List of people executed in the United States in 1984

Twenty-one people, twenty male and one female, were executed in the United States in 1984, sixteen by electrocution, and five by lethal injection. ^{[1] [2]}

The execution of Velma Barfield this year was the first execution of a woman in the United states since the restoration of the death penalty in 1976, and the first execution of a woman in the United States since the execution of Elizabeth Ann Duncan in 1962.

List of people executed in the United States in 1984

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 26, 1984	Anthony Antone	66	57	9	Male	White	Florida	Electrocution	[3]
2	February 29, 1984	Johnny Taylor Jr.	30	26	4		Black	Louisiana		[4]
3	March 14, 1984	James David Autry	29	25			White	Texas	Lethal injection	[5]
4	March 16, 1984	James William Hutchins	54	50				North Carolina		[6]
5	March 31, 1984	Ronald Clark O'Bryan	39	30	9			Texas		[7]
6	April 5, 1984	Elmo Patrick Sonnier	34	27	7			Louisiana	Electrocution	[8]
7		Arthur Frederick Goode III	30	21	9			Florida		[9]
8	May 10, 1984	James Adams	47	37	10		Black			[10]
9	June 20, 1984	Carl Elson Shriner	30	22	8		White			[11]
10	July 12, 1984	Ivon Ray Stanley	28	20			Black	Georgia		[12]
11	July 13, 1984	David Leroy Washington	34	26				Florida		[13]
12	September 7, 1984	Ernest John Dobbert Jr.	46	33	13		White			[14]
13	September 10, 1984	Timothy George Baldwin		40	6			Louisiana		[15]
14	September 20, 1984	James Dupree Henry	34	24	10		Black	Florida		[16]
15	October 12, 1984	Linwood Earl Briley	30	25	5			Virginia		[17]
16	October 30, 1984	Earnest Knighton Jr.	38	35	3			Louisiana		[18]
17		Thomas Andy Barefoot	39	33	6		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[18]
18	November 2, 1984	Margie Velma Barfield	52	45	7	Female		North Carolina		[19]
19	November 8, 1984	Timothy Charles Palmes	37	29	9	Male		Florida	Electrocution	[20]
20	December 12, 1984	Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens	39		10		Black	Georgia		[21]
21	December 28, 1984	Robert Lee Willie	26	22	4		White	Louisiana		[22]
		Average:	39 years	31 years	7 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	20	95%
Female	1	5%
Ethnicity
White	13	62%
Black	8	38%
State
Florida	8	38%
Louisiana	5	24%
Texas	3	14%
Georgia	2	10%
North Carolina	2	10%
Virginia	1	5%
Method
Electrocution	16	76%
Lethal injection	5	24%
Month
January	1	5%
February	1	5%
March	3	14%
April	2	10%
May	1	5%
June	1	5%
July	2	10%
August	0	0%
September	3	14%
October	3	14%
November	2	10%
December	2	10%
Age
20–29	3	14%
30–39	12	57%
40–49	3	14%
50–59	2	10%
60–69	1	5%
Total	21	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1985	18
1984	21
1976–1983	11
Total	50

References

1. "Execution List 1976-1986". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 15, 2025.
2. "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
3. "CONTRACT MURDERER DIES IN FLORIDA'S ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. January 27, 1984.
4. "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MAN AFTER GOVERNOR REJECTS A FINAL PLEA". The New York Times. February 29, 1984.
5. "TEXAS EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER WHO WON LATE REPRIEVE IN 1983". The New York Times. March 14, 1984.
6. "NORTH CAROLINA MAN EXECUTED IN DEATHS OF 3 POLICE OFFICERS". The New York Times. March 16, 1984.
7. "KILLER OF SON IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS AFTER ASKING FORGIVENESS FOR ALL". The New York Times. April 1, 1984.
8. "Elmo Patrick Sonnier was executed early Thursday in Louisiana's..." UPI. April 5, 1984.
9. "2 CONVICTED KILLERS DIE IN A SINGLE DAY IN SOUTHERN PRISONS". The New York Times. April 6, 1984.
10. "BLACK MAN EXECUTED IN FLORIDA, ASSERTING RACE LED TO VERDICT". The New York Times. May 11, 1984.
11. "Carl Elson Shriner, who spent most of his 30..." UPI. June 20, 1984.
12. "AROUND THE NATION; A Murder Convict Is Executed in Georgia". The New York Times. July 12, 1984.
13. "David Leroy Washington, a former choirboy who stabbed three..." UPI. July 13, 1984.
14. "FATHER WHO MURDERED 2 OF HIS CHILDREN EXECUTED". The New York Times. September 8, 1984.
15. "Timothy Baldwin, a former Cub Scout leader convicted of..." UPI. September 10, 1984.
16. "ASSERTING INNOCENCE, CONVICT DIES IN FLORIDA ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. September 21, 1984.
17. "ORGANIZER OF DEATH-ROW ESCAPE IS EXECUTED IN A VIRGINIA PRISON". The New York Times. October 13, 1984.
18. "Killers executed in Louisiana and Texas". UPI. October 30, 1984.
19. "FIRST WOMAN IS EXECUTED IN U.S. SINCE 1962". The New York Times. November 3, 1984.
20. "FLORIDA EXECUTES SLAYER OF FURNITURE STORE OWNER". The New York Times. November 9, 1984.
21. "MURDERER IS EXECUTED IN GEORGIA AFTER FIVE APPEALS ARE REJECTED". The New York Times. December 12, 1984.
22. "LOUISIANA KILLER IS PUT TO DEATH". The New York Times. December 29, 1984.

Preceded by 1976–1983

List of people executed       in the United States in    1984

Succeeded by 1985