List of people executed in the United States in 1991
Appearance
Fourteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1991, seven by lethal injection, and seven by electrocution.[1] The execution of infamous serial killer Donald Henry Gaskins marked the nation's first execution of a White defendant for the murder of an African-American person since 1944, and it was a rare phenomenon for White people to be sentenced to death and executed for killing victims of African-American descent.[2]
List of people executed in the United States in 1991
[edit]No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | February 26, 1991 | Lawrence Lee Buxton | 38 | 28 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [3] |
2 | April 24, 1991 | Roy Allen Harich | 32 | 23 | 9 | White | Florida | Electrocution | [4] | |
3 | May 23, 1991 | Ignacio Cuevas | 59 | 43 | 16 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [5] | |
4 | June 17, 1991 | Jerry Joe Bird | 54 | 37 | 17 | White | [6] | |||
5 | June 25, 1991 | Bobby Marion Francis | 46 | 30 | 16 | Black | Florida | Electrocution | [7] | |
6 | July 22, 1991 | Andrew Lee Jones | 35 | 28 | 7 | Louisiana | [8] | |||
7 | July 24, 1991 | Albert Jay Clozza | 30 | 22 | 8 | White | Virginia | [9] | ||
8 | August 22, 1991 | Derick Lynn Peterson | 21 | 9 | Black | [10] | ||||
9 | August 23, 1991 | Maurice Oscar Byrd | 36 | 25 | 11 | Missouri | Lethal injection | [11] | ||
10 | September 6, 1991 | Donald Henry Gaskins | 58 | 49 | 9 | White | South Carolina | Electrocution | [12] | |
11 | September 19, 1991 | James Russell | 42 | 25 | 17 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [13] | |
12 | September 25, 1991 | Warren McCleskey | 46 | 33 | 13 | Georgia | Electrocution | [14] | ||
13 | October 18, 1991 | Michael Van McDougall | 36 | 24 | 12 | White | North Carolina | Lethal injection | [15] | |
14 | November 12, 1991 | G.W. Green | 54 | 39 | 15 | Texas | [16] | |||
Average: | 43 years | 31 years | 12 years |
Demographics
[edit]Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 14 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
Black | 7 | 50% |
White | 6 | 43% |
Hispanic | 1 | 7% |
State | ||
Texas | 5 | 36% |
Florida | 2 | 14% |
Virginia | 2 | 14% |
Georgia | 1 | 7% |
Louisiana | 1 | 7% |
Missouri | 1 | 7% |
North Carolina | 1 | 7% |
South Carolina | 1 | 7% |
Method | ||
Electrocution | 7 | 50% |
Lethal injection | 7 | 50% |
Month | ||
January | 0 | 0% |
February | 1 | 7% |
March | 0 | 0% |
April | 1 | 7% |
May | 1 | 7% |
June | 2 | 14% |
July | 2 | 14% |
August | 2 | 14% |
September | 3 | 21% |
October | 1 | 7% |
November | 1 | 7% |
December | 0 | 0% |
Age | ||
30–39 | 7 | 50% |
40–49 | 3 | 21% |
50–59 | 4 | 29% |
Total | 14 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
[edit]Number of executions | |
---|---|
1992 | 31 |
1991 | 14 |
1990 | 23 |
Total | 68 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Execution List 1991". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Rarity for U.S. Executions: White Dies for Killing Black". The New York Times. September 7, 1991.
- ^ "Texas Executes Inmate for Supermarket Slaying". The New York Times. February 26, 1991.
- ^ "FLORIDA EXECUTES MAN IN '81 SLAYING". The New York Times. April 25, 1991.
- ^ "Participant in Prison Siege Is Executed in Texas". The New York Times. May 23, 1991.
- ^ "Texas Executes Man After 17 Years on Death Row". The New York Times. June 18, 1991.
- ^ "FLORIDA EXECUTES INFORMER'S KILLER". The New York Times. June 26, 1991.
- ^ "Killer 'Flash' Jones electrocuted in Louisiana". UPI. July 22, 1991.
- ^ "Man Is Put to Death In Virginia for Rape And Murder of Girl". The New York Times. July 25, 1991.
- ^ "Death row breakout artist executed". UPI. August 22, 1991.
- ^ "Missouri killer executed". UPI. August 23, 1991.
- ^ "KILLER OF 14 IS EXECUTED AFTER SLASHING HIS WRISTS". Deseret News. September 6, 1991.
- ^ "Convicted Murderer Is Executed". The New York Times. September 19, 1991.
- ^ "Georgia Inmate Is Executed After 'Chaotic' Legal Move". The New York Times. September 26, 1991.
- ^ "Man Convicted in 1979 Slaying Is Put to Death in North Carolina". The New York Times. October 19, 1991.
- ^ "15 Years After Crime, Texas Inmate Is Executed". The New York Times. November 13, 1991.
Preceded by 1990 |
List of people executed in the United States in 1991 |
Succeeded by 1992 |