List of people executed in the United States in 2015

Twenty-eight people, twenty-seven male and one female were executed in the United States in 2015, all by lethal injection. One person, Alfredo Rolando Prieto was a foreign national from El Salvador. ^[1]

List of people executed in the United States in 2015

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 13, 2015	Andrew Howard Brannan	66	49	17	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[2]
2	January 15, 2015	Charles Frederick Warner	47	30			Black	Oklahoma		[3]
3		Johnny Shane Kormondy	42	21	21		White	Florida		[4]
4	January 21, 2015	Arnold Prieto Jr.	41	20			Hispanic	Texas		[5]
5	January 27, 2015	Warren Lee Hill Jr.	54	30	24		Black	Georgia		[6]
6	January 29, 2015	Robert Charles Ladd	57	39	18			Texas		[7]
7	February 4, 2015	Donald Keith Newbury	52	38	14		White			[8]
8	February 11, 2015	Walter Timothy Storey	47	22	25			Missouri		[9]
9	March 11, 2015	Manuel Vasquez	46	29	17		Hispanic	Texas		[10]
10	March 17, 2015	Cecil Lee Clayton	74	56	18		White	Missouri		[11]
11	April 9, 2015	Kent William Sprouse	42	30	12			Texas		[12]
12	April 14, 2015	Andre Vincent Cole	52	35	17		Black	Missouri		[13]
13	April 15, 2015	Manuel Fernando Garza Jr.	34	20	14		Hispanic	Texas		[14]
14	May 12, 2015	Derrick Dewayne Charles	32	19	13		Black			[15]
15	June 3, 2015	Lester Leroy Bower Jr.	67	35	32		White			[16]
16	June 9, 2015	Richard Lamont Strong	48	33	15		Black	Missouri		[17]
17	June 18, 2015	Gregory Lynn Russeau	45	31	14			Texas		[18]
18	July 14, 2015	David Stanley Zink	55	41			White	Missouri		[19]
19	August 12, 2015	Daniel Lee Lopez	27	21	6		Hispanic	Texas		[20]
20	September 1, 2015	Roderick Nunley	50	24	26		Black	Missouri		[21]
21	September 30, 2015	Kelly Renee Gissendaner	47	28	19	Female	White	Georgia		[22]
22	October 1, 2015	Alfredo Rolando Prieto	49	23	26	Male	Hispanic	Virginia		[23]
23	October 6, 2015	Juan Martin Garcia	35	18	17			Texas		[24]
24	October 14, 2015	Licho Escamilla	33	19	14					[25]
25	October 29, 2015	Jerry William Correll	59	29	30		White	Florida		[26]
26	November 18, 2015	Raphael Deon Holiday	36	21	15		Black	Texas		[27]
27	November 19, 2015	Marcus Ray Johnson	50	28	22		White	Georgia		[28]
28	December 9, 2015	Brian Keith Terrell	47	24	23		Black			[29]
		Average:	48 years	29 years	19 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	27	96%
Female	1	4%
Ethnicity
White	11	39%
Black	10	36%
Hispanic	7	25%
State
Texas	13	46%
Missouri	6	21%
Georgia	5	18%
Florida	2	7%
Oklahoma	1	4%
Virginia	1	4%
Method
Lethal injection	28	100%
Month
January	6	21%
February	2	7%
March	2	7%
April	3	11%
May	1	4%
June	3	11%
July	1	4%
August	1	4%
September	2	7%
October	4	14%
November	2	7%
December	1	4%
Age
20–29	1	4%
30–39	5	18%
40–49	11	39%
50–59	8	29%
60–69	2	7%
70–79	1	4%
Total	28	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2016	20
2015	28
2014	35
Total	83

See also

• List of death row inmates in the United States
• List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
• List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
• List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
• List of women executed in the United States since 1976

References

1. "Execution List 2015". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved October 17, 2021.
2. "Georgia executes Vietnam veteran who killed a sheriff's deputy". CNN . January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
3. "Convicted child killer Charles Warner executed". KOKI-TV . January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
4. Dearen, Jason (January 15, 2015). "Florida executes ringleader of 1993 Panhandle rape, murder". AP News.
5. Nolan, Hamilton (February 10, 2015). "A Letter From Arnold Prieto, Who Was Executed in Texas on January 21". Gawker.
6. "Georgia executes inmate Warren Hill after supreme court refuses stay". The Guardian . January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
7. "Robert Ladd Executed In Texas Despite Claims Mental Impairment Made Him Ineligible". HuffPost . January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
8. "'Texas 7' killer Donald Newbury put to death". WFAA . February 4, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
9. "Missouri man executed for killing neighbor in 1990". USA Today . February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
10. "Manuel Vasquez Executed In Texas For Killing Woman Over Gang Drug Tax". HuffPost . March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
11. "Cecil Clayton, Brain-Damaged Missouri Cop-Killer, Executed After Last-Ditch Appeal Fails". HuffPost . March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
12. "Kent Sprouse, Convicted Cop Killer, First Texas Prisoner Executed With New Batch Of Drugs". HuffPost . April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
13. "Andre Cole Executed In Missouri For 1998 Killing". HuffPost . April 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
14. "Texas Executes Manuel Garza Jr. For Killing San Antonio Cop". HuffPost . April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
15. "Derrick Charles, Convicted Killer Who Claimed Incompetence, Executed By Texas". HuffPost . May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
16. "Texas Executes Lester Bower, State's Oldest Prisoner on Death Row". ABC News . June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
17. "Missouri Double-Murderer Richard Strong Executed Despite Pleas For Clemency". HuffPost . June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
18. "The Latest: Texas executes man for slaying of mechanic". AP NEWS. June 18, 2015.
19. "Missouri Killer David Zink Executed After Court, Governor Refuse to Intervene". NBC News. July 15, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
20. Bellware, Kim (August 12, 2015). "Texas Executes Cop Killer Who Sought Death Over Lawyer's Objection". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
21. Salter, Jim (September 1, 2015). "Missouri executes man for 15-year-old girl's 1989 killing". AP NEWS.
22. "Kelly Gissendaner: Georgia executes first woman for 70 years despite last-minute appeals". The Guardian . September 30, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
23. "Triple murderer Alfredo Prieto is executed in Virginia". The Washington Post . October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
24. "Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia for murder in $8 robbery". The Guardian . October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
25. Graczyk, Michael (October 14, 2015). "Texas executes inmate for Dallas police officer's 2001 death". AP NEWS.
26. "Convicted Orlando killer Jerry Correll is executed". Tampa Bay Times . October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
27. "Texas executes Raphael Holiday over fire that killed three children". The Guardian. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
28. "The Latest: Georgia man declines prayer before execution". AP NEWS. November 19, 2015.
29. "Georgia inmate Brian Keith Terrell shook his head, proclaimed innocence before he was executed for 1992 murder". New York Daily News . December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

Preceded by 2014

List of people executed       in the United States in    2015

Succeeded by 2016