The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Iowa from 1834 to 1963.
Capital punishment was abolished in Iowa in 1965. 46 people, all of them men, were executed in Iowa from 1834 to 1963, all by hanging with one exception by firing squad. In 2020, Dustin Lee Honken was federally executed at USP Terre Haute in Indiana by lethal injection for crimes committed in Iowa.
State executions
1834–1888
NameRaceAgeDate of ExecutionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorPatrick O'Connor WhiteJune 30, 1834DubuqueMurderGeorge O'Keefe, whitePatrick O'Connor, 1834 June 30N/AJoseph JacksonWhiteJuly 15, 1842JacksonMurderXenophon Perkins, whiteJoseph Jackson, IA, 1842 July 15John ChambersWilliam HodgeWhiteJuly 15, 1845LeeMurder-BurglaryJohn Miller and Mr. Leicy, whitePhilip Heincy, 1946 March 29Stephen HodgeWhiteWilliam McCauleyWhiteApril 4, 1846Van BurenMurderDon Ferdinand Coffman, whiteWilliam McCauley, 1845 May 13James ClarkeWilliam HinkleWhiteAugust 13, 1858DubuqueMurderFemale, white (wife)William Hinkle, IA, 1858 August 13Ralph P. LoweFrancis GillickWhiteApril 27, 1860DubuqueMurderFemale, white (wife)F. Gillick, 1860 April 27Samuel J. KirkwoodNies A. JohnsonWhiteMay 18, 1860DelawareMurder-RobberyAndrew Ostland, whiteN. A. Johnson, 1860 May 18Daniel CliffordWhite22June 19, 1860DubuqueMurder-RobberyJoseph Wood, whiteDaniel Clifford, 1860 October 19Benjamin McCombWhiteFebruary 17, 1865WapelloMurderLaura J. Harvey, whiteBenjamin Mccomb, IA, 1865 February 17William M. StoneChester BellowsWhite28December 16, 1887FloydMurderAlice Waterman, 16, white (niece)Chester Bellows, IA, 1887 December 16William LarrabeeHenry SchmidtWhite20January 15, 1888FayetteMurderAbraham and Lucretia Peek, 72 and 61, whiteHenry Schmidt, 1888 January 15
1894–1962 Starting in 1894, all executions in Iowa were carried out inside of the state penitentiary in Fort Madison. NameRaceAgeDate of ExecutionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJames DooleyWhite18January 19, 1894AdamsMurder-RapeLucinda and Nelly Coons, 45 and 10, white (aunt and cousin)James Dooley, 1894 October 19Frank D. JacksonJacob K. CumberlandWhite48February 8, 1895ShelbyMurder-RobberyJames and Jasper Robertson, 72 and 40, whiteJacob Cumberland, 1895 February 8Joseph C. Smith Black43April 20, 1906MonroeMurderIda Canady, black (girlfriend)Joseph Smith, 1906 April 20Albert B. CumminsJohn JunkinsBlack24July 29, 1910AppanooseMurder-RobberyClara Rosen, 29, whiteJohn Junkins, 1910 July 29Beryl F. CarrollIra PaveyWhite30September 8, 1922SiouxMurder-RobberyClaude Letner, 37, whiteIra Pavey, 1922 September 8Nathan E. KendallEugene WeeksWhite27September 15, 1922PolkMurder-RobberyGeorge Fosdick, 58, whiteEugene Weeks, 1922 September 15Orrie Cross, 1922 November 24Orrie CrossWhite26November 24, 1922Earl ThrostWhite26March 9, 1923AllamakeeMurderInga Magnusson, 21, white (love interest)Earl Throst, 1923 March 9William OlanderWhite29September 7, 1923WebsterMurder-RobberyBerthold Halfpap, 54, whiteWilliam Olander, 1923 September 7Roy MaupinBlack26January 18, 1924PolkMurder-RobberyJoseph Hayes, 27, whiteJohn Maupin, IL, 1885 July 26Archie BurrisBlack33January 2, 1925WapelloMurderHattie Renfro Bates, 20, white (girlfriend)Archie Burris, IA, 1925 January 2Harland SimonsWhite26November 16, 1925ScottMurder-RobberyOrten Ferguson, 38, whiteHarland Simons, IA, 1925 November 16John HammillJoseph A. R. AltringerWhite23November 6, 1931DubuqueMurderEarl Fuller Jr., 12, whiteJ. A. R. Altringer, IA, 1931 November 6Dan W. TurnerPatrick GriffinWhite37June 5, 1935Black HawkMurderWendell F. Dilworth, 38, white (police officer)Elmer Brewer, IA, 1935 June 5Clyde L. HerringElmer BrewerWhite40Reginald S. TracyWhite54November 29, 1935DelawareMurderMabel Tracy, 53, white (wife)Reginald Tracy, 1935 November 29John M. MercerWhite29January 24, 1938PottawattamieMurderRobert G. Sproat, 57, white (posse member)John Mercer, IA, 1938 January 24John Mercer, IA, 1938 January 24Nelson G. KraschelAllen B. WheatonWhite21CedarMurder-Robbery-KidnapHenry Plummer, 38, whiteAllen Wheaton, 1938 January 24Marlo HeinzWhite32April 19, 1938WapelloMurderDavid Fox, 6, white (nephew)Marlo Heinz, IA, 1938 April 19Franz A. JacobsonWhite30DubuqueMurderCatherine Elizabeth Leahy, 25, white (girlfriend)Franz Jacobsen, IA, 1938 April 19Walter RhodesWhite32May 7, 1940JohnsonMurderMabel Rhodes, 31, white (wife)Walter Rhodes, 1940 May 7George A. WilsonIvan L. SullivanWhite30November 12, 1941LeeMurderRobert Hart, 75, white (prison guard)Ivan Sullivan, 1941 November 12Stanley M. KasterWhite36December 29, 1944BremerMurder-RobberyGlenn Winchell, 38, whiteStanley Kaster, 1944 December 29Bourke B. HickenlooperWilliam JarrettWhite54February 23, 1945WebsterMurderEverett Warden, 48, whiteWilliam Jarrett, 1945 February 23Robert D. BlueWilliam H. HeincyWhite45March 29, 1946DickinsonMurder-BurglaryRobert W. Raebel, 63, whiteWilliam Heincy, 1946 March 29Philip HeincyWhite73Corliss R. BruntlettWhite52July 6, 1949PottawattamieMurder-RobberyPercy J. Smith, 57, whiteCorliss Bruntlett, 1949 July 6William S. BeardsleyEdward James BeckwithWhite31August 4, 1952Black HawkMurder-Attempted rapeIrma Jean Klenzman Stahlhut, 22, white (love interest)Edward Beckworth, 1952 August 4Charles Noel BrownWhite29July 24, 1962PottawattamieMurder-RobberyAlvin Koehrsen, 54, whiteNorman A. ErbeCharles Edwin KelleyWhite21September 6, 1962Mills
Federal and military executions
NameRaceAgeDate of ExecutionJurisdictionLocationMethodCrime(s)Victim(s)PresidentWilliam C. DowdyWhiteSeptember 9, 1864Military?Firing squadAbsent without leaveN/AWilliam Dowdy, IA, 1864 September 9Abraham LincolnStanley TrambleBlack31July 5, 1918Camp DodgeHangingRapeJessie Barnes, 17, whiteStanley Grammell, Robert Johnson, Fred Allen, 1918 July 5Woodrow WilsonNelson Johnson30Fred Allen22Victor FeguerWhite27March 15, 1963FederalIowa State PenitentiaryKidnappingEdward Bartels, 34, whiteJohn F. KennedyDustin Lee Honken52July 17, 2020USP Terre HauteLethal injectionMurderKandace Duncan and Amber Duncan, 10 and 6, whiteDonald Trump
See also Capital punishment in Iowa
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