List of people executed in Oregon

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

List of people executed in Oregon since 1976 In 1978, Oregon restored capital punishment, with new statutes going into effect that December 6th. On January 20, 1981, these laws were declared unconstitutional by the Oregon Supreme Court, but in November 1984 a new capital punishment statute was approved. Following this, only two prisoners were executed (both by lethal injection), and capital punishment in Oregon has subsequently been under a moratorium since 2011. +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorDouglas Franklin WrightWhite56September 6, 1996MarionMurderThree people, whiteJohn KitzhaberHarry Charles MooreWhite56May 16, 1997WascoMurderThomas Lauri and Barbara Cunningham, 60 and 49, white

See also

Capital punishment in Oregon Crime in Oregon List of people executed in Oregon (pre-1972)

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