List of people executed in the United States in 2022

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This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2022. A total of eighteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2022, all by lethal injection. [1]

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List of people executed in the United States in 2022

No.Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethodRef.
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1January 27, 2022Donald Anthony Grant462521MaleBlack Oklahoma Lethal injection [2]
2 Matthew Reeves 441826 Alabama [3]
3February 17, 2022 Gilbert Ray Postelle 3517WhiteOklahoma [4]
4April 21, 2022 Carl Wayne Buntion 784632 Texas [5]
5May 3, 2022 Carman L. Deck 563026 Missouri [6]
6May 11, 2022 Clarence Wayne Dixon 662244Native American Arizona [7]
7June 8, 2022 Frank Jarvis Atwood 2838White [8]
8July 28, 2022 Joe Nathan James Jr. 502228BlackAlabama [9]
9August 17, 2022Kosoul Chanthakoummane412516AsianTexas [10]
10August 25, 2022James Allen Coddington502426WhiteOklahoma [11]
11October 5, 2022 John Henry Ramirez 382018HispanicTexas [12]
12October 20, 2022Benjamin Robert Cole Sr.573720WhiteOklahoma [13]
13November 9, 2022Tracy Lane Beatty614219Texas [14]
14November 16, 2022 Murray Hooper 763541BlackArizona [15]
15Stephen Dale Barbee553718WhiteTexas [16]
16November 17, 2022Richard Stephen Fairchild633330Oklahoma [17]
17November 29, 2022 Kevin Johnson Jr. 371918BlackMissouri [18]
18December 14, 2022Thomas Edwin Loden Jr.583523White Mississippi [19]
Average:54 years29 years26 years

Demographics

Gender
Male18100%
Female00%
Ethnicity
White1056%
Black528%
Asian16%
Hispanic16%
Native American16%
State
Oklahoma 528%
Texas 528%
Arizona 317%
Alabama 211%
Missouri 211%
Mississippi 16%
Method
Lethal injection 18100%
Month
January211%
February16%
March00%
April16%
May211%
June16%
July16%
August211%
September00%
October211%
November528%
December16%
Age
30–39317%
40–49317%
50–59633%
60–69422%
70–79211%
Total18100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2023 24
202218
2021 11
Total53

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References

  1. ↑ "Execution List 2022". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Sean (January 28, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers". ABC News . Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Reeves, Jay (January 28, 2022). "Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way". Associated Press . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Sean (February 17, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying". Associated Press . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (April 21, 2022). "Oldest Texas death row inmate executed for officer's death". Associated Press . Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ Salter, Jim (May 3, 2022). "Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year". Associated Press . Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ Davenport, Paul; Billeaud, Jacques (May 11, 2022). "Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona's 1st execution since 2014". Associated Press . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Jonathan J.; Billeaud, Jacques (June 8, 2022). "Arizona executes Frank Atwood for 1984 killing of young girl". Associated Press . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  9. ↑ Chandler, Kim (July 29, 2022). "Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him". Associated Press . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (August 18, 2022). "Texas executes man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent". Associated Press . Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Sean (August 25, 2022). "Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing". Associated Press . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (October 6, 2022). "Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules". Associated Press . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ Murphy, Sean (October 20, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter". Associated Press . Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  14. ↑ Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (November 9, 2022). "Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother". Associated Press . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  15. ↑ Christie, Bob; Billeaud, Jacques (November 16, 2022). "Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people". Associated Press . Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ Lozano, Juan A. (November 17, 2022). "Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7". Associated Press . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  17. ↑ Murphy, Sean (November 17, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy". Associated Press . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  18. ↑ Andone, Dakin (November 29, 2022). "Man who murdered police officer in 2005 has been executed in Missouri". CNN . Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Man who carved 'I'm sorry' on chest after raping and murdering teen girl executed in Mississippi". Sky News . December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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