This is a list of people executed in Tennessee. The state took over executions in 1913; prior to that time they were carried out at the county level.
There have been a total of 17 executions in Tennessee, under the current statute, since it was adopted in 1977. All of the people executed were convicted of murder. Of the 17 people executed, all were male. 11 were executed via lethal injection and 6 via electrocution. Another man, Steven Ray Thacker, was sentenced to death in Tennessee, but was executed in Oklahoma.
Post-Gregg Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 44 M April 19, 2000 WeakleyLethal injection Cary Ann Medlin Don Sundquist 2 White 50 M June 28, 2006Shelby U. S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Suzanne Marie CollinsPhil Bredesen 3 White 53 M May 9, 2007 Memphis Police Lieutenant Ronald Oliver 4 White 45 M September 12, 2007 Bedford Electrocution 4 murder victims 5 White 55 M February 4, 2009 JacksonLethal injection Fred Stafford and Edna Stafford 6 Black 53 M December 2, 2009 Davidson Bobby Bell Jr., James Moore, and Charles House 7 White 59 M August 9, 2018 Knox Paula Kay DyerBill Haslam 8 White 63 M November 1, 2018 RobertsonElectrocution John Dale Dotson and James Wayne Porter 9 White 61 M December 6, 2018 Knox Lee Standifer 10 White 68 M May 16, 2019 Shelby Lethal injection Connie JohnsonBill Lee 11 White 56 M August 15, 2019 UnionElectrocution Wanda Lou Romines and Sheila Ann Romines 12 White 53 M December 5, 2019 Hamilton Traci Latrice Crozier 13 White 58 M February 20, 2020 Morgan Carl Isaac Estep 14 White 75 M May 22, 2025DavidsonLethal injection Judith Lynn Smith, Chad Altmon Burnett, and Jason Don Burnett 15 Black 69 M August 5, 2025 Angela Clay, Latoya Clay, and Lakeisha Clay 16 White 64 M December 11, 2025 Hamilton Karen Elise Pulley 17 White 66 M August 13, 2026 Cheatham Catherine Jean Jenkins
Demographics Race White 15 Black 2 Age 40–49 2 50–59 8 60–69 6 70–79 1 Sex Male 17 Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 0 0% 2000–2009 6 2010–2019 6 2020–2029 5 Method Lethal injection 11 Electrocution 6 Governor (Party) Ray Blanton (D) 0 0% Lamar Alexander (R) 0 0% Ned McWherter (D) 0 0% Don Sundquist (R) 1 Phil Bredesen (D) 5 Bill Haslam (R) 3 Bill Lee (R) 8 Total 17 100%
See also Capital punishment in Tennessee Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Tennessee (pre-1972)
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References
TN Executions. Tennessee Department of Correction. Retrieved on 2025-12-26. 'I did not kill them' condemned man says. The Tennessean, February 3, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-04. 'I commend my life into your hands' Tenn. inmate sings hymns as execution is carried out. Fox 17 Nashville. Retrieved on 2019-05-17.