The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nevada .
Post-Gregg
A total of 12 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Nevada since 1976. The first execution was carried out by gas chamber ; subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection . All but one (Richard Allen Moran ) waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out.[ 1]
No.
Name
Race
Age
Sex
Date of execution
County
Method
Victim(s)
Governor
1
Jesse Walter Bishop
White
46
M
October 22, 1979
Clark
Gas chamber
David Ballard
Robert List
2
Carroll Edward Cole
White
47
M
December 6, 1985
Lethal injection
Marie Cushman[ a]
Richard Bryan
3
William Paul Thompson
White
51
M
June 19, 1989
Washoe
Randy Waldron[ b]
Bob Miller
4
Sean Patrick Flanagan
White
28
M
June 23, 1989
Clark
Albert Duggens and James Lewandowski
5
Thomas E. Baal
White
26
M
June 3, 1990
Frances Maves
6
Richard Allen Moran
White
42
M
March 30, 1996
Sandra Devere, Russell Rhodes, and Linda VanderVoort
7
Roderick Abeyta
Hispanic
44
M
October 5, 1998
Donna Martin
8
Alvaro Calambro
Asian
25
M
April 5, 1999
Washoe
Peggy Crawford and Keith Christopher
Kenny Guinn
9
Sebastian Stephanous Bridges
White
37
M
April 21, 2001
Clark
Hunter Blatchford
10
Lawrence Colwell Jr.
White
35
M
March 26, 2004
Frank Rosenstock
11
Terry Jess Dennis
White
56
M
August 12, 2004
Washoe
Ilona Straumanis
12
Daryl Linnie Mack
Black
47
M
April 26, 2006
Betty Jane May[ c]
Demographics
Pre-Furman
Between 1861 and 1903
Between late 1861, when Nevada Territory was organized, and 1903, executions by hanging were conducted at the county seats in which the person was convicted.
There has not been a definitive compilation of legal executions conducted in Nevada prior to 1903, however there are 20 known legal executions between 1861 and 1903:[ 2]
No.
Year
Date
Name
County
1
1863
January 9
Allen Milstead
Dayton
2
1868
April 24
John Milleain (Millan, Millian, or Milliean), murdered Julia Bulette .
Virginia City
3
1868
October 30
Rufus B. Anderson
Austin
4
1870
December 16
Ah Fung
Unionville
5
1870
December 16
Ah Ung
Unionville
6
1873
October 17
David M. Hall
Belmont
7
1874
April 24
John Stewart
Aurora
8
1874
December 29
John Murphy
Carson City (at the foot of Lone Mountain)
9
1877
January 19
Peter Larkin
Virginia City
10
1877
October 30
Robert Crozier
Winnemucca
11
1877
December 22
Sam Mills
Elko
12
1878
February 19
J. W. Rover[ 3]
Reno
13
1880
April 6
Charles Wesley Hymer
Winnemucca
14
1882
February 9
Charley Hing
Winnemucca
15
1885
January 23
Indian Dave
Belmont
16
1886
March 5
Clarence Gray
Winnemucca
17
1886
December 31
Edward Crutchley
Hamilton
18
1890
June 20
Elizabeth Potts
Elko
19
1890
June 20
Josiah Potts
Elko
20
1890
December 12
Hank Parish
Ely
1903–1921: People executed at the state capital
The 1901 state legislature required that all executions be conducted at the State Prison in Carson City beginning in 1903.
The 1911 state legislature provided that a death row inmate could elect to die by shooting or hanging.
Year
Date
Name
Method
1
1905
September 8
John Hancock
Hanging
2
1905
November 17
Thomas F. Gorman
3
1905
November 17
Al Linderman
4
1905
November 17
Fred Reidt
5
1905
November 17
John P. Sevener
6
1906
December 7
Indian Johnny
7
1906
December 7
Joe Ibapah
8
1913
May 14
Andriza Mircovich
Firing Squad (Machine)
1921–1976: Nevada State Prison gas chamber
Prior to January 1, 1912, the law prescribed hanging as the means of carrying out the death sentence in the State of Nevada, however, upon revision of the statutes in 1911 the condemned were allowed a choice between the gallows and the firing squad. This remained the law until March 28, 1921 when an amendment was adopted providing for execution by means of lethal gas . Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber.
The first execution by use of lethal gas took place in February 1924 and has been used as the means of carrying out the death sentence a total of thirty-one times. The last execution was held October 22, 1979.[ 4]
No.
Name
Race
Age
Sex
Date of execution
Victim(s)
1
Gee Jon
Asian
28
M
February 8, 1924
Tom Quong Kee
2
Stanko Jukich
White
29
M
April 6, 1925
Jennie Medak
3
Robert H. White
White
41
M
June 2, 1930
Louis LaVell
4
Luis Ceja
Hispanic
28
M
September 4, 1931
Charlie Fong
5
John Hall
White
52
M
November 28, 1932
John O'Brien
6
Ray Elmer Miller
White
34
M
May 8, 1933
Evelyn Miller
7
Joseph Behiter
White
34
M
July 13, 1934
Sylvia Reither
8
Luther Jones
White
33
M
January 26, 1937
Manuel Arrascada, Walter Godecke, Otto Heitman, and John Elias
9
Domenico Nadal
Hispanic
47
M
January 17, 1939
Joe Urrutia
10
Burton Franklin Williamson
White
43
M
November 21, 1939
Pauline Williamson
11
Wilson Henry Boyd
Black
44
M
May 28, 1940
Floyd Robinson and Georgianna Robinson
12
John A. Kramer
White
64
M
August 28, 1942
Frances Jones
13
Floyd L. McKinney
White
34
M
November 27, 1943
Raymond Fisher and Marion Fisher
14
Raymond Plunkett
White
31
M
June 30, 1944
Baby son Plunkett
15
Floyd Loveless
White
17
M
September 29, 1944
A.H. Berning
16
Albert Everette Sala
White
35
M
August 23, 1946
Albert McCollum
17
Paul Maynard Skaug
White
36
M
January 10, 1947
Marie Voss
18
David Blackwell
White
19
M
April 22, 1949
Detective Cap. LeRoy Geach and Detective Sgt. Allen Glass
19
Laszlo Varga
White
24
M
June 7, 1949
Billie Rhae Morning
20
Eugene Leo Gambetta
White
46
M
October 18, 1949
Thelma Ribail
21
James Williams
Black
32
M
August 25, 1950
Abraham Gutierrez and Louis Evans
22
Theodore William Gregory
White
46
M
January 29, 1951
Margaret Tarr
23
Owen Caudle Butner
White
36
M
February 10, 1951
Mildred Butner
24
Gregorio Arellano
Hispanic
28
M
July 24, 1951
Esperanza Rodriguez
25
Domingo Echaverria
Hispanic
62
M
April 13, 1953
Elizabeth Catlett
26
Clayton Octave Fouquette
White
41
M
April 13, 1953
Donald Brown
27
Ferdinand A. Bourdlais
White
27
M
April 23, 1954
Ward Budzien Sr.
28
Leroy L. Linden
White
33
M
July 15, 1954
Clarence Dodd
29
Frank A. Pedrini
White
46
M
July 15, 1954
Clarence Dodd
30
Earl Lewis Steward
White
42
M
February 24, 1960
Thomas Jessen
31
Thayne H. Archibald
White
22
M
August 21, 1961
Albert Waters
Notes
^ was also convicted of 4 other murders, 3 of which were in Texas
^ was also convicted of 2 murders in California
^ was previously convicted of murdering Kim Parks
See also
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