List of people executed in the United States in 1994

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Thirty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1994, twenty-three by lethal injection, six by electrocution, one by gas chamber and one by hanging.[1] Idaho, Maryland, and Nebraska both carried out their first executions since reinstating capital punishment. Washington and Illinois both carried out their first involuntary executions since the 1960s.

List of people executed in the United States in 1994

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No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 6, 1994 Keith Eugene Wells 31 28 3 Male White Idaho Lethal injection [2]
2 February 2, 1994 Harold Amos Barnard 51 37 14 Texas [3]
3 March 3, 1994 Johnny Watkins Jr. 33 23 10 Black Virginia Electrocution [4]
4 March 31, 1994 Freddie Lee Webb Sr. 25 8 Texas Lethal injection [5]
5 William Henry Hance 42 26 16 Georgia Electrocution [6]
6 April 4, 1994 Richard Lee Beavers 38 30 8 White Texas Lethal injection [7]
7 April 22, 1994 Roy Allen Stewart 22 16 Florida Electrocution [8]
8 April 26, 1994 Larry Norman Anderson 41 29 12 Texas Lethal injection [9]
9 April 27, 1994 Timothy Wilson Spencer 32 25 7 Black Virginia Electrocution [10]
10 May 3, 1994 Paul Rougeau 46 30 16 Texas Lethal injection [11]
11 May 10, 1994 John Wayne Gacy 52 29 23 White Illinois [12]
12 May 11, 1994 Jonas Hoten Whitmore 50 42 8 Arkansas [13]
13 Edward Charles Pickens 39 21 18 Black [14]
14 May 17, 1994 John Frederick Thanos 45 41 4 White Maryland [15]
15 May 27, 1994 Stephen Ray Nethery 33 20 13 Texas [16]
16 Charles Rodman Campbell 39 27 12 Washington Hanging [17]
17 June 14, 1994 Denton Alan Crank 38 28 10 Texas Lethal injection [18]
18 June 15, 1994 David Scarborough Lawson 25 13 North Carolina Gas chamber [19]
19 June 23, 1994 Andre Stanley Deputy 45 30 15 Black Delaware Lethal injection [20]
20 August 2, 1994 Robert Nelson Drew Sr. 35 23 12 White Texas [21]
21 August 3, 1994 Hoyt Franklin Clines 37 24 13 Arkansas [22]
22 Darryl V. Richley 43 29 14 [23]
23 James William Holmes 37 24 13 [24]
24 September 2, 1994 Harold Lamont Otey 43 26 17 Black Nebraska Electrocution [25]
25 September 16, 1994 Jessie Gutierrez 29 24 5 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [26]
26 September 20, 1994 George Douglas Lott 47 45 2 White [27]
27 October 5, 1994 Walter Key Williams 32 19 13 Black [28]
28 November 22, 1994 Warren Eugene Bridge 34 15 White [29]
29 December 6, 1994 Herman Robert Charles Clark Jr. 48 34 14 Black [30]
30 December 8, 1994 Gregory Duane Resnover 43 29 Indiana Electrocution [31]
31 December 11, 1994 Raymond Carl Kinnamon 53 43 10 White Texas Lethal injection [32]
Average: 40 years 28 years 12 years

Demographics

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Gender
Male 31 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 19 61%
Black 11 35%
Hispanic 1 3%
State
Texas 14 45%
Arkansas 5 16%
Virginia 2 6%
Delaware 1 3%
Florida 1 3%
Georgia 1 3%
Idaho 1 3%
Illinois 1 3%
Indiana 1 3%
Maryland 1 3%
Nebraska 1 3%
North Carolina 1 3%
Washington 1 3%
Method
Lethal injection 23 74%
Electrocution 6 19%
Gas chamber 1 3%
Hanging 1 3%
Month
January 1 3%
February 1 3%
March 3 10%
April 4 13%
May 7 23%
June 3 10%
July 0 0%
August 4 13%
September 3 10%
October 1 3%
November 1 3%
December 3 10%
Age
20–29 1 3%
30–39 16 52%
40–49 10 32%
50–59 4 13%
Total 31 100%

Executions in recent years

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Number of executions
1995 56
1994 31
1993 38
Total 125

References

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  1. ^ "Execution List 1994". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "First Idaho Execution in 36 Years: A Killer Who Used a Baseball Bat". The New York Times. January 7, 1994.
  3. ^ "Texas Inmate Executed for Killing in Holdup". The New York Times. February 3, 1994.
  4. ^ "259th Electrocution Could Be Last One In Virginia History". The New York Times. March 5, 1994.
  5. ^ "Man convicted in '85 kidnap-murder executed". UPI. March 31, 1994.
  6. ^ "Georgia Executes Murderer After Brief Stay From Court". The New York Times. April 1, 1994.
  7. ^ "Killer Who Wanted To Die Is Executed By Injection in Texas". The New York Times. April 5, 1994.
  8. ^ "Florida Executes Killer of Woman". The New York Times. April 23, 1994.
  9. ^ "Texas Executes Murderer of Bar Manager". The New York Times. April 27, 1994.
  10. ^ "In a First, Man Convicted on DNA Is Executed". The New York Times. April 29, 1994.
  11. ^ "Texas death row inmate executed". UPI. May 3, 1994.
  12. ^ "Gacy, Killer of 33, Is Put To Death as Appeals Fail". The New York Times. May 11, 1994.
  13. ^ "Two Men Are Executed in Arkansas". The New York Times. May 12, 1994.
  14. ^ "Two Men Are Executed in Arkansas". The New York Times. May 12, 1994.
  15. ^ "MARYLAND EXECUTES THANOS". The Washington Post. May 17, 1994.
  16. ^ "Washington Hangs Murderer; Texas Executes Officer-Killer". The New York Times. May 28, 1994.
  17. ^ "Washington Hangs Murderer; Texas Executes Officer-Killer". The New York Times. May 28, 1994.
  18. ^ "Crank executed in Texas". UPI. June 14, 1994.
  19. ^ "Killer Executed After Losing Videotape Request". The New York Times. June 16, 1994.
  20. ^ "COUPLE'S KILLER IS EXECUTED IN DELAWARE". The Washington Post. June 24, 1994.
  21. ^ "Killer Executed on 'Happy Face' Death Warrant". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1994.
  22. ^ "Arkansas carries out triple execution". Tampa Bay Times. August 4, 1994.
  23. ^ "Arkansas carries out triple execution". Tampa Bay Times. August 4, 1994.
  24. ^ "Arkansas carries out triple execution". Tampa Bay Times. August 4, 1994.
  25. ^ "35-Year Hiatus Ends As Nebraska Puts A Killer to Death". The New York Times. September 3, 1994.
  26. ^ "Texan Is Executed For Deadly Robbery". The New York Times. September 17, 1994.
  27. ^ "Texas Executes Former Lawyer Who Killed Two in Courtroom". The New York Times. September 21, 1994.
  28. ^ "Killer of Store Clerk Who Feared for Life Is Executed in Texas". The New York Times. October 6, 1994.
  29. ^ "Killer of Store Clerk Is Executed in Texas". The New York Times. November 23, 1994.
  30. ^ "Execution List 1994". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  31. ^ "Indiana Executes a Killer of 2". The New York Times. December 9, 1994.
  32. ^ "Killer Executed at Texas Prison". The New York Times. December 12, 1994.
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