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Thirty-one people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1992, twenty-one by lethal injection, eight by electrocution, and two by gas chamber.[1] Mark Allen Hopkinson remains the only person executed in Wyoming since the death penalty reinstatement in 1976.

List of people executed in the United States in 1992

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No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 22, 1992 Mark Allen Hopkinson 42 29 13 Male White Wyoming Lethal injection [2]
2 Joe Angel Cordova 39 10 Hispanic Texas [3]
3 January 24, 1992 Ricky Ray Rector 42 31 11 Black Arkansas [4]
4 February 11, 1992 Johnny Frank Garrett 28 17 White Texas [5]
5 February 28, 1992 David Michael Clark 32 27 5 [6]
6 March 3, 1992 Edward Anthony Ellis 38 29 9 [7]
7 March 10, 1992 Robyn Leroy Parks 37 23 14 Black Oklahoma [8]
8 March 13, 1992 Olan Randle Robison 46 34 12 White [9]
9 March 14, 1992 Steven Brian Pennell 34 30 4 Delaware [10]
10 March 20, 1992 Larry Gene Heath 40 29 11 Alabama Electrocution [11]
11 April 6, 1992 Donald Eugene Harding 43 30 13 Arizona Gas chamber [12]
12 April 21, 1992 Robert Alton Harris 39 25 14 California [13]
13 April 23, 1992 Billy Wayne White 34 18 16 Black Texas Lethal injection [14]
14 May 7, 1992 Justin Lee May 46 32 14 White [15]
15 Steven Douglas Hill 25 18 7 Arkansas [16]
16 May 12, 1992 Nollie Lee Martin 43 28 15 Florida Electrocution [17]
17 May 20, 1992 Jesus Romero Jr. 27 19 8 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [18]
18 Roger Keith Coleman 33 22 11 White Virginia Electrocution [19]
19 May 22, 1992 Robert Vannoy Black Jr. 45 38 7 Texas Lethal injection [20]
20 July 21, 1992 Edward Dean Kennedy 47 35 12 Black Florida Electrocution [21]
21 July 23, 1992 Edward B. Fitzgerald Sr. 34 23 11 White Virginia [22]
22 July 30, 1992 William Andrews 37 19 18 Black Utah Lethal injection [23]
23 August 11, 1992 Curtis Lee Johnson 38 29 9 Texas [24]
24 September 15, 1992 Willie Leroy Jones 34 25 Virginia Electrocution [25]
25 September 22, 1992 James Demouchette 37 21 16 Texas Lethal injection [26]
26 October 21, 1992 Ricky Lee Grubbs 33 25 8 White Missouri [27]
27 October 23, 1992 John Sterling Gardner Jr. 34 24 10 North Carolina [28]
28 November 19, 1992 Jeffery Lee Griffin 37 13 Black Texas [29]
29 November 20, 1992 Cornelius Singleton 36 21 15 Alabama Electrocution [30]
30 December 10, 1992 Kavin Wayne Lincecum 29 22 7 Texas Lethal injection [31]
31 Timothy Dale Bunch 33 23 10 White Virginia Electrocution [32]
Average: 37 years 26 years 11 years

Demographics

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Gender
Male 31 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 18 58%
Black 11 35%
Hispanic 2 6%
State
Texas 12 39%
Virginia 4 13%
Alabama 2 6%
Arkansas 2 6%
Florida 2 6%
Oklahoma 2 6%
Arizona 1 3%
California 1 3%
Delaware 1 3%
Missouri 1 3%
North Carolina 1 3%
Utah 1 3%
Wyoming 1 3%
Method
Lethal injection 21 68%
Electrocution 8 26%
Gas chamber 2 6%
Month
January 3 10%
February 2 6%
March 5 16%
April 3 10%
May 6 19%
June 0 0%
July 3 10%
August 1 3%
September 2 6%
October 2 6%
November 2 6%
December 2 6%
Age
20–29 4 13%
30–39 18 58%
40–49 9 29%
Total 31 100%

Executions in recent years

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Number of executions
1993 38
1992 31
1991 14
Total 83

References

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  1. ^ "Execution List 1992". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
  3. ^ "Two States Carry Out Executions". The New York Times. January 23, 1992.
  4. ^ "Rickey Ray Rector, The Death Row Inmate Who Lobotomized Himself". A&E. May 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "TEXAS EXECUTES KILLER OF A NUN". The New York Times. February 12, 1992.
  6. ^ "Texas Inmate Executed For Killing 2 in 1987". The New York Times. February 29, 1992.
  7. ^ "Texas Executes Convicted Slayer". The New York Times. March 4, 1992.
  8. ^ "Convicted Killer Parks Executed". The Oklahoman. March 10, 1992.
  9. ^ "Oklahoma executes second murderer in a week". UPI. March 13, 1992.
  10. ^ "Delaware Carries Out First Execution Since '46". The New York Times. March 15, 1992.
  11. ^ "Man Who Paid for His Wife's Death Is Executed in Alabama". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1992.
  12. ^ "Arizona Conducts First Execution in 29 Years". The New York Times. April 7, 1992.
  13. ^ "After Night of Court Battles, a California Execution". The New York Times. April 22, 1992.
  14. ^ "Another U.S. Execution Amid Criticism Abroad". The New York Times. April 24, 1992.
  15. ^ "Justin Lee May, 44, coughing and gasping, was executed..." UPI. May 7, 1992.
  16. ^ "Killer Executed After Clinton Denies Clemency". The New York Times. May 8, 1992.
  17. ^ "Florida executes man for killing store clerk". UPI. May 12, 1992.
  18. ^ "Man executed for murdering 15 year old girl". UPI. May 20, 1992.
  19. ^ "Virginia Executes Inmate Despite Claim of Innocence". The New York Times. May 21, 1992.
  20. ^ "TEXAN EXECUTED FOR WIFE'S DEATH". The New York Times. May 23, 1992.
  21. ^ "Escapee Who Killed 2 Is Executed in Florida". The New York Times. July 22, 1992.
  22. ^ "Virginia Executes Man Convicted in Rape-Murder". The New York Times. July 25, 1992.
  23. ^ "Utah Executes Man for His Role In 1974 Robbery That Left 3 Dead". The New York Times. July 31, 1992.
  24. ^ "Man executed for $8 burglary, murder". UPI. August 11, 1992.
  25. ^ "Virginia Sends Man To the Electric Chair For Couple's Slaying". The New York Times. September 17, 1992.
  26. ^ "Texas Executes 'Meanest' Killer". The New York Times. September 23, 1992.
  27. ^ "Killer Dies in Missouri Execution, Making U.S. Total a 30-Year High". The New York Times. October 22, 1992.
  28. ^ "Man Is Put to Death For Double Slaying During Crime Spree". The New York Times. October 24, 1992.
  29. ^ "Texas convict executed despite plea of mental impairment". UPI. November 19, 1992.
  30. ^ "Alabama executes Cornelius Singleton". UPI. November 20, 1992.
  31. ^ "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.
  32. ^ "TEXAS AND VIRGINIA EXECUTE 2 KILLERs". The New York Times. December 11, 1992.
Preceded by
1991 		   List of people executed   
   in the United States in   
1992 		Succeeded by
1993
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