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This is a list of people executed in Missouri after 1976. The Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia, issued in 1976, allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States.

List of people executed in Missouri since 1976

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Since 1989, a total of 100 people were executed by the State of Missouri. All were convicted of first-degree murder and all were executed by lethal injection, although lethal gas remains a legal method of execution. Before, all executions were carried out at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. Between 1990 and 2025, xecutions were carried out at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point. Since 2005, all subsequent executions have been carried out at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Method County or Independent City Victim(s) Governor
1 George C. Mercer White 44 M January 6, 1989[a] Lethal injection Cass[b] Karen Keeton John Ashcroft
2 Gerald Smith White 32 M January 18, 1990[c] St. Louis City Karen Roberts[d]
3 Winford L. Stokes Jr. Black 39 M May 11, 1990 St. Louis Pamela Benda
4 Leonard Marvin Laws White 41 M May 17, 1990 Clarence Williams and Lottie Williams
5 George Clifton Gilmore White 44 M August 21, 1990 Mary Luella Watters, Clarence Williams, Lottie Williams
6 Maurice Oscar Byrd Black 37 M August 23, 1991 4 murder victims[e]
7 Ricky Lee Grubbs White 34 M October 21, 1992 St. Francois Jerry Thornton
8 Martsay Bolder Black 36 M January 27, 1993 Randolph Theron King Mel Carnahan
9 Walter Junior Blair Black 33 M July 21, 1993 Jackson Katherine Jo Allen
10 Frederick Lashley Black 29 M July 28, 1993 St. Louis City Janie Tracy
11 Frank Joseph Guinan White 48 M October 6, 1993 Franklin John McBroom[f]
12 Emmitt Foster Black 44 M May 3, 1995 St. Louis Travis Walker
13 Larry Griffin Black 41 M June 21, 1995 St. Louis City Quintin Moss
14 Robert Anthony Murray Black 32 M July 26, 1995 Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart
15 Robert T. Sidebottom White 33 M November 15, 1995 Jackson May Sidebottom
16 Anthony Joe Larette Jr. White 44 M November 29, 1995 St. Charles[g] Mary Fleming
17 Robert Earl O'Neal Jr. White 34 M December 6, 1995 Butler Arthur Dade
18 Jeffrey Paul Sloan White 29 M February 21, 1996 Clay 4 murder victims[3][h]
19 Doyle James Williams White 49 M April 10, 1996 A. H. Domann and Kerry Bummett
20 Emmett Clifton Nave Native American 56 M July 31, 1996 St. Charles Geneva Roling
21 Thomas Henry Battle Black 34 M August 7, 1996 St. Louis City Birdie Johnson
22 Richard Oxford White 40 M August 21, 1996 Platte Harold Wampler and Melba Wampler
23 Richard Steven Zeitvogel White 40 M December 11, 1996 Cole Gary Wayne Dew
24 Eric Adam Schneider White 36 M January 29, 1997 Jefferson Richard Schwendeman and Ronald Thompson
25 Ralph Cecil Feltrop White 42 M August 6, 1997 Barbara Ann Roam
26 Donald Edward Reese White 54 M August 13, 1997 4 murder victims[i]
27 Andrew Wessel Six White 32 M August 20, 1997 Schuyler Kathy Allen
28 Samuel Lee McDonald Jr. Black 49 M September 24, 1997 St. Louis City Robert Jordan
29 Alan Jeffrey Bannister White 39 M October 24, 1997 McDonald Darrell Ruestman
30 Reginald Love Powell Black 29 M February 25, 1998 St. Louis City Freddie Miller and Arthur Miller
31 Milton Vincent Griffin-El Black 37 M March 25, 1998 Jerome Redden
32 Glennon Paul Sweet White 43 M April 22, 1998 Clay Missouri State Trooper Russell Harper
33 Kelvin Shelby Malone Black 38 M January 13, 1999 St. Louis William Parr[j]
34 James Edward Rodden Jr. White 39 M February 24, 1999 Clay Terry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold
35 Roy Michael Roberts White 45 M March 10, 1999 Marion Correctional officer Tom Jackson
36 Roy Ramsey Jr. Black 46 M April 14, 1999 Jackson Garnett Ledford and Betty Ledford
37 Ralph E. Davis Black 61 M April 28, 1999 Boone Susan Davis
38 Jessie Lee Wise Black 46 M May 26, 1999 St. Louis Geraldine McDonald
39 Bruce Kilgore Black 39 M June 16, 1999 St. Louis City Marilyn Wilkins
40 Robert Allen Walls White 34 M June 30, 1999 St. Louis Fred Harmon
41 David R. Leisure White 49 M September 1, 1999 St. Louis City James A. Michaels Sr.
42 James Henry Hampton White 62 M March 22, 2000 Callaway Frances Keaton
43 Bert Leroy Hunter White 53 M June 28, 2000 Cole Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
44 Gary Lee Roll White 48 M August 30, 2000 Boone Sherry Scheper, Randy Scheper and Curtis Scheper
45 George Bernard Harris Black 41 M September 13, 2000 Jackson Stanley Willoughby
46 James Wilson Chambers White 48 M November 15, 2000 Jefferson Jerry Lee Oestricker Roger B. Wilson
47 Stanley Dewaine Lingar White 37 M February 7, 2001 Ripley[k] Thomas Scott Allen Bob Holden
48 Tomas Grant Ervin White 50 M March 28, 2001 Cole Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
49 Mose Young Jr. Black 45 M April 25, 2001 St. Louis City Kent Bicknese, James Schneider and Sol Marks
50 Samuel D. Smith Black 40 M May 23, 2001 Callaway Marlin May
51 Jerome Mallett Black 42 M July 11, 2001 Perry Missouri State Trooper James F. Froemsdorf
52 Michael S. Roberts White 27 M October 3, 2001 St. Louis Mary L. Taylor
53 Stephen K. Johns White 55 M October 24, 2001 St. Louis City Donald Voepel
54 James R. Johnson White 52 M January 9, 2002 Moniteau 4 murder victims[l]
55 Michael I. Owsley Black 40 M February 6, 2002 Jackson Elvin Iverson
56 Jeffrey Lane Tokar White 37 M March 6, 2002 Warren Johnny Douglass
57 Paul W. Kreutzer White 30 M April 10, 2002 Callaway Louise Hemphill
58 Daniel Anthony Basile White 35 M August 14, 2002 St. Charles Elizabeth DeCaro
59 William Robert Jones Jr. White 38 M November 20, 2002 Jackson Stanley Albert
60 Kenneth Kenley White 42 M February 5, 2003 Butler Ronald Felts
61 John Clayton Smith White 41 M October 29, 2003 Audrain Brandie Kearnes and Wayne Hoewing
62 Stanley L. Hall Black 37 M March 16, 2005[m] St. Louis Barbara Jo Wood Matt Blunt
63 Donald Jones Black 38 M April 27, 2005[n] St. Louis City Dorothy Knuckles
64 Vernon Brown Black 51 M May 18, 2005 Janet Perkins and Synetta Ford
65 Timothy L. Johnston White 44 M August 31, 2005 Nancy Johnston
66 Marlin Andrew Gray Black 38 M October 26, 2005 Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry
67 Dennis James Skillicorn White 49 M May 20, 2009 Lafayette Richard Drummond Jay Nixon
68 Martin C. Link White 47 M February 9, 2011 St. Louis City Elissa Self
69 Joseph Paul Franklin White 63 M November 20, 2013 St. Louis Gerald Gordon
70 Allen L. Nicklasson White 41 M December 11, 2013 Lafayette Richard Drummond
71 Herbert L. Smulls Black 56 M January 29, 2014 St. Louis Stephen Honickman
72 Michael Anthony Taylor Black 47 M February 26, 2014 Jackson Ann Harrison
73 Jeffrey R. Ferguson White 59 M March 26, 2014 St. Louis Kelli Hall
74 William Lewis Rousan White 57 M April 23, 2014 St. Francois Charles Lewis and Grace Lewis
75 John E. Winfield Black 43 M June 18, 2014 St. Louis Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy
76 John C. Middleton White 54 M July 16, 2014 Harrison Alfred Pinegar, Stacy Hodge and Randy Hamilton
77 Michael Shane Worthington[4] White 43 M August 6, 2014 St. Charles Melinda Griffin
78 Earl Ringo Jr. Black 40 M September 10, 2014 Boone Dennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger
79 Leon Vincent Taylor Black 56 M November 19, 2014 Jackson Robert Newton
80 Paul Terrence Goodwin White 48 M December 10, 2014 St. Louis Joan Crotts
81 Walter Timothy Storey White 47 M February 11, 2015 St. Charles Jill Frey
82 Cecil Lee Clayton White 74 M March 17, 2015 Barry Barry County Deputy Christopher Castetter
83 Andre Vincent Cole Black 52 M April 14, 2015 St. Louis Anthony Curtis
84 Richard Lamont Strong Black 48 M June 9, 2015 Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas
85 David Stanley Zink White 55 M July 14, 2015 St. Clair Amanda Morton
86 Roderick Nunley Black 50 M September 1, 2015 Jackson Ann Harrison
87 Earl Mitchell Forrest II White 66 M May 11, 2016 Dent[o] Sharon Joann Barnes, Harriet Smith, and Michael Wells[p]
88 Mark Anthony Christeson White 37 M January 31, 2017 Maries Susan Brouk, Adrian Brouk, and Kyle Brouk Eric Greitens
89 Russell Earl Bucklew White 51 M October 1, 2019 Cape Girardeau[q] Michael Sanders Mike Parson
90 Walter E. Barton White 64 M May 19, 2020 Christian Gladys Kuehler
91 Ernest Lee Johnson Black 61 M October 5, 2021 Boone Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs, and Fred Jones
92 Carman L. Deck White 56 M May 3, 2022 Jefferson James Long and Zelma Long
93 Kevin Johnson Jr. Black 37 M November 29, 2022 St. Louis Kirkwood police Sergeant William Leo McEntee
94 Amber McLaughlin White 49 M[r] January 3, 2023 Beverly Guenther
95 Leonard Sheldon Taylor Black 58 M February 7, 2023 4 murder victims[s]
96 Michael Andrew Tisius White 42 M June 6, 2023 Randolph[t] Jason Lee Acton and Leon Earl Egley[u]
97 Johnny Allen Johnson White 45 M August 1, 2023 St. Louis Cassandra Lynn Williamson
98 Brian Joseph Dorsey White 52 M April 9, 2024 Callaway[v] Benjamin Wade Bonnie and Sarah Ann Bonnie
99 David Russell Hosier White 69 M June 11, 2024 Cole Angela Yvonne Gilpin and Rodney Dean Gilpin
100 Marcellus Scott Williams Black 55 M September 24, 2024 St. Louis Felicia Anne Gayle

Demographics

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Race
White 61 61%
Black 38 38%
Native American 1 1%
Age
20–29 4 4%
30–39 28 28%
40–49 40 40%
50–59 20 20%
60–69 7 7%
70–79 1 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 1 1%
1990–1999 40 40%
2000–2009 26 26%
2010–2019 22 22%
2020–2029 11 11%
Method
Lethal injection 100 100%
Governor (Party)
Kit Bond (R) 0 0%
Joseph P. Teasdale (D) 0 0%
John Ashcroft (R) 7 7%
Mel Carnahan (D) 38 38%
Roger B. Wilson (D) 1 1%
Bob Holden (D) 15 15%
Matt Blunt (R) 5 5%
Jay Nixon (D) 21 21%
Eric Greitens (R) 1 1%
Mike Parson (R) 12 12%
Total 100 100%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This was the last execution held at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City.
  2. ^ Was tried and convicted in Greene County.
  3. ^ This was the first execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
  4. ^ Smith was also sentenced to death for the murder of fellow death row inmate Robert Baker.[1]
  5. ^ The 4 victims were: Judy Cazaco, James Wood, Edna Ince, and Carolyn Turner.
  6. ^ Smith was also sentenced to death for the murder of fellow death row inmate Robert Baker.[2]
  7. ^ Was tried and convicted in Warren County.
  8. ^ The 4 victims were: Paul Sloan, Judith Sloan, Timothy Sloan, and Jason Sloan, Sloan was only convicted of killing Jason Sloan
  9. ^ The 4 victims were: James Watson, Christopher Griffith, John Buford, and Don Vanderlinden.
  10. ^ He was also sentenced to death by the state of California for the murder of Myrtle Benham.
  11. ^ Was tried and convicted in St. Francois County.
  12. ^ The 4 victims were: Deputy Sheriff Leslie B. Roark, Pam Jones, Sheriff Charles Smith, and Deputy Sheriff Sandra Wilson.
  13. ^ This was the last execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
  14. ^ This was the first execution held at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.
  15. ^ Was tried and convicted in Platte County.
  16. ^ Barnes was a Dent County Sheriff's Deputy.
  17. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
  18. ^ Amber McLaughlin has also been identified as Scott A. McLaughlin in the death warrant and prison records. McLaughlin transitioned from male to female while incarcerated.[5][6][7] She thus became the first transgender woman executed in the United States.[8]
  19. ^ The 4 murder victims were: Angela Rowe, Alexus Conley, AcQreya Conley, and Tyrese Conley.
  20. ^ Was tried in Boone County. The jury that convicted him and issued their sentencing recommendation were from St. Charles County at his initial trial and from Greene County at his second retrial.
  21. ^ Acton and Egley were Randolph County Jail Guards.
  22. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.

References

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  1. ^ "State v. Smith". casetext.
  2. ^ "State v. Smith". casetext.
  3. ^ "State v. Sloan". Justia.
  4. ^ Suhr, Jim (August 6, 2014). "Missouri puts to death first inmate since botched execution". USA Today. AP.
  5. ^ Riess, Rebekah; Tucker, Emma (December 16, 2022). "Transgender death row inmate set to be executed in January files clemency application with Missouri governor". CNN. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Transgender woman on Missouri's death row asks governor for mercy with execution just days away". CBS News. December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Missouri Set to Execute Amber McLaughlin on January 3 in First U.S. Execution of a Transgender Person". Death Penalty Information Center. December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Padgett, Donald (December 15, 2022). "First U.S. Execution of a Transgender Woman Set in Missouri". The Advocate. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
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