103) David Smith, 27. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). Police found Ward still in the home when they arrived. An initial execution date was set upon conviction for September 13, 2018, but the execution was stayed due to a pending appeal to the. See also. Myers became the youngest inmate on death row in Ohio at the time of his sentence. Shot Jimmy Ray Christian, 29, to death Dec. 6, 1982, on the North Side, because he had fallen in love with Christian`s wife, who later spurned him. All Rights Reserved. Killed two people in an attempt to fund his 2010 wedding and honeymoon. Two separate double murders in March 2008 and May 2013. Lisa Ann Coleman, left, and Wendi Andriano, right, are two notable women who have served on death row. Illinois Death Penalty Exonerations. El Rukn street gang members, they shot and killed Talmon Hickman and Jerome Smith, both 31 and members of a rival gang, April 28, 1984, on the South Side. 15. Browse 3,137 death row inmate photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Killed a female friend, her two daughters, and an elderly couple who he was friends with in June 2017. 17 August 2020. Lovell was originally sentenced to death for Yost's murder in 1993, but on appeal was allowed to withdraw his guilty plea and was granted a new trial. Shot gas station attendant Gregory McAnarney, 31, to death Sept. 3, 1988, during a robbery in Farmersville. After numerous trial delays, a jury convicted Merritt in June 2019. 97) Derrick Morgan, 34. In the quarter century between restoration and abolition of the Illinois death penalty (pdf); 298 men and women were sentenced to death in Illinois. A drifter from Texas, he smothered and stabbed Roy Pendleton, 68, of Troy, Feb. 8, 1990, after appearing at Pendleton`s apartment and asking to use the bathroom. 57) Dewayne Britz, 28. Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the . 5) Hernando Williams, 35. 102) John Pasch, 61. Zeigler's case has been the focus of controversy since he was denied. Strangled his 67-year-old cellmate to death in 1990. 32) Perry Olinger, 42. 91) Jerry Ward, 34. Fatally shot Wheeling police officer Kenneth Dawson, 41, during a struggle Nov. 5, 1985. Johnson already was on Death Row for the July 17, 1983, kidnap and murder of Anthony Hackett, 18, and the rape of Hackett`s fiance. Had her ex-husband killed in order to collect his life insurance. Killed were: Shirley Martin, 23; Vernita Winder, 22; Dana Winder, 4; and Mark Brown, 25. Murdered three people at a restaurant where she worked as a. Smith was scheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022. He ambushed the teens on Interstate Highway 55 after their car became disabled. McKnight had previously served seven years in a juvenile detention center for shooting and killing a man in 1992. Odle told police that he was tired of his parents ''comin` down on my case'' about alcohol and drug abuse. Additionally suspected of a murder in 1994, but never charged. Murdered five women between September 2002 and April 2003. . The prison also has a medium security unit that houses medium to minimum security inmates and is classified as Level 3. Residing in a psychiatric unit because of doubts about his mental health, since he removed his right eye on April 1, 2004, and then removed and consumed his left eye on December 9, 2008. Police later found a gun in Hope`s apartment that they used to convict him for the Jan. 11, 1982, slaying of Lloyd Wickliffe (the name as published has been corrected in this text), 35, a guard at a South Side McDonald`s. Sexual assault and murder of 20-year-old Sheryl Norris at her apartment in. Nine murders committed between 1979 and 1994. He is suspected of having raped and murdered 51 other boys and young men. Murdered William Feuling, 23, Jan. 25, 1985, in a robbery of Feuling`s West Side home. Comparatively, 50.8% of the U.S. population is female, and 49.2% is male (USCB 2018). 33) Samuel Morgan, 43. Upset that a bartender at a North Side tavern had accused him of stealing marijuana, he shot and killed tavern manager James Cobb, 59, and bar patron Judy Webster, 45, on Oct. 2, 1984. Abducted and killed Kankakee businessman Stephen Small, 40, by burying him alive Sept. 2, 1987. Though 12 percent of the state's residents are black, 45 percent of death row inmates are. 72) Andrew Johnson, 26. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Alabama death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. The full list is externally linked: Twenty-three states have abolished capital punishment. Stabbed and beat to death Mary Mae Johnson, an 82-year-old Joliet widow, during a burglary Aug 25, 1983. Murdered his wife, 42-year-old Hector Jan Stamps, and her grandson, 4-year-old DeAngelo Marquez Stamps. There are 126 men facing the death penalty in the state-68 inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center and 58 inmates at Menard . Raped and murdered Waukegan nurse Merlinda Entrata, 33, Aug. 10, 1977, to prevent her from testifying that he had raped her four months earlier. Sexual assault and murder of 55-year-old realtor Marjorie Deeble, the mother of his girlfriend, at her home in. Racially motived murders of three white men in March 2000. Richard Glossip has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese. Roberts is the only woman on Ohio's death row. Stabbed Willie Robinson, 44, Nov. 26, 1985, during a sexual assault on Robinson`s niece. Raped and murdered Linda Goldstone, a natural childbirth instructor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Three other children were found seriously injured at the house. Raped and stabbed to death Kimberly Boyd, 15, following a South Side party July 12, 1986. 100) Jimmy Pitsonbarger, 27. Raped, strangled and burned the bodies of four females between 2006 and 2009. States and the date of abolition of capital punishment: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Murdered his wife, two of his three daughters, his mother in-law, her two daughters, and his work supervisor. 3: April 26, 2004 Teodoro Baez, for killing two people and dismembering their bodies with a sword after a drug dispute. Murdered the man he suspected of raping his girlfriend's daughter. She called 911. The law was not applied retroactively and the one person on death row at the time of abolition remains there. The crime was the bloodiest mass murder in, Granted a new trial in 1994, but was found guilty and was resentenced to death. Fatal beating and arson deaths of his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker, and her 7-month-old daughter, Kya. Fatally shot Elgin Evans, 25, of Chicago Heights on Feb. 6, 1980, in revenge for a robbery. Murdered at least two women between 2001 and 2005. He is also a suspect in three additional murders committed from 1975 to 1977, but has not been charged. 95) Anthony Enis, 24. Strong was already serving a life sentence for murdering a physician when he was sentenced to death. Of those, 20 have been exonerated - an extraordinarily high rate of 6.7%. Murder of a woman during a home invasion. Murders of Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller. 58) Johnnie Evans, 39. Fatally shot Claude and Alta Brown, both 62, Aug. 26, 1987, at their home near Peoria. Moore has also been linked to the deaths of her father, mother in law, and first husband. 108) Joseph Burrows, 36. Initially sentenced to death for three murders, but the death sentences for the first two murders were later changed to life sentences. Godbolt was given four death sentences and six life sentences plus 40 years. 16) Derrick King, 33. Coleman was executed Wednesday night in Texas. Rape and bludgeoning of Christine Whitis. Robbed a bank and committed murder during a carjacking. Raped, beat, slashed and strangled his 72-year-old grandmother, Augustine Melock, Jan. 15, 1989, in her Waukegan home. Shot and killed sales clerk Dwaine Miller, 17, Dec. 19, 1979, during a robbery of a South Side candy store. Laura Black, a former coworker Farley had been stalking for four years prior to his rampage, was shot unconscious, but she survived. George Ryan commuted the sentences of all 167 of the state's death row inmates Saturday, calling the system of . Take a look at the gallery above to see some of the notable, rare female inmates serving death row sentences in the United States. John Wayne Gacy. Smyrnes appealed the death sentence, and his execution was delayed in July 2017. Fatally shot Danilo Rodica, 39, and Thomas Pavlopoulous, 27, Feb. 10, 1980, while robbing a Berwyn jewelry store. Murdered his girlfriend and her family in their home. Convicted of the Feb. 17, 1981, murder-for-hire of Dorothy Polulach, 81, a Southwest Side widow. Kidnappings, rapes and murders of Harriet Simmons and Betty McConnell, committed four months apart in 1979. Crimes committed in these states are still eligible for the death penalty if they are convicted in federal court for certain federal crimes. A full list is externally linked: Capital punishment exists as a punishment in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States, but does not have a prescribed method of execution. Due to the high number of Arizona death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Has selected firing squad as his method of execution. Kidnapped, raped, tortured and murdered 14-year-old, The murder prompted the creation of Ohio Senate Bill 231. Fatally poisoned his mother-in-law, Marion Mueller, 69; his wife`s grandmother, Mary Lambert, 89; and his father, Michael, 69; by lacing their food with arsenic in 1980 and 1981 in McHenry and Lake Counties. Murdered 29-year-old Raul Flores and his 9-year-old daughter, Brisenia, in, On May 30, 2009, Forde was active in the Minuteman movement, a grassroots anti-. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Florida death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Murder of Theresa Blosl and Charles Ervin. Henderson stabbed Boyd 37 times and ran over her three times in a car. A lamp pole had been shoved more than five inches down the victim's throat. Known also as "The Taco Bell Strangler". A full list is externally linked: Owing to the high number of Pennsylvania death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Rodriguez was later found dead in the trunk of a car. Pat Quinn signs . 9) Andre Jones, 34. He was given six death sentences for each murder. He is suspected in the murders of at least three other women and he was found guilty of two additional murders. 66) Larry Scott, 35. Racially motivated crime spree in April 2000, in. Fatally shot bank guard Joseph Kolar, 59, Nov. 23, 1979, on the South Side. Shot dead two 8-year-old students and wounded another seven, a teacher and a gym coach. Rogers was also sentenced to death in California for the murder of Sandra Gallagher, and is. Only death row inmate in New Hampshire due to the subsequent abolition of capital punishment in the state. Shot his wife and his two stepchildren dead. Edward Deli, his co-defendant, was sentenced to life in prison. 59) Darryl Simms, 29. 21 and 22) Harold Bean, 51, and Robert Byron, 43. Robbie will be missed. Murder of 16-year-old hitchhiker Joshan Ashbrook. Pizzuto was ultimately found guilty on three charges: Grand theft, robbery and first-degree murder, for which he was sentenced, respectively, to 14 years in prison, life in prison and death . Fatally shot Valerie McDonald, 37, outside her North Side apartment June 23, 1987, in exchange for $400 from the girlfriend of McDonald`s husband. Browse 100 illinois state penitentiary photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. CHICAGO . rtmadmincd. Fatally shot his brother, his future brother-in-law, and two of his brother's friends. Coleman was be the sixth woman put to death in Texas since the state reenacted the death penalty in 1982 according to the Death Penalty Information center, and the second woman put to death in 2014 in the U.S. alone. Fifteen prisoners awaited execution in Illinois, all sentenced after former Gov. Two murders during a shooting spree in 1999. Smothered 9-year-old Richard Miller while raping him Oct. 24, 1977, in a South Side apartment. Grid View. 6) John Wayne Gacy, 47. 4) Kenneth Allen, 48. Murder of her husband Joseph "Joe" Andriano. 30) Edgar Hope, 31. B. Towery Sr. in his home. Edenfield is the oldest death row inmate in Georgia. Originally sentenced to death for the murder of Harvey Horne II in 1996, the. He has denied responsibility for the crimes and has repeatedly attempted to have his sentence overturned, but so far has been unsuccessful. March 9, 2011. Stabbed Derrick Wilkinson, 22, to death in a Hazel Crest home invasion Aug. 1, 1986. On average, these inmates have spent 17 years, 11 months on death row. 117) Cecil Sutherland, 32. Raped, stabbed, strangled and/or mutilated at least twelve sex workers between 1986 and 1991. 12: May 1, 2008 Eric Hanson, for killing his sister and brother-in-law and his parents. He has been on Oklahoma's death row for 24 years for a crime he did not commit and is now scheduled to be executed on May 18th. The weapons used were a paring knife, a butcher knife, a grapefruit knife, and a fork. White was initially convicted and sentenced to death for two other murders committed between June and July 1983, but his sentence was overturned and he was resentenced to 29 years imprisonment. Her 3-day-old son was rescued from a car parked nearby. . It has been estimated that over 10% of death row inmates have a mental illness. Rape, murder, necrophilia, seven female victims, six convictions. At closing on the day of his firing, Holmes waited in the parking lot with Michael Vance. Tribune researcher Barbara Sherlock contributed to this list. Shot grocer George Vrabel to death April 1, 1980, during a robbery on the South Side. On May 12, 2010, Banks was declared incompetent to be executed. 51) Jerry Mahaffey, 33. List View. Two of Foster's accomplices were sentenced to life without parole. 111) Robert Melock, 24. She survived, but her baby was delivered. Texas, which reinstated the death penalty in 1976, has the most active execution chamber in the nation. Gov. Kidnapped Michelle Thompson, 21, outside a Gurnee bar, then raped and strangled her Feb. 4, 1984. 31) Johnny Neal Jr., 44. Lured three men using a Craigslist ad for a non-existent job and shot them in 2011. Holmes and Vance attacked Foshee and two managers as they exited the building, stabbing them multiple times, and stealing the bank deposit money. Abducted, raped, and killed four women between 1999 and 2000. Murdered Chicago police rookie James Doyle, 34, Feb. 5, 1982, on a South Side bus as Doyle and his partner tried to arrest Hope for suspicion of burglary. The victim was struck with a hammer and stabbed nearly sixty times. 113) Howard Wiley, 44. Raped and stabbed to death Barbara Doyle, 38, after meeting her Aug. 22, 1982, at a North Side tavern. Convicted in the ''Good Samaritan'' slaying of Mimi Covert, 30, of Petersburg, Jan. 16, 1985. Stabbed and mutilated newlyweds Dyke and Karen Rhoads July 6, 1986, in Paris, Ill. 88) Willie Pugh, 25. Shot his brother Cecil Dotson, his brother's girlfriend Marissa Williams and two other adults, and fatally stabbed his nephews, aged 4 and 2. His accomplice, Bailey Boswell, was sentenced to life in prison. Killed East St. Louis cleaning store owner Samuel Nersesian and mail carrier Debra Brown in an April 30, 1979, shooting spree. Juan Melendez , a former death row inmate who was exonerated and lllinois First Assistant State's Attorney John J. Kinsella listen to testimony. 64) James Ashford, 36. In December 2014, Wardrip's appeal was dismissed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In a series of killings spanning between 1972 and 1983, the majority of his crimes were committed in California. 1 of 12. Believed to be responsible for other murders in different states, including his former neighbor, who was murdered in 1993 in. Fatally stabbed Orange`s former girlfriend, Renee Coleman, 27; her son, Anthony, 10; Michelle Jointers, 30; and Ricardo Pedro, 25; during a drug-induced frenzy Jan. 12, 1984, in a South Side apartment. Gordon's accomplice, fellow sex offender Franc Cano, pleaded guilty to four murders and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Strangled two people in September 2010 in Houston, during separate incidents. Jones was also sentenced to death in Florida for a similar murder committed just days after these murders, and is suspected of yet another killing in that state. The bodies were tied with weights and dumped in a reservoir near. 48) Hector Sanchez, 44. Strangled six sex workers, including a male crossdresser, then had anal sex with their corpses. 70) Mario Flores, 25. Fatally shot Anthony Townsend, 17, during a Feb. 21, 1980, home invasion in Joliet. 26) William Jones, 35. 69.75% have less than a high school diploma or GED. Murder during the commission of a robbery. Brown then made numerous calls to the, Murder of four women and one man in 19791980 on hiking trails near. 27) Gregory Madej, 31. Scheduled to be executed on January 7, 2026. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Kentucky death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. At the time, Kell was serving a life sentence in Nevada for the 1986 murder of 21-year-old. List of death row inmates in the United States, List of death row inmates by jurisdiction. Serial killer from 1997 to 2003, killed twelve people. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Tennessee death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. They also shot Tiede's husband, who survived, and attempted to set him on fire. Murdered two brothers at a family restaurant in, Previously convicted in 1986 by the State of North Carolina, retried and acquitted in 1989, and widely reported as exonerated; recalled to active duty for military. Two of Cole's companions, Michael James Jackson and Alan Wade, were also sentenced to death. Strangled and stabbed Sandra Shelton, 32, July 12, 1989, in Beckemeyer, while trying to rape her. Murder of fellow inmate Xavier Rodriguez in 2013. Rape and stabbing of a 15-year-old girl in her home. He was again convicted of the murder and sentenced to death in 2015. Fatally shot and stabbed brothers John and Christopher Rajca, 19 and 17, Jan. 27, 1979, during a drug deal south of Naperville. A Missouri prison escapee serving a life sentence for a murder, Guest was caught Feb. 5, 1982, shoplifting a toothbrush and toothpaste from a West Side grocery store. 1 /18. Guerrero was arrested six years after the last crime based on DNA evidence after he had been jailed for a. Cult leader who murdered five people in 2000. Abduction, rape, and murder of 15-year-old Susan Louise Jordan. He was about to be released by the police when he admitted to committing the crime. Shot two men, and a mother and daughter on May 1, 2013. Rape and murder of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston. Current Gov. Rape and murder of 31-year-old Miguela Burhans in her. Ex-inmate sues Daley and Burge. There are now 17 people on Missouri's death row", "Mo. 74) Edward Spreitzer, 29. 14: Dec. 16, 2009 Brian Dugan, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 10-year-old suburban Chicago girl. Murdered three young boys including his friend's younger brother. Merritt was convicted of torturing and murdering his business partner, Joseph McStay, Joseph's wife Summer, and their two young sons. 46) Floyd Richardson, 35. The murder went unsolved until Aug. 6, 1986, when Pecoraro flagged down a Chicago police car and said, ''I want to turn myself in for a murder.''. Rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend's mother 49-year-old Claudia Benn, at her home on July 9, 1998. 65) Jimmie Tye, 33. Kidnapped and strangled 5-year-old Alexandra Flores. Shot and killed Joliet police officer Martin Murrin, 32, Sept. 12, 1984, as Murrin tried to arrest him for a shooting. Smith, a gang member, had recognized Smith, who had subdued his gang`s leader in a 1970s scuffle at the Joliet state prison. Suff and his ex-wife were previously convicted of beating their infant daughter to death. 42) Willie Enoch, 36. Feb. 5, 2014, at 8:26 p.m. View all 13 Photos. Outgoing Illinois Gov. Murder by beating of a fellow inmate on May 13, 1981. 10: Aug. 8, 2007 Rodney Adkins, for killing an Oak Park woman after breaking into her home. In jail she attempted to hire a fellow inmate to murder a witness who tried to testify against her. 40) Charles Walker, 50. He became the youngest person on death row in Florida at the time of his sentence. He also shot and paralyzed Gobert's girlfriend during the altercation. During the early morning hours of October 8, 2000, Wendi Andriano bludgeoned her 33-year-old husband Joe to death with a bar stool and stabbed him in the neck with a thirteen-inch knife in the couple's. Fatally stabbed and shot Raynard Rule, 19, an alleged drug dealer whom House believed had cheated him, along with Rule`s sister, Lauren, 16; Yvonne Brooks, 18; her sister, Kim Brooks, 24, Jan. 12, 1985, on the West Side. The other three men were arrested, but only Carty was prosecuted for. Joseph Burrows (1988, 1994) Perry Cobb (1977, 1986) Rolando Cruz (1983, 1995) Nathson Fields (1986, 2009) Gary Gauger (1994, 1996) Alejandro Hernandez (1983, 1995) Madison Hobley (1987, 2003) Stanley Howard (1984, 2003) Verneal Jimerson (1985, 1996) Ronald Jones (1985, 1999) Ronald Kitchen (1990, 2009) Carl Lawson (1989, 1996) Leroy Orange (1984, 2003) Aaron Patterson (1986, 2003) Anthony Porter (1982, 1999) Steven Smith(1985, 1999)Gabriel Solache, (1998, 2017) Gordon (Randy) Steidl (1987, 2004) Darby Tillis (1977, 1986) Dennis Williams (1978, 1996), Bluhm Legal Clinic Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-3069 Phone: 312.503.8576. Killed five people, including two police officers, in. 49) Dino Titone, 30. Murphy was the last member of the Texas Seven to be brought to trial, convicted, and sentenced to death. Fatally shot his landlord, Leslie Shearer, 45, and Chicago police officer Richard Clark, 48, April 3, 1986, on the North Side after a dispute over rent. Angela McAnulty Other News. Williams was the believed prime suspect in multiple murders across the Raleigh area. Fatally shot Oliver Ridgell, 42, in his car May 20, 1984, on the South Side after Ridgell refused to light Howard`s cigarette. Fatally stabbed Bridget Drobney, 16, of Downers Grove, in a Macoupin County cornfield July 14, 1985. Manling Tsang Williams Other News. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman). Commissioning the murder of Barry Van Treese. Outgoing Illinois Gov. Stabbed four people to death to eliminate witnesses to a Sept. 24, 1986, break-in at a West Side Chicago Housing Authority apartment. His execution was later suspended due to an oversight in the preparation for lethal injection in another execution. A 32-year-old Rowland Heights woman has been sentenced to death for the brutal 2007 murders of her husband and two young sons. the 6 victims were: Willie Fredd, Albert Pearson, Kevin Kaiser, Kenny Faust, Richard Boeck, and Donald Rains, the latter 2 victims were killed in Wisconsin. Robert Taylor, 44, Sept. 3, 1987, in retaliation for the death of another prisoner who swallowed a bag of cocaine during a struggle with guards searching his cell. 105) Frank Bounds, 38. Djerf told police he suspected Luna, but they took no action. Shot his lover's ex-husband in order to collect his life insurance. 75) Andrew Kokoraleis, 27. For his last meal . Tenner also tried to kill Sauls` husband, because he believed that Smith was dating his girlfriend and that the Saulses were aiding the relationship. Jordan is Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate. 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