The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nevada.
Post-Gregg A total of 12 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Nevada since 1976. The first execution was carried out by gas chamber; subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection. All but one (Richard Allen Moran) waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out.
Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 46 M October 22, 1979Clark Gas chamber David Ballard Robert List 2 White 47 M December 6, 1985Lethal injection Marie Cushman Richard Bryan 3 White 51 M June 19, 1989 Washoe Randy Waldron Bob Miller 4 White 28 M June 23, 1989Clark Albert Duggens and James Lewandowski 5 White 26 M June 3, 1990 Frances Maves 6 White 42 M March 30, 1996 Sandra Devere, Russell Rhodes, and Linda VanderVoort 7 Hispanic 44 M October 5, 1998 Donna Martin 8 Asian 25 M April 5, 1999 Washoe Peggy Crawford and Keith ChristopherKenny Guinn 9 White 37 M April 21, 2001Clark Hunter Blatchford 10 White 35 M March 26, 2004 Frank Rosenstock 11 White 57 M August 12, 2004Washoe Ilona Straumanis 12 Black 47 M April 26, 2006 Betty Jane May
Demographics Race White 9 75% Asian 1 8% Black 1 8% Hispanic 1 8% Age 20–29 3 25% 30–39 2 17% 40–49 5 42% 50–59 2 17% Sex Male 12 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 1 8% 1980–1989 3 25% 1990–1999 4 33% 2000–2009 4 33% 2010–2019 0 0% 2020–2029 0 0% Method Lethal injection 11 92% Gas chamber 1 8% Governor (Party) Mike O'Callaghan (D) 0 0% Robert List (R) 1 8% Richard Bryan (D) 1 8% Bob Miller (D) 5 42% Kenny Guinn (R) 5 42% James Gibbons (R) 0 0% Brian Sandoval (R) 0 0% Steve Sisolak (D) 0 0% Joe Lombardo (R) 0 0% Total 12 100%
Pre-Furman Between 1861 and 1903 Between late 1861, when Nevada Territory was organized, and 1903, executions by hanging were conducted at the county seats in which the person was convicted.
There has not been a definitive compilation of legal executions conducted in Nevada prior to 1903, however there are 20 known legal executions between 1861 and 1903:
NameDate of executionCountyAllen MilsteadApril 24, 1868DaytonJohn Milleain (Millan, Millian, or Milliean), murdered Julia Bulette.April 24, 1868Virginia CityRufus B. AndersonOctober 30, 1868AustinAh FungDecember 16, 1870UnionvilleAh UngDavid M. HallOctober 17, 1873BelmontJohn StewartApril 24, 1874AuroraJohn MurphyDecember 29, 1874Carson City (at the foot of Lone Mountain)Peter LarkinJanuary 19, 1877Virginia CityRobert CrozierOctober 30, 1877WinnemuccaSam MillsDecember 22, 1877ElkoJ. W. RoverFebruary 19, 1878RenoCharles Wesley HymerApril 6, 1880WinnemuccaCharley HingFebruary 9, 1882WinnemuccaIndian DaveJanuary 23, 1885BelmontClarence GrayMarch 5, 1886WinnemuccaEdward CrutchleyDecember 31 1886HamiltonElizabeth PottsJune 20, 1890ElkoJosiah PottsHank ParishDecember 12, 1890Ely
1903–1921: People executed at the state capital The 1901 state legislature required that all executions be conducted at the State Prison in Carson City beginning in 1903.
The 1911 state legislature provided that a death row inmate could elect to die by shooting or hanging.
NameDate of executionMethodJohn HancockSeptember 8, 1905HangingThomas F. GormanNovember 17, 1905Al LindermanFred ReidtJohn P. SevenerIndian JohnnyDecember 7, 1906Joe IbapahCharley KaiserCharley Kaiser inmate file, offender ID 001238, 1909, Nevada Department of Corrections records, Inmate Information records, NvSA-000001, Nevada State Archives, Carson City, NV.May 25, 1909George WilliamsGeorge Williams inmate file, offender ID 001025, 1908, Nevada Department of Corrections records, Inmate Information records, NvSA-000001, Nevada State Archives, Carson City, NV.August 24, 1909Andriza MircovichMay 14, 1913Firing squad (Machine)
1921–1976: Nevada State Prison gas chamber
Prior to January 1, 1912, the law prescribed hanging as the means of carrying out the death sentence in the State of Nevada, however, upon revision of the statutes in 1911 the condemned were allowed a choice between the gallows and the firing squad. This remained the law until March 28, 1921 when an amendment was adopted providing for execution by means of lethal gas. Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber.
The first execution by use of lethal gas took place in February 1924 and has been used as the means of carrying out the death sentence a total of thirty-one times. The last execution was held October 22, 1979.
Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Victim(s) Asian 28 M February 8, 1924 Tom Quong Kee White 29 M May 21, 1926 Jennie Medak White 41 M June 2, 1930 Louis LaVell Hispanic 28 M September 4, 1931 Charlie Fong White 52 M November 28, 1932 John O'Brien White 34 M May 8, 1933 Evelyn Miller White 34 M July 13, 1934 Sylvia Reither White 33 M January 26, 1937 Manuel Arrascada, Walter Godecke, Otto Heitman, and John Elias Hispanic 47 M January 17, 1939 Joe Urrutia White 43 M November 21, 1939 Pauline Williamson Black 44 M May 28, 1940 Floyd Robinson and Georgianna Robinson White 64 M August 28, 1942 Frances Jones White 34 M November 27, 1943 Raymond Fisher and Marion Fisher White 31 M June 30, 1944 Baby son Plunkett White 17 M September 29, 1944 A.H. Berning White 35 M August 23, 1946 Albert McCollum White 36 M January 10, 1947 Marie Voss White 19 M April 22, 1949 Detective Cap. LeRoy Geach and Detective Sgt. Allen Glass White 23 M June 7, 1949 Billie Rhae Morning White 46 M October 18, 1949 Thelma Ribail Black 32 M August 25, 1950 Abraham Gutierrez and Louis Evans White 46 M January 29, 1951 Margaret Tarr White 36 M February 10, 1951 Mildred Butner Hispanic 28 M July 24, 1951 Esperanza Rodriguez Hispanic 62 M November 13, 1952 Elizabeth Catlett White 41 M April 13, 1953 Donald Brown White 27 M April 23, 1954 Ward Budzien Sr. White 33 M July 15, 1954 Clarence Dodd White 46 M White 42 M February 24, 1960 Thomas Jessen White 22 M August 21, 1961 Albert Waters
See also Capital punishment in Nevada Capital punishment in the United States List of homicides in Nevada
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