List of people executed in the United States in 2015

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Twenty-eight people were executed in the United States in 2015. Thirteen of them were in the state of Texas. One (Alfredo Rolando Prieto) was a foreign national from El Salvador. One (Kelly Renee Gissendaner) was female. [1]

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List of people executed in the United States in 2015

No.Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethodRef.
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1January 13, 2015 Andrew Howard Brannan 664917MaleWhite Georgia Lethal injection [2]
2January 15, 2015 Charles Frederick Warner 4730Black Oklahoma [3]
3Johnny Shane Kormondy422121White Florida [4]
4January 21, 2015Arnold Prieto Jr.4120Hispanic Texas [5]
5January 27, 2015 Warren Lee Hill Jr. 543024BlackGeorgia [6]
6January 29, 2015 Robert Charles Ladd 573918Texas [7]
7February 4, 2015 Donald Keith Newbury 523814White [8]
8February 11, 2015Walter Timothy Storey472225 Missouri [9]
9March 11, 2015Manuel Vasquez462917HispanicTexas [10]
10March 17, 2015Cecil Lee Clayton745618WhiteMissouri [11]
11April 9, 2015Kent William Sprouse423012Texas [12]
12April 14, 2015Andre Vincent Cole523517BlackMissouri [13]
13April 15, 2015Manuel Fernando Garza Jr.342014HispanicTexas [14]
14May 12, 2015Derrick Dewayne Charles321913Black [15]
15June 3, 2015 Lester Leroy Bower Jr. 673532White [16]
16June 9, 2015Richard Lamont Strong483315BlackMissouri [17]
17June 18, 2015Gregory Lynn Russeau453114Texas [18]
18July 14, 2015David Stanley Zink5541WhiteMissouri [19]
19August 12, 2015Daniel Lee Lopez27216HispanicTexas [20]
20September 1, 2015 Roderick Nunley 502426BlackMissouri [21]
21September 30, 2015 Kelly Renee Gissendaner 472819FemaleWhiteGeorgia [22]
22October 1, 2015 Alfredo Rolando Prieto 492326MaleHispanic Virginia [23]
23October 6, 2015 Juan Martin Garcia 351817Texas [24]
24October 14, 2015 Licho Escamilla 331914 [25]
25October 29, 2015Jerry William Correll592930WhiteFlorida [26]
26November 18, 2015Raphael Deon Holiday362115BlackTexas [27]
27November 19, 2015Marcus Ray Johnson502822WhiteGeorgia [28]
28December 9, 2015Brian Keith Terrell472423Black [29]
Average:48 years29 years19 years

Demographics

Gender
Male2796%
Female14%
Ethnicity
White1139%
Black1036%
Hispanic725%
State
Texas 1346%
Missouri 621%
Georgia 518%
Florida 27%
Oklahoma 14%
Virginia 14%
Method
Lethal injection 28100%
Month
January621%
February27%
March27%
April311%
May14%
June311%
July14%
August14%
September27%
October414%
November27%
December14%
Age
20–2914%
30–39518%
40–491139%
50–59829%
60–6927%
70–7914%
Total28100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2016 20
201528
2014 35
Total83

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