List of people executed in the United States in 2018

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This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2018. A total of twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2018; of whom 23 died by lethal injection and two, in Tennessee, by electrocution, marking the first calendar year since 2000 in which more than one inmate was executed in that way.[1]

List of people executed in the United States in 2018[]

No. Date of execution Name Date of birth Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 18, 2018 Anthony Allen Shore June 25, 1962 55 24–33 22–31 Male White Texas Lethal injection [2][3]
2 January 30, 2018 William Earl Rayford May 21, 1953 64 46 18 Black [4]
3 February 1, 2018 John David Battaglia August 2, 1955 62 45 17 White [5]
4 February 22, 2018 Eric Scott Branch February 7, 1971 47 21 26 Florida [6]
5 March 15, 2018 Michael Wayne Eggers March 24, 1967 50 33 17 Alabama [7]
6 Carlton Michael Gary September 24, 1950 67 26–27 40–41 Black Georgia [8]
7 March 27, 2018 Rosendo Rodriguez III March 26, 1980 38 25 13 Hispanic Texas [9]
8 April 19, 2018 Walter Leroy Moody Jr. March 24, 1935 83 54 29 White Alabama [10]
9 April 25, 2018 Erick Daniel Davila April 4, 1987 31 21 10 Black Texas [11][12]
10 May 4, 2018 Robert Earl Butts Jr. May 14, 1977 40 18 22 Georgia [13]
11 May 16, 2018 Juan Edward Castillo April 3, 1981 37 22 15 Hispanic Texas [14][15]
12 June 27, 2018 Daniel Paul "Danny" Bible August 28, 1951 66 27–31 35–39 White [16][17]
13 July 17, 2018 Christopher Anthony Young September 24, 1983 34 21 13 Black [18][19]
14 July 18, 2018 Robert J. Van Hook January 14, 1960 58 25 33 White Ohio [20]
15 August 9, 2018 William Ray "Billy" Irick August 26, 1958 59 26 Tennessee [21]
16 August 14, 2018 Carey Dean Moore October 26, 1957 60 21 39 Nebraska [22]
17 September 26, 2018 Troy James Clark September 2, 1967 51 30 21 Texas [23]
18 September 27, 2018 Daniel Clate Acker October 9, 1971 46 28 18 [24]
19 October 29, 2018 Rodney Scott Berget May 15, 1962 56 48 8 South Dakota [25]
20 November 1, 2018 Edmund George Zagorski December 27, 1954 63 28 35 Tennessee Electrocution [26]
21 November 14, 2018 Roberto Moreno Ramos May 23, 1954 64 37 27 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [27]
22 December 4, 2018 Joseph Christopher Garcia November 6, 1971 47 29 18 [28]
23 December 6, 2018 David Earl Miller July 16, 1957 61 23 38 White Tennessee Electrocution [29]
24 December 11, 2018 Alvin Avon Braziel Jr. March 16, 1975 43 18 25 Black Texas Lethal injection [30]
25 December 13, 2018 Jose Antonio Jimenez October 12, 1963 55 28 27 Hispanic Florida [31]
Average: 53 years 29 years 24 years

Demographics[]

Gender
Male 25 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 14 56%
Black 6 24%
Hispanic 5 20%
State
Texas 13 52%
Tennessee 3 12%
Alabama 2 8%
Florida 2 8%
Georgia 2 8%
Nebraska 1 4%
Ohio 1 4%
South Dakota 1 4%
Method
Lethal injection 23 92%
Electrocution 2 8%
Month
January 2 8%
February 2 8%
March 3 12%
April 2 8%
May 2 8%
June 1 4%
July 2 8%
August 2 8%
September 2 8%
October 1 4%
November 2 8%
December 4 16%
Age
30–39 4 16%
40–49 5 20%
50–59 7 28%
60–69 8 32%
70–79 0 0%
80–89 1 4%
Total 25 100%

Executions in recent years[]

Number of executions
2019 22
2018 25
2017 23
Total 70

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Execution List 2018". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "Inmate Information - Anthony Shore". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. ^ "Texas "Tourniquet Killer" put to death in first execution of 2018". Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. ^ "Texas executes Dallas man for ex-girlfriend's 1999 slaying". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. ^ Blakinger, Keri (February 1, 2018). "'See y'all later':Dallas man who killed 2 daughters put to death in nation's 3rd execution of 2018". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ^ "Eric Branch execution: Escambia County man pronounced dead after lethal injection". amp.pnj.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  7. ^ "Michael Eggers executed Thursday for slaying of Talladega woman in 2000". al.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ^ "'Stocking Strangler' Carlton Gary executed for 1970s' rapes, murders". myAJC. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  9. ^ "Texas executes Lubbock "suitcase killer"". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  10. ^ "Alabama Executes Mail Bomber, 83, the Oldest Inmate Put to Death in Modern Era". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  11. ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (2000-03-02). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  12. ^ McCullough, Jolie (2018-04-19). "Texas executes Erick Davila, who killed two people including a 5-year-old girl". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  13. ^ "Robert Butts executed for 1996 murder. Final words:'It burns, man'". 2018-05-04.
  14. ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (2018-05-17). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  15. ^ "'See y'all on the other side': San Antonio lovers' lane killer executed amid claims of innocence". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  16. ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (2000-03-02). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  17. ^ "Texas executes Danny Paul Bible for 1979 rape, murder in Houston". www.cbsnews.com. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  18. ^ Texas Department of Criminal Justice (2000-03-02). "Texas Department of Criminal Justice". www.tdcj.texas.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  19. ^ Eaton, Emilie (2018-07-17). "San Antonio man executed for murder, robbery". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  20. ^ "Ohio executes killer who strangled and stabbed man he met in bar in 1985". WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  21. ^ "Tennessee executes Billy Ray Irick, first lethal injection in state since 2009". The Tennessean. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  22. ^ "Fentanyl used to execute Nebraska inmate, in a first for U. S." The New York Times. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  23. ^ "Texas executes man in the torture, drowning of ex-roommate". Houston Chronicle. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  24. ^ "Texas man put to death in state's second execution in two nights". Houston Chronicle. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  25. ^ "South Dakota executes inmate whose brother was put to death in Oklahoma after Supreme Court clears way".
  26. ^ "Tennessee inmate executed after supreme court denies stay request". the Guardian. Associated Press. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  27. ^ Wiley, Hannah (2018-11-14). "Texas executes Robert Moreno Ramos, amid pleas for case review". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  28. ^ "Joseph Garcia, notorious 'Texas 7' member, executed | USA News | Al Jazeera". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  29. ^ "Tennessee electrocutes inmate David Earl Miller for 1981 slaying of mentally disabled woman". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  30. ^ "Man who fatally shot newlywed in 1993 robbery executed in Texas". CBS News. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  31. ^ "Florida executes Jose Antonio Jimenez, who brutally murdered Miami court clerk in 1992". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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