List of people executed in the United States in 1989

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]}

List of people executed in the United States in 1989

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			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 Clarence 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 Ernest 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

Demographics

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%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1990	23
1989	16
1988	11
Total	50

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. "Man Executed in Missouri for Killing Waitress". The New York Times. January 6, 1989.
4. "Bundy Is Put to Death in Florida After Admitting Trail of Killings". The New York Times. January 25, 1989.
5. "Texas Man Executed for 1978 Beating Death". The New York Times. March 23, 1989.
6. "Former Florida Prison Guard, 31, Is Electrocuted as Killer of Girl, 8". The New York Times. May 5, 1989.
7. "Killer of Police Chief Is Executed in Georgia". The New York Times. May 19, 1989.
8. "Texas Murderer Is Executed". The New York Times. May 24, 1989.
9. "Alabama Executes Man in Death of a Widow". The New York Times. May 27, 1989.
10. "Murderer Is Executed in Nevada". The New York Times. June 20, 1989.
11. "Edwards executed for convenience store murder". UPI. June 21, 1989.
12. "Former male prostitute executed for killing two men". UPI. June 23, 1989.
13. "Dunkins executed in Alabama's electric chair". UPI. July 14, 1989.
14. "Alabama Man, 43, Is Executed For Killing Girl With Pipe Bomb". The New York Times. August 19, 1989.
15. "VIRGINIA EXECUTES KILLER OF WOMAN". The New York Times. August 31, 1989.
16. "Ex-Singer Executed in Texas for Contract Killing". The New York Times. September 21, 1989.
17. "Murderer of Woman Is Executed in Alabama". The New York Times. November 18, 1989.
18. "Texan Is Put to Death by Injection For Killing Woman in a Robbery". The New York Times. December 8, 1989.

Preceded by 1988

List of people executed       in the United States in    1989

Succeeded by 1990