Sixteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1989, eight by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and one by gas chamber. [1] [2]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 6, 1989 | George C. Mercer | 44 | 34 | 10 | Male | White | Missouri | Lethal injection | [3] |
2 | January 24, 1989 | Theodore Robert Bundy | 42 | 31 | 11 | Florida | Electrocution | [4] | ||
3 | March 22, 1989 | Leon Rutherford King | 44 | 33 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [5] | ||
4 | May 4, 1989 | Aubrey Dennis Adams Jr. | 31 | 20 | White | Florida | Electrocution | [6] | ||
5 | May 18, 1989 | Henry Willis III | 36 | 23 | 13 | Black | Georgia | [7] | ||
6 | May 24, 1989 | Stephen Albert McCoy | 40 | 32 | 8 | White | Texas | Lethal injection | [8] | |
7 | May 26, 1989 | Michael Lindsey | 28 | 21 | 7 | Black | Alabama | Electrocution | [9] | |
8 | June 19, 1989 | William Paul Thompson | 51 | 45 | 6 | White | Nevada | Lethal injection | [10] | |
9 | June 21, 1989 | Leo E. Edwards Jr. | 36 | 27 | 9 | Black | Mississippi | Gas chamber | [11] | |
10 | June 23, 1989 | Sean Patrick Flanagan | 28 | 26 | 2 | White | Nevada | Lethal injection | [12] | |
11 | July 14, 1989 | Horace Franklin Dunkins Jr. | 19 | 9 | Black | Alabama | Electrocution | [13] | ||
12 | August 18, 1989 | Herbert Lee Richardson | 43 | 31 | 12 | [14] | ||||
13 | August 30, 1989 | Alton Waye | 34 | 22 | Virginia | [15] | ||||
14 | September 20, 1989 | James Emery Paster | 44 | 35 | 9 | White | Texas | Lethal injection | [16] | |
15 | November 17, 1989 | Arthur James Julius | 43 | 31 | 12 | Black | Alabama | Electrocution | [17] | |
16 | December 7, 1989 | Carlos DeLuna | 27 | 20 | 7 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [18] | |
Average: | 37 years | 28 years | 9 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 16 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
Black | 8 | 50% |
White | 7 | 44% |
Hispanic | 1 | 6% |
State | ||
Alabama | 4 | 25% |
Texas | 4 | 25% |
Florida | 2 | 13% |
Nevada | 2 | 13% |
Georgia | 1 | 6% |
Mississippi | 1 | 6% |
Missouri | 1 | 6% |
Virginia | 1 | 6% |
Method | ||
Electrocution | 8 | 50% |
Lethal injection | 7 | 44% |
Gas chamber | 1 | 6% |
Month | ||
January | 2 | 13% |
February | 0 | 0% |
March | 1 | 6% |
April | 0 | 0% |
May | 4 | 25% |
June | 3 | 19% |
July | 1 | 6% |
August | 2 | 13% |
September | 1 | 6% |
October | 0 | 0% |
November | 1 | 6% |
December | 1 | 6% |
Age | ||
20–29 | 4 | 25% |
30–39 | 4 | 25% |
40–49 | 7 | 44% |
50–59 | 1 | 6% |
Total | 16 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
1990 | 23 |
1989 | 16 |
1988 | 11 |
Total | 50 |
Preceded by 1988 | List of people executed in the United States in 1989 | Succeeded by 1990 |