List of women executed in the United States since 1976

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Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in Gregg v. Georgia , 17 women have been executed in the United States. [1] Women represent about 1.08 percent of the 1,595 executions performed in the United States since 1976. [2]

No.Date of executionNameRaceAge at executionAge at offenseStateMethodRef.
1November 2, 1984 Margie Velma Barfield White5245 North Carolina Lethal injection [3]
2February 3, 1998 Karla Faye Tucker 3823 Texas [4]
3March 30, 1998 Judias "Judy" V. Buenoano 5428 Florida Electrocution [5]
4February 24, 2000 Betty Lou Beets 6246TexasLethal injection [6]
5May 2, 2000 Christina Marie Riggs 2826 Arkansas [7]
6January 11, 2001 Wanda Jean Allen Black4129 Oklahoma [8]
7May 1, 2001Marilyn Kay PlantzWhite4027 [9]
8December 4, 2001Lois Nadean Smith6141 [10]
9May 10, 2002 Lynda Lyon Block 5445 Alabama Electrocution [11]
10October 9, 2002 Aileen Carol Wuornos 4633–34FloridaLethal injection [12]
11September 14, 2005 Frances Elaine Newton Black4021Texas [13]
12September 23, 2010 Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis White4133 Virginia [14]
13June 26, 2013 Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy Black5236Texas [15]
14February 5, 2014 Suzanne Margaret Basso White5944 [16]
15September 17, 2014 Lisa Ann Coleman Black3828 [17]
16September 30, 2015 Kelly Renee Gissendaner White47 Georgia [18]
17January 13, 2021 Lisa Marie Montgomery 5236 Federal government [19]

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References

  1. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – U.S. Executions Since 1976
  2. ↑ "Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Velma Margie Barfield
  4. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Karla Faye Tucker
  5. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Judias V. Buenoano
  6. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Betty Lou Beets
  7. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Christina Marie Riggs
  8. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Wanda Jean Allen
  9. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Marilyn Kay Plantz
  10. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lois Nadean Smith
  11. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lynda Lyon Block
  12. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Aileen Carol Wuornos
  13. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Frances Elaine Newton
  14. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis
  15. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy
  16. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Suzanne Margaret Basso
  17. ↑ The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lisa Ann Coleman
  18. ↑ "Georgia inmate Kelly Gissendaner executed after failed appeals". CNN . September 30, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ "US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953". Associated Press . January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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