List of people executed in Mississippi

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Mississippi since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

Since 1976, 25 people convicted of capital murder have been executed by the state of Mississippi. Of the 25 people executed, 4 were executed via gas chamber and 21 via lethal injection.

List of people executed in Mississippi since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 34 M September 2, 1983 JacksonGas chamber Deressa Jean Scales William F. Winter 2 Black 26 M May 20, 1987 Leake Walnut Grove police officer J. T. TrestWilliam Allain 3 Black 27 M July 8, 1987Hinds Arun Pahwa 4 Black 36 M June 21, 1989 Linzy Don Dixon Ray Mabus 5 White 39 M July 17, 2002 HarrisonLethal injection Mississippi Highway Patrol officer David Bruce LadnerRonnie Musgrove 6 White 51 M December 11, 2002 Jackson Karon Ann Pierce 7 White 77 M December 14, 2005 Rankin Virginia TuckerHaley Barbour 8 White 43 M October 18, 2006 Scott Katie Bell Moore and Velma Odell Noblin 9 White 49 M May 21, 2008 Chickasaw Mary Bounds 10 White 34 M July 23, 2008 Lee Marcus James Gentry 11 White 62 M May 19, 2010 Perry Rhonda Crane 12 White 72 M May 20, 2010 Harrison Krystal King 13 White 42 M July 21, 2010 Lee Floyd Melvin McBride 14 White 52 M May 10, 2011 Marion 4 murder victims 15 Black 39 M May 17, 2011 Newton Grace Blackwell 16 White 38 M February 8, 2012 Carroll Eddie Brooks and Everett CurryPhil Bryant 17 White 35 M March 20, 2012 Forrest Rhonda Hatten Griffis 18 Black 61 M March 22, 2012 Harrison Patty Milliken 19 Black 47 M June 5, 2012 Leflore 4 murder victims 20 White 34 M June 12, 2012 Tate 4 murder victims 21 White 49 M June 20, 2012 Jackson Jeffrey Wolfe 22 White 50 M November 17, 2021 Union Kim Kirk CoxTate Reeves 23 White 58 M December 14, 2022 Itawamba Leesa Marie Gray 24 White 79 M June 25, 2025 Harrison Edwina Rose Marter 25 White 59 M October 15, 2025 Tippah Kristy Denice Ray

Demographics Race White 19 Black 6 Age 20–29 2 30–39 8 40–49 5 50–59 5 60–69 2 70–79 3 Sex Male 25 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 4 1990–1999 0 0% 2000–2009 6 2010–2019 11 2020–2029 4 Method Lethal injection 21 Gas chamber 4 Governor (Party) Cliff Finch (D) 0 0% William F. Winter (D) 1 William Allain (D) 2 Ray Mabus (D) 1 Kirk Fordice (R) 0 0% Ronnie Musgrove (D) 2 Haley Barbour (R) 9 Phil Bryant (R) 6 Tate Reeves (R) 4 Total 25 100%

See also Capital punishment in Mississippi Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Mississippi (pre-1972) – executions before Furman

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References

External links Mississippi Department of Corrections