List of people executed in Oklahoma

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Oklahoma since 1976.

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The total amounts to 125 people, and all were executed by lethal injection. [1] Of the 125 people, 122 were males and 3 were females who all had been convicted of first-degree murder.

#NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyVictim(s)
Under the Governorship of Henry Bellmon – 1 execution
1 Charles Troy Coleman White43MSeptember 10, 1990 Muskogee John Seward and Roxie Seward [lower-alpha 1]
Under the Governorship of David Walters – 2 executions
2Robyn Leroy ParksBlack37MMarch 10, 1992 Oklahoma Abdullah Ibrahim
3Olan Randle RobisonWhite46MMarch 13, 1992 Stephens Shiela Lovejoy, Averil Bourque, and Robert Swinford
Under the Governorship of Frank Keating – 52 executions
4 Thomas Joseph Grasso White32MMarch 20, 1995 Tulsa Hilda Johnson
5 Roger Dale Stafford White43MJuly 1, 1995 McClain and Oklahoma 9 murder victims [lower-alpha 2]
6Robert Allen Brecheen [2] White40MAugust 11, 1995 Tulsa Marie Stubbs
7Benjamin BrewerWhite38MApril 26, 1996 Canadian Karen Joyce Stapleton
8 Steven Keith Hatch White42MAugust 9, 1996 Carter Richard Douglass and Marilyn Douglass
9 Scott Dawn Carpenter Native American22MMay 8, 1997 McIntosh A.J. Kelley
10Michael Edward LongWhite35MFebruary 20, 1998 Muskogee Sheryl Graber and Andrew Graber
11Stephen Edward WoodWhite38MAugust 5, 1998 Greer Robert B. Brigden
12Tuan Anh NguyenAsian39MDecember 10, 1998 Tulsa Donna Nguyen, Amanda White, and Joseph White
13John Wayne DuvallWhite47MDecember 17, 1998 Stephens Karla Duvall
14John Walter Castro Sr. [3] Native American37MJanuary 7, 1999 Kay Beulah Grace Sissons Cox and Rhonda Pappan
15 Sean Richard Sellers White29MFebruary 4, 1999 Oklahoma Paul Bellofatto, Vonda Bellofatto, and Robert Bower
16Scotty Lee MooreWhite43MJune 3, 1999Alex Fernandez
17Norman Lee NewstedWhite45MJuly 8, 1999 Osage Larry Donnell Buckley
18Cornel CooksBlack43MDecember 2, 1999 Comanche Jennie Elva Ridling
19Bobby Lynn RossBlack41MDecember 9, 1999 Roger Mills Elk City Police Sergeant Steven Leroy Mahan
20Malcolm Rent JohnsonBlack41MJanuary 6, 2000 Oklahoma Ura Alma Thompson
21Gary Alan WalkerWhite46MJanuary 13, 2000 Tulsa 6 murder victims [lower-alpha 3]
22Michael Donald RobertsBlack41MFebruary 10, 2000 Oklahoma Lula Mae Brooks
23Kelly Lamont RogersBlack31MMarch 23, 2000 Payne Karen Marie Lauffenburger
24Ronald Keith BoydBlack43MApril 27, 2000 Oklahoma Oklahoma City Police Officer Richard Oldham Riggs
25Charles Adrian FosterBlack51MMay 25, 2000 Muskogee Claude Wiley
26James Glenn RobedeauxNative American51MJune 1, 2000 Oklahoma Nancy Rose Lee McKinney
27Roger James BergetWhite39MJune 8, 2000Rick Lee Patterson
28William Clifford BrysonBlack29MJune 15, 2000James Earl Plantz
29Gregg Francis Braun [4] White39MJuly 20, 2000 Carter 5 murder victims [lower-alpha 4]
30George Kent WallaceWhite59MAugust 10, 2000 LeFlore William Von Eric Domer and Mark Anthony McLaughlin
31Eddie Leroy TriceBlack48MJanuary 9, 2001 Oklahoma Ernestine Jones
32 Wanda Jean Allen Black41FJanuary 11, 2001Gloria Jean Leathers
33Floyd Allen MedlockWhite29MJanuary 16, 2001 Canadian Katherine Ann Busch
34Dion Athanasius SmallwoodNative American31MJanuary 18, 2001 Oklahoma Lois Frederick
35Mark Andrew FowlerWhite35MJanuary 23, 2001John Barrier, Rick Cast, and Chumpon Chaowasin
36Billy Ray FoxWhite35MJanuary 25, 2001
37Loyd Winford LafeversWhite35MJanuary 30, 2001Addie Mae Hawley
38Dorsie Leslie Jones Jr.White61MFebruary 1, 2001 Comanche Stanley Eugene Buck Sr.
39Robert William ClaytonWhite40MMarch 1, 2001 Tulsa Rhonda Kay Timmons
40Ronald Dunaway FlukeWhite52MMarch 27, 2001Ginger Lou Fluke, Kathryn Lee Fluke, and Suzanna Michelle Fluke
41Marilyn Kay PlantzWhite40FMay 1, 2001 Oklahoma James Earl Plantz
42Terrance Anthony JamesNative American41MMay 22, 2001 Muskogee Mark Allen Berry
43Vincent Allen JohnsonBlack42MMay 29, 2001 Pittsburg Shirley Mooneyham
44Jerald Wayne HarjoNative American40MJuly 17, 2001 Seminole Ruth Porter
45Jack Dale WalkerWhite35MAugust 28, 2001 Tulsa Shelly Deann Ellison and Donald Gary Epperson
46Alvie James Hale Jr.White53MOctober 18, 2001 Pottawatomie William Jeffery Perry
47Lois Nadean SmithWhite61FDecember 4, 2001 Sequoyah Cindy Baillee
48Sahib Lateef Al-MosawiArab53MDecember 6, 2001 Oklahoma Inaam Al-Nashi and Mohammed Al-Nashi
49John Joseph RomanoWhite43MJanuary 29, 2002Roger Joel Sarfaty and Lloyd Thompson
50David Wayne WoodruffWhite42MJanuary 31, 2002
51Randall Eugene CannonWhite42MJuly 23, 2002Addie Mae Hawley
52Earl Alexander Frederick Sr.White51MJuly 30, 2002Bradford Lee Beck
53Jerry Lynn McCracken [5] White35MDecember 10, 20024 murder victims [lower-alpha 5]
54 Jay Wesley Neill White37MDecember 12, 2002 Comanche [lower-alpha 6] 4 murder victims [lower-alpha 7]
55Ernest Marvin Carter Jr.Black36MDecember 17, 2002 Oklahoma Eugene Manowski
Under the Governorship of Brad Henry – 40 executions
56Daniel Juan RevillaWhite34MJanuary 16, 2003 Jackson Mark Gomez
57Bobby Joe FieldsBlack39MFebruary 13, 2003 Oklahoma Louise J. Schem
58Walanzo Deon RobinsonBlack31MMarch 18, 2003Dennis Eugene Hill
59 John Michael Hooker Black49MMarch 25, 2003Sylvia Stokes and Drusilla Morgan
60 Scott Allen Hain White32MApril 3, 2003 Creek Michael William Houghton and Laura Lee Sanders
61Don Wilson Hawkins Jr.White43MApril 8, 2003 Oklahoma Linda Ann Thompson
62Larry Kenneth JacksonBlack40MApril 17, 2003Wendy Cade
63 Robert Wesley Knighton White62MMay 27, 2003 Noble Richard Denney and Virginia Denney
64Kenneth Chad CharmBlack37MJune 5, 2003 Comanche Brandy Crystian Hill
65Lewis Eugene Gilbert IIWhite31MJuly 1, 2003 Cleveland 4 murder victims [lower-alpha 8] [6]
66Robert Don DuckettWhite39MJuly 8, 2003 Oklahoma John E. Howard
67Bryan Anthony TolesBlack31MJuly 22, 2003 Comanche Juan Franceschi and Lonnie Franceschi
68Jackie Lee WillinghamWhite33MJuly 24, 2003Jayne Ellen Van Wey
69Harold Loyd McElmurry IIIWhite33MJuly 29, 2003 McIntosh Rosa Vivien Pendley and Robert Pendley
70Tyrone Peter DarksBlack39MJanuary 13, 2004 Cleveland Sherry Goodlow
71Norman Richard ClearyWhite38MFebruary 17, 2004 Tulsa Wanda Neafus
72David Jay BrownWhite49MMarch 9, 2004 Grady Eldon Lee McGuire
73Hung Thanh LeAsian37MMarch 23, 2004 Oklahoma Hai Hong Nguyen
74Robert Leroy BryanWhite63MJune 8, 2004 Beckham Mildred Inabell Bryan
75Windel Ray WorkmanWhite46MAugust 26, 2004 Oklahoma Amanda Hollman
76Jimmie Ray SlaughterWhite57MMarch 15, 2005Melody Sue Wuertz and Jessica Rae Wuertz
77George James Miller Jr.Black37MMay 12, 2005Gary Kent Dodd
78Michael Lannier PenningtonBlack37MJuly 19, 2005 Comanche Bradley Thomas Grooms
79Kenneth Eugene TurrentineBlack52MAugust 11, 2005 Tulsa 4 murder victims [lower-alpha 9]
80Richard Alford Thornburg Jr.White40MApril 18, 2006 Grady Jim Poteet, Terry Shepard, and Kevin Smith
81John Albert BoltzWhite74MJune 1, 2006 Pottawatomie Doug Kirby
82Eric Allen PattonBlack49MAugust 29, 2006 Oklahoma Charlene Kauer
83James Patrick MalicoatWhite31MAugust 31, 2006 Grady Tessa Leadford
84Corey Duane HamiltonBlack38MJanuary 9, 2007 Tulsa 4 murder victims [lower-alpha 10]
85Jimmy Dale BlandWhite49MJune 26, 2007 Tillman Doyle Windle Rains
86Frank Duane WelchWhite46MAugust 21, 2007 Cleveland Jo Talley Cooper and Debra Anne Stevens
87Terry Lyn Short [7] White47MJune 17, 2008 Oklahoma Ken Yamamoto
88Jessie James Cummings Jr.White52MSeptember 25, 2008 Choctaw Melissa Moody
89Darwin Demond BrownBlack32MJanuary 22, 2009 Tulsa Richard Kevin Yost
90Donald Lee GilsonWhite48MMay 14, 2009 Cleveland Shane Coffman
91Michael Paul DeLozierWhite32MJuly 9, 2009 McCurtain Orville Lewis Bullard and Paul Steven Morgan
92Julius Ricardo YoungBlack60MJanuary 14, 2010 Tulsa Joyland Morgan and Kewan Morgan
93Donald Ray Wackerly IIWhite41MOctober 14, 2010 Sequoyah Pan Sayakhoummane
94 John David Duty White58MDecember 16, 2010 Pittsburg Curtis Wise
95Billy Don AlversonBlack39MJanuary 6, 2011 Tulsa Richard Kevin Yost
Under the Governorship of Mary Fallin – 17 executions
96Jeffrey David MatthewsWhite38MJanuary 11, 2011 Cleveland Otis Earl Short
97Gary Roland WelchWhite49MJanuary 5, 2012 Ottawa Robert Dean Hardcastle
98Timothy Shaun StempleWhite46MMarch 15, 2012 Tulsa Trisha Stemple
99Michael Bascum SelsorWhite57MMay 1, 2012Clayton Chandler
100Michael Edward HooperWhite40MAugust 14, 2012 Canadian Cynthia Jarman, Tonya Jarman, and Timmy Jarman
101Garry Thomas AllenBlack56MNovember 6, 2012 Pittsburg Lawanna Gail Titsworth
102George OchoaHispanic38MDecember 4, 2012 Oklahoma Francisco Morales and Maria Yanez
103Steven Ray Thacker [8] White42MMarch 12, 2013 Mayes Laci Dawn Hill, Forrest Reed Boyd, and Ray Patterson [lower-alpha 11]
104James Lewis DeRosaWhite36MJune 18, 2013 LeFlore Curtis Plummer and Gloria Plummer
105Brian Darrell DavisBlack39MJune 25, 2013 Kay Josephine Sanford
106Anthony Rozelle BanksBlack60MSeptember 10, 2013 Tulsa Sun Travis
107Ronald Clinton LottBlack53MDecember 10, 2013 Oklahoma Anna Laura Fowler and Zelma Cutler
108Johnny Dale BlackWhite48MDecember 17, 2013 Stephens Bill Pogue
109Michael Lee WilsonBlack38MJanuary 9, 2014 Tulsa Richard Kevin Yost
110Kenneth Eugene HoganWhite52MJanuary 23, 2014 Oklahoma Lisa Stanley
111 Clayton Derrell Lockett Black38MApril 29, 2014 Kay Stephanie Neiman
112 Charles Frederick Warner Black47MJanuary 15, 2015 Oklahoma Adrianna Waller
Under the Governorship of Kevin Stitt – 13 executions
113 John Marion Grant Black60MOctober 28, 2021 Osage Gay Carter
114 Bigler Jobe Stouffer II White79MDecember 9, 2021 Oklahoma Linda Kay Reaves
115Donald Anthony GrantBlack46MJanuary 27, 2022Brenda McElyea and Felicia Suzette Smith
116 Gilbert Ray Postelle White35MFebruary 17, 20224 murder victims [lower-alpha 12]
117 James Allen Coddington White50MAugust 25, 2022 Albert Troy Hale
118Benjamin Robert Cole Sr.White57MOctober 20, 2022 Rogers Brianna Victoria Cole
119Richard Stephen FairchildWhite63MNovember 17, 2022 Oklahoma Adam Broomhall
120Scott James EizemberWhite62MJanuary 12, 2023 Creek [lower-alpha 13] A.J. Cantrell and Patsy Maye Cantrell
121Jemaine Monteil CannonBlack51MJuly 20, 2023 Tulsa Sharonda White Clark
122Anthony Castillo SanchezHispanic44MSeptember 21, 2023 Cleveland Jewell Jean Busken
123 Phillip Dean Hancock White59MNovember 30, 2023 Oklahoma James Vincent Lynch III and Robert Lee Jett Jr.
124 Michael Dewayne Smith Black41MApril 4, 2024Janet Denise Moore and Sharath Babu Pulluru
125 Richard Norman Rojem Jr. White66MJune 27, 2024 Washita Layla Dawn Cummings

Notes

  1. Coleman was never tried for the murder of Roxie Seward, however the couple was killed in the same incident.
  2. The 9 victims were: Melvin Lorenz, Linda Lorenz, Richard Lorenz, Isaac Freeman, Louis Zacarias, Terri Horst, David Salsman, Anthony Tew, and David Lindsey.
  3. The 6 victims were: Eddie O. Cash, Valerie Shaw-Hartzell, Jane Hilburn, Janet Jewell, Margaret Bell Lydick, and DeRonda Gay Roy.
  4. The 5 victims were: Gwendolyn Sue Miller, Barbara Kochendorfer, Mary Rains, Pete Spurrier, and Geraldine Valdez. Braun was executed for Millers murder in Oklahoma, the other 4 victims were killed Kansas, Texas and New Mexico.
  5. The 4 victims were: Tyrrell Lee Boyd, Steve Allen Smith, Timothy Edward Sheets, and Carol Ann McDaniels.
  6. Was tried and convicted in Oklahoma County.
  7. The 4 victims were: Kay Bruno, Jerri Bowles, Joyce Mullenix, and Ralph Zeller.
  8. The 4 victims were: Roxanne Lynn Ruddell, William Brewer, Flossie Brewer and Ruth Loader, Gilbert was executed for Ruddell's murder in Oklahoma. The other victims were killed in Missouri and Ohio
  9. The 4 victims were: Avon Stevenson, Anita Richardson, Tina Pennington, and Martise Richardson.
  10. The 4 victims were: Joseph Gooch, Theodore Kindley, Senaida Lara, and Steven Williams.
  11. Thacker was executed for Hill's murder, which took place in Oklahoma; the other two victims were killed in Missouri (for which Thacker received a life sentence) and Tennessee (for which Thacker received a death sentence), respectively.
  12. The 4 victims were: James Alderson, Terry Smith, Donnie Swindle, and Amy Wright.
  13. Was tried and convicted in Canadian County.

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