List of people executed in the United States in 1990

Twenty-three people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1990, twelve by lethal injection, and eleven by electrocution. ^{[1] [2]}

Illinois carried out its first execution since 1962.

Dalton Prejean became the first juvenile offender to be executed after Stanford v. Kentucky, which upheld the death penalty for juvenile offenders who were at least 16 years old at the time of their crimes.

List of people executed in the United States in 1990

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 18, 1990	Gerald M. Smith	31	22	9	Male	White	Missouri	Lethal injection	[3]
2	April 21, 1990	Jerome Butler	54	50	4		Black	Texas		[4]
3	April 27, 1990	Ronald Raymond Woomer	35	24	11		White	South Carolina	Electrocution	[5]
4	May 4, 1990	Jesse Joseph Tafero	43	29	14			Florida		[6]
5	May 11, 1990	Winford LaVern Stokes Jr.	39	26	13		Black	Missouri	Lethal injection	[7]
6	May 17, 1990	Leonard Marvin Laws	40	31	9		White			[8]
7		Johnny Ray Anderson	30	21				Texas		[9]
8	May 18, 1990	Dalton Prejean		17	13		Black	Louisiana	Electrocution	[10]
9	June 3, 1990	Thomas E. Baal	26	24	2		White	Nevada	Lethal injection	[11]
10	June 18, 1990	John Edward Swindler	46	32	14			Arkansas	Electrocution	[12]
11	June 25, 1990	Ronald Gene Simmons Sr.	49	47	2				Lethal injection	[13]
12	June 26, 1990	James Edward Smith	37	30	7		Black	Texas		[14]
13	July 13, 1990	Wallace Norrell Thomas	35	21	14			Alabama	Electrocution	[15]
14	July 18, 1990	Mikel James Derrick	33	23	10		White	Texas	Lethal injection	[16]
15	July 19, 1990	Richard Thomas Boggs	27	21	6			Virginia	Electrocution	[17]
16	July 27, 1990	Anthony Bertolotti	38	31	7		Black	Florida		[18]
17	August 31, 1990	George Clifton Gilmore	44	33	11		White	Missouri	Lethal injection	[19]
18	September 10, 1990	Charles Troy Coleman	43	31	12			Oklahoma		[20]
19	September 12, 1990	Charles Thomas Walker	50	43	7			Illinois		[21]
20	September 21, 1990	James William Hamblen	61	55	6			Florida	Electrocution	[22]
21	October 17, 1990	Wilbert Lee Evans	44	35	9		Black	Virginia		[23]
22	November 19, 1990	Raymond Robert Clark	49	36	13		White	Florida		[24]
23	December 13, 1990	Buddy Earl Justus	37	25	12			Virginia		[25]
		Average:	40 years	31 years	9 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	23	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	16	70%
Black	7	30%
State
Florida	4	17%
Missouri	4	17%
Texas	4	17%
Virginia	3	13%
Arkansas	2	9%
Alabama	1	4%
Illinois	1	4%
Louisiana	1	4%
Nevada	1	4%
Oklahoma	1	4%
South Carolina	1	4%
Method
Lethal injection	12	52%
Electrocution	11	48%
Month
January	1	4%
February	0	0%
March	0	0%
April	2	9%
May	5	22%
June	4	17%
July	4	17%
August	1	4%
September	3	13%
October	1	4%
November	1	4%
December	1	4%
Age
20–29	2	9%
30–39	10	43%
40–49	8	35%
50–59	2	9%
60–69	1	4%
Total	23	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1991	14
1990	23
1989	16
Total	53

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. "Missouri Executes Man in Slaying of His Girlfriend". The New York Times. January 18, 1990.
4. "Man Halted Appeal, Is Executed". The New York Times. April 22, 1990.
5. "NATION : Killer Ronald Woomer Executed in South Carolina Electric Chair". Los Angeles Times. April 27, 1990.
6. "Killer of 2 Police Officers Executed in Florida". The New York Times. May 5, 1990.
7. "CONVICTED KILLER EXECUTED IN MISSOURI". The Washington Post. May 12, 1990.
8. "'Laughing' killer executed". UPI. May 17, 1990.
9. "Texas killer executed". UPI. May 17, 1990.
10. "Louisiana Executes Man Who Killed at Age 17". The New York Times. May 19, 1990.
11. "Nevada Killer, 26, Executed by Injection". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 1990.
12. "Arkansas executes first inmate in 26 years". UPI. June 18, 1990.
13. "Arkansas Executes Killer of 16; Texas Kills Inmate by Injection". The New York Times. June 26, 1990.
14. "Arkansas Executes Killer of 16; Texas Kills Inmate by Injection". The New York Times. June 26, 1990.
15. "Inmate Executed in Alabama For 1976 Murder of Woman". The New York Times. July 14, 1990.
16. "Killer Is Put to Death In Texas After Court Turns Down Appeal". The New York Times. July 19, 1990.
17. "BOGGS DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR". The Roanoke Times. July 20, 1990.
18. "Killer, 38, Is Executed in Florida". The New York Times. July 28, 1990.
19. "Gilmore executed for killing elderly woman". UPI. August 31, 1990.
20. "Charles Troy Coleman Executed". The Oklahoman. September 10, 1990.
21. "Walker executed by lethal injection". UPI. September 12, 1990.
22. "Convicted killer who yearned for 'Old Sparky' executed". UPI. September 21, 1990.
23. "VA. KILLER IS ELECTROCUTED AFTER LAST-MINUTE PLEAS FAIL". The Washington Post. October 18, 1990.
24. "FLORIDA EXECUTES CONVICTED KILLER". The New York Times. November 20, 1990.
25. "Man Who Killed 3 Women Dies in Virginia Electric Chair". The New York Times. December 15, 1990.

Preceded by 1989

List of people executed       in the United States in    1990

Succeeded by 1991