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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arizona since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 40 people, all male, have been executed in Arizona. All of them were convicted of murder and were executed at the Florence State Prison in Florence, Arizona.[1]

List of people executed in Arizona since 1976

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No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 Donald Eugene Harding White 43 M April 6, 1992 Pima Gas chamber Allen Gage, Robert Wise, and Martin Concannon Fife Symington
2 John George Brewer White 27 M March 3, 1993 Coconino Lethal injection Rita Brier
3 James Dean Clark White 35 M April 14, 1993 Cochise 4 murder victims[a]
4 Jimmie Wayne Jeffers White 49 M September 13, 1995 Maricopa Penelope Cheney
5 Daren Lee Bolton White 29 M June 19, 1996 Pima Zosha Lee Picket
6 Luis Morine Mata Hispanic 45 M August 22, 1996 Maricopa Debra Lee Lopez
7 Randy Greenawalt White 47 M January 23, 1997 Yuma 4 murder victims[b]
8 William Lyle Woratzeck White 51 M June 25, 1997 Pinal Linda Leslie
9 Jose Jesus Ceja Hispanic 42 M January 21, 1998 Maricopa Linda Leon and Randy Leon Jane Dee Hull
10 Jose Roberto Villafuerte Hispanic 45 M April 22, 1998 Amelia Shoville
11 Arthur Martin Ross White 43 M April 29, 1998 Pima James Ruble
12 Douglas Edward Gretzler White 47 M June 3, 1998 Michael Sandsberg and Patricia Sandsberg
13 Jess James Gillies White 38 M January 13, 1999 Maricopa Suzanne Rossetti
14 Darrick Leonard Gerlaugh Native American 38 M February 3, 1999 Scott Schwartz
15 Karl-Heinz LaGrand White 35 M February 24, 1999 Pima Kenneth Hartsock
16 Walter Bernhard LaGrand White 37 M March 3, 1999 Gas chamber
17 Robert Wayne Vickers White 41 M May 5, 1999 Pinal Lethal injection Wilmar Holsinger[c][2][3]
18 Michael Kent Poland White 59 M June 16, 1999 Yavapai Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey
19 Ignacio Alberto Ortiz Hispanic 57 M October 27, 1999 Pima Manuelita McCormack
20 Anthony Lee Chaney White 45 M February 16, 2000 Coconino Coconino County reserve deputy John B. Jamison
21 Patrick Gene Poland White 50 M March 15, 2000 Yavapai Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey
22 Donald Jay Miller White 36 M November 8, 2000 Pima Jennifer Geuder
23 Robert Charles Comer White 50 M May 22, 2007 Maricopa Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews Janet Napolitano
24 Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan Native American 50 M October 26, 2010 Chester Dean Dyer Jan Brewer
25 Eric John King Black 47 M March 29, 2011 Ron Barman and Richard Butts
26 Donald Edward Beaty White 56 M May 25, 2011 Christy Ann Fornoff
27 Richard Lynn Bible White 49 M June 30, 2011 Coconino Jennifer Wilson
28 Thomas Paul West White 52 M July 19, 2011 Pima Don Bortle
29 Robert Henry Moorman White 63 M February 29, 2012 Pinal Roberta Maude Moorman
30 Robert Charles Towery White 47 M March 8, 2012 Maricopa Mark Jones
31 Thomas Arnold Kemp White 63 M April 25, 2012 Pima Hector Juarez
32 Samuel Villegas Lopez Hispanic 49 M June 27, 2012 Maricopa Estafana Holmes
33 Daniel Wayne Cook White 51 M August 8, 2012 Mohave Carlos Cruz-Ramos and Kevin Swaney
34 Richard Dale Stokley White 60 M December 5, 2012 Cochise Mandy Meyers and Mary Snyder
35 Edward Harold Schad Jr. White 71 M October 9, 2013 Yavapai Lorimer Grove
36 Robert Glen Jones Jr. White 43 M October 23, 2013 Pima 6 murder victims[d]
37 Joseph Rudolph Wood III White 55 M July 23, 2014 Debbie Dietz and Eugene Dietz
38 Clarence Wayne Dixon Native American 66 M May 11, 2022 Maricopa Deana Lynne Bowdoin Doug Ducey
39 Frank Jarvis Atwood White 66 M June 8, 2022 Pima Vicki Lynne Hoskinson
40 Murray Hooper Black 76 M November 16, 2022 Maricopa William Patrick Redmond and Helen Genevieve Phelps

Demographics

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Race
White 30 75%
Hispanic 5 13%
Native American 3 8%
Black 2 5%
Age
20–29 2 5%
30–39 6 15%
40–49 15 38%
50–59 10 25%
60–69 5 13%
70–79 2 5%
Sex
Male 40 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 0 0%
1990–1999 19 48%
2000–2009 4 10%
2010–2019 14 35%
2020–2029 3 8%
Method
Lethal injection 38 95%
Gas chamber 2 5%
Governor (Party)
Raúl Héctor Castro (D) 0 0%
Wesley Bolin (D) 0 0%
Bruce Babbitt (D) 0 0%
Evan Mecham (R) 0 0%
Rose Mofford (D) 0 0%
Fife Symington (R) 8 20%
Jane Dee Hull (R) 14 35%
Janet Napolitano (D) 1 3%
Jan Brewer (R) 14 35%
Doug Ducey (R) 3 8%
Katie Hobbs (D) 0 0%
Total 40 100%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 4 victims were: Charles Thumm, Mildred Thumm, Gerald McFerron, and George Martin.
  2. ^ The 4 victims were: John Lyons, Donnelda Lyons, Christopher Lyons, and Theresa Tyson.
  3. ^ Vickers was previously sentenced to death for murdering Frank Ponciano, he killed Holsinger while on death row. Holsinger was also a death row inmate, who was convicted of murdering Theresa Bortz.
  4. ^ The 6 victims were: Chip O'Dell, Tom Hardman, Maribeth Munn, Carol Noel, Judy Bell, and Arthur 'Taco' Bell.

References

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  1. ^ Inmates Executed Since 1992 Arizona Department of Corrections.
  2. ^ "State v. Vickers". casetext.
  3. ^ "State v. Holsinger". Justia.
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