List of people executed in Arizona

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arizona since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 41 people, all male, have been executed in Arizona. All of them were convicted of murder and were executed at the Florence State Prison in Florence, Arizona. [1]

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List of people executed in Arizona since 1976

No.NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1 Donald Eugene Harding White43MApril 6, 1992 Pima Gas chamber Allen Gage, Robert Wise, and Martin Concannon Fife Symington
2John George BrewerWhite27MMarch 3, 1993 Coconino Lethal injection Rita Brier
3James Dean ClarkWhite35MApril 14, 1993 Cochise 4 murder victims [a]
4Jimmie Wayne JeffersWhite49MSeptember 13, 1995 Maricopa Penelope Cheney
5Daren Lee BoltonWhite29MJune 19, 1996 Pima Zosha Lee Picket
6Luis Morine MataHispanic45MAugust 22, 1996 Maricopa Debra Lee Lopez
7 Randy Greenawalt White47MJanuary 23, 1997 Yuma 4 murder victims [b]
8William Lyle WoratzeckWhite51MJune 25, 1997 Pinal Linda Leslie
9Jose Jesus CejaHispanic42MJanuary 21, 1998 Maricopa Linda Leon and Randy Leon Jane Dee Hull
10Jose Roberto VillafuerteHispanic45MApril 22, 1998Amelia Shoville
11Arthur Martin RossWhite43MApril 29, 1998 Pima James Ruble
12 Douglas Edward Gretzler White47MJune 3, 1998Michael Sandsberg and Patricia Sandsberg
13Jess James GilliesWhite38MJanuary 13, 1999 Maricopa Suzanne Rossetti
14Darrick Leonard GerlaughNative American38MFebruary 3, 1999Scott Schwartz
15 Karl-Heinz LaGrand White35MFebruary 24, 1999 Pima Kenneth Hartsock
16 Walter Bernhard LaGrand White37MMarch 3, 1999Gas chamber
17Robert Wayne VickersWhite41MMay 5, 1999 Pinal Lethal injectionFrank Ponciano and Wilmar Holsinger
18 Michael Kent Poland White59MJune 16, 1999 Yavapai Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey
19Ignacio Alberto OrtizHispanic57MOctober 27, 1999 Pima Manuelita McCormack
20Anthony Lee ChaneyWhite45MFebruary 16, 2000 Coconino Coconino County reserve deputy John B. Jamison
21 Patrick Gene Poland White50MMarch 15, 2000 Yavapai Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey
22Donald Jay MillerWhite36MNovember 8, 2000 Pima Jennifer Geuder
23Robert Charles ComerWhite50MMay 22, 2007 Maricopa Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews Janet Napolitano
24 Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan Native American50MOctober 26, 2010Chester Dean Dyer Jan Brewer
25Eric John KingBlack47MMarch 29, 2011Ron Barman and Richard Butts
26Donald Edward BeatyWhite56MMay 25, 2011Christy Ann Fornoff
27Richard Lynn BibleWhite49MJune 30, 2011 Coconino Jennifer Wilson
28Thomas Paul WestWhite52MJuly 19, 2011 Pima Don Bortle
29Robert Henry MoormanWhite63MFebruary 29, 2012 Pinal Roberta Maude Moorman
30Robert Charles ToweryWhite47MMarch 8, 2012 Maricopa Mark Jones
31Thomas Arnold KempWhite63MApril 25, 2012 Pima Hector Juarez
32Samuel Villegas LopezHispanic49MJune 27, 2012 Maricopa Estafana Holmes
33Daniel Wayne CookWhite51MAugust 8, 2012 Mohave Carlos Cruz-Ramos and Kevin Swaney
34 Richard Dale Stokley White60MDecember 5, 2012 Cochise Mandy Meyers and Mary Snyder
35Edward Harold Schad Jr.White71MOctober 9, 2013 Yavapai Lorimer Grove
36 Robert Glen Jones Jr. White43MOctober 23, 2013 Pima 6 murder victims [c]
37 Joseph Rudolph Wood III White55MJuly 23, 2014Debbie Dietz and Eugene Dietz
38 Clarence Wayne Dixon Native American66MMay 11, 2022 Maricopa Deana Lynne Bowdoin Doug Ducey
39 Frank Jarvis Atwood White66MJune 8, 2022 Pima Vicki Lynne Hoskinson
40 Murray Hooper Black76MNovember 16, 2022 Maricopa William Patrick Redmond and Helen Genevieve Phelps
41 Aaron Brian Gunches White53MMarch 19, 2025Ted Price Katie Hobbs

Demographics

Race
White3176%
Hispanic512%
Native American37%
Black25%
Age
20–2925%
30–39615%
40–491537%
50–591127%
60–69512%
70–7925%
Sex
Male41100%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–198900%
1990–19991946%
2000–2009410%
2010–20191434%
2020–2029410%
Method
Lethal injection 3995%
Gas chamber 25%
Governor (Party)
Raúl Héctor Castro (D) 00%
Wesley Bolin (D) 00%
Bruce Babbitt (D) 00%
Evan Mecham (R) 00%
Rose Mofford (D) 00%
Fife Symington (R) 820%
Jane Dee Hull (R) 1434%
Janet Napolitano (D) 13%
Jan Brewer (R) 1435%
Doug Ducey (R) 37%
Katie Hobbs (D) 12%
Total41100%

See also

Notes

  1. The 4 victims were: Charles Thumm, Mildred Thumm, Gerald McFerron, and George Martin.
  2. The 4 victims were: John Lyons, Donnelda Lyons, Christopher Lyons, and Theresa Tyson.
  3. The 6 victims were: Chip O'Dell, Tom Hardman, Maribeth Munn, Carol Noel, Judy Bell, and Arthur 'Taco' Bell.

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