List of individuals executed in Ohio
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Capital punishment in Ohio is legal. Since 1885, a total of 389 individuals have been executed
in the U.S. state
of Ohio
. A total of 154 people are under a sentence of death in the state as of November 15, 2011. The current method of execution
in Ohio is lethal injection
.
As in any other state, people who are under 18 at the time of commission of the capital crime or mentally retarded are constitutionally precluded from being executed.
in Lucasville
. Death row
for the majority of male inmates is located at the Ohio State Penitentiary
in Youngstown
(a few male death row inmates are housed at the Mansfield Correctional Institution in Mansfield
) while condemned female inmates are housed at the Ohio Reformatory for Women
in Marysville
. On October, 3, 2011, the ODRC announced that all but eight male death row prisoners will be transferred to a new death row facility at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution
in Chillicothe
, with six high security inmates remaining at OSP and two with serious illnesses being held at the Franklin Medical Center in Columbus
. This will allow the units at OSP and Mansfield to be used to separate violent inmates from the general population and will reduce transportation costs to the execution chamber at SOCF. The move is expected to be completed by January 2012.
In 1885, the legislature enacted a law that required executions to be carried out at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus by hanging. In 1897 the gallows were replaced by the electric chair
, which was considered to be a more technologically advanced and humane form of execution. Ohio also became the second state to use the electric chair. 28 hangings, and 315 electrocutions were carried out at the now defunct Ohio Penitentiary
in Columbus
between 1885 and 1963.
In November 2009, Ohio announced that it would use a single drug only for lethal injections, consisting of a single dose of Sodium thiopental
, the first state to do so. The first single drug execution was of Kenneth Biros, 51, on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Biros was convicted of murdering 22-year-old Tami Engstrom near Masury, Ohio
in 1991. Biros' counsel indicated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that Biros' execution, given that it is the first of its kind, may amount to "human experimentation." Various appeals for clemency were ultimately denied. Ohio announced in January 2011 that it will change the drug used from sodium thiopental to pentobarbital
, as the availability of sodium thiopental has become quite scarce. The first execution using pentobarbital, that of Johnnie Baston, occurred on March 10, 2011.
decision. All 46 were executed by lethal injection
. Notable persons executed in Ohio before the Furman decision include Anna Marie Hahn
.
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
in 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 Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. A total of 154 people are under a sentence of death in the state as of November 15, 2011. The current method of execution
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
in Ohio is 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...
.
Process
The jury does decide the sentence in capital cases. Juror can vote for the death penalty, life without parole, or life with a 30 years or 25 years non-parole period. Clemency rests with the governor of Ohio, who receives a non-binding report from the Ohio Parole Board.As in any other state, people who are under 18 at the time of commission of the capital crime or mentally retarded are constitutionally precluded from being executed.
Locations and method
Executions in Ohio are currently performed at the Southern Ohio Correctional FacilitySouthern Ohio Correctional Facility
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison in Lucasville, Ohio, United States. The prison was constructed in 1972 and currently contains the death house for Ohio where death row inmates are executed...
in Lucasville
Lucasville, Ohio
Lucasville is a census-designated place in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2000 census. The village of Lucasville was laid out by Captain John Lucas in June 1819 and recorded August 7, 1819. Captain Lucas built the first tavern in the village and kept it until...
. Death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
for the majority of male inmates is located at the Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio State Penitentiary
The Ohio State Penitentiary is a 502-inmate capacity supermax Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction prison in Youngstown, Ohio...
in Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
(a few male death row inmates are housed at the Mansfield Correctional Institution in Mansfield
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau, approximately southwest of Cleveland and northeast of Columbus....
) while condemned female inmates are housed at the Ohio Reformatory for Women
Ohio Reformatory for Women
The Ohio Reformatory for Women is a state prison owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Marysville, Ohio. It opened in September 1916, when 34 female inmates were transferred from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. ORW is a multi-security, state facility...
in Marysville
Marysville, Ohio
Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census, and the Census Bureau estimated that it had risen to 17,621 by 2006.Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener"...
. On October, 3, 2011, the ODRC announced that all but eight male death row prisoners will be transferred to a new death row facility at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Chillicothe Correction Institution, or CCI, is a state run medium security prison on the west bank of the Scioto River in Chillicothe, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ross Correctional Institution and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The prison is a former military camp, named for Civil...
in Chillicothe
Chillicothe, Ohio
Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio and is located in southern Ohio along the Scioto River. The name comes from the Shawnee name Chalahgawtha, meaning "principal town", as it was a major settlement of...
, with six high security inmates remaining at OSP and two with serious illnesses being held at the Franklin Medical Center in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. This will allow the units at OSP and Mansfield to be used to separate violent inmates from the general population and will reduce transportation costs to the execution chamber at SOCF. The move is expected to be completed by January 2012.
In 1885, the legislature enacted a law that required executions to be carried out at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus by hanging. In 1897 the gallows were replaced by the electric chair
Electric chair
Execution by electrocution, usually performed using an electric chair, is an execution method originating in the United States in which the condemned person is strapped to a specially built wooden chair and electrocuted through electrodes placed on the body...
, which was considered to be a more technologically advanced and humane form of execution. Ohio also became the second state to use the electric chair. 28 hangings, and 315 electrocutions were carried out at the now defunct Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio Penitentiary
The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, or less formally, the Ohio Pen or State Pen, was a prison operated from 1834-1983 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The prison housed 5,235 prisoners at its peak in 1955...
in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
between 1885 and 1963.
In November 2009, Ohio announced that it would use a single drug only for lethal injections, consisting of a single dose of Sodium thiopental
Sodium thiopental
Sodium thiopental, better known as Sodium Pentothal , thiopental, thiopentone sodium, or Trapanal , is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anaesthetic...
, the first state to do so. The first single drug execution was of Kenneth Biros, 51, on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. Biros was convicted of murdering 22-year-old Tami Engstrom near Masury, Ohio
Masury, Ohio
Masury is a census-designated place in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,618 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
in 1991. Biros' counsel indicated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit that Biros' execution, given that it is the first of its kind, may amount to "human experimentation." Various appeals for clemency were ultimately denied. Ohio announced in January 2011 that it will change the drug used from sodium thiopental to pentobarbital
Pentobarbital
Pentobarbital is a short-acting barbiturate that was first synthesized in 1928. Pentobarbital is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt, the former of which is only slightly soluble in water and ethanol....
, as the availability of sodium thiopental has become quite scarce. The first execution using pentobarbital, that of Johnnie Baston, occurred on March 10, 2011.
Capital offenses
Aggravated murder with at least one of the following special circumstances:- The defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death for one or more persons in addition to the victim of the offense.
- The murder was committed for pecuniary gain or pursuant to an agreement that the defendant would receive something of value.
- The capital offense was committed by a person who is incarcerated, has escaped, is on probation, is in jail, or is under a sentence of imprisonment.
- The offender in the commission of the offense, purposefully caused the death of another who was under thirteen years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and the defendant committed the offense with prior calculation and design.
- The offense was the assassination of the president of the United States or person in line of succession to the presidency, or of the governor or lieutenant governor of this state, or of the president-elect or vice president-elect of the United States, or of the governor-elect of this state, or of a candidate for any of the foregoing offices.
- The murder was committed against a witness in a criminal proceeding to prevent the witness from appearing, or for revenge.
- The offense was committed while the offender was committing, attempting to commit, or fleeing immediately after committing or attempting to commit terrorism.
List of individuals executed since 1976
All of the following individuals have been executed for murder since the FurmanFurman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia, was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. The case led to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States, which came to an end when Gregg v. Georgia was...
decision. All 46 were executed by 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...
. Notable persons executed in Ohio before the Furman decision include Anna Marie Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn
Anna Marie Hahn was a German-born American serial killer....
.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Murder victim(s) | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilford Berry, Jr. Wilford Berry, Jr. Wilford Lee Berry, Jr. , known as "The Volunteer" because he was the first convict to waive his right to appeal his death sentence after Ohio reinstated the death penalty, was executed by lethal injection... |
February 19, 1999 | Charles Mitroff | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 2 | Jay D. Scott Jay D. Scott Jay D. Scott, , was executed by the U.S. state of Ohio for the 1983 murder of a delicatessen owner in Cleveland. He was the second man put to death by Ohio since it reinstated the death penalty in 1981.On May 6, 1983, Vinnie M... |
June 14, 2001 | Vinnie M. Price | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 3 | John William Byrd, Jr. John William Byrd, Jr. John William Byrd, Jr. was executed by lethal injection for the murder of convenience store clerk Monte Tewksbury... |
February 19, 2002 | Monte Tewksbury | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 4 | Alton Coleman Alton Coleman Alton Coleman was an African-American spree killer. He was executed by the state of Ohio for the murder of 44-year-old Marlene Walters of Norwood, Ohio during a six-state killing spree in 1984.-Overview:... |
April 26, 2002 | Tonnie Storey and Marlene Walters | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 5 | Robert Anthony Buell Robert Anthony Buell Robert Anthony Buell was a former Akron, Ohio Planning Department worker, convicted of the murder of 11-year-old Krista Lea Harrison on July 11, 1982.... |
September 24, 2002 | Krista Harrison | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 6 | Richard Edwin Fox Richard Edwin Fox Richard Edwin Fox was executed by the state of Ohio for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old college student whom he lured to her death with the fake promise of a job interview.... |
February 12, 2003 | Leslie Renae Keckler | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 7 | David M. Brewer David M. Brewer David M. Brewer was the ninth person executed by the state of Ohio since it reinstated the death penalty in 1981. Brewer died by lethal injection on April 29, 2003, after spending 17 years and six months on death row... |
April 29, 2003 | Sherry Byrne | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 8 | Ernest Martin Ernest Martin (murderer) Ernest Martin, , was executed by the State of Ohio for the murder of a Cleveland store owner. He was convicted of the crime on July 8, 1983, and spent 19 years, 11 months, and 10 days on death row while his case was appealed.-The crime:On December 20, 1982, Ernel Foster, a security guard, was... |
June 18, 2003 | Robert Robinson | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 9 | Lewis Williams, Jr. | January 14, 2004 | Leoma Chmielewski | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 10 | John Glenn Roe | February 3, 2004 | Donette Crawford | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 11 | William Dean Wickline | March 30, 2004 | Peggy Lerch and Christopher Lerch | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 12 | William G. Zuern, Jr. William G. Zuern, Jr. William G. Zuern was executed by the State of Ohio for the murder of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy working as a corrections officer in the county jail. Zuern spent 19 years and 7 months on death row, with lawyers fighting his death sentence... |
June 8, 2004 | Phillip Pence | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 13 | Stephen Allan Vrabel Stephen Allan Vrabel Stephen Allen Vrabel, , was a murderer voluntarily executed by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio on July 14, 2004. Vrabel was found guilty of the 1989 murder of two white females: Lisa Clemente, 3-years old, and Susan Clemente, 29-years old... |
July 14, 2004 | Susan Clemente and Lisa Clemente | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 14 | Scott Andrew Mink Scott Andrew Mink Scott Andrew Mink was executed by the State of Ohio. A drug addict and alcoholic, he had been sentenced to die on June 29, 2001, for beating his 79-year-old father and 72-year-old mother to death with a hammer.... |
July 20, 2004 | William Mink and Sheila Mink | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 15 | Adremy Dennis Adremy Dennis Adremy Dennis, , 28, was executed by the State of Ohio for the murder of Akron, Ohio resident Kurt Kyle in 1994... |
October 13, 2004 | Kurt Kyle | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 16 | William Smith William Smith (murderer) William Henry Smith was executed by the state of Ohio for the rape and murder of 47-year-old Mary Virginia Bradford of Cincinnati, Ohio, that occurred on September 26, 1987.... |
March 8, 2005 | Mary Bradford | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 17 | Herman Dale Ashworth Herman Ashworth Herman Dale Ashworth was a murderer executed by the U.S. state of Ohio. He admitted to the aggravated murder and aggravated robbery of Daniel L. Baker whom he beat to death on 10 September 1996... |
September 27, 2005 | Daniel L. Baker | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 18 | William James "Flip" Williams, Jr. | October 25, 2005 | William Dent, Alfonda R. Madison, Sr., Eric Howard and Theodore Wynn, Jr. | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 19 | John R. Hicks John R. Hicks John R. Hicks was a murderer executed by the U.S. state of Ohio. He was executed for the August 3, 1985 murder of his five-year-old stepdaughter, Brandy Green... |
November 29, 2005 | Brandy Green | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 20 | Glenn Lee Benner II Glenn Lee Benner II Glenn Lee Benner II was a convicted murderer, executed by the State of Ohio.-Murders:On August 6, 1985, Benner abducted 26-year-old Cynthia Sedgwick in the woods surrounding the Blossom Music Center in Summit County, where she had attended a concert... |
February 7, 2006 | Trina Bowser and Cynthia Sedgwick | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 21 | Joseph Lewis Clark Joseph Lewis Clark Joseph Lewis Clark, , was executed by the State of Ohio. He was the 21st person executed by Ohio since the state resumed executions in 1999... |
May 2, 2006 | David A. Manning and Donald B. Harris | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 22 | Rocky Barton Rocky Barton Rocky Barton was executed by the State of Ohio on July 12, 2006 for the murder of his wife, 43-year-old Kimbirli Jo Barton, at their home in Waynesville, Ohio... |
July 12, 2006 | Kimbirli Jo Barton | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 23 | Darrell Ferguson Darrell Ferguson Darrell Wayne "Gator" Ferguson was a convicted murderer executed by the state of Ohio. At the age of 28, he was the youngest inmate put to death in Ohio since 1962... |
August 8, 2006 | Thomas King, Arlie Fugate and Mae Fugate | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 24 | Jeffrey Lundgren Jeffrey Lundgren Jeffrey Don Lundgren was a self-proclaimed prophet, former leader of a cult group, and convicted mass murderer of five people... |
October 24, 2006 | Dennis Avery, Cheryl Avery, Trina Avery, Rebecca Avery and Karen Avery | Bob Taft Bob Taft Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft II is an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was elected to two terms of office as the 67th Governor of the U.S. state of Ohio between 1999-2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007.-Personal background:Taft... |
| 25 | James Filiaggi | April 24, 2007 | Lisa Huff Filiaggi | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 26 | Christopher Newton Christopher Newton (criminal) Christopher J. Newton was an American criminal whose 2007 execution by the state of Ohio motivated additional discussion about executions by lethal injection.... |
May 24, 2007 | Jason Brewer | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 27 | Richard Cooey Richard Cooey Richard Wade Cooey II was an American murderer. With Clinton Dickens, he was responsible for the murder of two women in Akron, Ohio, in 1986.-Youth:... |
October 14, 2008 | Wendy Offredo and Dawn McCreery | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 28 | Gregory Bryant-Bey Gregory Bryant-Bey Gregory Bryant-Bey was convicted in the robbery and stabbing murders of two business owners in 1992, and executed by the state of Ohio.-Childhood:... |
November 19, 2008 | Dale Pinkelman and Pete Mihas | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 29 | Daniel Wilson | June 3, 2009 | Carol Lutz | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 30 | John Fautenberry | July 14, 2009 | Joseph Daron Jr., Jefferson Difee, Gary Farmer, Christine Guthrie, and Donald Nutley | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 31 | Marvallous Keene | July 21, 2009 | Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill, Danita Gullette, Marvin Washington, and Joseph Wilkerson | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 32 | Jason Getsy Jason Getsy Jason Getsy was a convicted murder-for-hire triggerman in the American state of Ohio. He was executed at the age of 33 for a murder committed when he was 19.-Murder:... |
August 18, 2009 | Ann Serafino | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 33 | Kenneth Biros Kenneth Biros Kenneth Biros was an American convicted murderer who was sentenced to death and executed for the aggravated murder, attempted rape, aggravated robbery and felonious sexual penetration of a young woman... |
December 8, 2009 | Tami Engstrom | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 34 | Vernon Smith | January 7, 2010 | Sohail Darwish | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 35 | Mark Brown | February 4, 2010 | Hayder Al-Turk, Isam Salman | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 36 | Lawrence Reynolds | March 16, 2010 | Loretta Foster | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 37 | Darryl Durr | April 20, 2010 | Angel Vincent | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 38 | Michael Beuke | May 13, 2010 | Robert Craig | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 39 | William Garner | July 13, 2010 | Deondra Freeman, Richard Gaines, Markeca Mason, Mykkila Mason, and Denitra Satterwhite | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 40 | Roderick Davie | August 10, 2010 | John Ira Coleman, Tracey Jeffreys | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 41 | Michael Benge | October 6, 2010 | Judith Gabbard | Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing .... |
| 42 | Frank Spisak | February 17, 2011 | Rev. Horace Rickerson, Brian Warford, and Timothy Sheehan | John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001... |
| 43 | Johnnie Baston | March 10, 2011 | Chong-Hoon Mah | John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001... |
| 44 | Clarence Carter | April 12, 2011 | Johnny Allen | John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001... |
| 45 | Daniel Lee Bedford | May 17, 2011 | Gwen Toepfert and John Smith | John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001... |
| 46 | Reginald Brooks Sr. | November 15, 2011 | Reginald Brooks Jr., Vaughn Brooks, Niarchos Brooks | John Kasich John Kasich John Richard Kasich is the 69th and current Governor of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing from 1983 to 2001... |
Demographics
The demographic information on the 34 inmates executed in Ohio between February 19, 1999 and January 7, 2010 is as follows:- Mean Age at Time of Execution: 44 years, 1.9 months
- Mean Time from Death Sentence to Execution: 14 years, 6 months
- Median Time from Death Sentence to Execution: 15 years, 11 months
External links
These links are to official State of Ohio records regarding executions in the state and Ohio administrative rules and statutes pertaining to capital punishment in Ohio- Death House tour on YouTube
- Ohio execution chamber
- Ohio Executions 1999 to Present from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- Capital Crimes 2005 Annual Report from the Ohio Attorney General's Office (issued April 1, 2006)
- Ohio Administrative Code 5120-9-12 Department of Rehabilitation and Correction -- Institutional rules: death row
- Ohio Revised Code § 2903.01 Aggravated murder
- Ohio Revised Code §§ 2949.21-2949.31 Death Sentence
- Ohio Revised Code § 2929.02 Penalties for murder
- All Ohio death row inmates
- Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (Location of execution chamber).
- Ohio State Penitentiary (Location of death row for male inmates)
- Ohio Reformatory for Women (Location of death row for female inmates)