List of people executed in the United States in 1986

Eighteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1986, eleven by lethal injection, and seven by electrocution. ^{[1] [2]}

List of people executed in the United States in 1986

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 10, 1986	James Terry Roach	25	17	8	Male	White	South Carolina	Electrocution	[3]
2	March 12, 1986	Charles William Bass	29	22	7			Texas	Lethal injection	[4]
3	March 21, 1986	Arthur Lee Jones	47	43	4		Black	Alabama	Electrocution	[5]
4	April 15, 1986	Daniel Morris Thomas	37	27	10			Florida		[6]
5	April 16, 1986	Jeffrey Allen Barney	28	23	5		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[7]
6	April 22, 1986	David Livingston Funchess	39	27	12		Black	Florida	Electrocution	[8]
7	May 15, 1986	Jay Kelly Pinkerton	24	17	7		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[9]
8	May 20, 1986	Ronald John Michael Straight	42	33	9			Florida	Electrocution	[10]
9	June 9, 1986	Rudy Ramos Esquivel	50	42	8		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[11]
10	June 19, 1986	Kenneth Albert Brock	37	25	12		White			[12]
11	June 24, 1986	Jerome Bowden	33	23	10		Black	Georgia	Electrocution	[13]
12	July 31, 1986	Michael Marnell Smith	40	31	9			Virginia		[14]
13	August 20, 1986	Randy Lynn Woolls	36	29	7		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[15]
14	August 22, 1986	Larry Smith	30	22	8		Black			[16]
15	August 26, 1986	Chester Lee Wicker	37	31	6		White			[17]
16	September 19, 1986	John William Rook	27	21				North Carolina		[18]
17	December 4, 1986	Michael Wayne Evans	30	20	10		Black	Texas		[19]
18	December 18, 1986	Richard Andrade	25	23	2		Hispanic			[20]
		Average:	34 years	26 years	8 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	18	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	9	50%
Black	7	39%
Hispanic	2	11%
State
Texas	10	56%
Florida	3	17%
Alabama	1	6%
Georgia	1	6%
North Carolina	1	6%
South Carolina	1	6%
Virginia	1	6%
Method
Lethal injection	11	61%
Electrocution	7	39%
Month
January	1	6%
February	0	0%
March	2	11%
April	3	17%
May	2	11%
June	3	17%
July	1	6%
August	3	17%
September	1	6%
October	0	0%
November	0	0%
December	2	11%
Age
20–29	6	33%
30–39	8	44%
40–49	3	17%
50–59	1	6%
Total	18	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1987	25
1986	18
1985	18
Total	61

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. "SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTES KILLER: AGE STIRS PROTEST". The New York Times. January 11, 1986.
4. "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". The New York Times. March 12, 1986.
5. "ALABAMA MAN DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR". The New York Times. March 21, 1986.
6. "KILLERS EXECUTED IN SEPARATE CASES". The New York Times. April 16, 1986.
7. "KILLERS EXECUTED IN SEPARATE CASES". The New York Times. April 16, 1986.
8. "VIETNAM VETERAN IS PUT TO DEATH IN FLORIDA". The New York Times. April 23, 1986.
9. "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY LETHAL INJECTION IN DEATHS OF WOMEN". The New York Times. May 15, 1986.
10. "FLORIDA EXECUTES SECOND MAN FOR MURDER OF A STORE OWNER". The New York Times. May 21, 1986.
11. "Esquivel executed in Texas". UPI. June 9, 1986.
12. "Former Marine executed". UPI. June 19, 1986.
13. "Jerome Bowden, a convicted killer with an IQ of..." UPI. June 24, 1986.
14. "Va. Killer Executed as Appeals Fail". The Washington Post. July 31, 1986.
15. "Killer Lends a Hand to Find a Vein for Execution". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 1986.
16. "TEXAS EXECUTES SECOND KILLER". The New York Times. August 22, 1986.
17. "Man Who Buried Woman Alive Is Executed in Texas". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 1986.
18. "Rapist Executed in Raleigh". The Washington Post. September 19, 1986.
19. "Evans executed for murder of church pianist". UPI. December 4, 1986.
20. "MURDERER-RAPIST IS EXECUTED AFTER JUSTICES REJECT APPEAL". The New York Times. December 18, 1986.

Preceded by 1985

List of people executed       in the United States in    1986

Succeeded by 1987