List of people executed in Florida

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Florida since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

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The total amounts to 106 people. Of the 106 people executed, 44 have been executed by electrocution and 62 have been executed by lethal injection. [1]

List of people executed in Florida since 1976

No.NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1 John Arthur Spenkelink White30MMay 25, 1979 Leon Electrocution Joseph J. Szymankiewicz Bob Graham
2 Robert Austin Sullivan [2] White36MNovember 30, 1983 Miami-Dade Donald Schmidt
3Anthony Antone [2] White66MJanuary 26, 1984 Hillsborough Richard Cloud
4 Arthur Frederick Goode III [2] White30MApril 5, 1984 Lee Jason VerDow
5James Adams [2] Black47MMay 10, 1984 St. Lucie Edgar Brown
6Carl Elson Shriner [2] White30MJune 20, 1984 Alachua Judith Ann Carter
7 David Leroy Washington [2] Black34MJuly 13, 1984 Miami-Dade Daniel Pridgen, Frank Meli, and Katrina Birk
8Ernest John Dobbert Jr. [2] White46MSeptember 7, 1984 Duval Kelley Dobbert and Ryder Dobbert
9 James Dupree Henry [2] Black34MSeptember 20, 1984 Orange Zelie L. Riley
10Timothy Charles Palmes [2] White37MNovember 8, 1984 Duval James Stone
11James David Raulerson [2] White33MJanuary 30, 1985 Jacksonville police officer Mike Stewart
12 Johnny Paul Witt [2] White42MMarch 6, 1985 Volusia Jonathan Kushner
13 Marvin Francois [2] Black39MMay 29, 1985 Miami-Dade 6 murder victims [a]
14Daniel Morris Thomas [2] Black37MApril 15, 1986 Polk Charles Anderson
15 David Livingston Funchess [2] Black39MApril 22, 1986 Duval Anna Waldrop, Clayton Ragan, and Bertha McLeod
16Ronald John Michael Straight [2] White42MMay 20, 1986James Stone
17 Beauford White [2] Black41MAugust 28, 1987 Miami-Dade 6 murder victims [b] Bob Martinez
18 Willie Jasper Darden [2] Black54MMarch 15, 1988 Pinellas James Turman
19Jeffrey Joseph Daugherty [2] White33MNovember 7, 1988 Volusia 4 murder victims [c]
20 Theodore Robert Bundy White42MJanuary 24, 1989 Columbia [d] Kimberly Leach, Lisa Levy, and Margaret Bowman
21Aubrey Dennis Adams Jr. [2] White31MMay 4, 1989 Marion Trisa Gail Thomley
22 Jesse Joseph Tafero White43MMay 4, 1990 Broward FHP Trooper Phillip Black and OPP Constable Donald Irwin
23Anthony Bertolotti [2] Black38MJuly 27, 1990 Orange Carol Ward
24James William Hamblen [2] White61MSeptember 21, 1990 Duval Laureen Jean Edwards
25Raymond Robert Clark [2] White49MNovember 19, 1990 Pinellas David Drake
26Roy Allen Harich [2] White32MApril 24, 1991 Volusia Carlene Kelly Lawton Chiles
27Bobby Marion Francis [2] Black46MJune 25, 1991 Monroe Titus Walters
28Nollie Lee Martin [2] White43MMay 12, 1992 Palm Beach Patricia Greenfield
29 Edward Dean Kennedy Black47MJuly 21, 1992 Duval Floyd Cone Jr. and FHP Trooper Robert McDernon Sr.
30 Robert Dale Henderson [2] White48MApril 21, 1993 Hernando 5 murder victims [e]
31Larry Joe Johnson [2] White49MMay 5, 1993 Madison James Hadden
32Michael Alan Durocher [2] White33MAugust 25, 1993 Clay Joshua Durocher, Grace Reed, and Candice Reed
33Roy Allen Stewart [2] White38MApril 22, 1994 Miami-Dade Margaret Haizlip
34 Bernard Bolender [2] White42MJuly 18, 19954 murder victims [f]
35 Jerry White Black47MDecember 4, 1995 Orange James Melson
36Phillip Alexander Atkins [2] White40MDecember 5, 1995 Polk Antonio Castillo
37John Earl Bush [2] Black38MOctober 21, 1996 Martin [g] Frances Julia Slater
38John Mills Jr. [2] Black41MDecember 6, 1996 Wakulla Les Lawhon
39 Pedro Medina Hispanic39MMarch 25, 1997 Orange Dorothy James
40 Gerald Eugene Stano White46MMarch 23, 1998 Volusia Cathy Lee Scharf
41Leo Alexander JonesBlack47MMarch 24, 1998 Duval Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Thomas Szafranski
42 Judy Buenoano White54FMarch 30, 1998 Orange James Goodyear
43Daniel Eugene Remeta [2] [3] [4] Native American40MMarch 31, 1998 Marion 5 murder victims [h]
44 Allen Lee Davis White54MJuly 8, 1999 Duval Nancy Weiler, Kristina Weiler, and Katherine Weiler Jeb Bush
45 Terry Melvin Sims White58MFebruary 23, 2000 Seminole Lethal injection Seminole County Sheriff's Office deputy George Pfeil
46Anthony Braden Bryan [2] [5] White40MFebruary 24, 2000 Santa Rosa George Wilson
47Bennie Eddie Demps [2] [6] Black49MJune 7, 2000 Bradford Alfred Sturgis, Celia Puhlick, and R.N. Brinkworth
48 Thomas Harrison Provenzano White51MJune 21, 2000 Orange William Wilkerson, Harry Dalton, and Mark Parker [i]
49Dan Patrick Hauser [2] [7] White30MAugust 25, 2000 Okaloosa Melanie Rodrigues
50 Edward Castro Hispanic50MDecember 7, 2000 Marion Austin Carter Scott
51Robert Dewey Glock II [2] [8] White39MJanuary 11, 2001 Pasco Sharilyn Ritchie
52Rigoberto Sanchez-Velasco [2] [9] Hispanic43MOctober 2, 2002 Miami-Dade Katixa Ecenarro
53 Aileen Carol Wuornos White46FOctober 9, 2002 Dixie 7 murder victims [j]
54Linroy Bottoson [2] [10] Black63MDecember 9, 2002 Orange Catherine Alexander
55Amos Lee King Jr. [2] [11] Black48MFebruary 26, 2003 Pinellas Natalie Brady
56Newton Carlton Slawson [2] [12] White48MMay 16, 2003 Hillsborough 4 murder victims [k]
57 Paul Jennings Hill White49MSeptember 3, 2003 Escambia John Bayard Britton and James Herman Barrett
58 Johnny Leartice Robinson Black51MFebruary 4, 2004 St. Johns Beverly St. George
59John Richard BlackwelderWhite49MMay 26, 2004 Columbia Raymond D. Wigley
60Glen James OchaWhite47MApril 5, 2005 Osceola Carol Skjerva
61 Clarence Edward Hill Black48MSeptember 20, 2006 Escambia Pensacola police officer Stephen Taylor
62Arthur Dennis Rutherford [13] [14] White57MOctober 18, 2006 Santa Rosa Stella Salamon
63 Danny Harold Rolling White52MOctober 25, 2006 Alachua 5 murder victims [l]
64 Ángel Nieves Díaz Hispanic55MDecember 13, 2006 Miami-Dade Joseph Nagy
65 Mark Dean Schwab White39MJuly 1, 2008 Brevard Junny Rios-Martinez Jr. Charlie Crist
66 Richard Henyard Black34MSeptember 23, 2008 Lake Jamilya Lewis and Jasmine Lewis
67Wayne TompkinsWhite51MFebruary 11, 2009 Hillsborough Lisa DeCarr
68 John Richard Marek White47MAugust 19, 2009 Broward Adella Marie Simmons
69 Martin Edward Grossman White45MFebruary 16, 2010 Pinellas Wildlife Officer Margaret "Peggy" Park
70Manuel ValleHispanic61MSeptember 28, 2011 Miami-Dade Police officer Louis Pena Rick Scott
71 Oba Chandler White65MNovember 15, 2011 Pinellas Joan Rogers, Michelle Rogers, and Christe Rogers
72Robert Brian WaterhouseWhite65MFebruary 15, 2012Deborah Kammerer
73 David Alan Gore White58MApril 12, 20126 murder victims [m]
74 Manuel Pardo Jr. Hispanic56MDecember 11, 2012 Miami-Dade 9 murder victims [n]
75Larry Eugene MannWhite59MApril 10, 2013 Pinellas Elisa Vera Nelson
76Elmer Leon CarrollWhite56MMay 29, 2013 Orange Christine McGowan
77 William Edward Van Poyck White58MJune 12, 2013 Palm Beach Florida Department of Corrections officer Fred Griffis
78 John Errol Ferguson Black65MAugust 5, 2013 Miami-Dade 8 murder victims [o]
79 Marshall Lee Gore White50MOctober 1, 2013 Columbia Robyn Novick [p]
80William Frederick HappWhite51MOctober 15, 2013 Lake Angela Crowley
81Darius Mark KimbroughBlack40MNovember 12, 2013 Orange Denise Collins
82 Thomas Knight [q] Black62MJanuary 7, 2014 Miami-Dade and Bradford 4 murder victims [r]
83 Juan Carlos Chavez Hispanic46MFebruary 12, 2014 Orange Jimmy Ryce
84Paul Augustus HowellBlack48MFebruary 26, 2014 Jefferson Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Fulford
85Robert Lavern HenryBlack55MMarch 20, 2014 Broward Phyllis Harris and Janet Cox Thermidor
86Robert Eugene HendrixWhite47MApril 23, 2014 Lake Elmer Bryant Scott Jr. and Michelle Scott
87 John Ruthell Henry Black63MJune 18, 2014 Pasco Suzanne Henry and Eugene Christian
88Eddie Wayne DavisWhite45MJuly 10, 2014 Polk Kimberly Waters
89Chadwick Dewellyn BanksBlack43MNovember 13, 2014 Gadsden Cassandra Banks and Melody Cooper
90Johnny Shane KormondyWhite42MJanuary 15, 2015 Escambia Gary McAdams
91Jerry William CorrellWhite59MOctober 29, 2015 Sarasota 4 murder victims [s]
92 Oscar Ray Bolin Jr. White53MJanuary 7, 2016 Pasco and Hillsborough Teri Lynn Matthews, Natalie Blanche Holley, and Stephanie Collins
93 Mark James Asay White53MAugust 24, 2017 Duval Robert Lee Booker and Robert McDowell
94Michael Ray LambrixWhite57MOctober 5, 2017 Glades Aleisha Bryant and Clarence Moore
95Patrick Charles HannonWhite53MNovember 8, 2017 Hillsborough Brandon Snider and Robert Carter
96Eric Scott BranchWhite47MFebruary 22, 2018 Escambia Susan Morris
97José Antonio JiménezHispanic55MDecember 13, 2018 Miami-Dade Phyllis Minas
98 Bobby Joe Long White65MMay 23, 2019 Hillsborough 10 murder victims [t] Ron DeSantis
99 Gary Ray Bowles White57MAugust 22, 2019 Duval 6 murder victims [u]
100 Donald David Dillbeck White59MFebruary 23, 2023 Leon Faye Lamb Vann [v]
101 Louis Bernard Gaskin Black56MApril 12, 2023 Flagler Robert Sturmfels and Georgette Sturmfels
102Darryl Brian BarwickWhite56MMay 3, 2023 Bay Rebecca Wendt
103 Duane Eugene Owen White62MJune 15, 2023 Palm Beach Karen Slattery and Georgianna Worden
104 James Phillip Barnes White61MAugust 3, 2023 Brevard Patricia Miller [w]
105 Michael Duane Zack III White54MOctober 3, 2023 Escambia Ravonne Kennedy Smith [x]
106 Loran Kenstley Cole White57MAugust 29, 2024 Marion John Timothy Edwards

Demographics

Race
White6864%
Black2928%
Hispanic88%
Native American11%
Age
20–2900%
30–392322%
40–494038%
50–593128%
60–691211%
Sex
Male10498%
Female22%
Date of execution
1976–197911%
1980–19892019%
1990–19992322%
2000–20092423%
2010–20193130%
2020–202976%
Method
Lethal injection 6258%
Electrocution 4442%
Governor (Party)
Reubin Askew (D) 00%
Bob Graham (D) 1615%
Bob Martinez (R) 99%
Lawton Chiles (D) 1817%
Jeb Bush (R) 2120%
Charlie Crist (R) 55%
Rick Scott (R) 2827%
Ron DeSantis (R) 98%
Total106100%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The 6 victims were: Livingston Stocker, Henry Clayton, Randolph Holmes, Charles Stinson, Gilbert Williams, and Michael Miller.
  2. ↑ The 6 victims were: Livingston Stocker, Henry Clayton, Randolph Holmes, Charles Stinson, Gilbert Williams, and Michael Miller.
  3. ↑ The 4 victims were: Lavonne Sailer, Betty Campbell, Carmen Abrams, and Elizabeth Shanks.
  4. ↑ The crime was committed in Columbia County, Florida however the trial was held in Orange County, Florida due to a change of venue.
  5. ↑ The 5 victims were: Murray Ferderber, Dorothy Wilkerson, Robert Dawson, Frances Dickey and Vernon Odom. He also admitted to 7 more murders in Ohio, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana.
  6. ↑ The 4 victims were: Rudolfi Ayan Sr., Nico Hernandez, John Merino, and Scott Bennett.
  7. ↑ The crime was committed in Martin County, Florida however the trial was held in Lee County, Florida due to a change of venue.
  8. ↑ The 5 victims were: Mehrle Reeder, Linda Marvin, Larry McFarland, Glenn Moore, and John Schroeder. Remeta was executed for Reeder's murder in Florida, Marvin was killed in Arkansas and the other 3 victims were killed in Kansas.
  9. ↑ The crime occurred in 1984 but only Wilkerson died on the day it occurred. Dalton died in 1991 and Parker died in 2009; both of complications from their injuries. Wilkerson and Dalton were both Deputy Sheriff's and Parker was a corrections officer.
  10. ↑ The 7 victims were: Richard Mallory, Dick Humphreys, Charles Carskaddon, Troy Burress, Peter Siems, Walter Jeno Antonio, and David Spears.
  11. ↑ The 4 victims were: Gerald Wood, Peggy Wood, Jennifer Wood, and Glendon Wood.
  12. ↑ The 5 victims were: Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Manuel R. Taboada, and Tracy Inez Paules.
  13. ↑ The 6 victims were: Lynn Elliot, Hsiang Huang Ling, Ying Hua Ling, Judy Kay Daley, Angelica LaVellee, and Barbara Ann Byer.
  14. ↑ The 9 victims were: Mario Amador, Roberto Alfonso, Luis Robledo, Ulpiano Ledo, Michael Millot, Fara Quintero, Sara Musa, Ramon Alvero Cruz, and Daisy Ricard.
  15. ↑ The 8 victims were: Brian Glenfeldt, Belinda Worley, Livingston Stocker, Michael Miller, Henry Clayton, John Holmes, Gilbert Williams, and Charles Cesar Stinson.
  16. ↑ Also killed Susan Roark but was executed for killing Novick.
  17. ↑ Also known as Askari Abdullah Muhammad.
  18. ↑ The 4 victims were: Sydney Gans, Lillian Gans, William Culpepper, and Richard Burke. Burke was a Florida Department of Corrections officer.
  19. ↑ The 4 victims were: Susan Correll, Tuesday Correll, Mary Lou Hines, and Marybeth Jones.
  20. ↑ The 10 victims were: Artiss Ann Wick, Ngeun Thi Long, Michelle Denise Simms, Elizabeth Loudenback, Vicky Marie Elliott, Chanel Devoun Williams, Karen Beth Dinsfriend, Kimberly Kyle Hopps, Virginia Lee Johnson, and Kim Marie Swann. Although Long was convicted of 10 murders he was only sentenced to death and executed for the murder of Michelle Simms.
  21. ↑ The 6 victims were: John Hardy Roberts, David Jarman, Milton Bradley, Alverson Carter Jr., Albert Morris, and Walter Jamelle Hinton.
  22. ↑ Also killed Lee County sheriff's deputy Dwight Lynn Hall but was executed for killing Vann.
  23. ↑ Also killed his wife, Linda Barnes, but was executed for killing Miller. He confessed to two other murders but was never charged with either.
  24. ↑ Also killed Laura Barbara Russillo but was executed for killing Smith.

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