List of people executed in Florida

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

The total amounts to 141 people. Of the 141 people executed, 44 have been executed by electrocution and 97 have been executed by lethal injection. Two other people, Buddy Earl Justus and Michael Lee Lockhart, were sentenced to death in Florida, but were executed in Virginia and Texas respectively.

List of people executed in Florida since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 30 M May 25, 1979 LeonElectrocution Joseph SzymankiewiczBob Graham 2 Florida Has Executed 56 Inmates Since 1979 – from Tampa Bay Online White 36 M November 30, 1983 Miami-Dade Donald Schmidt 3 White 66 M January 26, 1984 Hillsborough Richard Cloud 4 White 30 M April 5, 1984 Lee Jason VerDow 5 Black 47 M May 10, 1984 St. Lucie Edgar Brown 6 White 30 M June 20, 1984 Alachua Judith Ann Carter 7 Black 34 M July 13, 1984 Miami-Dade Daniel Pridgen, Frank Meli, and Katrina Birk 8 White 46 M September 7, 1984 Duval Kelley Dobbert and Ryder Dobbert 9 Black 34 M September 20, 1984 Orange Zellie Riley 10 White 37 M November 8, 1984Duval James Stone 11 White 33 M January 30, 1985 Jacksonville police officer Mike Stewart 12 White 42 M March 6, 1985 Hillsborough Jonathan Mark Kushner 13 Black 39 M May 29, 1985 Miami-Dade 6 murder victims 14 Black 37 M April 15, 1986 Polk Charles Anderson 15 Black 39 M April 22, 1986Duval Anna Waldrop, Clayton Ragan, and Bertha McLeod 16 White 42 M May 20, 1986 James Stone 17 Black 41 M August 28, 1987 Miami-Dade 6 murder victimsBob Martinez 18 Black 54 M March 15, 1988 Polk James Carl Turman 19 White 33 M November 7, 1988 Volusia 5 murder victims 20 White 42 M January 24, 1989 Columbia Kimberly Dianne Leach, Lisa Janet Levy, and Margaret Elizabeth Bowman 21 White 31 M May 4, 1989 Marion Trisa Gail Thornley 22 White 43 M May 4, 1990 Broward FHP Trooper Phillip Black and OPP Constable Donald Irwin 23 Black 38 M July 27, 1990 Orange Carol Ward 24 White 61 M September 21, 1990 Duval Laureen Jean Edwards 25 White 49 M November 19, 1990 Pinellas David Drake 26 White 32 M April 24, 1991 Volusia Carlene KellyLawton Chiles 27 Black 46 M June 25, 1991 Monroe Titus Walters 28 White 43 M May 12, 1992 Palm Beach 4 murder victims 29 Black 47 M July 21, 1992 Duval Floyd Cone Jr. and FHP Trooper Robert McDermon 30 White 48 M April 21, 1993 Hernando 5 murder victims 31 White 49 M May 5, 1993 Madison James Hadden 32 White 33 M August 25, 1993 Clay 5 murder victims 33 White 38 M April 22, 1994 Miami-Dade Margaret Haizlip 34 White 42 M July 18, 1995 4 murder victims 35 Black 47 M December 4, 1995 Orange James Melson 36 White 40 M December 5, 1995 Polk Antonio Castillo 37 Black 38 M October 21, 1996 Martin Frances Julia Slater 38 Black 41 M December 6, 1996 Wakulla Les Lawhon 39 Hispanic 39 M March 25, 1997 Orange Dorothy James 40 White 46 M March 23, 1998 Volusia Cathy Lee Scharf 41 Black 47 M March 24, 1998 Duval Jacksonville Sheriff's Officer Thomas Szafranski 42 White 54 F March 30, 1998 Orange James Goodyear 43 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 102704. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 29, 2008. Native American 40 M March 31, 1998 Marion 5 murder victims 44 White 54 M July 8, 1999 Duval Nancy Weiler, Kristina Weiler, and Katherine WeilerJeb Bush 45 White 58 M February 23, 2000 SeminoleLethal injection Seminole County Sheriff's Office deputy George Pfeil 46 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 102476. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. White 40 M February 24, 2000 Santa Rosa George Wilson 47 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 030970. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 29, 2008. Black 49 M June 7, 2000 Bradford Alfred Sturgis 48 White 51 M June 21, 2000 Orange William Wilkerson, Harry Dalton, and Mark Parker 49 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 538283. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 29, 2008. White 30 M August 25, 2000 Okaloosa Melanie Rodrigues 50 Hispanic 50 M December 7, 2000 Marion Austin Carter Scott 51 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 093836. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. White 39 M January 11, 2001 Pasco Sharilyn Ritchie 52 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 088795. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. Hispanic 43 M October 2, 2002 Miami-Dade Katixa Ecenarro 53 White 46 F October 9, 2002 Dixie 7 murder victims 54 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 078079. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. Black 63 M December 9, 2002 Orange Catherine Alexander 55 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 036275. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. Black 48 M February 26, 2003 Pinellas Natalie Brady 56 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 119658. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. White 48 M May 16, 2003 Hillsborough 4 murder victims 57 White 49 M September 3, 2003 Escambia John Bayard Britton and James Herman Barrett 58 Black 51 M February 4, 2004 St. Johns Beverly St. George 59 White 49 M May 26, 2004 Columbia Raymond Dewayne Wigley 60 White 47 M April 5, 2005 Osceola Carol Skjerva 61 Black 48 M September 20, 2006 Escambia Pensacola police officer Stephen Taylor 62 Inmate Release Information Detail - Inmate 105314. Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on November 14, 2007. White 57 M October 18, 2006 Santa Rosa Stella Salamon 63 White 52 M October 25, 2006 Alachua 5 murder victims 64 Hispanic 55 M December 13, 2006 Miami-Dade Joseph Nagy 65 White 39 M July 1, 2008 Brevard Junny Rios-Martinez Jr.Charlie Crist 66 Black 34 M September 23, 2008 Lake Jamilya Lewis and Jasmine Lewis 67 White 51 M February 11, 2009 Hillsborough Lisa DeCarr 68 White 47 M August 19, 2009 Broward Adella Marie Simmons 69 White 45 M February 16, 2010 Pinellas Wildlife Officer Margaret Park 70 Hispanic 61 M September 28, 2011 Miami-Dade Coral Gables police officer Louis PenaRick Scott 71 White 65 M November 15, 2011Pinellas 4 murder victims 72 White 65 M February 15, 2012 Deborah Kammerer 73 White 58 M April 12, 2012 Indian River 6 murder victims 74 Hispanic 56 M December 11, 2012 Miami-Dade 9 murder victims 75 White 59 M April 10, 2013 Pinellas Elisa Vera Nelson 76 White 56 M May 29, 2013 Orange Christine McGowan 77 White 58 M June 12, 2013 Palm Beach Florida Department of Corrections officer Fred Griffis 78 Black 65 M August 5, 2013 Miami-Dade 8 murder victims 79 White 50 M October 1, 2013 Columbia Robyn Novick 80 White 51 M October 15, 2013 Citrus Angela Crowley 81 Black 40 M November 12, 2013 Orange Denise Collins 82 Black 62 M January 7, 2014 Miami-Dade and Bradford 4 murder victims 83 Hispanic 46 M February 12, 2014 Miami-Dade Samuel James Ryce 84 Black 48 M February 26, 2014 Jefferson Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Fulford 85 Black 55 M March 20, 2014 Broward Phyllis Harris and Janet Cox Thermidor 86 White 47 M April 23, 2014 Lake Elmer Bryant Scott Jr. and Michelle Scott 87 Black 63 M June 18, 2014 Pasco Suzanne Henry and Eugene Christian 88 White 45 M July 10, 2014 Polk Kimberly Ann Waters 89 Black 43 M November 13, 2014 Gadsden Cassandra Banks and Melody Cooper 90 White 42 M January 15, 2015 Escambia Gary McAdams 91 White 59 M October 29, 2015 Orange 4 murder victims 92 White 53 M January 7, 2016 Pasco and Hillsborough Teri Lynn Matthews, Natalie Blanche Holley, and Stephanie Collins 93 White 53 M August 24, 2017 Duval Robert Lee Booker and Robert McDowell 94 White 57 M October 5, 2017 Glades Aleisha Bryant and Clarence Moore 95 White 53 M November 8, 2017 Hillsborough Brandon Snider and Robert Carter 96 White 47 M February 22, 2018 Escambia Susan Morris 97 Hispanic 55 M December 13, 2018 Miami-Dade Phyllis Minas 98 White 65 M May 23, 2019 Hillsborough 10 murder victimsRon DeSantis 99 White 57 M August 22, 2019 Duval 6 murder victims 100 White 59 M February 23, 2023 Leon Faye Lamb Vann 101 Black 56 M April 12, 2023 Flagler Robert Sturmfels and Georgette Sturmfels 102 White 56 M May 3, 2023 Bay Rebecca Wendt 103 White 62 M June 15, 2023 Palm Beach Karen Slattery and Georgianna Worden 104 White 61 M August 3, 2023 Brevard Patricia Miller 105 White 54 M October 3, 2023 Escambia Ravonne Kennedy Smith 106 White 57 M August 29, 2024 Marion John Timothy Edwards 107 White 64 M February 13, 2025 Charlotte Gregory Philip Malnory and Kimberly Ann Malnory 108 White 63 M March 20, 2025 Seminole Toni Marie Neuner and Elizabeth Ann Dick 109 White 48 M April 8, 2025 Monroe Janet Acosta 110 White 62 M May 1, 2025 Okaloosa 4 murder victims 111 White 62 M May 15, 2025 Hillsborough Tina Marie Cribbs 112 White 54 M June 10, 2025 Hamilton Carmen Gabriella Gayheart 113 White 51 M June 24, 2025 Orange Michelle Anne McGrath 114 Black 54 M July 15, 2025 Duval 5 murder victims 115 White 60 M July 31, 2025 Okaloosa Sylvia Zakrzewski, Anna Zakrzewski, and Edward Jon Zakrzewski III 116 Black 67 M August 19, 2025 Bay Janet Renee White 117 Black 59 M August 28, 2025 Orange Johnnie Lee, Valerie Davis, and Mary Lubin 118 White 63 M September 17, 2025 Polk Clarence Knowles, Barbara Knowles, and Bonnie Knowles 119 Black 64 M September 30, 2025 Miami-Dade Jacob Nestor and Matilda Nestor 120 White 72 M October 14, 2025 Hillsborough Denise Elaine Roach and Christy Elizabeth Cowan 121 White 65 M October 28, 2025 Santa Rosa Cynthia Campbell 122 White 66 M November 13, 2025 Brevard Rebecca Kunash 123 Black 63 M November 20, 2025 Putnam Minnie Ruth McCollum 124 White 58 M December 9, 2025 Bay Tressa Lynn Pettibone 125 White 58 M December 18, 2025 Okaloosa 5 murder victims 126 White 64 M February 10, 2026 Alachua Michael Sheridan 127 Black 65 M February 24, 2026 Manatee Virgie Eletha Langford 128 Black 53 M March 3, 2026 St. Lucie Fort Pierce police officer Sgt. Danny Thomas Parrish 129 White 54 M March 17, 2026 Sarasota Denise Amber Lee 130 Black 58 M April 21, 2026 Brevard Marlys Mae Sather 131 White 70 M April 30, 2026 Orange Cynthia Ann Driggers 132 Black 47 M May 21, 2026 Broward Odessia Stephens and Hanessia Mullings 133 White 53 M June 2, 2026 Duval Gabrielle Hanshaw 134 White 74 M June 25, 2026 Orange Karen Spencer 135 White 74 M July 14, 2026 Broward Patricia Marie Gifford 136 White 68 M July 28, 2026 Lake Teresa Mae McAbee 137 White 80 M Pasco Raymond Artzner and Martha Artzner 138 White 61 M August 18, 2026 Seminole Patricia Ann Silvia 139 White 74 M September 1, 2026 Lee Anthia Jill Piper 140 White 72 M September 10, 2026 Charlotte Richard Allen Montgomery 141 White 77 M September 29, 2026 Polk Carolyn Monfort

Demographics Race White 94 Black 38 Hispanic 8 Native American 1 Age 30–39 23 40–49 42 50–59 41 60–69 27 70–79 780–89 1 Sex Male 139 Female 2 Date of execution 1976–1979 1 1980–1989 20 1990–1999 23 2000–2009 24 2010–2019 31 2020–2029 42 Method Lethal injection 97 Electrocution 44 Governor (Party) Reubin Askew (D) 0 0% Bob Graham (D) 16 Bob Martinez (R) 9 Lawton Chiles (D) 18 Buddy MacKay (D) 0 0% Jeb Bush (R) 21 Charlie Crist (R) 5 Rick Scott (R) 28 Ron DeSantis (R) 44 Total 141 100%

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

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