List of offenders executed in the United States in 2016

This is a list of offenders executed in the United States in 2016. As of December 4, 2016, eighteen criminal offenders have been executed in the United States in the year 2016.

List of offenders executed in the United States in 2016

Number	Date	Name	Age		Years^†	Gender	Race	State	Method	Source
			At Execution	At Offense
1	January 7, 2016	Bolin, Jr., Oscar RayOscar Ray Bolin, Jr.	53	24	29	Male	White	Florida	Lethal injection	[1]
2	January 20, 2016	Masterson, Richard AllenRichard Allen Masterson	43	28	15	Male	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[2][3]
3	January 21, 2016	Brooks, Christopher EugeneChristopher Eugene Brooks	43	20	23	Male	White	Alabama	Lethal injection	[4]
4	January 27, 2016	Freeman, James GarrettJames Garrett Freeman	35	26	9	Male	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[5][6]
5	February 3, 2016	Jones, Brandon AstorBrandon Astor Jones	72	36	36	Male	Black	Georgia	Lethal injection	[7]
6	February 16, 2016	Garcia, Gustavo JulianGustavo Julian Garcia	43	18	25	Male	Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[8][9]
7	February 17, 2016	Hittson, Travis ClintonTravis Clinton Hittson	45	21	24	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[10]
8	March 9, 2016	Wesbrook, Coy WayneCoy Wayne Wesbrook	58	39	19	Male	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[11][12]
9	March 22, 2016	Ward, Adam KellyAdam Kelly Ward	33	22	11	Male	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[13][14]
10	March 31, 2016	Bishop, Joshua DanielJoshua Daniel Bishop	41	19	22	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[15]
11	April 6, 2016	Vasquez, Pablo LucioPablo Lucio Vasquez	38	20	18	Male	Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[16][17]
12	April 12, 2016	Fults, Kenneth EarlKenneth Earl Fults	47	27	20	Male	Black	Georgia	Lethal injection	[18]
13	April 27, 2016	Lucas, Daniel AnthonyDaniel Anthony Lucas	37	19	18	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[19]
14	May 11, 2016	Forrest II, Earl MitchellEarl Mitchell Forrest II	66	53	13	Male	White	Missouri	Lethal injection	[20][21]
15	July 15, 2016	Conner, John WayneJohn Wayne Conner	60	25	35	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[22]
16	October 5, 2016	Fuller, Jr., Barney RonaldBarney Ronald Fuller, Jr.	58	44	14	Male	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[23][24]
17	October 19, 2016	Lawler, Gregory PaulGregory Paul Lawler	63	44	19	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[25]
18	November 16, 2016	Spears, Steven FrederickSteven Frederick Spears	54	39	15	Male	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[26]
19
20
		Average:	49 years	29 years	20 years

† Note: This column reflects the number of years elapsed between the offender's age at the time of the execution and at the time of the offense.

Record number of executions in Georgia

In 2016, the State of Georgia executed eight individuals. This set a record for the most executions conducted in Georgia in a calendar year. Prior to this, the most executions conducted in the state were five executions. This happened in 1987 and again in 2015.^[27]

Executions scheduled for 2016

The following two executions are scheduled for 2016:^[28]

• December 6 – William Sallie (Georgia) (Date of Birth: February 1966)
• December 8 – Ronald Bert Smith (Alabama)

Statistics

Gender
Male	18	100%
Female	0	0%
Race
White	14	78%
Black	2	11%
Hispanic	2	11%
State
Georgia	8	44%
Texas	7	39%
Alabama	1	6%
Florida	1	6%
Missouri	1	6%
Total	18	100%

Number of executions

Number of Executions
2017	0
2016	18
2015	28
Total	46

See also

• List of death row inmates in the United States
• List of juvenile offenders executed in the United States since 1976
• List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
• List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state)
• List of women executed in the United States since 1976

References

1. "Florida killer put to death in first U.S. execution of year", Yahoo News
2. "Offender Information – Richard Allen Masterson", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
3. "Texas executes its first inmate of 2016 after late appeals", The Times-Picayune
4. A man convicted of a woman's rape and murder was put to death Thursday in Alabama's first execution since 2013, U.S. News & World Report
5. "Offender Information – James Garrett Freeman", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
6. "Death row inmate becomes second killer in as many weeks to be executed in Texas – nine years after he shot dead a game warden while poaching", Daily Mail
7. "Georgia executes Brandon Astor Jones", Atlanta Journal-Constitution
8. "Offender Information – Gustavo Julian Garcia", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
9. "Convicted killer, 43, executed in Texas after 26 years on death row GURGLES as lethal injection begins to take effect", Daily Mail
10. "Georgia executes ex-Navy sailor for 1992 murder of shipmate", Atlanta Journal-Constitution
11. "Offender Information – Coy Wayne Wesbrook", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
12. "Texas man executed for killing five, including his ex-wife, after he saw her having sex with two men and 'lost it'", Daily Mail
13. "Offender Information – Adam Kelly Ward", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
14. "Texas man executed by lethal injection for killing enforcement officer despite appeal that said death penalty was 'unlawful' due to him being 'delusional and mentally ill'", Daily Mail
15. "Georgia executes death row inmate, 41, after Supreme Court rejects his last-ditch plea for clemency following a last meal of BBQ sandwich, lemonade, and purple candy", Daily Mail
16. "Offender Information – Pablo Lucio Vasquez", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
17. "'Vampire killer' who slit 12-year-old boy's throat and drank his blood as he died is executed in Texas while telling the victim's family 'you got your justice right here'", Daily Mail
18. "Georgia inmate who killed a woman during a 1996 burglary was executed after eating his last meal of T-bone steak, baked potato with butter, brown rice and apple juice", Daily Mail
19. "'I would like to say I'm sorry': Georgia killer apologizes as he is executed for 1998 triple killing of a trucking company owner and his two children during home robbery", Daily Mail
20. "Capital Punishment in Missouri - Current Inmates", Missouri Death Row
21. "Latest: Missouri man executed for killing deputy, 2 others", Daily Mail
22. "Georgia executes man on death row for 34 years for 1982 killing of a friend", Chicago Tribune
23. "Offender Information – Barney Ronald Fuller, Jr.", Texas Department of Criminal Justice
24. "Texas man who killed neighbor couple has been executed", Daily Mail
25. "Georgia executes man, 63, for 1997 murder of a police officer - after a last meal of steak, baked potato with sour cream, asparagus, dinner rolls, soup, ice cream and apple juice", Daily Mail
26. "Georgia executes man by lethal injection who murdered his ex-girlfriend after he enjoyed a last meal of meat pizza and declined to make a final statement", Daily Mail
27. "Georgia executes its sixth person of 2016 – the most in one calendar year since the death penalty was reinstated 40-years-ago", Daily Mail
28. "Executions Scheduled for 2016", Death Penalty Information Center