List of individuals executed in South Carolina
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There have been 43 executions in South Carolina
since 1985. All were for murder.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
since 1985. All were for murder.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Method | Victim(s) | Under Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Carl Shaw Joseph Carl Shaw Joseph Carl Shaw was the first person to be put to death by the State of South Carolina after the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorized the use of capital punishment by the states in 1976.... |
11 January 1985 | 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... |
Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness | Riley Richard Riley Richard Wilson Riley , American politician, was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
| 2 | James Terry Roach James Terry Roach James Terry Roach was the second person to be executed by the state of South Carolina following the 1976 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorizing the use of capital punishment by the states... |
10 January 1986 | electric chair | Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness | Riley Richard Riley Richard Wilson Riley , American politician, was United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton and the 111th Governor of South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
| 3 | Ronald Rusty Woomer | 27 April 1990 | electric chair | Della Louis Sellers | Campbell Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. was a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as 112th Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995.-Early life:He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the oldest of six children... |
| 4 | Donald Henry Gaskins | 6 September 1991 | electric chair | Rudolph Tyner | Campbell Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. was a U.S. Republican Party politician who served as 112th Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995.-Early life:He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the oldest of six children... |
| 5 | Sylvester Lewis Adams | 18 August 1995 | 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... |
Bryan Chambers | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 6 | Robert South | 31 May 1996 | lethal injection | Daniel Wayne Cogburn | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 7 | Fred H. Kornahrens III | 19 July 1996 | lethal injection | Patti Jo Kornahrens, Jason Avant, and Harry Wilkerson | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 8 | Michael Torrence | 6 September 1996 | lethal injection | Dennis Lollis, Charles Bush, and Cynthia Williams | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 9 | Larry Gene Bell Larry Gene Bell Larry Gene Bell was a double murderer in Lexington County, South Carolina, who was electrocuted for the murders of Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick... |
4 October 1996 | electric chair | Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 10 | Doyle Cecil Lucas | 15 November 1996 | lethal injection | Bill Reyfield and Evelyn Reyfield | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 11 | Frank Middleton, Jr. | 22 November 1996 | lethal injection | Shirley Mae Mack | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 12 | Michael Eugene Elkins | 12 June 1997 | lethal injection | Patricia Whitt | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 13 | Earl Matthews, Jr. | 7 November 1997 | lethal injection | Lucia Aimar | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 14 | John D. Arnold | 6 March 1998 | lethal injection | Betty Gardner | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 15 | John H. Plath | 10 July 1998 | lethal injection | Betty Gardner | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 16 | Sammy Roberts | 25 September 1998 | lethal injection | Bill Spain, Kenneth Krause, and Louis Cakley | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 17 | Larry Gilbert | 4 December 1998 | lethal injection | Ralph Stoudemire | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 18 | J.D. Gleaton | 4 December 1998 | lethal injection | Ralph Stoudemire | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 19 | Louis Joe Truesdale, Jr. | 11 December 1998 | lethal injection | Rebecca Ann Eudy | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 20 | Andrew Lavern Smith | 18 December 1998 | lethal injection | Christy Johnson and Corrie Johnson | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 21 | Ronnie Howard | 8 January 1999 | lethal injection | Chinh Thi Nguyen Le | Beasley David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.... |
| 22 | Joseph Ernest Atkins | 22 January 1999 | lethal injection | Karen Patterson and Benjamin F. Atkins | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 23 | Leroy Joseph Drayton | 12 November 1999 | lethal injection | Rhonda Darlene Smith | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 24 | David Rocheville David Rocheville David Rocheville was executed by lethal injection, having been convicted of two counts of murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery.-The murders:... |
3 December 1999 | lethal injection | James Todd Green | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 25 | Kevin Dean Young | 3 November 2000 | lethal injection | Dennis Ray Hepler | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 26 | Richard Charles Johnson | 3 March 2002 | lethal injection | Bruce Kenneth Smalls and C. Daniel Swanson | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 27 | Anthony Green | 23 August 2002 | lethal injection | Susan Babich | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 28 | Michael Joseph Passaro | 13 September 2002 | lethal injection | Maggie Passaro | Hodges Jim Hodges James Hovis "Jim" Hodges is a Democrat who served one term as the 114th Governor of South Carolina from 1999 until 2003.-Early career:... |
| 29 | David Clayton Hill | 19 March 2004 | lethal injection | Spencer Guerry | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 30 | Jerry Bridwell McWee | 16 April 2004 | lethal injection | John Perry | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 31 | Jason Scott Byram | 23 April 2004 | lethal injection | Julie Johnson | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 32 | James Neil Tucker James Neil Tucker James Neil Tucker was a convicted murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina by means of the electric chair. The electric chair would not be used again in the United States until July 20, 2006, in the state of Virginia... |
28 May 2004 | electric chair | Rose Lee Dolly Oakley and Shannon Mellon | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 33 | Richard Longworth Richard Longworth Richard W. Longworth was a murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina by lethal injection. He was convicted of the murder on January 7, 1991 of Alex Hopps and Todd Greene in Spartanburg, South Carolina.... |
4 April 2005 | lethal injection | Alex Hopps and James Todd Green | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 34 | Hastings Arthur Wise Hastings Arthur Wise Hastings Arthur Wise , was a convicted U.S mass murderer who was executed in the U.S. state of South Carolina for killing four former co-workers... |
4 November 2005 | lethal injection | Charles Griffeth, David Moore, Leonard Filyaw, and Sheryl Wood | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 35 | Shawn Paul Humphries Shawn Paul Humphries Shawn Paul Humphries was a murderer executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina. He was convicted of the January 1, 1994 murder of Dickie Smith in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. He was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m... |
2 December 2005 | lethal injection | Dickie Smith | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 36 | William Ernest Downs, Jr. | 14 July 2006 | lethal injection | Keenan O’Mailia | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 37 | Calvin Alphonso Shuler | 22 June 2007 | lethal injection | James Brooks | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 38 | David Mark Hill http://www.charlotte.com/205/story/657779.htmlhttp://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/19615374.html | 6 June 2008 | lethal injection | James Riddle, Josie Curry, and Michael Gregory | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 39 | James Earl Reed James Earl Reed James Earl Reed was a convicted murderer put to death in the state of South Carolina by electrocution in the electric chair.- Crime :... http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/22/reporter_recounts_reeds_last_breaths45337/ |
20 June 2008 | electric chair | Barbara Lafayette and Joseph Lafayette | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 40 | Joseph Gardner http://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/612366.html | 5 December 2008 | lethal injection | Missi McLauchlin | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 41 | Luke A. Williams | 20 February 2009 | lethal injection | Linda Williams and Shaun Williams | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 42 | Thomas Treshawn Iveyhttp://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/780060.html | 8 May 2009 | lethal injection | Sgt. Tommy Harrison and Robert Montgomery | Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr. is an American politician from South Carolina, who was the 115th Governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011.... |
| 43 | Jeffrey Brian Mottshttp://www.thestate.com/breaking/story/780060.html | 6 May 2011 | lethal injection | Charles Douglas Martin | Haley Nikki Haley Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is the 116th and current Governor of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Haley represented Lexington County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.... |