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Thirty-eight people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1993, twenty-six by lethal injection, ten by electrocution, one by gas chamber and one by hanging.[1][2] Two men, Carlos Santana and Ramon Montoya were foreign nationals.[3] Westley Allan Dodd was one of three people between 1993-1996 to be hanged since 1965. Texas saw the highest executions in 1993.

List of people executed in the United States in 1993

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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 5, 1993 Westley Allan Dodd 31 28 3 Male White Washington Hanging [4]
2 January 19, 1993 Charles Sylvester Stamper 39 25 14 Black Virginia Electrocution [5]
3 January 27, 1993 Martsay Luther Bolder 35 21 15 Missouri Lethal injection [6]
4 March 3, 1993 John George Brewer 27 6 White Arizona [7]
5 James Allen Red Dog 39 37 2 Native American Delaware [8]
6 March 5, 1993 Robert Wayne Sawyer 41 28 13 White Louisiana [9]
7 March 18, 1993 Syvasky Lafayette Poyner 36 27 9 Black Virginia Electrocution [10]
8 March 23, 1993 Carlos Santana 40 28 12 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [11]
9 March 25, 1993 Ramon Montoya Facundo 38 29 9 [12]
10 April 14, 1993 James Dean Clark 35 20 15 White Arizona [13]
11 April 21, 1993 Robert Dale Henderson 48 36 12 Florida Electrocution [14]
12 May 4, 1993 Darryl Elroy Stewart 38 24 14 Black Texas Lethal injection [15]
13 May 8, 1993 Larry Joe Johnson 49 35 White Florida Electrocution [16]
14 May 12, 1993 Leonel Torres Herrera 45 34 11 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [17]
15 May 18, 1993 John Christopher Sawyers 37 27 White [18]
16 June 17, 1993 Andrew John Chabrol 36 34 2 Virginia Electrocution [19]
17 June 28, 1993 Thomas Dean Stevens 20 16 Georgia [20]
18 June 29, 1993 Markham Duff-Smith 46 28 18 Texas Lethal injection [21]
19 July 1, 1993 Curtis Paul Harris 31 17 14 Black [22]
20 July 21, 1993 Walter Junior Blair 32 18 Missouri [23]
21 July 28, 1993 Frederick Lashley 29 17 12 [24]
22 July 30, 1993 Danny Ray Harris 32 18 14 Texas [25]
23 August 5, 1993 Joseph Paul Jernigan 39 27 12 White [26]
24 August 12, 1993 David Lee Holland Sr. 58 50 8 [27]
25 August 20, 1993 Carl Eugene Kelly 34 21 13 Black [28]
26 August 24, 1993 Ruben Montoya Cantu 26 17 9 Hispanic [29]
27 David Edwin Mason 36 23 13 White California Gas chamber [30]
28 August 25, 1993 Michael Alan Durocher 33 10 Florida Electrocution [31]
29 August 31, 1993 Richard James Wilkerson 29 19 10 Black Texas Lethal injection [32]
30 Kenneth Wesley DeShields 33 24 9 Delaware [33]
31 September 3, 1993 Johnny James 39 31 8 White Texas [34]
32 September 14, 1993 Joe Louis Wise Sr. 31 29 2 Black Virginia Electrocution [35]
33 September 28, 1993 Antonio Nathaniel Bonham 33 21 12 Texas Lethal injection [36]
34 October 6, 1993 Frank Joseph Guinan 47 35 White Missouri [37]
35 November 10, 1993 Anthony Quinn Cook 34 29 5 Texas [38]
36 December 7, 1993 Christopher Allen Burger 33 17 16 Georgia Electrocution [39]
37 December 15, 1993 Clifford X. Phillips 59 47 12 Black Texas Lethal injection [40]
38 December 16, 1993 David Mark Pruett 44 35 9 White Virginia Electrocution [41]
Average: 38 years 27 years 11 years

Demographics

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Gender
Male 38 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 19 50%
Black 14 37%
Hispanic 4 11%
Native American 1 3%
State
Texas 17 45%
Virginia 5 13%
Missouri 4 11%
Florida 3 8%
Arizona 4 11%
Delaware 2 5%
Georgia 2 5%
California 1 3%
Louisiana 1 3%
Washington 1 3%
Method
Lethal injection 26 68%
Electrocution 10 26%
Gas chamber 1 3%
Hanging 1 3%
Month
January 3 8%
February 0 0%
March 6 16%
April 2 5%
May 4 11%
June 3 8%
July 4 11%
August 8 21%
September 3 8%
October 1 3%
November 1 3%
December 3 8%
Age
20–29 4 11%
30–39 24 63%
40–49 8 21%
50–59 2 5%
Total 38 100%

Executions in recent years

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Number of executions
1994 31
1993 38
1992 31
Total 100

References

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  1. ^ "Execution List 1993". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Executions of Foreign Nationals". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Child killer executed in first U.S. hanging in 28 years". UPI. January 5, 1993.
  5. ^ "DISABLED MURDERER EXECUTED IN VIRGINIA". The Washington Post. January 20, 1993.
  6. ^ "Missouri Executes Man for Killing Fellow Inmate". The New York Times. January 27, 1993.
  7. ^ "Brewer is executed". The Arizona Republic via newspaper.com. March 3, 1993. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Delaware executes five-time killer James Allen Red Dog". UPI. March 3, 1993.
  9. ^ "Convicted murderer Robert Wayne Sawyer executed". UPI. March 5, 1993.
  10. ^ "Virginia Executes Man Who Killed 5 In '84 Crime Spree". The New York Times. March 20, 1993.
  11. ^ "Armored truck guard's killer executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. March 23, 1993. p. 20.
  12. ^ "Texas Executes a Mexican Killer, Raising a Furor Across the Border". The New York Times. March 26, 1993.
  13. ^ "Dude Ranch Killer of 4 Is Executed in Arizona". The New York Times. April 15, 1993.
  14. ^ "Florida executes convicted killer Henderson". UPI. April 21, 1993.
  15. ^ "Texas Executes Man Who Killed a Young Mother". The New York Times. May 5, 1993.
  16. ^ "Johnson executed in Florida electric chair". UPI. May 8, 1993.
  17. ^ "Convicted Texas Cop Killer Put To Death". The Tyler Courier-Times via newspaper.com. May 12, 1993. p. 14.
  18. ^ "Texas Executes Woman's Slayer". The New York Times. May 19, 1993.
  19. ^ "VA. EXECUTES FORMER NAVAL OFFICER". The Washington Post. June 18, 1993.
  20. ^ "Man Is Executed in Georgia For Killing a Soldier in 1977". The New York Times. June 29, 1993.
  21. ^ "Inmate executed for murder of mom". El Paso Times via newspaper.com. June 29, 1993. p. 3.
  22. ^ "Execution in 'Samaritan' Case". The New York Times. July 2, 1993.
  23. ^ "Missouri Convict is Executed". The New York Times. July 22, 1993.
  24. ^ "Killer at 17 Is Put to Death at 29". The New York Times. July 29, 1993.
  25. ^ "Killer of Good Samaritan executed". UPI. July 30, 1993.
  26. ^ "Killer of 75-year-old man executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 6, 1993. p. 8.
  27. ^ "Port Arthur killer is quietly executed". Fort Worth Star-Telegram via newspaper.com. August 12, 1993. p. 48.
  28. ^ "Convicted killer Kelly is executed". Waco Tribune-Herald via newspaper.com. August 20, 1993. p. 1.
  29. ^ "San Antonio man executed for '84 murder". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 24, 1993. p. 13.
  30. ^ "The Mason saga is far from over". Oakland Tribune via newspaper.com. August 25, 1993. p. 12.
  31. ^ "Florida executes Michael Durocher". UPI. August 25, 1993.
  32. ^ "Houston amusement center killer executed". Austin American-Statesman via newspaper.com. August 31, 1993. p. 17.
  33. ^ "DELAWARE, TEXAS PUT 2 KILLERS TO DEATH". Deseret News. August 31, 1993.
  34. ^ "Former bartender executed for 1985 murder". UPI. September 3, 1993.
  35. ^ "Virginia Executes a Man Who Robbed and Killed". The New York Times. September 16, 1993.
  36. ^ "Killer of business college teacher executed". UPI. September 28, 1993.
  37. ^ "Missouri Executes Inmate Who Killed 2 While in Prison". The New York Times. October 7, 1993.
  38. ^ "Killer of University of Texas student executed". UPI. November 10, 1993.
  39. ^ "Burger executed for '77 murder of Fort Stewart soldier". Ledger-Enquirer via newspaper.com. December 8, 1993. p. 8.
  40. ^ "Texas Executes Killer of Director". The New York Times. December 16, 1993.
  41. ^ "Man Who Killed Friend's Wife Is Executed". The New York Times. December 18, 1993.
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1993 		Succeeded by
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