List of people executed in Arkansas explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arkansas since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States.

31 people have been executed in Arkansas since 1976: 30 males and 1 female (Christina Marie Riggs). All but John Swindler (who was executed by electric chair) were executed by lethal injection. All were executed for the crime of murder.[1]

List of people executed in Arkansas since 1976

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1White46MJune 18, 1990SebastianElectrocutionFort Smith police officer Randy Basnett Bill Clinton
2White49MJune 25, 1990PopeLethal injection16 murder victims
3Black42MJanuary 24, 1992FaulknerConway police officer Robert Martin
4White25MMay 7, 1992PulaskiArkansas State police officer Robert Klein
5Black39MMay 11, 1994PrairieWesley NobleJim Guy Tucker
6White50MMontgomeryEssie Mae Black
7White37MAugust 3, 1994BentonDonald Lehman
8White43M
9White37M
10White64MApril 19, 1995MillerWilliam Stumpp
11Black41MAugust 31, 1995PulaskiMarjorie Mason
12White41MAugust 8, 1996BentonJames Warren and Sandra WarrenMike Huckabee
13Hispanic49MJanuary 8, 1997LoganMagazine Town Marshall Marvin Richie and Opal James[2]
14White47M
15Black30MNevadaBarbara Smith
16White53MAugust 6, 1997CrawfordKenneth Staton and Suzanne Staton-Ware
17White56MJuly 8, 1998SebastianWilla Dean O'Neal
18White42MFebruary 16, 1999WhiteMarie Sullens, Margaret Brown, and Billy Brown
19White49MApril 12, 1999SebastianBobbie Jean Robertson
20White43MSeptember 8, 1999Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy
21White52MJohnsonEric Willett and Roger Willett
22White28FMay 2, 2000PulaskiJustin Riggs and Shelby Alexis Riggs
23Black37MDecember 19, 2000Leon Brown
24White30MMay 8, 2001Jefferson5 murder victims
25Black31MJuly 9, 2003PulaskiMarcell Young, Malak Hussian, and Mustafa Hussian
26Black44MJanuary 6, 2004AshleyMary Lou York
27White45MNovember 28, 2005Hot SpringJulie Heath
28Black51MApril 20, 2017PulaskiDebra ReeseAsa Hutchinson
29White52MApril 24, 2017WhiteMary Phillips
30Black46MPulaskiStacy Rae Errickson
31Black38MApril 27, 2017LincolnCecil Boren

Demographics

Race
White2066%
Black1032%
Hispanic13%
Age
20–2926%
30–39826%
40–491445%
50–59619%
60–6913%
Sex
Male3097%
Female13%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–198900%
1990–19992168%
2000–2009619%
2010–2019413%
2020–202900%
Method
Lethal injection3097%
Electrocution13%
Governor (Party)
David Pryor (D)00%
00%
413%
00%
723%
1652%
00%
413%
00%
Total31100%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center. Death Penalty Information Center. January 25, 2020.
  2. News: Murders Still Fresh, Four Decades Later. Parrish. Glenn. Southwest Times Record.