The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Indiana since its statehood.
A total of 23 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Before 1995, electrocution was the sole method of execution. This was replaced with lethal injection in 1995. The executions on this list are of those executed by the state government of Indiana; this list does not include persons executed within Indiana by the federal government. Two other people, Alton Coleman and Michael Lee Lockhart, were sentenced to death in Indiana, but were executed in Ohio and Texas respectively.
List of people executed in Indiana since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 24 M March 9, 1981 MorganElectrocution 4 murder victimsRobert D. Orr 2 White 37 M October 16, 1985 Lake Paul Komyatti 3 Black 43 M December 8, 1994MarionIndianapolis police Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg Evan Bayh 4 Black 42 M July 18, 1996Lethal injection 5 Black 40 M November 20, 1997 Kenneth ChambersFrank O'Bannon 6 White 47 M January 29, 1998 Sullivan Michael Wedmore 7 White 48 M December 9, 1999 Johnson Bill Harlow and Nyla Harlow 8 White 41 M March 14, 2001 Boone William H. Radcliffe 9 White 54 M June 27, 2001 Hendricks Mark Thompson and Gertrude Thompson 10 White 43 M May 2, 2003 Allen Ted Bosler and Gene Rubrake 11 White 46 M June 13, 2003 Tippecanoe Susan Bowsher, Ashlyn Bowsher, and William Bowsher 12 White 47 M March 10, 2005 Vanderburgh 4 murder victimsMitch Daniels 13 White 48 M April 21, 2005 Vigo Delores Wells 14 White 40 M May 25, 2005 Madison Ruby Hutslar 15 White 40 M July 27, 2005 Marion Steven Wentland, Anthony Moore, and Bruce Voge 16 White 54 M September 28, 2005 St. Joseph Lisa Bianco 17 White 58 M January 27, 2006 Howard Tommy Miller and Kimberly Jane Miller 18 White 42 M May 4, 2007 DeKalb Juan Placencia 19 White 36 M June 15, 2007 Delaware Muncie police officer Gregg William Winters 20 White 49 M December 11, 2009 Vanderburgh Debra Jean Wrinkles, Tony Fulkerson, and Natalie Fulkerson 21 White 49 M December 18, 2024 Allen 4 murder victims Eric Holcomb 22 White 45 M May 20, 2025 Marion Beech Grove police officer William Ronald Toney Mike Braun 23 White 53 M October 10, 2025 Spencer Stacy Lynn Payne
Demographics Race White 20 Black 3 Age 20–29 1 30–39 3 40–49 15 50–59 4 Sex Male 23 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 2 1990–1999 5 2000–2009 13 2010–2019 0 0% 2020–2029 3 Method Lethal injection 20 Electrocution 3 Governor (Party) Otis Bowen (R) 0 0% Robert D. Orr (R) 2 Evan Bayh (D) 2 Frank O'Bannon (D) 7 Joe Kernan (D) 0 0% Mitch Daniels (R) 9 Mike Pence (R) 0 0% Eric Holcomb (R) 1 Mike Braun (R) 2 Total 23 100%
See also Capital punishment in Indiana Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Indiana (pre-1972)
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References
External links Capital Punishment in Indiana- Indianapolis Star Link to complete list of people executed in Indiana since 1900