List of women executed in the United States since 1976 explained

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 about 1.13 percent of the 1,594 executions performed in the United States since 1976.[2]

Date of executionNameRaceAge at executionAge at offenseStateMethod
1November 2, 1984White5245North CarolinaLethal injection[3]
2February 3, 19983823Texas[4]
3March 30, 19985428FloridaElectrocution[5]
4February 24, 20006246TexasLethal injection[6]
5May 2, 20002826Arkansas[7]
6January 11, 2001Black4129Oklahoma[8]
7May 1, 2001White4027[9]
8December 4, 20016141[10]
9May 10, 20025445AlabamaElectrocution[11]
10October 9, 20024633–34FloridaLethal injection[12]
11September 14, 2005Black4021Texas[13]
12September 23, 2010White4133Virginia[14]
13June 26, 2013Black5236Texas[15]
14February 5, 2014White5944[16]
15September 17, 2014Black3828[17]
16September 30, 2015White47Georgia[18]
17January 13, 20215236Federal government[19]
18January 3, 20234930Missouri[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – U.S. Executions Since 1976
  2. Web site: Execution Database. Death Penalty Information Center. June 30, 2024.
  3. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/barfield029.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Velma Margie Barfield
  4. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/tucker437.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Karla Faye Tucker
  5. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/buenoano450.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Judias V. Buenoano
  6. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/beets616.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Betty Lou Beets
  7. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/riggs629.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Christina Marie Riggs
  8. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/allen687.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Wanda Jean Allen
  9. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/plantz711.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Marilyn Kay Plantz
  10. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/smith746.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lois Nadean Smith
  11. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/block775.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lynda Lyon Block
  12. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Aileen Carol Wuornos
  13. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/newton982.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Frances Elaine Newton
  14. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/lewis1227.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis
  15. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/mccarthy1338.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy
  16. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/basso1366.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Suzanne Margaret Basso
  17. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/coleman1389.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lisa Ann Coleman
  18. News: Georgia inmate Kelly Gissendaner executed after failed appeals. September 30, 2015. CNN. January 19, 2021.
  19. News: US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953. January 12, 2021. Associated Press. January 19, 2021.
  20. News: Madini. Doha. January 3, 2023. Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection. NBC News. January 4, 2023.