Franklin was a life long criminal who was responsible for a series of murders and attempted murders across the United States for two decades. Among the crimes that he was convicted of was … Read more
Jamie McCoskey was executed by the State of Texas for a sexual assault and murder. According t court documents Jamie McCoskey would break into a home where he would force the couple into a car then later murder the man and sexually assault the female. Jamie McCoskey would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. … Read more
Darius Kimbrough was executed by the State of Florida for the sexual assault and murder of Denise Collins. According to court documents Darius Kimbrough would break into the home of Denise Collins who was sexually assaulted and murdered. Darius Kimbrough was not arrested until he was convicted on another sexual assault and his DNA was … Read more
Robert Jones was executed by the State of Arizona for seven murders committed during armed robberies. According to court documents Robert Jones and Scott Nordstrom would murder seven people during two armed robberies. Both Robert Jones and Scott Nordstrom would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death. Scott Nordstrom remains on Arizona death row in … Read more