List of individuals executed in Arizona

The following is a list of individuals executed by the U.S. State
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

since capital punishment

Capital punishment

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was resumed in 1976. All of the 28 individuals were convicted of murder

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...

and have been executed

Capital punishment

at Florence State Prison

Arizona State Prison Complex - Florence

Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence also known as Florence State Prison is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections . The main FSP prison is located in Florence, Arizona...

in Florence

Florence, Arizona

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,054 people, 2,226 households, and 1,540 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,056.2 people per square mile . There were 3,216 housing units at an average density of 387.7 per square mile...

, Arizona.

#	Executed person	Race	Age	Sex	Date of execution	Method of execution	Victim(s)	Under Governor
1	Donald Eugene Harding	White White people White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...	43	M	06-Apr-1992	Lethal gas Gas chamber A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...	Allen Gage, Robert Wise, and Martin Concannon	Fife Symington Fife Symington III John Fife Symington III is an American businessman and the former Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona from 1991 until his resignation in 1997.-Background:...
2	John George Brewer	White	27	M	03-Mar-1993	Lethal injection Lethal injection Lethal injection is the practice of injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for the express purpose of causing the immediate death of the subject. The main application for this procedure is capital punishment, but the term may also be applied in a broad sense to euthanasia and suicide...	Rite Brier	Fife Symington
3	James Dean Clark	White	35	M	14-Apr-1993	Lethal injection	Charles Thumm, Mildred Thumm, Gerald McFerron, and George Martin	Fife Symington
4	Jimmie Wayne Jeffers	White	49	M	13-Sep-1995	Lethal injection	Penelope Cheney	Fife Symington
5	Darren Lee Bolton	White	29	M	19-Jun-1996	Lethal injection	Zosha Lee Picket	Fife Symington
6	Luis Morine Mata	Latino Hispanic and Latino Americans Hispanic or Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain, and in general all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.1990 Census of Population and Housing: A self-designated classification for people whose origins...	45	M	22-Aug-1996	Lethal injection	Debra Lee Lopez	Fife Symington
7	Randy Greenawalt	White	47	M	23-Jan-1997	Lethal injection	John Lyons, Donnelda Lyons, Christopher Lyons, and Theresa Tyson	Fife Symington
8	William Lyle Woratzeck	White	51	M	25-Jun-1997	Lethal injection	Linda Leslie	Fife Symington
9	Jose Jesus Ceja	Latino	42	M	21-Jan-1998	Lethal injection	Linda Leon and Randy Leon	Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull was the second woman to serve as Governor of Arizona, the first female Republican governor of the state, and the first woman to be elected to the position.-Biography:...
10	Jose Roberto Villafuerte	Latino	45	M	22-Apr-1998	Lethal injection	Amelia Shoville	Jane Dee Hull
11	Arthur Martin Ross	White	43	M	29-Apr-1998	Lethal injection	James Ruble	Jane Dee Hull
12	Douglas Edward Gretzler	White	47	M	03-Jun-1998	Lethal injection	Michael Sandsberg and Patricia Sandsberg	Jane Dee Hull
13	Jesse James Gillies	White	38	M	13-Jan-1999	Lethal injection	Suzanne Rossetti	Jane Dee Hull
14	Darick Leonard Gerlaugh	Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...	38	M	03-Feb-1999	Lethal injection	Scott Schwartz	Jane Dee Hull
15	Karl-Heinz LaGrand LaGrand case The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations...	White	35	M	24-Feb-1999	Lethal injection	Kenneth Hartsock	Jane Dee Hull
16	Walter Bernhard LaGrand LaGrand case The LaGrand case was a legal action heard before the International Court of Justice which concerned the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations...	White	37	M	03-Mar-1999	Lethal gas	Kenneth Hartsock	Jane Dee Hull
17	Robert Wayne Vickers	White	41	M	05-May-1999	Lethal injection	Wilmar Holsinger	Jane Dee Hull
18	Michael Kent Poland	White	59	M	16-Jun-1999	Lethal injection	Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey	Jane Dee Hull
19	Ignacio Alberto Ortiz	Latino	57	M	27-Oct-1999	Lethal injection	Manuelita McCormack	Jane Dee Hull
20	Anthony Lee Chaney	White	45	M	16-Feb-2000	Lethal injection	John B. Jamison	Jane Dee Hull
21	Patrick Gene Poland	White	50	M	15-Mar-2000	Lethal injection	Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey	Jane Dee Hull
22	Donald Jay Miller	White	36	M	08-Nov-2000	Lethal injection	Jennifer Geuder	Jane Dee Hull
23	Robert Charles Comer Robert Comer Robert Charles Comer was convicted and sentenced to death by lethal injection by the state of Arizona in 1988 for the murder of his neighbors, Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews, in 1987....	White	50	M	22-May-2007	Lethal injection	Larry Pritchard and Tracy Andrews	Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...
24	Jeffrey Timothy Landrigan	Native American	50	M	26-Oct-2010	Lethal injection	Chester Dean Dyer	Jan Brewer Jan Brewer Janice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...
25	Eric John King	African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...	47	M	29-Mar-2011	Lethal injection	Ron Barman and Richard Butts	Jan Brewer
26	Donald Edward Beaty	White	56	M	25-May-2011	Lethal injection	Christy Ann Fornoff	Jan Brewer
27	Richard Lynn Bible	White	49	M	30-Jun-2011	Lethal injection	Jennifer Wilson	Jan Brewer
28	Thomas Paul West	White	52	M	19-Jul-2011	Lethal injection	Don Bortle	Jan Brewer

External links

Arizona Department of Corrections -- Death Row and Executions

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