Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in Gregg v. Georgia, 18 women have been executed in the United States. [1] Women represent less than 1.15 percent of the 1,561 executions performed in the United States since 1976. [2]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Race | Age at execution | Age at offense | State | Method | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | November 2, 1984 | Margie Velma Barfield | White | 52 | 45 | North Carolina | Lethal injection | [3] |
2 | February 3, 1998 | Karla Faye Tucker | 38 | 23 | Texas | [4] | ||
3 | March 30, 1998 | Judias "Judy" V. Buenoano | 54 | 28 | Florida | Electrocution | [5] | |
4 | February 24, 2000 | Betty Lou Beets | 62 | 46 | Texas | Lethal injection | [6] | |
5 | May 2, 2000 | Christina Marie Riggs | 28 | 26 | Arkansas | [7] | ||
6 | January 11, 2001 | Wanda Jean Allen | Black | 41 | 29 | Oklahoma | [8] | |
7 | May 1, 2001 | Marilyn Kay Plantz | White | 40 | 27 | [9] | ||
8 | December 4, 2001 | Lois Nadean Smith | 61 | 41 | [10] | |||
9 | May 10, 2002 | Lynda Lyon Block | 54 | 45 | Alabama | Electrocution | [11] | |
10 | October 9, 2002 | Aileen Carol Wuornos | 46 | 33–34 | Florida | Lethal injection | [12] | |
11 | September 14, 2005 | Frances Elaine Newton | Black | 40 | 21 | Texas | [13] | |
12 | September 23, 2010 | Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis | White | 41 | 33 | Virginia | [14] | |
13 | June 26, 2013 | Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy | Black | 52 | 36 | Texas | [15] | |
14 | February 5, 2014 | Suzanne Margaret Basso | White | 59 | 44 | [16] | ||
15 | September 17, 2014 | Lisa Ann Coleman | Black | 38 | 28 | [17] | ||
16 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | White | 47 | Georgia | [18] | ||
17 | January 13, 2021 | Lisa Marie Montgomery | 52 | 36 | Federal government | [19] | ||
18 | January 3, 2023 | Amber McLaughlin [a] | 49 | 30 | Missouri | [24] |
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in Gregg v. Georgia, 18 women have been executed in the United States. [1] Women represent less than 1.15 percent of the 1,561 executions performed in the United States since 1976. [2]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Race | Age at execution | Age at offense | State | Method | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | November 2, 1984 | Margie Velma Barfield | White | 52 | 45 | North Carolina | Lethal injection | [3] |
2 | February 3, 1998 | Karla Faye Tucker | 38 | 23 | Texas | [4] | ||
3 | March 30, 1998 | Judias "Judy" V. Buenoano | 54 | 28 | Florida | Electrocution | [5] | |
4 | February 24, 2000 | Betty Lou Beets | 62 | 46 | Texas | Lethal injection | [6] | |
5 | May 2, 2000 | Christina Marie Riggs | 28 | 26 | Arkansas | [7] | ||
6 | January 11, 2001 | Wanda Jean Allen | Black | 41 | 29 | Oklahoma | [8] | |
7 | May 1, 2001 | Marilyn Kay Plantz | White | 40 | 27 | [9] | ||
8 | December 4, 2001 | Lois Nadean Smith | 61 | 41 | [10] | |||
9 | May 10, 2002 | Lynda Lyon Block | 54 | 45 | Alabama | Electrocution | [11] | |
10 | October 9, 2002 | Aileen Carol Wuornos | 46 | 33–34 | Florida | Lethal injection | [12] | |
11 | September 14, 2005 | Frances Elaine Newton | Black | 40 | 21 | Texas | [13] | |
12 | September 23, 2010 | Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis | White | 41 | 33 | Virginia | [14] | |
13 | June 26, 2013 | Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy | Black | 52 | 36 | Texas | [15] | |
14 | February 5, 2014 | Suzanne Margaret Basso | White | 59 | 44 | [16] | ||
15 | September 17, 2014 | Lisa Ann Coleman | Black | 38 | 28 | [17] | ||
16 | September 30, 2015 | Kelly Renee Gissendaner | White | 47 | Georgia | [18] | ||
17 | January 13, 2021 | Lisa Marie Montgomery | 52 | 36 | Federal government | [19] | ||
18 | January 3, 2023 | Amber McLaughlin [a] | 49 | 30 | Missouri | [24] |