List of people executed in the United States in 1993

Thirty-eight people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1993, twenty-six by lethal injection, ten by electrocution, one by gas chamber and one by hanging. ^{[1] [2]} Two men, Carlos Santana and Ramon Montoya were foreign nationals. ^[3] Westley Allan Dodd was one of three people between 1993-1996 to be hanged since 1965. Texas saw the highest executions in 1993.

List of people executed in the United States in 1993

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 5, 1993	Westley Allan Dodd	31	28	3	Male	White	Washington	Hanging	[4]
2	January 19, 1993	Charles Sylvester Stamper	39	25	14		Black	Virginia	Electrocution	[5]
3	January 27, 1993	Martsay Luther Bolder	35	21	15			Missouri	Lethal injection	[6]
4	March 3, 1993	John George Brewer	27		6		White	Arizona		[7]
5		James Allen Red Dog	39	37	2		Native American	Delaware		[8]
6	March 5, 1993	Robert Wayne Sawyer	41	28	13		White	Louisiana		[9]
7	March 18, 1993	Syvasky Lafayette Poyner	36	27	9		Black	Virginia	Electrocution	[10]
8	March 23, 1993	Carlos Santana	40	28	12		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[11]
9	March 25, 1993	Ramon Montoya Facundo	38	29	9					[12]
10	April 14, 1993	James Dean Clark	35	20	15		White	Arizona		[13]
11	April 21, 1993	Robert Dale Henderson	48	36	12			Florida	Electrocution	[14]
12	May 4, 1993	Darryl Elroy Stewart	38	24	14		Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[15]
13	May 8, 1993	Larry Joe Johnson	49	35			White	Florida	Electrocution	[16]
14	May 12, 1993	Leonel Torres Herrera	45	34	11		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[17]
15	May 18, 1993	John Christopher Sawyers	37	27			White			[18]
16	June 17, 1993	Andrew John Chabrol	36	34	2			Virginia	Electrocution	[19]
17	June 28, 1993	Thomas Dean Stevens		20	16			Georgia		[20]
18	June 29, 1993	Markham Duff-Smith	46	28	18			Texas	Lethal injection	[21]
19	July 1, 1993	Curtis Paul Harris	31	17	14		Black			[22]
20	July 21, 1993	Walter Junior Blair	32	18				Missouri		[23]
21	July 28, 1993	Frederick Lashley	29	17	12					[24]
22	July 30, 1993	Danny Ray Harris	32	18	14			Texas		[25]
23	August 5, 1993	Joseph Paul Jernigan	39	27	12		White			[26]
24	August 12, 1993	David Lee Holland Sr.	58	50	8					[27]
25	August 20, 1993	Carl Eugene Kelly	34	21	13		Black			[28]
26	August 24, 1993	Ruben Montoya Cantu	26	17	9		Hispanic			[29]
27		David Edwin Mason	36	23	13		White	California	Gas chamber	[30]
28	August 25, 1993	Michael Alan Durocher	33		10			Florida	Electrocution	[31]
29	August 31, 1993	Richard James Wilkerson	29	19	10		Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[32]
30		Kenneth Wesley DeShields	33	24	9			Delaware		[33]
31	September 3, 1993	Johnny James	39	31	8		White	Texas		[34]
32	September 14, 1993	Joe Louis Wise Sr.	31	29	2		Black	Virginia	Electrocution	[35]
33	September 28, 1993	Antonio Nathaniel Bonham	33	21	12			Texas	Lethal injection	[36]
34	October 6, 1993	Frank Joseph Guinan	47	35			White	Missouri		[37]
35	November 10, 1993	Anthony Quinn Cook	34	29	5			Texas		[38]
36	December 7, 1993	Christopher Allen Burger	33	17	16			Georgia	Electrocution	[39]
37	December 15, 1993	Clifford X. Phillips	59	47	12		Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[40]
38	December 16, 1993	David Mark Pruett	44	35	9		White	Virginia	Electrocution	[41]
		Average:	38 years	27 years	11 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	38	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	19	50%
Black	14	37%
Hispanic	4	11%
Native American	1	3%
State
Texas	17	45%
Virginia	5	13%
Missouri	4	11%
Florida	3	8%
Arizona	4	11%
Delaware	2	5%
Georgia	2	5%
California	1	3%
Louisiana	1	3%
Washington	1	3%
Method
Lethal injection	26	68%
Electrocution	10	26%
Gas chamber	1	3%
Hanging	1	3%
Month
January	3	8%
February	0	0%
March	6	16%
April	2	5%
May	4	11%
June	3	8%
July	4	11%
August	8	21%
September	3	8%
October	1	3%
November	1	3%
December	3	8%
Age
20–29	4	11%
30–39	24	63%
40–49	8	21%
50–59	2	5%
Total	38	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1994	31
1993	38
1992	31
Total	100

References

1. "Execution List 1993". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 3, 2025.
2. "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
3. "Executions of Foreign Nationals". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 6, 2025.
4. "Child killer executed in first U.S. hanging in 28 years". UPI. January 5, 1993.
5. "DISABLED MURDERER EXECUTED IN VIRGINIA". The Washington Post. January 20, 1993.
6. "Missouri Executes Man for Killing Fellow Inmate". The New York Times. January 27, 1993.
7. "Brewer is executed". The Arizona Republic via newspaper.com. March 3, 1993. p. 1.
8. "Delaware executes five-time killer James Allen Red Dog". UPI. March 3, 1993.
9. "Convicted murderer Robert Wayne Sawyer executed". UPI. March 5, 1993.
10. "Virginia Executes Man Who Killed 5 In '84 Crime Spree". The New York Times. March 20, 1993.
11. "Armored truck guard's killer executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. March 23, 1993. p. 20.
12. "Texas Executes a Mexican Killer, Raising a Furor Across the Border". The New York Times. March 26, 1993.
13. "Dude Ranch Killer of 4 Is Executed in Arizona". The New York Times. April 15, 1993.
14. "Florida executes convicted killer Henderson". UPI. April 21, 1993.
15. "Texas Executes Man Who Killed a Young Mother". The New York Times. May 5, 1993.
16. "Johnson executed in Florida electric chair". UPI. May 8, 1993.
17. "Convicted Texas Cop Killer Put To Death". The Tyler Courier-Times via newspaper.com. May 12, 1993. p. 14.
18. "Texas Executes Woman's Slayer". The New York Times. May 19, 1993.
19. "VA. EXECUTES FORMER NAVAL OFFICER". The Washington Post. June 18, 1993.
20. "Man Is Executed in Georgia For Killing a Soldier in 1977". The New York Times. June 29, 1993.
21. "Inmate executed for murder of mom". El Paso Times via newspaper.com. June 29, 1993. p. 3.
22. "Execution in 'Samaritan' Case". The New York Times. July 2, 1993.
23. "Missouri Convict is Executed". The New York Times. July 22, 1993.
24. "Killer at 17 Is Put to Death at 29". The New York Times. July 29, 1993.
25. "Killer of Good Samaritan executed". UPI. July 30, 1993.
26. "Killer of 75-year-old man executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 6, 1993. p. 8.
27. "Port Arthur killer is quietly executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. August 12, 1993. p. 48.
28. "Convicted killer Kelly is executed". Waco Tribune-Herald via newspaper.com. August 20, 1993. p. 1.
29. "San Antonio man executed for '84 murder". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 24, 1993. p. 13.
30. "The Mason saga is far from over". Oakland Tribune via newspaper.com. August 25, 1993. p. 12.
31. "Florida executes Michael Durocher". UPI. August 25, 1993.
32. "Houston amusement center killer executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 31, 1993. p. 17.
33. "DELAWARE, TEXAS PUT 2 KILLERS TO DEATH". Deseret News. August 31, 1993.
34. "Former bartender executed for 1985 murder". UPI. September 3, 1993.
35. "Virginia Executes a Man Who Robbed and Killed". The New York Times. September 16, 1993.
36. "Killer of business college teacher executed". UPI. September 28, 1993.
37. "Missouri Executes Inmate Who Killed 2 While in Prison". The New York Times. October 7, 1993.
38. "Killer of University of Texas student executed". UPI. November 10, 1993.
39. "Burger executed for '77 murder of Fort Stewart soldier". Ledger-Enquirer via newspaper.com. December 8, 1993. p. 8.
40. "Texas Executes Killer of Director". The New York Times. December 16, 1993.
41. "Man Who Killed Friend's Wife Is Executed". The New York Times. December 18, 1993.

Preceded by 1992

List of people executed       in the United States in    1993

Succeeded by 1994