List of people executed in the United States in 2015

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).

List of people executed in the United States in 2015

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

Demographics

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%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2016 20
2015 28
2014 35
Total 83

See also

References

  1. ^ "Execution List 2015". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Georgia executes Vietnam veteran who killed a sheriff's deputy". CNN. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Convicted child killer Charles Warner executed". KOKI-TV. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Dearen, Jason (15 January 2015). "Florida executes ringleader of 1993 Panhandle rape, murder". AP News.
  5. ^ Nolan, Hamilton (10 February 2015). "A Letter From Arnold Prieto, Who Was Executed in Texas on January 21". Gawker.
  6. ^ "Georgia executes inmate Warren Hill after supreme court refuses stay". The Guardian. January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Robert Ladd Executed In Texas Despite Claims Mental Impairment Made Him Ineligible". HuffPost. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "'Texas 7' killer Donald Newbury put to death". WFAA. February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Missouri man executed for killing neighbor in 1990". USA Today. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Manuel Vasquez Executed In Texas For Killing Woman Over Gang Drug Tax". HuffPost. March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "Cecil Clayton, Brain-Damaged Missouri Cop-Killer, Executed After Last-Ditch Appeal Fails". HuffPost. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kent Sprouse, Convicted Cop Killer, First Texas Prisoner Executed With New Batch Of Drugs". HuffPost. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Andre Cole Executed In Missouri For 1998 Killing". HuffPost. April 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "Texas Executes Manuel Garza Jr. For Killing San Antonio Cop". HuffPost. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  15. ^ "Derrick Charles, Convicted Killer Who Claimed Incompetence, Executed By Texas". HuffPost. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  16. ^ "Texas Executes Lester Bower, State's Oldest Prisoner on Death Row". ABC News. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  17. ^ "Missouri Double-Murderer Richard Strong Executed Despite Pleas For Clemency". HuffPost. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  18. ^ "The Latest: Texas executes man for slaying of mechanic". AP NEWS. 18 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Missouri Killer David Zink Executed After Court, Governor Refuse to Intervene". NBC News. July 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Bellware, Kim (12 August 2015). "Texas Executes Cop Killer Who Sought Death Over Lawyer's Objection". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  21. ^ Salter, Jim (1 September 2015). "Missouri executes man for 15-year-old girl's 1989 killing". AP NEWS.
  22. ^ "Kelly Gissendaner: Georgia executes first woman for 70 years despite last-minute appeals". The Guardian. September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  23. ^ "Triple murderer Alfredo Prieto is executed in Virginia". The Washington Post. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  24. ^ "Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia for murder in $8 robbery". The Guardian. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  25. ^ Graczyk, Michael (14 October 2015). "Texas executes inmate for Dallas police officer's 2001 death". AP NEWS.
  26. ^ "Convicted Orlando killer Jerry Correll is executed". Tampa Bay Times. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  27. ^ "Texas executes Raphael Holiday over fire that killed three children". The Guardian. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  28. ^ "The Latest: Georgia man declines prayer before execution". AP NEWS. 19 November 2015.
  29. ^ "Georgia inmate Brian Keith Terrell shook his head, proclaimed innocence before he was executed for 1992 murder". New York Daily News. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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2015 		Succeeded by
2016