USA Executions from 1977 to the present
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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