List of people executed in the United States in 1991

Fourteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1991, seven by lethal injection, and seven by electrocution. ^[1] The execution of infamous serial killer Donald Henry Gaskins marked the nation's first execution of a White defendant for the murder of an African-American person since 1944, and it was a rare phenomenon for White people to be sentenced to death and executed for killing victims of African-American descent. ^[2]

List of people executed in the United States in 1991

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	February 26, 1991	Lawrence Lee Buxton	38	28	10	Male	Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[3]
2	April 24, 1991	Roy Allen Harich	32	23	9		White	Florida	Electrocution	[4]
3	May 23, 1991	Ignacio Cuevas	59	43	16		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[5]
4	June 17, 1991	Jerry Joe Bird	54	37	17		White			[6]
5	June 25, 1991	Bobby Marion Francis	46	30	16		Black	Florida	Electrocution	[7]
6	July 22, 1991	Andrew Lee Jones	35	28	7			Louisiana		[8]
7	July 24, 1991	Albert Jay Clozza	30	22	8		White	Virginia		[9]
8	August 22, 1991	Derick Lynn Peterson		21	9		Black			[10]
9	August 23, 1991	Maurice Oscar Byrd	36	25	11			Missouri	Lethal injection	[11]
10	September 6, 1991	Donald Henry Gaskins	58	49	9		White	South Carolina	Electrocution	[12]
11	September 19, 1991	James Russell	42	25	17		Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[13]
12	September 25, 1991	Warren McCleskey	46	33	13			Georgia	Electrocution	[14]
13	October 18, 1991	Michael Van McDougall	36	24	12		White	North Carolina	Lethal injection	[15]
14	November 12, 1991	G.W. Green	54	39	15			Texas		[16]
		Average:	43 years	31 years	12 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	14	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
Black	7	50%
White	6	43%
Hispanic	1	7%
State
Texas	5	36%
Florida	2	14%
Virginia	2	14%
Georgia	1	7%
Louisiana	1	7%
Missouri	1	7%
North Carolina	1	7%
South Carolina	1	7%
Method
Electrocution	7	50%
Lethal injection	7	50%
Month
January	0	0%
February	1	7%
March	0	0%
April	1	7%
May	1	7%
June	2	14%
July	2	14%
August	2	14%
September	3	21%
October	1	7%
November	1	7%
December	0	0%
Age
30–39	7	50%
40–49	3	21%
50–59	4	29%
Total	14	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1992	31
1991	14
1990	23
Total	68

References

1. "Execution List 1991". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 12, 2025.
2. "Rarity for U.S. Executions: White Dies for Killing Black". The New York Times . September 7, 1991.
3. "Texas Executes Inmate for Supermarket Slaying". The New York Times. February 26, 1991.
4. "FLORIDA EXECUTES MAN IN '81 SLAYING". The New York Times. April 25, 1991.
5. "Participant in Prison Siege Is Executed in Texas". The New York Times. May 23, 1991.
6. "Texas Executes Man After 17 Years on Death Row". The New York Times. June 18, 1991.
7. "FLORIDA EXECUTES INFORMER'S KILLER". The New York Times. June 26, 1991.
8. "Killer 'Flash' Jones electrocuted in Louisiana". UPI. July 22, 1991.
9. "Man Is Put to Death In Virginia for Rape And Murder of Girl". The New York Times. July 25, 1991.
10. "Death row breakout artist executed". UPI. August 22, 1991.
11. "Missouri killer executed". UPI. August 23, 1991.
12. "KILLER OF 14 IS EXECUTED AFTER SLASHING HIS WRISTS". Deseret News. September 6, 1991.
13. "Convicted Murderer Is Executed". The New York Times. September 19, 1991.
14. "Georgia Inmate Is Executed After 'Chaotic' Legal Move". The New York Times. September 26, 1991.
15. "Man Convicted in 1979 Slaying Is Put to Death in North Carolina". The New York Times. October 19, 1991.
16. "15 Years After Crime, Texas Inmate Is Executed". The New York Times. November 13, 1991.

Preceded by 1990

List of people executed       in the United States in    1991

Succeeded by 1992