List of people executed by the United States federal government

The following is a list of people executed by the United States federal government.

Post-Gregg executions Sixteen executions (none of them military) have occurred in the modern post-Gregg era. Since 1976, 16 people have been executed under federal jurisdiction by the United States federal government. All were executed by lethal injection at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Offense Federal District Method Victim(s) President 1 White 33 M June 11, 2001 Murder of a federal employee Western District of OklahomaLethal injection 8 federal law enforcement officersGeorge W. Bush 2 Hispanic 44 June 19, 2001 Murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise Southern District of Texas Thomas Albert Rumbo, Gilberto Matos, and Erasmo De La Fuente 3 Black 53 March 18, 2003 Murder on a military reservation Northern District of Texas U.S. Army Private Tracie Joy McBride 4 White 47 July 14, 2020 Murder in aid of racketeering Eastern District of Arkansas William Frederick Mueller, Nancy Ann Mueller, and Sarah Elizabeth PowellDonald Trump 5 68 July 16, 2020 Kidnapping and murder Western District of Missouri Jennifer Long 6 52 July 17, 2020 Murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise Northern District of Iowa 5 murder victims 7 Native American 38 August 26, 2020 Carjacking and murder District of Arizona Alyce Slim and Tiffany Lee 8 White 45 August 28, 2020 Kidnapping and murder Western District of Missouri Pamela Butler 9 50 September 22, 2020 Carjacking and murder Northern District of Georgia Joann Lee Tiesler 10 Black 40 September 24, 2020 Murder on federal property Western District of Texas Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley 11 49 November 19, 2020 Kidnapping and murder Northern District of Texas Lisa Rene 12 40 December 10, 2020 Murder on federal property Western District of Texas Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley 13 56 December 11, 2020 Murder on a military reservation Southern District of Texas Jakaren Harrison 14 White 52 F January 13, 2021 Kidnapping and murder Western District of Missouri Bobbie Jo Stinnett 15 Black 52 M January 14, 2021 Murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise Eastern District of Virginia 7 murder victims 16 48 January 16, 2021 Murder on federal property District of Maryland Tamika Black, Tanji Jackson, and Mishann Chinn

Demographics Race Black 7 44% White 7 44% Hispanic 1 6% Native American 1 6% Age 30–39 2 13% 40–49 7 44% 50–59 6 38% 60–69 1 6% Sex Male 15 94% Female 1 6% Date of execution 1976–1979 0 0% 1980–1989 0 0% 1990–1999 0 0% 2000–2009 3 19% 2010–2019 0 0% 2020–2029 13 81% Method Lethal injection 16 100% President (Party) Gerald Ford (R) 0 0% Jimmy Carter (D) 0 0% Ronald Reagan (R) 0 0% George H. W. Bush (R) 0 0% Bill Clinton (D) 0 0% George W. Bush (R) 3 19% Barack Obama (D) 0 0% Donald Trump (R) 13 81% Joe Biden (D) 0 0% Donald Trump (R) 0 0% Total 16 100%

Earlier non-military executions, 1895 to 1963 From 1790 to 1963, there were at least 332 Federal, 271 Territorial and 40 Indian Tribunal executions according to the most complete records.340 Federal, 271 Territorial and 40 Indian Tribunal Executions 1790 to 1963 . Retrieved on 20 October 2008. The youngest person sentenced to death and subsequently executed was James Arcene, who was executed at the age of 23 on June 18, 1885, for his role in a robbery and murder committed when he was 10 years old.

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionOffenseLocationMethodVictim(s)President Tom MooreWhite 33MSeptember 28, 1894 Murder in Indian TerritoryLamar County Jail, Paris, TexasHanging John McGuire, whiteGrover Cleveland Eugene Fulke 19Murder in Indian Territory Charles Palmer, white Lewis Holder 55 November 2, 1894 Fort Smith Jail, Fort Smith, Arkansas George Bickford, white Chief Two Sticks Native American ?? December 28, 1894 Conspiracy to Murder Lawrence County Jail, Deadwood, South Dakota Four unnamed cowboy farmers, white Hans HansenWhite ??January 18, 1895Murder on the high seasCalifornia State Penitentiary, San Quentin, CaliforniaMaurice Fitzgerald, 30, white Thomas St. Clair ?? Charles Key 38 September 13, 1895 Murder in Indian Territory Lamar County Jail, Paris, Texas Unknown white male Crawford GoldsbyNative American 20 March 17, 1896 Murder in Indian TerritoryFort Smith Jail, Fort Smith, Arkansas Ernest Melton, white Webber Isaacs ??April 30, 1896Murder in Indian Territory Mike Cushing, white George PierceWhite ??William Vandever, white John Pierce ??Rufus BuckNative American20July 1, 1896Rape in Indian TerritoryRosetta Hassan, 23, whiteLewis Davis ??Lucky DavisBlack ??Maoma JulyNative American ??Sam Sampson ?? George WilsonWhite 27 July 30, 1896 Murder in Indian Territory Zachariah W. Thatch, white George Wheeler 37September 4, 1896 Murder in Indian TerritoryLamar County Jail, Paris, Texas Robert McCabe, native american Hickman FreemanBlack ??Murder on the high seas Four people Silas Lee ?? John Anderson White 43 December 9, 1898 Murder on the high seas Norfolk City Jail, Norfolk, Virginia Captain John W. Whitman 44, white and first mate William Wallace Saunders 39, white William McKinleyAllen WalkingshieldNative American ?? October 24, 1902Murder on an Indian reservationMinnehaha County Jail, Sioux Falls, South DakotaMrs Ghost-Faced Bear, Native AmericanTheodore RooseveltGeorge Bear ??December 5, 1902C Edward Tayloe and John ShawCharles BarrettWhite ??July 17, 1903MurderFederal Jail, McAlester, OklahomaJohn Hennessey, elderly, whiteDora WrightBlack31FBessie Williams, 7, black (stepdaughter)Rufus Binyon ??MSeptember 22, 1905Mary Hawthorne, 8, blackGrant Williams ??November 3, 1905Edward Dolan, whiteHenry Scott ??July 6, 1906Murder on the high seasNew Hanover County Jail, Wilmington, North CarolinaFive peopleRobert Cotton??September 4, 1906Murder Federal Jail, Vinita, OklahomaFemale, black (wife)John GoodwinWhite27May 13, 1913Murder on an Indian reservationGila County Jail, Gila County, ArizonaFred Kibbe and Alfred Hillpot, whiteWoodrow WilsonWilliam Stewart28May 30, 1914William TurnerBlack50June 24, 1921Murder on federal propertyHenrico County Jail, Henrico County, VirginiaT. Morgan Moore, whiteWarren HardingHenry Brown19September 1, 1921Murder on federal propertyBaltimore City Jail, Baltimore, MarylandHarriet M. Kavanaugh, whiteSam Greenhill36October 9, 1925Murder on federal propertyLauderdale County Jail, Florence, AlabamaHarry Sleeth White, 35, white (police officer)Calvin CoolidgeGeorge SujynamieNative American26October 10, 1925Murder on a military reservationFort Whipple, Prescott, ArizonaArthur Mark Cavell, 62, whiteJames AldermanWhite45August 17, 1929Murder on the high seasCoast Guard Base Six, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaVictor A. Lamby and Sidney C. Sanderlin, 26, and 30, white (U.S. coastguardsmen)Herbert HooverCarl Panzram39September 5, 1930MurderUnited States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, KansasRobert George Warnke, 47, white (guard)George Barrett49March 24, 1936Murder of a federal employeeMarion County Jail, IndianaNelson B. Klein Sr., 37, white (FBI agent)Franklin D. RooseveltArthur Gooch27June 19, 1936KidnappingOklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, OklahomaR.N. Baker and H.R. Marks, white (police officers)Earl GardnerNative American29July 12, 1936Murder on an Indian reservationCoolidge Dam, Gila County, ArizonaHangingAlicia Gardner and Edward Gardner, 21 and 27 days, Native American (wife and son)Anthony ChebatorisWhite40July 8, 1938Murder during a bank robberyFederal Correctional Institution (FCI), Milan, MichiganHangingHenry Porter, 50, whiteHenry Seadlund27July 14, 1938Kidnapping and murderCook County Jail, IllinoisElectrocutionCharles Sherman Ross, 72, whiteGlenn Applegate46August 12, 1938Murder of a federal employeeUnited States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, KansasHangingWimberly W. Baker, 27, white (FBI agent)Robert Suhay25James Dalhover32November 18, 1938Bank robbery and murderIndiana State Prison, Michigan City, IndianaElectrocutionPaul Vincent Minneman, 33, white (state trooper)Herbert Hans HauptWhite22August 8, 1942Espionage and attempted sabotage as unlawful combatants for Nazi GermanyD.C. Jail, Washington, D.C.ElectrocutionN/ARichard Quirin35Heinrich Heinck34Edward Kerling33Herman Neubauer32Werner Thiel35Clyde Arwood41August 14, 1943Murder of a federal employeeTennessee State Prison, Nashville, TennesseeWilliam Milton Pugh, 49, white (federal agent)Henry Ruhl36April 27, 1945Murder on a military reservationWyoming State Penitentiary, Rawlins, WyomingGas inhalationMatt Katmo, 44, whiteHarry S. TrumanDavid Joseph WatsonBlack24September 15, 1948Murder on the high seasFlorida State Prison, near Raiford, FloridaElectrocutionBenjamin Leroy Hobbs, 19, blackSamuel Richard ShockleyWhite39December 3, 1948Murder of a federal employeeCalifornia State Penitentiary, San Quentin, CaliforniaGas inhalationWilliam A. Miller, 43, white (guard)Miran Edgar Thompson30Carlos Romero OchoaHispanic29December 10, 1948Murder of a federal employeeAnthony L. Oneto, 30, white (immigration patrol officer)Julius RosenbergWhite35June 19, 1953EspionageNew York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New YorkElectrocutionN/ADwight D. EisenhowerEthel Rosenberg37FCarl Austin Hall34MDecember 18, 1953Kidnapping and murderMissouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriGas inhalationBobby Greenlease, 6, whiteBonnie Emily Heady41FGerhard Puff40MAugust 12, 1954Murder of a federal employeeNew York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New YorkElectrocutionJoseph John Brock, 44, white (FBI agent)Arthur Ross Brown30February 24, 1956Kidnapping and murderMissouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MissouriGas inhalationWilma Frances Allen, 34, whiteGeorge Krull36August 21, 1957Rape on federal propertyGeorgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaElectrocutionSunie Jones, 52, whiteMichael Krull33Victor Feguer27March 15, 1963Kidnapping and murderIowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, IowaHangingDr. Edward Roy Bartels, 34, whiteJohn F. Kennedy

Military executions

Between 1942 and 1961, a total of 160 soldiers convicted of criminal offences were executed by the U.S. military, most of them during World War II. This figure does not include individuals executed by the U.S. military for varied contraventions of the laws of war during wartime. The most recent person to be executed by the military is U.S. Army Private John A. Bennett, executed on April 13, 1961, for rape and attempted murder. On January 31, 1945, Private Eddie Slovik was the last American soldier to be executed for the military offence of desertion.

See also

Capital punishment by the United States federal government Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed by the District of Columbia

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