The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. All of the 85 people (84 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions between December 2002 and 2023 were conducted by lethal injection. In January 2024, the Alabama Department of Corrections conducted the first ever execution via nitrogen hypoxia.
Prior to 1983, an 18-year moratorium on executions was observed under the direction of the Supreme Court of the United States. Alabama previously executed 153 people between 1927 and 1965.Gordon, Tom (June 12, 2009) "Alabama Death Row inmate Jack Trawick apologizes before execution." Birmingham News
List of people executed in Alabama since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 33 M April 22, 1983MobileElectrocution Edward NassarGeorge Wallace 2 Inmate Executed In Alabama Prison. The New York Times. Black 47 M March 21, 1986 William Hosea Waymon and Vaughn Thompson 3 Alabama Executes Convict In Killing. The New York Times. White 33 M August 28, 1987 Edward NassarH. Guy Hunt 4 Alabama Executes Man in Death of a Widow. The New York Times. Black 28 M May 26, 1989 Rosemary Zimlich Rutland 5 2 Electric Jolts in Alabama Execution. The New York Times. Black 28 M July 14, 1989 Jefferson Lynn McCurry 6 Black 43 M August 18, 1989 Houston Rena Mae Callins 7 Murderer of Woman Is Executed in Alabama. The New York Times. Black 43 M November 17, 1989 Montgomery Susie Bell Sanders 8 A Convicted Killer Is Executed in Alabama. The New York Times. Black 35 M July 13, 1990 Jefferson Quenette Shehane 9 HEATH v. ALABAMA, 474 U.S. 82 (1985). The New York Times. White 40 M March 20, 1992 Russell Rebecca Heath 10 Execution in Alabama for the Killing of a Nun. The New York Times. Black 36 M November 20, 1992 Mobile Ann Hogan 11 Black 47 M April 28, 1995 Jefferson Fletcher HandleyFob James 12 Black 43 M May 12, 1995 Macon Mark Batts 13 Black 38 M February 16, 1996 Monroe Naomi Rolon 14 White 44 M January 10, 1997 Talladega Thurman Macon Donahoo 15 Black 62 M May 2, 1997 Jefferson Willie Mae Hammock, John Tatum Jr., and Lois Jean Tatum. 16 Klan Member Put to Death In Race Death. The New York Times. White 42 M June 6, 1997 Mobile Michael Donald 17 White 34 M May 8, 1998 Madison Robin Balarzs 18 Black 40 M June 18, 1999 Monroe Naomi RolonDon Siegelman 19 Black 37 M August 6, 1999 Shelby Annie Laura Orr 20 White 37 M January 7, 2000 Jefferson Kathleen Bedsole 21 Black 48 M March 3, 2000 Mobile Warren Green and Lois Green 22 Black 52 M April 14, 2000 Russell Hugh Sims Kite 23 Black 35 M June 2, 2000 Calhoun Willie C. Griffith and Linda Gail Griffith 24 White 54 F May 10, 2002 Lee Opelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley 25 White 46 M December 12, 2002 MorganLethal injection Kenneth Cantrell 26 White 43 M March 13, 2003 Blount Maisie Carlene GrayBob Riley 27 White 44 M April 24, 2003 Jefferson Jack David McGraw 28 White 39 M August 7, 2003 Etowah 4 murder victims 29 White 74 M August 5, 2004 Tuscaloosa Lillian Montgomery 30 White 33 M September 30, 2004 Henry Jerry Wayne Robinson 31 White 39 M April 28, 2005 St. Clair Moody police officer Keith Turner 32 White 58 M June 2, 2005 Talladega Jerry Haney 33 White 62 M August 4, 2005 Lee Opelika police Sergeant Roger Lamar Motley 34 White 48 M September 22, 2005 Talladega Paul Franklin, Judy Franklin, and Paul Franklin Jr. 35 White 37 M October 26, 2006 Mobile Irma Thelma Gray 36 Black 55 M May 3, 2007 Blount Carl Nelson and Willene Nelson 37 Black 46 M July 26, 2007 Shelby Annie Laura Orr 38 Black 47 M August 23, 2007 Tuscaloosa John Kirk 39 White 62 M January 15, 2009Calhoun Rebecca Suzanne Howell 40 Gordon, Tom (February 12, 2009) "Danny Joe Bradley ends 26 years on Alabama's Death Row in execution chamber." Birmingham News White 49 M February 12, 2009 Rhonda Hardin 41 Gordon, Tom (April 16, 2009) "Updated: Alabama executes Jimmy Lee Dill for 1989 slaying of Leon Shaw of Birmingham." Birmingham News Black 49 M April 16, 2009 Jefferson Leon Shaw 42 Gordon, Tom (May 14, 2009) "Alabama executes Willie McNair for 1990 slaying of Ella Foy Riley in Abbeville." Birmingham News Black 44 M May 14, 2009 Montgomery Ella Foy Riley 43 White 62 M June 11, 2009 Jefferson Stephanie Alexis Gach 44 Gordon, Tom (October 8, 2009) "Alabama executes Max Landon Payne for 1992 slaying of Cullman County store owner Braxton Brown." Birmingham News White 38 M October 8, 2009 Cullman Braxton Brown 45 White 63 M May 27, 2010 Mobile 4 murder victims 46 White 42 M June 10, 2010 Colbert Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett 47 White 41 M August 12, 2010 Jefferson Candace Brown 48 Black 50 M September 9, 2010 Dale Ruby Lois Gosha 49 White 63 M November 4, 2010 Pike Charles Eddie Shannon 50 Black 52 M January 13, 2011 Madison Ruby White 51 White 45 M March 31, 2011 Calhoun Fred Blackmon and Evelyn BlackmonRobert J. Bentley 52 White 43 M May 19, 2011 Mobile 4 murder victims 53 Black 41 M June 16, 2011 Tuscaloosa Mattie Wesson 54 Black 37 M September 22, 2011 Madison Angela Cagle 55 White 38 M October 20, 2011 Escambia Elias Ocean Johnson 56 White 29 M July 25, 2013 Limestone Charlie Newman 57 White 43 M January 21, 2016 Jefferson Jo Deann Campbell 58 White 45 M December 8, 2016 Madison Casey Wilson 59 White 75 M May 26, 2017 Colbert Troy WickerKay Ivey 60 Black 46 M June 8, 2017 Etowah James Nathaniel Baker, Darryl Collier, and Tamika Collins 61 Black 40 M October 19, 2017 Montgomery Montgomery police officer Anderson Gordon 62 White 50 M March 15, 2018 Walker Bennie Francis Murray 63 White 83 M April 19, 2018 Jefferson Judge Robert Smith Vance 64 Black 42 M February 7, 2019 Dallas Tiffany Harville 65 White 41 M May 16, 2019 Shelby 4 murder victims 66 White 46 M May 30, 2019 Fayette Pastor Bill Lynn 67 Black 43 M March 5, 2020Jefferson Carlos Owen, Harley Chisholm III, and Charles Bennett 68 Black 52 M October 21, 2021 Sharma Ruth Johnson 69 Black 44 M January 27, 2022 Dallas Willie Johnson Jr. 70 Black 50 M July 28, 2022 Jefferson Faith Hall 71 White 64 M July 21, 2023 Madison Dorothy Belle Epps 72 White 49 M November 16, 2023 Marshall Edward Lee Williams Sr. 73 White 58 M January 25, 2024 Colbert Nitrogen hypoxia Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett 74 White 50 M May 30, 2024 MarionLethal injection Floyd Hill and Vera Hill 75 Black 64 M July 18, 2024 Cherokee William Clinton Clayton Jr. 76 White 59 M September 26, 2024 Shelby Nitrogen hypoxia Lee Michael Holdbrooks, Christopher Scott Yancy, and Terry Lee Jarvis 77 White 36 M October 17, 2024 Mobile Lethal injection 5 murder victims 78 White 50 M November 21, 2024 JeffersonNitrogen hypoxia Vickie Lynn Deblieux 79 Black 52 M February 6, 2025 Pauline Starks Brown 80 White 55 M April 24, 2025 Chilton Lethal injection Tracy Lynn Brown 81 White 65 M June 10, 2025 Walker Nitrogen hypoxia Karen Sanders Lane 82 White 50 M September 25, 2025 Etowah Margaret Parrish Berry 83 Black 54 M October 23, 2025 Talladega Gregory Huguley 84 Black 42 M August 13, 2026 Russell Lethal injection Kamarie Holland 85 Black 49 M September 17, 2026 Dallas James Hodges Ellis and Elaine Thompson
Demographics Race White 48 Black 37 Age 20–29 3 30–39 17 40–49 36 50–59 17 60–69 9 70–79 2 80–89 1 Sex Male 84 Female 1 Date of execution 1976–1979 0 1980–1989 7 1990–1999 12 2000–2009 25 2010–2019 22 2020–2029 19 Method Lethal injection 54 Electrocution 24 Nitrogen hypoxia 7 Governor (Party) George Wallace (D) 2 H. Guy Hunt (R) 8 Jim Folsom Jr. (D) 0 Fob James (R) 7 Don Siegelman (D) 8 Bob Riley (R) 25 Robert J. Bentley (R) 8 Kay Ivey (R) 27 Total 85 100%
See also Capital punishment in Alabama Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Alabama (pre-1972) – executions before Furman
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External links Executions (Alabama Department of Corrections) Inmates on death row (Alabama Department of Corrections)