List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas. [1] [2]

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Executions 198289

The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). Thus, Charles Brooks Jr. was not only the first person executed in the 1980 decade, he was also the first person executed since Texas resumed the death penalty.

1982 1 execution
#Executed personEthnicityAgeSexDate of
execution
CountyVictim(s)Governor

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1 Charles Brooks Jr. Black40M07-Dec-1982 Tarrant David Gregory Bill Clements
1984 3 executions
2 James David Autry White29M14-Mar-1984 Jefferson Shirley Drouet and Joe Broussard Mark White
3 Ronald Clark O'Bryan White39M31-Mar-1984 Harris Timothy O'Bryan
4 Thomas Andy Barefoot White39M30-Oct-1984 Bell Harker Heights police officer Carl Irving LeVin
1985 6 executions
5Doyle Edward Skillern [4] White49M16-Jan-1985 Lubbock [a] TDPS narcotics agent Patrick Randel
6 Stephen Peter Morin White34M13-Mar-1985 Jefferson Carrie Marie Scott and Janna Bruce [b]
7Jesse De La RosaHispanic24M15-May-1985 Bexar Masaoud Ghazali
8Charles MiltonBlack34M25-Jun-1985 Tarrant Manaree Denton
9Henry Martinez Porter [5] Hispanic43M09-Jul-1985Fort Worth police officer Henry Mailloux
10Charles Francis RumbaughWhite28M11-Sep-1985 Potter Michael Fiorello
1986 10 executions
11Charles William Bass [6] White30M12-Mar-1986 Harris Houston City Marshall Charles Baker
12Jeffery Allen BarneyWhite28M16-Apr-1986Ruby Mae Longsworth
13Jay Kelly PinkertonWhite24M15-May-1986 Nueces Sarah Donn Lawrence
14Rudy Ramos Esquivel [7] Hispanic50M09-Jun-1986 Harris Houston police officer Timothy Hearn
15Kenneth Albert BrockWhite37M19-Jun-1986Michael Sedita
16Randy Lynn WoollsWhite36M20-Aug-1986 Tom Green Betty Stotts
17Larry SmithBlack30M22-Aug-1986 Dallas Mike Mason
18Chester Lee WickerWhite37M26-Aug-1986 Galveston Suzanne Knuth
19Michael Wayne Evans [8] Black30M04-Dec-1986 Dallas Elvira Guerrero and Mario Garza
20Richard AndradeHispanic25M18-Dec-1986 Nueces Cordelia Mae Guevara
1987 6 executions
21Ramon Pedro HernandezHispanic44M30-Jan-1987 El Paso Oscar Martin FrayreBill Clements
22 Eliseo Hernandez Moreno [9] Hispanic27M04-Mar-1987 Fort Bend 6 murder victims [c]
23Anthony Charles WilliamsBlack27M28-May-1987 Harris Vickie Lynn Wright
24Elliot Rod Johnson [10] Black38M24-Jun-1987 Jefferson Joseph Granado and Arturo Melendez
25John Russell ThompsonWhite32M08-Jul-1987 Bexar Mary Knuepper
26Joseph Blaine StarvaggiWhite34M10-Sep-1987 Montgomery John Denson
1988 3 executions
27Robert L. StreetmanWhite27M07-Jan-1988 Hardin Christine Baker
28 Donald Gene Franklin Black37M03-Nov-1988 Nueces Mary Margaret Moran
29Raymond Landry, Sr.Black39M13-Dec-1988 Harris Kosmas Prittis
1989 4 executions
30Leon Rutherford KingBlack44M22-Mar-1989 Harris Michael Underwood
31 Stephen Albert McCoy White40M24-May-1989Cynthia Johnson
32 James Emery Paster White44M20-Sep-1989Robert Howard [d]
33 Carlos DeLuna Hispanic27M07-Dec-1989 Nueces Wanda Jean Lopez
Sources: List of executed offenders by the TDJC since 1982, [1] and The Espy File: 16082002. [2]
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964
Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1990–1999

Notes

  1. On a change of venue from Live Oak.
  2. Morin was also sentenced to death for the murder of Shiela Whalen in Colorado.
  3. The 6 victims were: TDPS trooper Russell Lynn Boyd, Juan Garza, Esther Garza, Ann Bennatt, Allie Wilkins and James Bennatt. Moreno was executed for Boyd's murder.
  4. Paster was also convicted of murdering Cynthia Johnson.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice . Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 The Espy File: 16082002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. In some cases, the offender may not have been tried for some of the victims listed, as a death sentence was rendered in a prior case.
  4. "CONVICT IN TEXAS DIES BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. January 16, 1985. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. "Porter, Henry." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  6. "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. March 12, 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. "TEXAS MURDERER IS PUT TO DEATH". Associated Press. New York Times. June 10, 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. "Evans, Michael". Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  9. Graczyk, Michael. "Convicted Killer Executed". Associated Press News.
  10. "ADDICT IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS FOR SLAYNG OF 2 IN ROBBERY". Associated Press. New York Times. June 25, 1987. Retrieved March 29, 2022.