This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2016. A total of twenty people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2016, all by lethal injection. The state of Georgia executed nine people, setting a record for the most executions conducted there in a calendar year. [1]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 7, 2016 | Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. | 53 | 24 | 29 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | [2] [3] |
2 | January 20, 2016 | Richard Allen Masterson | 43 | 28 | 15 | Texas | [4] [5] [6] | |||
3 | January 21, 2016 | Christopher Eugene Brooks | 20 | 23 | Alabama | [7] | ||||
4 | January 27, 2016 | James Garrett Freeman | 35 | 26 | 9 | Texas | [8] [9] [10] | |||
5 | February 3, 2016 | Brandon Astor Jones | 72 | 36 | 36 | Black | Georgia | [11] | ||
6 | February 16, 2016 | Gustavo Julian Garcia | 43 | 18 | 25 | Hispanic | Texas | [12] [13] | ||
7 | February 17, 2016 | Travis Clinton Hittson | 45 | 21 | 24 | White | Georgia | [14] | ||
8 | March 9, 2016 | Coy Wayne Wesbrook | 58 | 39 | 19 | Texas | [15] [16] | |||
9 | March 22, 2016 | Adam Kelly Ward | 33 | 22 | 11 | [17] [18] | ||||
10 | March 31, 2016 | Joshua Daniel Bishop | 41 | 19 | 22 | Georgia | [19] | |||
11 | April 6, 2016 | Pablo Lucio Vasquez | 38 | 20 | 18 | Hispanic | Texas | [20] [21] | ||
12 | April 12, 2016 | Kenneth Earl Fults | 47 | 27 | 20 | Black | Georgia | [22] | ||
13 | April 27, 2016 | Daniel Anthony Lucas | 37 | 19 | 18 | White | [23] | |||
14 | May 11, 2016 | Earl Mitchell Forrest II | 66 | 53 | 13 | Missouri | [24] [25] | |||
15 | July 15, 2016 | John Wayne Conner | 60 | 25 | 35 | Georgia | [26] | |||
16 | October 5, 2016 | Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. | 58 | 44 | 14 | Texas | [27] [28] | |||
17 | October 19, 2016 | Gregory Paul Lawler | 63 | 19 | Georgia | [29] | ||||
18 | November 16, 2016 | Steven Frederick Spears | 54 | 39 | 15 | [30] | ||||
19 | December 6, 2016 | William Cary Sallie | 50 | 24 | 26 | [31] | ||||
20 | December 8, 2016 | Ronald Bert Smith Jr. | 45 | 23 | 22 | Alabama | [32] | |||
Average: | 49 years | 29 years | 20 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 20 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 16 | 80% |
Black | 2 | 10% |
Hispanic | 2 | 10% |
State | ||
Georgia | 9 | 45% |
Texas | 7 | 35% |
Alabama | 2 | 10% |
Florida | 1 | 5% |
Missouri | 1 | 5% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 20 | 100% |
Month | ||
January | 4 | 20% |
February | 3 | 15% |
March | 3 | 15% |
April | 3 | 15% |
May | 1 | 5% |
June | 0 | 0% |
July | 1 | 5% |
August | 0 | 0% |
September | 0 | 0% |
October | 2 | 10% |
November | 1 | 5% |
December | 2 | 10% |
Age | ||
30–39 | 4 | 20% |
40–49 | 7 | 35% |
50–59 | 5 | 25% |
60–69 | 3 | 15% |
70–79 | 1 | 5% |
Total | 20 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2017 | 23 |
2016 | 20 |
2015 | 28 |
Total | 71 |
In 2016, the State of Georgia executed nine people. This set a record for the most executions conducted in Georgia in a calendar year. Prior to this, the most executions conducted in the state were five executions. This happened in 1987 and again in 2015. [33]
Preceded by 2015 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2016 |
Succeeded by 2017 |
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2016. A total of twenty people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2016, all by lethal injection. The state of Georgia executed nine people, setting a record for the most executions conducted there in a calendar year. [1]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 7, 2016 | Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. | 53 | 24 | 29 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | [2] [3] |
2 | January 20, 2016 | Richard Allen Masterson | 43 | 28 | 15 | Texas | [4] [5] [6] | |||
3 | January 21, 2016 | Christopher Eugene Brooks | 20 | 23 | Alabama | [7] | ||||
4 | January 27, 2016 | James Garrett Freeman | 35 | 26 | 9 | Texas | [8] [9] [10] | |||
5 | February 3, 2016 | Brandon Astor Jones | 72 | 36 | 36 | Black | Georgia | [11] | ||
6 | February 16, 2016 | Gustavo Julian Garcia | 43 | 18 | 25 | Hispanic | Texas | [12] [13] | ||
7 | February 17, 2016 | Travis Clinton Hittson | 45 | 21 | 24 | White | Georgia | [14] | ||
8 | March 9, 2016 | Coy Wayne Wesbrook | 58 | 39 | 19 | Texas | [15] [16] | |||
9 | March 22, 2016 | Adam Kelly Ward | 33 | 22 | 11 | [17] [18] | ||||
10 | March 31, 2016 | Joshua Daniel Bishop | 41 | 19 | 22 | Georgia | [19] | |||
11 | April 6, 2016 | Pablo Lucio Vasquez | 38 | 20 | 18 | Hispanic | Texas | [20] [21] | ||
12 | April 12, 2016 | Kenneth Earl Fults | 47 | 27 | 20 | Black | Georgia | [22] | ||
13 | April 27, 2016 | Daniel Anthony Lucas | 37 | 19 | 18 | White | [23] | |||
14 | May 11, 2016 | Earl Mitchell Forrest II | 66 | 53 | 13 | Missouri | [24] [25] | |||
15 | July 15, 2016 | John Wayne Conner | 60 | 25 | 35 | Georgia | [26] | |||
16 | October 5, 2016 | Barney Ronald Fuller Jr. | 58 | 44 | 14 | Texas | [27] [28] | |||
17 | October 19, 2016 | Gregory Paul Lawler | 63 | 19 | Georgia | [29] | ||||
18 | November 16, 2016 | Steven Frederick Spears | 54 | 39 | 15 | [30] | ||||
19 | December 6, 2016 | William Cary Sallie | 50 | 24 | 26 | [31] | ||||
20 | December 8, 2016 | Ronald Bert Smith Jr. | 45 | 23 | 22 | Alabama | [32] | |||
Average: | 49 years | 29 years | 20 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 20 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 16 | 80% |
Black | 2 | 10% |
Hispanic | 2 | 10% |
State | ||
Georgia | 9 | 45% |
Texas | 7 | 35% |
Alabama | 2 | 10% |
Florida | 1 | 5% |
Missouri | 1 | 5% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 20 | 100% |
Month | ||
January | 4 | 20% |
February | 3 | 15% |
March | 3 | 15% |
April | 3 | 15% |
May | 1 | 5% |
June | 0 | 0% |
July | 1 | 5% |
August | 0 | 0% |
September | 0 | 0% |
October | 2 | 10% |
November | 1 | 5% |
December | 2 | 10% |
Age | ||
30–39 | 4 | 20% |
40–49 | 7 | 35% |
50–59 | 5 | 25% |
60–69 | 3 | 15% |
70–79 | 1 | 5% |
Total | 20 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2017 | 23 |
2016 | 20 |
2015 | 28 |
Total | 71 |
In 2016, the State of Georgia executed nine people. This set a record for the most executions conducted in Georgia in a calendar year. Prior to this, the most executions conducted in the state were five executions. This happened in 1987 and again in 2015. [33]
Preceded by 2015 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2016 |
Succeeded by 2017 |