List of people executed in the United States in 1992

Thirty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1992, twenty-one by lethal injection, eight by electrocution, and two by gas chamber. ^[1] Mark Allen Hopkinson remains the only person executed in Wyoming since the death penalty reinstatement in 1976. Three particularly notable executions were those of Ricky Ray Rector, Robert Harris (the first execution in California in 25 years), and Roger Coleman, controversially executed by Virginia despite serious doubts about his actual guilt.

List of people executed in the United States in 1992

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 22, 1992	Mark Allen Hopkinson	42	29	13	Male	White	Wyoming	Lethal injection	[2]
2		Joe Angel Cordova	39		10		Hispanic	Texas		[3]
3	January 24, 1992	Ricky Ray Rector	42	31	11		Black	Arkansas		[4]
4	February 11, 1992	Johnny Frank Garrett	28	17			White	Texas		[5]
5	February 28, 1992	David Michael Clark	32	27	5					[6]
6	March 3, 1992	Edward Anthony Ellis	38	29	9					[7]
7	March 10, 1992	Robyn Leroy Parks	37	23	14		Black	Oklahoma		[8]
8	March 13, 1992	Olan Randle Robison	46	34	12		White			[9]
9	March 14, 1992	Steven Brian Pennell	34	30	4			Delaware		[10]
10	March 20, 1992	Larry Gene Heath	40	29	11			Alabama	Electrocution	[11]
11	April 6, 1992	Donald Eugene Harding	43	30	13			Arizona	Gas chamber	[12]
12	April 21, 1992	Robert Alton Harris	39	25	14			California		[13]
13	April 23, 1992	Billy Wayne White	34	18	16		Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[14]
14	May 7, 1992	Justin Lee May	46	32	14		White			[15]
15		Steven Douglas Hill	25	18	7			Arkansas		[16]
16	May 12, 1992	Nollie Lee Martin	43	28	15			Florida	Electrocution	[17]
17	May 20, 1992	Jesus Romero Jr.	27	19	8		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[18]
18		Roger Keith Coleman	33	22	11		White	Virginia	Electrocution	[19]
19	May 22, 1992	Robert Vannoy Black Jr.	45	38	7			Texas	Lethal injection	[20]
20	July 21, 1992	Edward Dean Kennedy	47	35	12		Black	Florida	Electrocution	[21]
21	July 23, 1992	Edward B. Fitzgerald Sr.	34	23	11		White	Virginia		[22]
22	July 30, 1992	William Andrews	37	19	18		Black	Utah	Lethal injection	[23]
23	August 11, 1992	Curtis Lee Johnson	38	29	9			Texas		[24]
24	September 15, 1992	Willie Leroy Jones	34	25				Virginia	Electrocution	[25]
25	September 22, 1992	James Demouchette	37	21	16			Texas	Lethal injection	[26]
26	October 21, 1992	Ricky Lee Grubbs	33	25	8		White	Missouri		[27]
27	October 23, 1992	John Sterling Gardner Jr.	34	24	10			North Carolina		[28]
28	November 19, 1992	Jeffery Lee Griffin	37		13		Black	Texas		[29]
29	November 20, 1992	Cornelius Singleton	36	21	15			Alabama	Electrocution	[30]
30	December 10, 1992	Kavin Wayne Lincecum	29	22	7			Texas	Lethal injection	[31]
31		Timothy Dale Bunch	33	23	10		White	Virginia	Electrocution	[32]
		Average:	37 years	26 years	11 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	31	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	18	58%
Black	11	35%
Hispanic	2	6%
State
Texas	12	39%
Virginia	4	13%
Alabama	2	6%
Arkansas	2	6%
Florida	2	6%
Oklahoma	2	6%
Arizona	1	3%
California	1	3%
Delaware	1	3%
Missouri	1	3%
North Carolina	1	3%
Utah	1	3%
Wyoming	1	3%
Method
Lethal injection	21	68%
Electrocution	8	26%
Gas chamber	2	6%
Month
January	3	10%
February	2	6%
March	5	16%
April	3	10%
May	6	19%
June	0	0%
July	3	10%
August	1	3%
September	2	6%
October	2	6%
November	2	6%
December	2	6%
Age
20–29	4	13%
30–39	18	58%
40–49	9	29%
Total	31	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1993	38
1992	31
1991	14
Total	83

References

1. "Execution List 1992". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 3, 2025.
2. "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
3. "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
4. "Rickey Ray Rector, The Death Row Inmate Who Lobotomized Himself". A&E. May 12, 2020.
5. "TEXAS EXECUTES KILLER OF A NUN". The New York Times. February 12, 1992.
6. "Texas Inmate Executed For Killing 2 in 1987". The New York Times. February 29, 1992.
7. "Texas Executes Convicted Slayer". The New York Times. March 4, 1992.
8. "Convicted Killer Parks Executed". The Oklahoman. March 10, 1992.
9. "Oklahoma executes second murderer in a week". UPI. March 13, 1992.
10. "Delaware Carries Out First Execution Since '46". The New York Times. March 15, 1992.
11. "Man Who Paid for His Wife's Death Is Executed in Alabama". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1992.
12. "Arizona Conducts First Execution in 29 Years". The New York Times. April 7, 1992.
13. "After Night of Court Battles, a California Execution". The New York Times. April 22, 1992.
14. "Another U.S. Execution Amid Criticism Abroad". The New York Times. April 24, 1992.
15. "Justin Lee May, 44, coughing and gasping, was executed..." UPI. May 7, 1992.
16. "Killer Executed After Clinton Denies Clemency". The New York Times. May 8, 1992.
17. "Florida executes man for killing store clerk". UPI. May 12, 1992.
18. "Man executed for murdering 15 year old girl". UPI. May 20, 1992.
19. "Virginia Executes Inmate Despite Claim of Innocence". The New York Times. May 21, 1992.
20. "TEXAN EXECUTED FOR WIFE'S DEATH". The New York Times. May 23, 1992.
21. "Escapee Who Killed 2 Is Executed in Florida". The New York Times. July 22, 1992.
22. "Virginia Executes Man Convicted in Rape-Murder". The New York Times. July 25, 1992.
23. "Utah Executes Man for His Role In 1974 Robbery That Left 3 Dead". The New York Times. July 31, 1992.
24. "Man executed for $8 burglary, murder". UPI. August 11, 1992.
25. "Virginia Sends Man To the Electric Chair For Couple's Slaying". The New York Times. September 17, 1992.
26. "Texas Executes 'Meanest' Killer". The New York Times. September 23, 1992.
27. "Killer Dies in Missouri Execution, Making U.S. Total a 30-Year High". The New York Times. October 22, 1992.
28. "Man Is Put to Death For Double Slaying During Crime Spree". The New York Times. October 24, 1992.
29. "Texas convict executed despite plea of mental impairment". UPI. November 19, 1992.
30. "Alabama executes Cornelius Singleton". UPI. November 20, 1992.
31. "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.
32. "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.

Preceded by 1991

List of people executed       in the United States in    1992

Succeeded by 1993