This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2015. Twenty-eight people were executed in the United States in 2015. Thirteen of them were in the state of Texas. One ( Alfredo Rolando Prieto) was a foreign national from El Salvador. One ( Kelly Renee Gissendaner) was female. [1]
While there was a total of 28 executions in 2015, there were 35 executions in the previous year ( 2014) and 20 executions in the subsequent year ( 2016).
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 13, 2015 | Andrew Howard Brannan | 66 | 49 | 17 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | [2] |
2 | January 15, 2015 | Charles Frederick Warner | 47 | 30 | Black | Oklahoma | [3] | |||
3 | Johnny Shane Kormondy | 42 | 21 | 21 | White | Florida | [4] | |||
4 | January 21, 2015 | Arnold Prieto Jr. | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Texas | [5] | |||
5 | January 27, 2015 | Warren Lee Hill Jr. | 54 | 30 | 24 | Black | Georgia | [6] | ||
6 | January 29, 2015 | Robert Charles Ladd | 57 | 39 | 18 | Texas | [7] | |||
7 | February 4, 2015 | Donald Keith Newbury | 52 | 38 | 14 | White | [8] | |||
8 | February 11, 2015 | Walter Timothy Storey | 47 | 22 | 25 | Missouri | [9] | |||
9 | March 11, 2015 | Manuel Vasquez | 46 | 29 | 17 | Hispanic | Texas | [10] | ||
10 | March 17, 2015 | Cecil Lee Clayton | 74 | 56 | 18 | White | Missouri | [11] | ||
11 | April 9, 2015 | Kent William Sprouse | 42 | 30 | 12 | Texas | [12] | |||
12 | April 14, 2015 | Andre Vincent Cole | 52 | 35 | 17 | Black | Missouri | [13] | ||
13 | April 15, 2015 | Manuel Fernando Garza Jr. | 34 | 20 | 14 | Hispanic | Texas | [14] | ||
14 | May 12, 2015 | Derrick Dewayne Charles | 32 | 19 | 13 | Black | [15] | |||
15 | June 3, 2015 | Lester Leroy Bower Jr. | 67 | 35 | 32 | White | [16] | |||
16 | June 9, 2015 | Richard Lamont Strong | 48 | 33 | 15 | Black | Missouri | [17] | ||
17 | June 18, 2015 | Gregory Lynn Russeau | 45 | 31 | 14 | Texas | [18] | |||
18 | July 14, 2015 | David Stanley Zink | 55 | 41 | White | Missouri | [19] | |||
19 | August 12, 2015 | Daniel Lee Lopez | 27 | 21 | 6 | Hispanic | Texas | [20] | ||
20 | September 1, 2015 | Roderick Nunley | 50 | 24 | 26 | Black | Missouri | [21] | ||
21 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | 47 | 28 | 19 | Female | White | Georgia | [22] | |
22 | October 1, 2015 | Alfredo Rolando Prieto | 49 | 23 | 26 | Male | Hispanic | Virginia | [23] | |
23 | October 6, 2015 | Juan Martin Garcia | 35 | 18 | 17 | Texas | [24] | |||
24 | October 14, 2015 | Licho Escamilla | 33 | 19 | 14 | [25] | ||||
25 | October 29, 2015 | Jerry William Correll | 59 | 29 | 30 | White | Florida | [26] | ||
26 | November 18, 2015 | Raphael Deon Holiday | 36 | 21 | 15 | Black | Texas | [27] | ||
27 | November 19, 2015 | Marcus Ray Johnson | 50 | 28 | 22 | White | Georgia | [28] | ||
28 | December 9, 2015 | Brian Keith Terrell | 47 | 24 | 23 | Black | [29] | |||
Average: | 48 years | 29 years | 19 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 27 | 96% |
Female | 1 | 4% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 11 | 39% |
Black | 10 | 36% |
Hispanic | 7 | 25% |
State | ||
Texas | 13 | 46% |
Missouri | 6 | 21% |
Georgia | 5 | 18% |
Florida | 2 | 7% |
Oklahoma | 1 | 4% |
Virginia | 1 | 4% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 28 | 100% |
Month | ||
January | 6 | 21% |
February | 2 | 7% |
March | 2 | 7% |
April | 3 | 11% |
May | 1 | 4% |
June | 3 | 11% |
July | 1 | 4% |
August | 1 | 4% |
September | 2 | 7% |
October | 4 | 14% |
November | 2 | 7% |
December | 1 | 4% |
Age | ||
20–29 | 1 | 4% |
30–39 | 5 | 18% |
40–49 | 11 | 39% |
50–59 | 8 | 29% |
60–69 | 2 | 7% |
70–79 | 1 | 4% |
Total | 28 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2016 | 20 |
2015 | 28 |
2014 | 35 |
Total | 83 |
Preceded by 2014 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2015 |
Succeeded by 2016 |
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2015. Twenty-eight people were executed in the United States in 2015. Thirteen of them were in the state of Texas. One ( Alfredo Rolando Prieto) was a foreign national from El Salvador. One ( Kelly Renee Gissendaner) was female. [1]
While there was a total of 28 executions in 2015, there were 35 executions in the previous year ( 2014) and 20 executions in the subsequent year ( 2016).
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 13, 2015 | Andrew Howard Brannan | 66 | 49 | 17 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | [2] |
2 | January 15, 2015 | Charles Frederick Warner | 47 | 30 | Black | Oklahoma | [3] | |||
3 | Johnny Shane Kormondy | 42 | 21 | 21 | White | Florida | [4] | |||
4 | January 21, 2015 | Arnold Prieto Jr. | 41 | 20 | Hispanic | Texas | [5] | |||
5 | January 27, 2015 | Warren Lee Hill Jr. | 54 | 30 | 24 | Black | Georgia | [6] | ||
6 | January 29, 2015 | Robert Charles Ladd | 57 | 39 | 18 | Texas | [7] | |||
7 | February 4, 2015 | Donald Keith Newbury | 52 | 38 | 14 | White | [8] | |||
8 | February 11, 2015 | Walter Timothy Storey | 47 | 22 | 25 | Missouri | [9] | |||
9 | March 11, 2015 | Manuel Vasquez | 46 | 29 | 17 | Hispanic | Texas | [10] | ||
10 | March 17, 2015 | Cecil Lee Clayton | 74 | 56 | 18 | White | Missouri | [11] | ||
11 | April 9, 2015 | Kent William Sprouse | 42 | 30 | 12 | Texas | [12] | |||
12 | April 14, 2015 | Andre Vincent Cole | 52 | 35 | 17 | Black | Missouri | [13] | ||
13 | April 15, 2015 | Manuel Fernando Garza Jr. | 34 | 20 | 14 | Hispanic | Texas | [14] | ||
14 | May 12, 2015 | Derrick Dewayne Charles | 32 | 19 | 13 | Black | [15] | |||
15 | June 3, 2015 | Lester Leroy Bower Jr. | 67 | 35 | 32 | White | [16] | |||
16 | June 9, 2015 | Richard Lamont Strong | 48 | 33 | 15 | Black | Missouri | [17] | ||
17 | June 18, 2015 | Gregory Lynn Russeau | 45 | 31 | 14 | Texas | [18] | |||
18 | July 14, 2015 | David Stanley Zink | 55 | 41 | White | Missouri | [19] | |||
19 | August 12, 2015 | Daniel Lee Lopez | 27 | 21 | 6 | Hispanic | Texas | [20] | ||
20 | September 1, 2015 | Roderick Nunley | 50 | 24 | 26 | Black | Missouri | [21] | ||
21 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | 47 | 28 | 19 | Female | White | Georgia | [22] | |
22 | October 1, 2015 | Alfredo Rolando Prieto | 49 | 23 | 26 | Male | Hispanic | Virginia | [23] | |
23 | October 6, 2015 | Juan Martin Garcia | 35 | 18 | 17 | Texas | [24] | |||
24 | October 14, 2015 | Licho Escamilla | 33 | 19 | 14 | [25] | ||||
25 | October 29, 2015 | Jerry William Correll | 59 | 29 | 30 | White | Florida | [26] | ||
26 | November 18, 2015 | Raphael Deon Holiday | 36 | 21 | 15 | Black | Texas | [27] | ||
27 | November 19, 2015 | Marcus Ray Johnson | 50 | 28 | 22 | White | Georgia | [28] | ||
28 | December 9, 2015 | Brian Keith Terrell | 47 | 24 | 23 | Black | [29] | |||
Average: | 48 years | 29 years | 19 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 27 | 96% |
Female | 1 | 4% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 11 | 39% |
Black | 10 | 36% |
Hispanic | 7 | 25% |
State | ||
Texas | 13 | 46% |
Missouri | 6 | 21% |
Georgia | 5 | 18% |
Florida | 2 | 7% |
Oklahoma | 1 | 4% |
Virginia | 1 | 4% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 28 | 100% |
Month | ||
January | 6 | 21% |
February | 2 | 7% |
March | 2 | 7% |
April | 3 | 11% |
May | 1 | 4% |
June | 3 | 11% |
July | 1 | 4% |
August | 1 | 4% |
September | 2 | 7% |
October | 4 | 14% |
November | 2 | 7% |
December | 1 | 4% |
Age | ||
20–29 | 1 | 4% |
30–39 | 5 | 18% |
40–49 | 11 | 39% |
50–59 | 8 | 29% |
60–69 | 2 | 7% |
70–79 | 1 | 4% |
Total | 28 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2016 | 20 |
2015 | 28 |
2014 | 35 |
Total | 83 |
Preceded by 2014 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2015 |
Succeeded by 2016 |