List of people executed in Maryland

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This is a list of at least 310 people executed in Maryland, United States, between 1638 and 2005. [1] [2]

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Capital punishment in Maryland was abolished in 2013.

1638–1699: 16 executions

No.NameAgeRaceSexOccupationCrimeMethodDate of ExecutionCounty
1Thomas Smith?WhiteMaleSeaman Sedition, Piracy, Murder [3] Hanging 1638-06-20 St. Mary's
2Edward Beckler?WhiteMaleSeaman Sedition, Piracy, Murder [3] Hanging1638-06-20St. Mary's
3 Richard Ingle 43WhiteMaleSeamanPiracyHanging1653-??-??St. Mary's
4William Eltonhead?WhiteMale??Hanging1655-??-?? Anne Arundel
5William Lewis?WhiteMale??Hanging1655-??-??Anne Arundel
6John Leggatt?WhiteMale??Hanging1655-??-??Anne Arundel
7John Pedro?WhiteMale??Hanging1655-??-??Anne Arundel
8John Dandy?WhiteMaleGunsmithMurderHanging1657-01-03 Calvert
9Jacob [slave of Utee]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1665-01-04St. Mary's
10Anatchcom?Native AmericanMale?Murder Shooting 1669-05-08St. Mary's
11John [unknown surname]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1671-04-14St. Mary's
12James Sall?WhiteMaleServantMurderHanging1671-04-14St. Mary's
13Robert Spear?WhiteMaleServantMurderHanging1671-04-14St. Mary's
14Robert Warry?WhiteMaleServantMurderHanging1671-04-14St. Mary's
15Isabella Yousley?WhiteFemale?MurderHanging1671-04-17St. Mary's
16 Rebecca Fowler ?WhiteFemaleHousewife Witchcraft Hanging1685-01-09Calvert

1700–1799: 72 executions

No.NameAgeRaceSexOccupationCrimeMethodDate of ExecutionCounty
1Tom [4] ?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1728-11-15 Cecil
2Jupiter Jack [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1728-12-16 Charles
3Pompey [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1728-12-16Charles
4Parraway [slave of John Aldridge] [4] ?BlackMaleSlaveMurder Gibbeting 1729-04-18 Prince George's
5Corra [slave of Aquilla Hall] [4] ?BlackMaleSlaveMurderGibbeting1729-05-16 Baltimore
6Babb [4] ?BlackFemaleSlave?Hanging1729-06-17 Kent
7Coacko [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1730-11-25Prince George's
8Ben [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1732-11-10Prince George's
9Stepney [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Gibbeting1733-05-16Charles
10Tom [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1733-10-03Anne Arundel
11Harry [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1733-11-14Prince George's
12Michael Aley [5] ?WhiteMale??Hanging1735-01-16 Queen Anne's
13Anthony [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1736-11-10St. Mary's
14Kildare [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1736-11-10Anne Arundel
15Sam [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1736-11-10Prince George's
16Sambo/Sango [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1736-11-10Prince George's
17Jack [slave of Leonard Holliday] [4] ?Native AmericanMaleSlave?Hanging1737-05-27Prince George's
18Cloe [4] ?BlackFemaleSlave?Hanging1737-05-27Anne Arundel
19Iago [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1737-05-27Anne Arundel
20Jack [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1737-05-27Anne Arundel
21Jack [4] ?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1737-06-01Charles
22Henry Murphy [5] ?WhiteMale??Hanging1737-11-16Charles
23Bess [slave of John Beale]?BlackFemaleSlaveConspiracy to Murder by PoisonHanging1738-06-07Prince George's
24Charles [slave of Richard Hellen] [5] ?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1738-12-12Calvert
25[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlave?Hanging1738-??-??Anne Arundel
26[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1738-??-??Anne Arundel
27[Unknown]?WhiteMale?Housebreaking/BurglaryHanging1738-??-??Anne Arundel
28[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1739-??-??Anne Arundel
29[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveSlave RevoltHanging1739-??-??Prince George's
30[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveHousebreaking/BurglaryHanging1739-??-??Anne Arundel
31[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
32[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
33[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
34[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
35[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
36[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
37[Unknown]?Black?SlaveMurderHanging1742-??-???
38Jack [slave of Phillip Hammond] [5] ?BlackMaleSlaveHousebreaking/BurglaryHanging1743-07-22Anne Arundel
39Frank [slave of Phillip Hammond] [5] ?BlackMaleSlaveHousebreaking/BurglaryHanging1743-07-22Anne Arundel
40[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderGibbeting1743-??-???
41[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderGibbeting1743-??-???
42Esther Anderson?WhiteFemale?Murder Burning 1746-05-13 Kent
43Hector Grant?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1746-05-13Kent
44James Horney?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1746-05-13Kent
45Thomas Lamb [6] ??MaleServantMurderHanging1747-05-13 [6] Prince George's [6]
46York [unknown first name]?BlackMaleSlave [4] Horse StealingHanging1747-12-09 [4] Anne Arundel [4]
47John Murphy?WhiteMale?Housebreaking/BurglaryHanging1749-12-13 Frederick
48Martha Bassett?WhiteFemaleServantMurderHanging1752-01-10 Baltimore
49Mary Powell?WhiteFemaleServantMurderHanging1752-01-10Baltimore
50John Berry?WhiteMaleServantMurderGibbeting [5] 1752-01-10Baltimore
51Key [unknown first name]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1755-??-??St. Mary's
52[Unknown]?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1755-??-???
53Stephen [slave of Ennals]?BlackMaleSlaveTheftHanging1762-??-?? Dorchester
54Richard Crosby?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1762-05-26Frederick
55Michael Peck?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1762-10-08Frederick
56Toby [5] ?BlackMaleSlaveHousebreaking/BurglaryHanging1767-06-26Dorchester
57John Stinson [5] ?WhiteMale?Housebreaking/BurglaryHanging1769-10-20Baltimore
58Tom [5] ?BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1770-05-02 Somerset
59[Unknown]??MaleConvictMurderHanging1773-01-22Frederick
60[Unknown]??MaleConvictMurderHanging1773-01-22Frederick
61[Unknown]??MaleConvictMurderHanging1773-01-22Frederick
62[Unknown]??MaleConvictMurderHanging1773-01-22Frederick
63[Unknown]?WhiteMale?Treason?1781-07-25Frederick
64[Unknown]?WhiteMale?Treason?1781-07-25Frederick
65[Unknown]?WhiteMale?Treason?1781-07-25Frederick
66Robert Conaway?WhiteMale??Hanging1783-11-05Baltimore
67John Lee?WhiteMale??Hanging1783-11-05Baltimore
68Francis Piers?LatinoMale?MurderHanging1783-11-05Baltimore
69Donnelly [unknown first name]?WhiteMale?RobberyHanging1788-??-?? Baltimore City
70Murray [unknown first name]?WhiteMale?RobberyHanging1788-??-??Baltimore City
71Patrick Cassidy?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1788-??-??Baltimore City
72John Webb?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1788-??-??Baltimore City

1800–1899: 139 executions

No.NameAgeRaceSexOccupationCrimeMethodDate of ExecutionCounty
1Sam [slave of Harding]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1803-03-30Frederick
2William MorrisWhiteMaleEscaped PrisonerMurderHanging1808-04-22Baltimore City
3William RobinsonWhiteMaleEscaped PrisonerMurderHanging1808-04-22Baltimore City
4Daniel DoughertyWhiteMaleEscaped PrisonerMurderHanging1808-04-22Baltimore City
5Caleb DoughertyBlackMaleEscaped PrisonerMurderHanging1808-04-22Baltimore City
6John RigginWhiteMaleEscaped ConvictHousebreaking/BurglaryHanging1808-04-22Worcester
7Frank JohnstonBlackMale?Accessory to MurderHanging1808-11-25Montgomery
8Peregrine [slave of Rochester]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1810-??-??Queen Anne's
9John ArmstrongBlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1811-11-06Queen Anne's
10Jonathan [slave of Owings]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1813-01-26Frederick
11Harry [slave of Owings]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1813-01-26Frederick
12Nimrod [slave of Owings]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1813-01-26Frederick
13Solomon [slave of Owings]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1813-01-26Frederick
14Dick [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1817-??-??Anne Arundel
15Joseph HareWhiteMaleHighwaymanRobberyHanging1818-09-10Baltimore City
16John AlexanderWhiteMaleHighwaymanRobberyHanging1818-09-10Baltimore City
17John CotterillWhiteMale?MurderHanging1820-02-25Montgomery
18William CotterillWhiteMale?MurderHanging1820-02-25Montgomery
19William Cotterill, Jr.WhiteMale?MurderHanging1820-02-25Montgomery
20John Ferguson?MaleSeamanPiracyHanging1820-04-13Baltimore City
21Israel Denny?MaleSeamanPiracyHanging1820-04-13Baltimore City
22Peregrine Hutton28WhiteMaleStagecoach DriverMurder-RobberyHanging1820-07-14Baltimore City
23Morris Hull20WhiteMaleDruggistMurder-RobberyHanging1820-07-14Baltimore City
24Peter [slave of Baker]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1821-03-02Frederick
25Kitty [slave of Baker]BlackFemaleSlaveMurderHanging1821-03-02Frederick
26George [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1824-01-29Baltimore
27Henry [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1824-01-29Baltimore
28Shelby Jump?Male?MurderHanging1829-??-??Caroline
29George Swearingen29WhiteMaleSheriffMurderHanging1829-01-02Allegany
30Henny [slave of Insley]BlackFemaleSlaveMurderHanging1831-06-??Dorchester
31John MarkleyWhiteMaleEx-ConvictMurder-RobberyHanging1831-06-24Frederick
32Nelson WallisBlackMale?RapeHanging1833-12-20Baltimore City
33Aurelia ChaseBlackFemaleSlavePoisoningHanging1833-12-20Baltimore City
34William AdamsBlackMale?MurderHanging1835-05-29Baltimore City
35[Unknown]????Hanging1844-??-??St. Mary's
36Adam HornWhiteMale?MurderHanging1844-01-12Baltimore City
37Henry McCurryWhiteMale?MurderHanging1845-06-27Baltimore City
38Joseph AlexanderBlackMale?MurderHanging1847-02-26Baltimore City
39Charles [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1847-06-04St. Mary's
40Tom [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveRapeHanging1848-??-??Anne Arundel
41Conrad VinterWhiteMale?MurderHanging1849-07-21Baltimore City
42Nicholas MurphyWhiteMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1851-08-08Kent
43William SheltonWhiteMaleLaborerMurder-RobberyHanging1851-08-08Kent
44Abraham TaylorWhiteMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1851-08-08Kent
45David [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1852-??-??Anne Arundel
46David JohnsonBlackMale?MurderHanging1853-01-07Anne Arundel
47Thomas Connor19WhiteMale?MurderHanging1853-08-05Baltimore City
48Robert Swift?Male?MurderHanging1855-04-20Cecil
49Frederick Miller25WhiteMalePeddlerMurder-RobberyHanging1856-01-03Allegany
50Saul [unknown surname]BlackMaleSlaveMurderHanging1856-02-27Queen Anne's
51Phillip HawkinsBlackMaleFreedmanMurderHanging1858-01-??Frederick
52Marion Crop23WhiteMale?MurderHanging1859-04-08Baltimore City
53Henry Gambrill25WhiteMaleSaloon KeeperMurderHanging1859-04-08Baltimore City
54John Cyphus34BlackMaleDraymanMurderHanging1859-04-08Baltimore City
55Peter Corrie26WhiteMaleButcherMurderHanging1859-04-08Baltimore City
56[Unknown]BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1860-11-??Prince George's
57[Unknown]BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1860-11-??Prince George's
58[Unknown]BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1860-11-??Prince George's
59[Unknown]BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1860-11-??Prince George's
60Henry KennardBlackMale?RapeHanging1861-??-??Baltimore
61Joseph KuhnsWhiteMaleSoldierMurderHanging1862-03-07Baltimore City
62Mary NaylorBlackFemaleSlaveMurderHanging1863-??-??Anne Arundel
63William RichardsonWhiteMale?EspionageHanging1863-07-05Frederick
64Andrew LaypoleWhiteMale?EspionageHanging1864-05-23Baltimore City
65George McDonaldWhiteMaleSoldierDesertionShooting1864-09-27Baltimore City
66Thomas DavisBlackMale?MurderHanging1866-11-02Prince George's
67William JamesBlackMale?MurderHanging1866-11-02Prince George's
68Henry LuckettBlackMale?MurderHanging1866-11-02Prince George's
69William PlaterBlackMale?MurderHanging1866-11-02Prince George's
70Lucy PurnellBlackFemale?MurderHanging1868-02-28Worcester
71[Unknown]BlackMale?MurderHanging1869-03-05Somerset
72[Unknown]BlackMale?MurderHanging1869-03-05Somerset
73[Unknown]BlackMale?MurderHanging1869-03-05Somerset
74[Unknown]BlackMale?MurderHanging1869-03-05Somerset
75George TurnerBlackMale?MurderHanging1869-05-29Frederick
76Nimrod RichardsBlackMale?MurderHanging1870-08-12Prince George's
77John RiceBlackMale?RapeHanging1870-09-16Calvert
78John Martin21BlackMaleFarm LaborerRapeHanging1871-02-10Frederick
79John HowardWhiteMaleCanal Boat WorkerMurderHanging1871-02-10Allegany
80Mary Wallis17BlackFemaleDomestic ServantMurderHanging1871-02-10Prince George's
81Fred LawrenceBlackMale?MurderHanging1871-07-??Talbot
82William PritchardBlackMale?RapeHanging1871-09-29Baltimore
83William CraigBlackMaleFarm LaborerRapeHanging1873-01-10Allegany
84Thomas Jackson49BlackMaleMerchantMurder-RobberyHanging1873-07-11St. Mary's
85Albert Sanders23BlackMaleEx-ConvictMurder-RobberyHanging1873-07-11Calvert
86Thomas HollohanWhiteMaleLaborerMurder-RobberyHanging1873-08-01Baltimore City
87Joshua NicholsonWhiteMaleLaborerMurder-RobberyHanging1873-08-01Baltimore City
88James WestBlackMaleLaborerMurderHanging1873-08-23Baltimore City
89Levan PalmerBlackMale?RapeHanging1873-08-23Baltimore
90Ernest SmithBlackMale?MurderHanging1874-08-??Talbot
91George Wheeler23BlackMaleFarm HandMurderHanging1875-03-12Talbot
92[Unknown]BlackMale?MurderHanging1875-03-12?
93Jenkins HowellBlackMale?RapeHanging1876-08-12Worcester
94Charles SimpsonBlackMale??Hanging1877-02-09Charles
95Martin HenryBlackMale??Hanging1877-02-09Charles
96James Hawkins20BlackMale?RapeHanging1877-11-23Baltimore
97Henry NorfolkWhiteMaleFarmerMurderHanging1877-12-21Anne Arundel
98Edward Costley19BlackMale?MurderHanging1878-06-21Frederick
99Hiram FooksBlackMale?MurderHanging1878-07-21Somerset
100Medford Walters18BlackMale?MurderHanging1879-12-05Cecil
101John Gothard53BlackMaleFarm HandMurderHanging1881-04-29Baltimore
102Felix Munschor32WhiteMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1881-11-11Frederick
103Arthur Preston21BlackMale?MurderHanging1883-01-19Harford
104George LakeBlackMale?RapeHanging1883-06-29Dorchester
105John Smith40BlackMaleRailroad WorkerMurderHanging1883-11-16Garrett
106Frederick CephasBlackMale?MurderHanging1884-08-01Dorchester
107Charles WilliamsBlackMale?RapeHanging1886-01-08Dorchester
108Jim StevensBlackMale?RapeHanging1887-02-25Somerset
109John RossBlackMale?MurderHanging1887-09-09Baltimore City
110John BiscoeBlackMaleSailorMurderHanging1888-04-27St. Mary's
111Melvin Garlitz25WhiteMaleRailroad WorkerMurderHanging1889-08-30Allegany
112Ernest ForbesBlackMale?RapeHanging1891-04-03Anne Arundel
113William Blaney?Male?Murder-RobberyHanging1891-06-12Baltimore City
114Thomas ThompsonBlackMale?MurderHanging1892-01-29Kent
115Buck BrooksBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-01-13Kent
116Moses BrownBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-01-13Kent
117Frisbie ComegysBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-01-13Kent
118Fletcher WilliamsBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-01-13Kent
119Alfred StoutBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-01-27Cecil
120William Bond25BlackMaleFarm HandMurder-RapeHanging1893-04-14Montgomery
121William PinkneyBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-06-30Prince George's
122Daniel BarberBlackMale?MurderHanging1893-06-30Prince George's
123Arthur CourtneyBlackMaleSeamanMurder-RobberyHanging1893-12-15Somerset
124Henry TaylorBlackMaleSeamanMurder-RobberyHanging1893-12-15Somerset
125William LeonardWhiteMaleLaborerMurderHanging1894-02-16Frederick
126Horace CooperBlackMale?MurderHanging1895-06-21Cecil
127James SmithBlackMaleWaiterMurder-RapeHanging1896-12-18Prince George's
128George MatthewsWhiteMaleOyster DredgerMurderHanging1897-03-12Charles
129Peter Monahan74WhiteMale?MurderHanging1897-08-13Baltimore City
130Sommerfield Dennis16BlackMale?MurderHanging1898-08-12Worcester
131Joseph Wright21BlackMale?MurderHanging1899-03-24Kent
132John Berry16BlackMaleOdd JobsMurder-RobberyHanging1899-06-16Prince George's
133Cornelius Gardiner23BlackMalePorterRapeHanging1899-07-28Baltimore City
134Charles James21BlackMaleWaiterRapeHanging1899-07-28Baltimore City
135John Myers19BlackMaleMessengerRapeHanging1899-07-28Baltimore City
136Joseph Bryan32BlackMaleBarberMurderHanging1899-07-28Baltimore City
137Armistead TaylorBlackMaleFarm HandMurder-RobberyHanging1899-08-18Montgomery
138John BrownBlackMaleFarm HandMurder-RobberyHanging1899-08-18Montgomery
139Samuel Johnson22BlackMale?RapeHanging1899-12-08Washington

1900–1961: 112 executions

Maryland's final execution before the nationwide death penalty moratorium caused by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Furman v. Georgia (1972) occurred in 1961.

No.NameAgeRaceSexOccupationCrimeMethodDate of ExecutionCounty
1Amos Smith?BlackMale?MurderHanging1900-08-03Baltimore City
2William Black?BlackMale?RapeHanging1900-08-31Baltimore City
3Charles Overs28BlackMaleRailroad WorkerMurderHanging1901-04-19Frederick
4Wiley Kirk18BlackMale?RapeHanging1901-05-31Baltimore
5John Butler?BlackMale?MurderHanging1901-08-23Baltimore City
6Frank Jones?BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1902-06-20Howard
7John Johnson?BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1902-06-20Howard
8Asbury Dixon?BlackMale?MurderHanging1902-08-29Worcester
9John Devine?BlackMale?MurderHanging1902-09-19Baltimore City
10Henry Hardy37BlackMaleFishermanMurderHanging1905-07-07Wicomico
11John Burch?BlackMale?MurderHanging1905-07-07Baltimore City
12John Simpers??Male?MurderHanging1905-01-20Cecil
13Isaac Winder?BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1906-03-30Baltimore
14William Lee17BlackMaleOdd JobsRapeHanging1906-07-26Somerset
15Frisbie Gibbs40BlackMale?MurderHanging1907-05-10Baltimore City
16Edward Wilson?BlackMale?MurderHanging1908-02-28Baltimore City
17Andrew Taylor27BlackMaleFarm HandMurderHanging1912-08-09Anne Arundel
18Wesley Mills?BlackMaleLaborerRapeHanging1912-12-06Somerset
19Philip Gibson?BlackMaleLaborerMurderHanging1913-01-03Baltimore City
20James Jacobs?BlackMale??Hanging1913-01-10Anne Arundel
21Wish Shepard18BlackMale?RapeHanging1915-08-27Caroline
22Frank Grano?WhiteMale?MurderHanging1915-11-26Worcester
23John Brown?BlackMale?MurderHanging1916-06-30Washington
24 John Snowden ?BlackMale?MurderHanging1919-02-28Anne Arundel
25Isaiah Fountain?BlackMale?RapeHanging1920-07-23Talbot
26Charles Robinson??Male?MurderHanging1921-02-25Frederick
27Charles Lewis?BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1921-03-18Baltimore City
28William Davis?BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1921-03-18Baltimore City
29Guy Thompson41WhiteMale?MurderHanging1921-04-15Montgomery
30Henry Brown?BlackMaleNavy DeserterMurder-RobberyHanging1921-09-01Baltimore City
31Samuel Smith?BlackMaleChauffeurAttempted RapeHanging1922-02-24Baltimore
32William Stultz?WhiteMalePlumberMurderHanging1922-11-10Frederick
33Bishop Hawkins?BlackMale?MurderHanging1923-04-06Baltimore City
34George Chelton [2] 21BlackMale?RapeHanging1923-06-08Somerset
35Carroll Gibson18BlackMale?RapeHanging1925-02-13Talbot
36Isaac Benson37BlackMale?MurderHanging1926-07-23Baltimore City
37Richard Whittemore27WhiteMaleEscaped ConvictMurderHanging1926-08-13Baltimore City
38William Henry Ross23BlackMale?MurderHanging1927-09-09Washington
39Arthur Swann20BlackMale?MurderHanging1927-09-09Frederick
40Ottie Simmons19BlackMale?MurderHanging1927-09-09Frederick
41Alfred Simms19BlackMale?RapeHanging1927-11-11Prince George's
42Benjamin F. Spragins28WhiteMaleConvictMurderHanging1928-08-03Baltimore
43Charles P. Carey28WhiteMaleConvictMurderHanging1928-08-03Baltimore City
44Hopkins Watkins27BlackMale?MurderHanging1928-11-16Baltimore
45John Orestus Marsh [2] 51WhiteMale?MurderHanging1929-08-09Carroll
46John Jackson55BlackMale?MurderHanging1930-01-31Baltimore City
47Lorenzo Price32BlackMale?MurderHanging1931-06-12Baltimore
48Thomas Blackson42BlackMale?MurderHanging1932-01-15Worcester
49Walter F. Wright28BlackMale?MurderHanging1932-04-08Baltimore City
50Euel Lee60BlackMaleFarm LaborerMurderHanging1933-01-27Baltimore
51Page Jupiter46BlackMale?MurderHanging1934-02-02Charles
52James A. Gross25BlackMale?MurderHanging1935-04-19Prince George's
53Gordon Dent30BlackMale?MurderHanging1935-04-19Prince George's
54James Poindexter27BlackMale?RapeHanging1935-06-28Montgomery
55William Harold45BlackMale?RapeHanging1935-06-28Montgomery
56Willie Williams25BlackMale?MurderHanging1936-06-12Baltimore City
57Augusto Perez22WhiteMale?RapeHanging1936-06-12Baltimore City
58James Irvin Howard20BlackMaleLaborerMurder-RobberyHanging1937-07-09Anne Arundel
59Richard Hammond31BlackMale?MurderHanging1938-08-28Baltimore City
60James Albert Turner25BlackMale?RapeHanging1938-08-29Montgomery
61Fred L. Brown44WhiteMaleFarmerMurderHanging1939-03-19Dorchester
62Alvin Kenton23WhiteMale?RapeHanging1940-03-15Talbot
63Thomas C. Sanchez40WhiteMale?RapeHanging1940-03-15Talbot
64Otis Harrell23BlackMale?MurderHanging1940-05-10Baltimore City
65William T. Sorrell28BlackMale?MurderHanging1940-05-10Baltimore City
66Alexander Williams33BlackMale?RapeHanging1940-06-28Anne Arundel
67Arthur H. Collick27BlackMale?MurderHanging1940-09-13Baltimore
68Wilson Knott33WhiteMale?RapeHanging1941-01-10Anne Arundel
69French White23BlackMale?RapeHanging1941-06-27Montgomery
70James Miller29WhiteMaleFarm LaborerRapeHanging1941-09-26Allegany
71Earl Loveless22WhiteMaleFarm LaborerRapeHanging1941-09-26Allegany
72James Baker38BlackMale?MurderHanging1941-12-19Dorchester
73Wilbur Pritchett37BlackMale?RapeHanging1942-05-08Dorchester
74Frank Haywood32BlackMale?RapeHanging1942-06-05Prince George's
75Andrew Henry54BlackMale?MurderHanging1942-07-10Dorchester
76Edward Woffard27BlackMale?MurderHanging1942-07-24Baltimore
77Charles J. Benjamin23BlackMale?MurderHanging1942-07-24Baltimore City
78James Gilliam39BlackMale?MurderHanging1943-01-15Worcester
79James Ford32BlackMale?RapeHanging1943-03-12Baltimore
80Freeman Holton21BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1943-06-04Baltimore City
81Frank Williams23BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1943-06-04Baltimore City
82John Lampkin19BlackMale?RapeHanging1943-08-13Baltimore City
83William Charles Holsey [2] 33BlackMale?MurderHanging1944-02-25Carroll
84Martin Smith20BlackMale?RapeHanging1944-03-31Baltimore City
85John Hinton25BlackMale?RapeHanging1944-06-16Dorchester
86Calvin William Watkins [2] 24BlackMale?MurderHanging1944-11-17Baltimore City
87Patrick Murphy40WhiteMale?RapeHanging1945-07-20Prince George's
88Luther McClam28BlackMale?MurderHanging1945-08-17Baltimore City
89Donald Brooks31WhiteMaleTruck DriverMurder-BurglaryHanging1945-11-30Baltimore City
90John Henry Fields [2] 38BlackMale?MurderHanging1945-12-28Worcester
91William Tasker21BlackMale?MurderHanging1946-01-18Anne Arundel
92Lloyd Walker22BlackMale?RapeHanging1946-08-09Baltimore City
93William Demby22BlackMale?RapeHanging1946-01-04Baltimore City
94Roy Nathan Peters [2] 22BlackMale?RapeHanging1946-01-04Baltimore City
95Jack Lester Barnes [2] 25BlackMale?RapeHanging1946-12-13Prince George's
96Charles Lee Carmen [2] 19BlackMale?RapeHanging1947-01-17Cecil
97William Copper20BlackMale?RapeHanging1947-06-27Cecil
98Ross J. Abbott24WhiteMale?MurderHanging1947-08-01Dorchester
99Weldon Jones, Jr.18BlackMaleOyster PickerMurder-RobberyHanging1947-08-01Wicomico
100Roy Lee Lathco [2] 39WhiteMale?RapeHanging1948-04-30Baltimore
101Henry T. Jackson32BlackMale?MurderHanging1948-04-30Worcester
102Ollie Smith, Jr.22BlackMaleFarm HandRapeHanging1948-04-30Dorchester
103Howard A. Fram31WhiteMaleUnemployedMurder-RobberyHanging1949-07-08Baltimore City
104Eugene James31BlackMaleJanitorMurder-RapeHanging1949-08-12Baltimore City
105John Knowles26BlackMaleMerchant MarineMurderHanging1949-08-12Baltimore City
106Lott Glover31BlackMale?Murder-RobberyHanging1953-08-25Prince George's
107George Grammer35WhiteMaleOffice ManagerMurderHanging1954-06-11Baltimore City
108William C. Thomas32BlackMaleEx-ConvictMurder-Rape-RobberyHanging1955-06-10Baltimore City
109Eddie Lee Daniels [2] 29BlackMaleLaborerMurder-Robbery Gas Chamber 1957-06-28Montgomery
110Carl Daniel Kier [2] 23BlackMaleHandymanMurder-Rape-RobberyGas Chamber1959-01-23 [2] [7] Baltimore
111 Leonard M. Shockley 17BlackMaleUnemployedMurder-Rape-RobberyGas Chamber1959-04-10Dorchester
112 Nathaniel Lipscomb 33BlackMale?Murder-RapeGas Chamber1961-06-09Baltimore City

1994–2005: 5 executions

Between the United States Supreme Court's Gregg v. Georgia decision upholding the use of the death penalty in the United States in 1976, and Maryland's abolition of the death penalty in 2013, a total of five people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Maryland. All were executed by lethal injection.

No.NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionMethodVictim(s)Governor
1 John Frederick Thanos White45MaleMay 17, 1994 Lethal injection Billy Winebrenner, Gregory Allen Taylor, and Melody Pistorio William Donald Schaefer
2 Flint Gregory Hunt Black38MaleJuly 2, 1997 Baltimore police officer Vincent Adolfo Parris Glendening
3 Tyrone Delano Gilliam Jr. Black32MaleNovember 16, 1998Christine Doerfler
4 Steven Howard Oken White42MaleJune 17, 2004Dawn Marie Garvin, Patricia Hirt, and Lori Ward Robert Ehrlich
5 Wesley Eugene Baker Black47MaleDecember 5, 2005Jane Tyson

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