List of people executed in Arkansas

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arkansas since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States.

31 people have been executed in Arkansas since 1976: 30 males and 1 female (Christina Marie Riggs). The first execution was carried out by electric chair; all subsequent executions were carried out by lethal injection. All were executed for the crime of murder.[1] Convicted spree killer Daniel Eugene Remeta was likewise sentenced to death in Arkansas, but was ultimately executed in Florida in 1998 for another murder.[2]

## List of people executed in Arkansas since 1976

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No. | Name  | Race  | Age  | Sex  | Date of execution  | County  | Method  | Victim(s)  | Governor

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1  | John Edward Swindler | White  | 46  | M  | June 18, 1990  | Sebastian | Electrocution | Fort Smith police officer Randy Basnett[a] | Bill Clinton
2  | Ronald Gene Simmons | White  | 49  | M  | June 25, 1990  | Pope | Lethal injection | 16 murder victims[b]
3  | Ricky Ray Rector | White  | 42  | M  | January 24, 1992  | Faulkner | Conway police officer Robert Martin
4  | Steven Douglas Hill | White  | 26  | M  | May 7, 1992  | Pulaski | Arkansas State police officer Robert Klein
5  | Jonas Hoten Whitmore | White  | 50  | M  | May 11, 1994  | Montgomery | Essie Mae Black  | Jim Guy Tucker
6  | Edward Charles Pickens | Black  | 39  | M  | Prairie | Wesley Noble
7  | Hoyt Franklin Clines | White  | 37  | M  | August 3, 1994  | Benton | Donald Lehman
8  | Darryl V. Richley | White  | 43  | M
9  | James William Holmes | White  | 37  | M
10  | Richard Wayne Snell | White  | 64  | M  | April 19, 1995  | Miller | William Stumpp
11  | Barry Lee Fairchild | Black  | 41  | M  | August 31, 1995  | Pulaski | Marjorie Mason
12  | William Frank Parker | White  | 41  | M  | August 8, 1996  | Benton | James Warren and Sandra Warren  | Mike Huckabee
13  | Paul Ruiz | Hispanic  | 49  | M  | January 8, 1997  | Logan | Magazine Town Marshall Marvin Richie and Opal James[c][3]
14  | Earl Von Denton | White  | 47  | M
15  | Kirt Douglas Wainwright | Black  | 30  | M  | Nevada | Barbara Smith
16  | Eugene Wallace Perry | White  | 53  | M  | August 6, 1997  | Crawford | Kenneth Staton and Suzanne Staton-Ware
17  | Wilburn A. Henderson | White  | 56  | M  | July 8, 1998  | Sebastian | Willa Dean O'Neal
18  | Johnie Michael Cox | White  | 42  | M  | February 16, 1999  | White | Marie Sullens, Margaret Brown, and Billy Brown
19  | Marion Albert Pruett | White  | 49  | M  | April 12, 1999  | Sebastian | Bobbie Jean Robertson[d]
20  | Mark Edward Gardner | White  | 43  | M  | September 8, 1999  | Joe Joyce, Martha Joyce, and Sara McCurdy
21  | Alan Willett | White  | 52  | M  | Johnson | Eric Willett and Roger Willett
22  | Christina Marie Riggs | White  | 28  | F  | May 2, 2000  | Pulaski | Justin Riggs and Shelby Alexis Riggs
23  | David Dewayne Johnson | Black  | 37  | M  | December 19, 2000  | Leon Brown
24  | Clay King Smith | White  | 30  | M  | May 8, 2001  | Jefferson | 5 murder victims[e]
25  | Riley Dobi Noel | Black  | 31  | M  | July 9, 2003  | Pulaski | Marcell Young, Malak Hussian, and Mustafa Hussian
26  | Charles Laverne Singleton | Black  | 44  | M  | January 6, 2004  | Ashley | Mary Lou York
27  | Eric Randall Nance | White  | 45  | M  | November 28, 2005  | Hot Spring | Julie Heath
28  | Ledell T. Lee | Black  | 51  | M  | April 20, 2017  | Pulaski | Debra Reese  | Asa Hutchinson
29  | Jack Harold Jones Jr. | White  | 52  | M  | April 24, 2017  | White | Mary Phillips[f]
30  | Marcel Wayne Williams | Black  | 46  | M  | Pulaski | Stacy Rae Errickson
31  | Kenneth Dewayne Williams | Black  | 38  | M  | April 27, 2017  | Lincoln | Cecil Boren[g]

## Demographics

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Race

White  | 20  | 65%
Black  | 10  | 32%
Hispanic  | 1  | 3%
Age
20–29  | 2  | 6%
30–39  | 8  | 26%
40–49  | 14  | 45%
50–59  | 6  | 19%
60–69  | 1  | 3%
Sex
Male  | 30  | 97%
Female  | 1  | 3%
Date of execution
1976–1979  | 0  | 0%
1980–1989  | 0  | 0%
1990–1999  | 21  | 68%
2000–2009  | 6  | 19%
2010–2019  | 4  | 13%
2020–2029  | 0  | 0%
Method
Lethal injection | 30  | 97%
Electrocution | 1  | 3%
Governor (Party)
David Pryor (D) | 0  | 0%
Joe Purcell (D) | 0  | 0%
Bill Clinton (D) | 4  | 13%
Frank D. White (R) | 0  | 0%
Jim Guy Tucker (D) | 7  | 23%
Mike Huckabee (R) | 16  | 52%
Mike Beebe (D) | 0  | 0%
Asa Hutchinson (R) | 4  | 13%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | 0  | 0%
Total  | 31  | 100%

## See also

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* Capital punishment in Arkansas
* Capital punishment in the United States
* List of people executed in Arkansas (pre-1972) — executions before Furman

## Notes

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1. ^ Swindler was also convicted in South Carolina for killing Gregory Becknell and Dorothy Rhodes
2. ^ The 16 victims were: Ronald Simmons Jr., Bersabe Simmons, Barbara Simmons, Loretta Simmons, Eddy Simmons, Marianne Simmons, Rebecca Simmons, William Simmons II, Renata Simmons, William Simmons III, Sheila McNulty, Dennis McNulty, Sylvia McNulty, Michael McNulty, Kathleen Kendrick, and James Chaffin.
3. ^ Ruiz and Von Denton also killed four other people in Louisiana and Oklahoma.
4. ^ Pruett also killed four other people in New Mexico, Mississippi and Colorado.
5. ^ The 5 victims were: Misty Erwin, Shelley Sorg, Sean Sorg, Taylor Sorg, and Samantha Rhodes.
6. ^ Jones also killed Regina Harrison and Lori Barrett in Florida.
7. ^ Williams was previously convicted of murdering Dominique Hurd and Jerrell Jenkins.

## References

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1. ^ "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
2. ^ "State executes Remeta, fourth to die in 9 days". Tampa Bay Times. April 1, 1998.
3. ^ Parrish, Glenn. "Murders Still Fresh, Four Decades Later". Southwest Times Record.

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