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This is a list of people executed by lethal injection in Missouri, comprising 98 convicted murderers since 1976, when the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty with its decision in Gregg v. Georgia.

List of people executed in Missouri since 1976[edit]

No. Name Race Date of execution County Victim(s) Age at
offense 		Age at
execution 		Governor
1 George C. Mercer White January 6, 1989[a] Cass[b] Karen Keeton 34 44 John Ashcroft
2 Gerald Smith White January 18, 1990[c] St. Louis City Karen Roberts 23 32
3 Winford L. Stokes Jr. Black May 11, 1990 St. Louis Pamela Benda 27 39
4 Leonard Marvin Laws White May 17, 1990 Clarence Williams and Lottie Williams 31 41
5 George Clifton Gilmore White August 21, 1990 Mary Luella Watters, Clarence Williams, Lottie Williams 34 44
6 Maurice Oscar Byrd Black August 23, 1991 4 murder victims[d] 26 37
7 Ricky Lee Grubbs White October 21, 1992 St. Francois Jerry Thornton 26 34
8 Martsay Bolder Black January 27, 1993 Randolph Theron King 22 36 Mel Carnahan
9 Walter Junior Blair Black July 21, 1993 Jackson Katherine Jo Allen 19 33
10 Frederick Lashley Black July 28, 1993 St. Louis City Janie Tracy 17 29
11 Frank Joseph Guinan White October 6, 1993 Franklin John McBroom 36 48
12 Emmitt Foster Black May 3, 1995 St. Louis Travis Walker 32 44
13 Larry Griffin Black June 21, 1995 St. Louis City Quintin Moss 26 41
14 Robert Anthony Murray Black July 26, 1995 Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart 22 32
15 Robert T. Sidebottom White November 15, 1995 Jackson May Sidebottom 23 33
16 Anthony Joe Larette Jr. White November 29, 1995 St. Charles[e] Mary Fleming 29 44
17 Robert Earl O'Neal Jr. White December 6, 1995 Butler Arthur Dade 23 34
18 Jeffrey Paul Sloan White February 21, 1996 Clay Jason Sloan 19 29
19 Doyle James Williams White April 10, 1996 A. H. Domann and Kerry Bummett 33 49
20 Emmett Clifton Nave Native American July 31, 1996 St. Charles Geneva Roling 43 56
21 Thomas Henry Battle Black August 7, 1996 St. Louis City Birdie Johnson 18 34
22 Richard Oxford White August 21, 1996 Platte Harold Wampler and Melba Wampler 30 40
23 Richard Steven Zeitvogel White December 11, 1996 Cole Gary Wayne Dew 25 40
24 Eric Adam Schneider White January 29, 1997 Jefferson Richard Schwendeman and Ronald Thompson 24 36
25 Ralph Cecil Feltrop White August 6, 1997 Barbara Ann Roam 32 42
26 Donald Edward Reese White August 13, 1997 4 murder victims[f] 43 54
27 Andrew Wessel Six White August 20, 1997 Schuyler Kathy Allen 22 32
28 Samuel Lee McDonald Jr. Black September 24, 1997 St. Louis City Robert Jordan 33 49
29 Alan Jeffrey Bannister White October 24, 1997 McDonald Darrell Ruestman 24 39
30 Reginald Love Powell Black February 25, 1998 St. Louis City Freddie Miller and Arthur Miller 18 29
31 Milton Vincent Griffin-El Black March 25, 1998 Jerome Redden 25 37
32 Glennon Paul Sweet White April 22, 1998 Clay Missouri State Trooper Russell Harper 32 43
33 Kelvin Shelby Malone Black January 13, 1999 St. Louis William Parr[g] 20 38
34 James Edward Rodden Jr. White February 24, 1999 Clay Terry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold 23 39
35 Roy Michael Roberts White March 10, 1999 Marion Correctional officer Tom Jackson 31 45
36 Roy Ramsey Jr. Black April 14, 1999 Jackson Garnett Ledford and Betty Ledford 35 46
37 Ralph E. Davis Black April 28, 1999 Boone Susan Davis 48 61
38 Jessie Lee Wise Black May 26, 1999 St. Louis Geraldine McDonald 35 46
39 Bruce Kilgore Black June 16, 1999 St. Louis City Marilyn Wilkins 26 39
40 Robert Allen Walls White June 30, 1999 St. Louis Fred Harmon 20 34
41 David R. Leisure White September 1, 1999 St. Louis City James A. Michaels Sr. 30 49
42 James Henry Hampton White March 22, 2000 Callaway Frances Keaton 54 62
43 Bert Leroy Hunter White June 28, 2000 Cole Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges 41 53
44 Gary Lee Roll White August 30, 2000 Boone Sherry Scheper, Randy Scheper and Curtis Scheper 40 48
45 George Bernard Harris Black September 13, 2000 Jackson Stanley Willoughby 29 41
46 James Wilson Chambers White November 15, 2000 Jefferson Jerry Lee Oestricker 30 48 Roger B. Wilson
47 Stanley Dewaine Lingar White February 7, 2001 Ripley[h] Thomas Scott Allen 21 37 Bob Holden
48 Tomas Grant Ervin White March 28, 2001 Cole Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges 37 50
49 Mose Young Jr. Black April 25, 2001 St. Louis City Kent Bicknese, James Schneider and Sol Marks 27 45
50 Samuel D. Smith Black May 23, 2001 Callaway Marlin May 26 40
51 Jerome Mallett Black July 11, 2001 Perry Missouri State Trooper James F. Froemsdorf 26 42
52 Michael S. Roberts White October 3, 2001 St. Louis Mary L. Taylor 19 27
53 Stephen K. Johns White October 24, 2001 St. Louis City Donald Voepel 35 55
54 James R. Johnson White January 9, 2002 Moniteau 4 murder victims[i] 42 52
55 Michael I. Owsley Black February 6, 2002 Jackson Elvin Iverson 31 40
56 Jeffrey Lane Tokar White March 6, 2002 Warren Johnny Douglass 27 37
57 Paul W. Kreutzer White April 10, 2002 Callaway Louise Hemphill 20 30
58 Daniel Anthony Basile White August 14, 2002 St. Charles Elizabeth DeCaro 25 35
59 William Robert Jones Jr. White November 20, 2002 Jackson Stanley Albert 21 38
60 Kenneth Kenley White February 5, 2003 Butler Ronald Felts 23 42
61 John Clayton Smith White October 29, 2003 Audrain Brandie Kearnes and Wayne Hoewing 35 41
62 Stanley L. Hall Black March 16, 2005[j] St. Louis Barbara Jo Wood 26 37 Matt Blunt
63 Donald Jones Black April 27, 2005[k] St. Louis City Dorothy Knuckles 26 38
64 Vernon Brown Black May 18, 2005 Janet Perkins and Synetta Ford 33 51
65 Timothy L. Johnston White August 31, 2005 Nancy Johnston 28 44
66 Marlin Andrew Gray Black October 26, 2005 Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry 23 38
67 Dennis James Skillicorn White May 20, 2009 Lafayette Richard Drummond 34 49 Jay Nixon
68 Martin C. Link White February 9, 2011 St. Louis City Elissa Self 27 47
69 Joseph Paul Franklin White November 20, 2013 St. Louis Gerald Gordon 27 63
70 Allen L. Nicklasson White December 11, 2013 Lafayette Richard Drummond 22 41
71 Herbert L. Smulls Black January 29, 2014 St. Louis Stephen Honickman 33 56
72 Michael Anthony Taylor Black February 26, 2014 Jackson Ann Harrison 22 47
73 Jeffrey R. Ferguson White March 26, 2014 St. Louis Kelli Hall 34 59
74 William Lewis Rousan White April 23, 2014 St. Francois Charles Lewis and Grace Lewis 37 57
75 John E. Winfield Black June 18, 2014 St. Louis Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy 26 43
76 John C. Middleton White July 16, 2014 Harrison Alfred Pinegar, Stacy Hodge and Randy Hamilton 35 54
77 Michael Shane Worthington[1] White August 6, 2014 St. Charles Melinda Griffin 24 43
78 Earl Ringo Jr. Black September 10, 2014 Boone Dennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger 24 40
79 Leon Vincent Taylor Black November 19, 2014 Jackson Robert Newton 36 56
80 Paul Terrence Goodwin White December 10, 2014 St. Louis Joan Crotts 31 48
81 Walter Timothy Storey White February 11, 2015 St. Charles Jill Frey 22 47
82 Cecil Lee Clayton White March 17, 2015 Barry Barry County Deputy Christopher Castetter 56 74
83 Andre Vincent Cole Black April 14, 2015 St. Louis Anthony Curtis 35 52
84 Richard Lamont Strong Black June 9, 2015 Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas 33 48
85 David Stanley Zink White July 14, 2015 St. Clair Amanda Morton 41 55
86 Roderick Nunley Black September 1, 2015 Jackson Ann Harrison 24 50
87 Earl Mitchell Forrest II White May 11, 2016 Dent[l] Dent County Sheriff's Deputy Sharon Joann Barnes, Harriet Smith, and Michael Wells 53 66
88 Mark Anthony Christeson White January 31, 2017 Maries Susan Brouk, Adrian Brouk, and Kyle Brouk 18 37 Eric Greitens
89 Russell Earl Bucklew White October 1, 2019 Cape Girardeau[m] Michael Sanders 27 51 Mike Parson
90 Walter E. Barton White May 19, 2020 Christian Gladys Kuehler[2] 35 64
91 Ernest Lee Johnson Black October 5, 2021 Boone Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs, and Fred Jones 33 61
92 Carman L. Deck White May 3, 2022 Jefferson James Long and Zelma Long 30 56
93 Kevin Johnson Jr. Black November 29, 2022 St. Louis Kirkwood police Sergeant William Leo McEntee 19 37
94 Amber McLaughlin White January 3, 2023 Beverly Guenther 30 49
95 Leonard Sheldon Taylor Black February 7, 2023 4 murder victims[n] 40 58
96 Michael Andrew Tisius White June 6, 2023 Randolph[o] Randolph County Jail Guards Jason Lee Acton and Leon Earl Egley 19 42
97 Johnny Allen Johnson White August 1, 2023 St. Louis Cassandra Lynn Williamson 24 45
98 Brian Joseph Dorsey White April 9, 2024 Callaway[p] Benjamin Wade Bonnie and Sarah Ann Bonnie 34 52

Demographics[edit]

Race
White 60 61%
Black 37 38%
Native American 1 1%
Age
20–29 4 4%
30–39 28 29%
40–49 40 41%
50–59 19 19%
60–69 6 6%
70–79 1 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 1 1%
1990–1999 40 41%
2000–2009 26 27%
2010–2019 22 23%
2020–2029 9 9%
Method
Lethal injection 98 100%
Governor (Party)
Kit Bond (R) 0 0%
Joseph P. Teasdale (D) 0 0%
John Ashcroft (R) 7 7%
Mel Carnahan (D) 38 39%
Roger B. Wilson (D) 1 1%
Bob Holden (D) 15 15%
Matt Blunt (R) 5 5%
Jay Nixon (D) 21 21%
Eric Greitens (R) 1 1%
Mike Parson (R) 10 10%
Total 98 100%

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This was the last execution held at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City.
  2. ^ Was tried and convicted in Greene County.
  3. ^ This was the first execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
  4. ^ The 4 victims were: Judy Cazaco, James Wood, Edna Ince, and Carolyn Turner.
  5. ^ Was tried and convicted in Warren County.
  6. ^ The 4 victims were: James Watson, Christopher Griffith, John Buford, and Don Vanderlinden.
  7. ^ He was also sentenced to death by the state of California for the murder of Myrtle Benham.
  8. ^ Was tried and convicted in St. Francois County.
  9. ^ The 4 victims were: Deputy Sheriff Leslie B. Roark, Pam Jones, Sheriff Charles Smith, and Deputy Sheriff Sandra Wilson.
  10. ^ This was the last execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
  11. ^ This was the first execution held at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.
  12. ^ Was tried and convicted in Platte County.
  13. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
  14. ^ The 4 murder victims were: Angela Rowe, Alexus Conley, AcQreya Conley, and Tyrese Conley.
  15. ^ Was tried in Boone County. The jury that convicted him and issued their sentencing recommendation were from St. Charles County at his initial trial and from Greene County at his second retrial.
  16. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Suhr, Jim (August 6, 2014). "Missouri puts to death first inmate since botched execution". USA Today. AP.
  2. ^ Smith, Liliana Segura, Jordan (2020-05-14). "Reopening Missouri Amid the Pandemic Means Executing a Possibly Innocent Man". The Intercept. Retrieved 2024-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_Missouri

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