List of people executed in Nebraska

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

List of people executed in Nebraska since 1976 Four people convicted of murder have been executed by Nebraska since 1976. Three were executed by electrocution. On April 21, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court set the first execution date via lethal injection for June 14, 2011. On May 26, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the execution due to objections that the sodium thiopental that Nebraska purchased from a Mumbai company failed to comply with U.S. pharmaceutical standards. The state's first lethal injection was carried out on August 14, 2018.

Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 Black 43 M September 2, 1994 DouglasElectrocution Jane McManusBen Nelson 2 White 33 M July 17, 1996 Sarpy Danny Eberle and Christopher Walden 3 Black 61 M December 2, 1997 Lancaster Catherine Brooks and Patricia McGarry 4 White 60 M August 14, 2018 Douglas Lethal injection Maynard D. Helgeland and Reuel Eugene Van Ness Jr. Pete Ricketts

Demographics Race Black 2 50% White 2 50% Age 30–39 1 25% 40–49 1 25% 50–59 0 0% 60–69 2 50% Sex Male 4 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 3 75% 2000–2009 0 0% 2010–2019 1 25% 2020–2029 0 0% Method Electrocution 3 75% Lethal injection 1 25% Governor (Party) J. James Exon (D) 0 0% Charles Thone (R) 0 0% Bob Kerrey (D) 0 0% Kay A. Orr (R) 0 0% Ben Nelson (D) 3 75% Mike Johanns (R) 0 0% Dave Heineman (R) 0 0% Pete Ricketts (R) 1 25% Jim Pillen (R) 0 0% Total 4 100%

See also Capital punishment in Nebraska Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Nebraska (pre-1972)

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