List of people executed in Mississippi

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

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Since 1976, 24 people convicted of capital murder have been executed by the state of Mississippi. Of the 24 people executed, 4 were executed via gas chamber and 20 via lethal injection. [1]

List of people executed in Mississippi since 1976

No.NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictim(s)Governor
1 Jimmy Lee Gray White34MSeptember 2, 1983 Jackson Gas chamber [a] Deressa Jean Scales William F. Winter
2 Edward Earl Johnson Black26MMay 20, 1987 Leake Walnut Grove police officer J. T. Trest William Allain
3Connie Ray EvansBlack27MJuly 8, 1987 Hinds Arun Pahwa
4Leo E. Edwards Jr.Black36MJune 21, 1989Linzy Don Dixon Ray Mabus
5Tracy Alan HansenWhite39MJuly 17, 2002 Harrison Lethal injection Mississippi Highway Patrol officer David Bruce Ladner Ronnie Musgrove
6Jessie Derrell WilliamsWhite51MDecember 11, 2002 Jackson Karon Ann Pierce
7 John B. Nixon White77MDecember 14, 2005 Rankin Virginia Tucker Haley Barbour
8Bobby Glen WilcherWhite43MOctober 18, 2006 Scott Katie Bell Moore and Velma Odell Noblin
9 Earl Wesley Berry White49MMay 21, 2008 Chickasaw Mary Bounds
10Dale Leo BishopWhite34MJuly 23, 2008 Lee Marcus James Gentry
11Paul Everette WoodwardWhite62MMay 19, 2010 Perry Rhonda Crane
12Gerald James HollandWhite72MMay 20, 2010 Harrison Krystal King
13Joseph Daniel BurnsWhite42MJuly 21, 2010 Lee Floyd Melvin McBride
14Benny Joe StevensWhite52MMay 10, 2011 Marion 4 murder victims [b]
15Rodney GrayBlack39MMay 17, 2011 Newton Grace Blackwell
16Edwin Hart TurnerWhite38MFebruary 8, 2012 Carroll Eddie Brooks and Everett Curry Phil Bryant
17Larry Matthew PuckettWhite35MMarch 20, 2012 Forrest Rhonda Hatten Griffis
18William Gerald MitchellBlack61MMarch 22, 2012 Harrison Patty Milliken
19Henry Curtis JacksonBlack47MJune 5, 2012 Leflore 4 murder victims [c]
20Jan Michael BrawnerWhite34MJune 12, 2012 Tate 4 murder victims [d]
21Gary Carl Simmons Jr.White49MJune 20, 2012 Jackson Jeffrey Wolfe
22 David Neal Cox Sr. White50MNovember 17, 2021 Union Kim Kirk Cox [e] Tate Reeves
23 Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. White58MDecember 14, 2022 Itawamba Leesa Marie Gray
24 Richard Gerald Jordan White79MJune 25, 2025 Harrison Edwina Marter

Demographics

Race
White1875%
Black625%
Age
20–2928%
30–39833%
40–49521%
50–59417%
60–6928%
70–79313%
Sex
Male24100%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–1989417%
1990–199900%
2000–2009625%
2010–20191146%
2020–2029313%
Method
Lethal injection 2083%
Gas chamber 417%
Governor (Party)
Cliff Finch (D) 00%
William F. Winter (D) 14%
William Allain (D) 28%
Ray Mabus (D) 14%
Kirk Fordice (R) 00%
Ronnie Musgrove (D) 28%
Haley Barbour (R) 938%
Phil Bryant (R) 625%
Tate Reeves (R) 313%
Total24100%

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Notes

  1. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, Mississippi is the state with the highest amount of executions via gas chamber.
  2. The 4 victims were: Glenda Reid, Wesley Lee Reid, Dylan Lee, and Heath Pounds.
  3. The 4 victims were: Shunterica Lonnett Jackson, Dominique Devro Jackson, Antonio Terrell Jackson, and Andrew Odutola Kuyoro Jr.
  4. The 4 victims were: Candice Paige Brawner, Barbara Faye Brawner, Carl Albert Craft, and Martha Jane Craft.
  5. Also murdered his sister-in-law, Felicia Cox, but was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the murder of Kim Kirk Cox.

References

  1. "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved March 17, 2020.