List of people executed in the United States in 1987

Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1987, sixteen by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and two by gas chamber. ^{[1] [2]}

List of people executed in the United States in 1987

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 30, 1987	Ramon Pedro Hernandez	44	38	6	Male	Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[3]
2	March 4, 1987	Eliseo Hernandez Moreno	27	24	3					[4]
3	May 15, 1987	Joseph Holcombe Mulligan	35	22	13		Black	Georgia	Electrocution	[5]
4	May 20, 1987	Edward Earl Johnson	26	18	8			Mississippi	Gas chamber	[6]
5	May 22, 1987	Richard Tucker Jr.	44	35	9			Georgia	Electrocution	[7]
6	May 28, 1987	Anthony Charles Williams	27	18				Texas	Lethal injection	[8]
7	May 29, 1987	William Boyd Tucker	31	21	10		White	Georgia	Electrocution	[9]
8	June 7, 1987	Benjamin A. Berry		22	9			Louisiana		[10]
9	June 9, 1987	Alvin R. Moore Jr.	27	20	7		Black			[11]
10	June 12, 1987	Jimmy L. Glass	25		5		White			[12]
11	June 16, 1987	Jimmy C. Wingo	35	30						[13]
12	June 24, 1987	Elliot Rod Johnson	28	23			Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[14]
13	July 6, 1987	Richard Lee Whitley	41	34	7		White	Virginia	Electrocution	[15]
14	July 8, 1987	John Russell Thompson	32	22	10			Texas	Lethal injection	[16]
15		Connie Ray Evans	27	21	6		Black	Mississippi	Gas chamber	[16]
16	July 20, 1987	Willie Lawrence Celestine	30	24				Louisiana	Electrocution	[17]
17	July 24, 1987	Willie Watson Jr.	31	25						[18]
18	July 30, 1987	John E. Brogdon	25	19			White			[19]
19	August 24, 1987	Sterling J. Rault Jr.	36	30						[20]
20	August 28, 1987	Beauford James White	41	28	13		Black	Florida		[21]
21		Wayne Eugene Ritter	33	22	11		White	Alabama		[21]
22		Dale Selby Pierre	34	21	13		Black	Utah	Lethal injection	[21]
23	September 1, 1987	William Mitchell	35	22				Georgia	Electrocution	[22]
24	September 10, 1987	Joseph Blaine Starvaggi	34	24	10		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[23]
25	September 21, 1987	Timothy Wesley McCorquodale	35	22	13			Georgia	Electrocution	[24]
		Average:	33 years	24 years	8 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	25	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
Black	12	48%
White	11	44%
Hispanic	2	8%
State
Louisiana	8	32%
Texas	6	24%
Georgia	5	20%
Mississippi	2	8%
Alabama	1	4%
Florida	1	4%
Utah	1	4%
Virginia	1	4%
Method
Electrocution	16	64%
Lethal injection	7	28%
Gas chamber	2	8%
Month
January	1	4%
February	0	0%
March	1	4%
April	0	0%
May	5	20%
June	5	20%
July	6	24%
August	4	16%
September	3	12%
October	0	0%
November	0	0%
December	0	0%
Age
20–29	8	32%
30–39	13	52%
40–49	4	16%
Total	25	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1988	11
1987	25
1986	18
Total	54

References

1. "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 13, 2025.
2. "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
3. "TEXAN EXECUTED FOR 1980 SLAYING". The New York Times. January 30, 1987.
4. "TEXAN IS EXECUTED FOR KILLING OF SIX". The New York Times. March 4, 1987.
5. "Mulligan dies blaming his lawyers". UPI. May 16, 1987.
6. "MAN IS EXECUTED IN MISSISSIPPI CASE". The New York Times. May 20, 1987.
7. "GEORGIA EXECUTION IS SECOND IN WEEK". The New York Times. May 23, 1987.
8. "KILLER-RAPIST IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS AFTER SUPREME COURT REFUSES STAY". The New York Times. May 29, 1987.
9. "GEORGIA EXECUTES MAN AFTER DELAYS". The New York Times. May 30, 1987.
10. "MURDERER EXECUTED IN LOUISIANA". The New York Times. June 8, 1987.
11. "Louisiana Executes Killer-Rapist After a Clemency Plea Is Rejected". The New York Times. June 10, 1987.
12. "Louisiana Executes 3rd Inmate in 5 Days". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1987.
13. "LOUISIANA EXECUTES 2D MAN IN SLAYING OF COUPLE". The New York Times. June 16, 1987.
14. "Drug User Executed for Murder in Texas". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 1987.
15. "CONVICTED KILLER IS PUT TO DEATH IN VIRGINIA". The New York Times. July 7, 1987.
16. "Killers executed in Texas, Mississippi". UPI. July 8, 1987.
17. "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MURDERER AS APPEALS ARE TURNED DOWN". The New York Times. July 20, 1987.
18. "Willie Watson Jr., convicted of the 1981 sex killing..." UPI. July 24, 1987.
19. "LOUISIANA EXECUTES MURDERER OF 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL". The New York Times. July 30, 1987.
20. "Embezzler Who Killed Secretary Dies in Louisiana's Electric Chair". The New York Times. August 24, 1987.
21. "One Day, Three Executions: Alabama, Florida and Utah". The New York Times. August 29, 1987.
22. "Robber Who Killed 14-Year-Old Dies in Electric Chair in Georgia". The New York Times. September 2, 1987.
23. "Killer Put to Death in Texas's 6th Execution of '87". The New York Times. September 10, 1987.
24. "Slayer Executed in Georgia; High Court Rejects Appeals". The New York Times. September 22, 1987.

Preceded by 1986

List of people executed       in the United States in    1987

Succeeded by 1988