List of people executed in Indiana

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Indiana since its statehood.

A total of 21 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Before 1995, electrocution was the sole method of execution. This was replaced with lethal injection in 1995. The executions on this list are of those executed by the state government of Indiana; this list does not include persons executed within Indiana by the Federal Government.[1] Two other people, Alton Coleman and Michael Lee Lockhart, were sentenced to death in Indiana, but executed in other states.

## List of people executed in Indiana since 1976

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

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1  | Steven Timothy Judy | White  | 24  | M  | March 9, 1981  | Morgan | Electrocution | 4 murder victims[a] | Robert D. Orr
2  | William Earl Vandiver | White  | 37  | M  | October 16, 1985  | Lake | Paul Komyatti
3  | Gregory D. Resnover | Black  | 43  | M  | December 8, 1994  | Marion | Indianapolis police Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg  | Evan Bayh
4  | Tommie J. Smith | Black  | 42  | M  | July 18, 1996  | Lethal injection
5  | Gary Burris | Black  | 40  | M  | November 20, 1997  | Kenneth Chambers  | Frank O'Bannon
6  | Robert Allan Smith | White  | 47  | M  | January 29, 1998  | Sullivan | Michael Wedmore
7  | D. H. Fleenor | White  | 48  | M  | December 9, 1999  | Johnson | Bill Harlow and Nyla Harlow
8  | Gerald Wayne Bivins | White  | 41  | M  | March 14, 2001  | Boone | William H. Radcliffe
9  | James Lowery | White  | 54  | M  | June 27, 2001  | Hendricks | Mark and Gertrude Thompson
10  | Kevin Lee Hough | White  | 43  | M  | May 2, 2003  | Allen | Ted Bosler and Gene Rubrake
11  | Joseph L. Trueblood | White  | 46  | M  | June 13, 2003  | Tippecanoe | Susan Bowsher, Ashlyn Bowsher, and William Bowsher
12  | Donald Ray Wallace Jr. | White  | 47  | M  | March 10, 2005  | Vigo | 4 murder victims[b] | Mitch Daniels
13  | William J. Benefiel Jr. | White  | 48  | M  | April 21, 2005  | Delores Wells
14  | Gregory Scott Johnson | White  | 40  | M  | May 25, 2005  | Madison | Ruby Hutslar
15  | Kevin Aaron Conner | White  | 40  | M  | July 27, 2005  | Marion | Steven Wentland, Anthony Moore, and Bruce Voge
16  | Alan Lehman Matheney | White  | 54  | M  | September 28, 2005  | St. Joseph | Lisa Bianco
17  | Marvin Bieghler | White  | 58  | M  | January 27, 2006  | Howard | Tommy Miller and Kimberly Jane Miller
18  | David Leon Woods | White  | 42  | M  | May 4, 2007  | DeKalb | Juan Placencia
19  | Michael Allen Lambert | White  | 36  | M  | June 15, 2007  | Delaware | Muncie police officer Gregg William Winters
20  | Matthew Eric Wrinkles | White  | 49  | M  | December 11, 2009  | Vanderburgh | Debra Jean Wrinkles, Tony Fulkerson, and Natalie Fulkerson
21  | Joseph Edward Corcoran | White  | 49  | M  | December 18, 2024  | Allen | 4 murder victims[c] | Eric Holcomb

## Demographics

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Race

White  | 18  | 86%
Black  | 3  | 14%
Age
20–29  | 1  | 5%
30–39  | 3  | 14%
40–49  | 14  | 67%
50–59  | 3  | 14%
Sex
Male  | 21  | 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979  | 0  | 0%
1980–1989  | 2  | 10%
1990–1999  | 5  | 24%
2000–2009  | 13  | 62%
2010–2019  | 0  | 0%
2020–2029  | 1  | 5%
Method
Lethal injection | 18  | 86%
Electrocution | 3  | 14%
Governor (Party)
Otis Bowen (R) | 0  | 0%
Robert D. Orr (R) | 2  | 10%
Evan Bayh (D) | 2  | 10%
Frank O'Bannon (D) | 7  | 33%
Joe Kernan (D) | 0  | 0%
Mitch Daniels (R) | 9  | 43%
Mike Pence (R) | 0  | 0%
Eric Holcomb (R) | 1  | 5%
Total  | 21  | 100%

## See also

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* Capital punishment in Indiana
* Capital punishment in the United States

## Notes

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1. ^ The 4 victims were: Terry Chasteen, Misty Zollers, Stephen Chasteen, and Mark Chasteen.
2. ^ The 4 victims were: Patrick Gilligan, Teresa Gilligan, Lisa Gilligan, and Gregory Gilligan.
3. ^ The 4 victims were: James Corcoran, Douglas A. Stillwell, Robert Scott Turner, and Timothy G. Bricker.

## References

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1. ^ "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

## External links

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* Capital Punishment in Indiana- Indianapolis Star
* Link to complete list of people executed in Indiana since 1900

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