List of people executed in Missouri

This is a list of people executed in Missouri following the 1976 Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia that allowed for the reinstitution of the death penalty in the United States.

## List of people executed in Missouri since 1976

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Since 1989, a total of 101 people were executed by the State of Missouri. All were convicted of first-degree murder and all were executed by lethal injection, although lethal gas remains a legal method of execution. Before April 1989, all executions were carried out at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. Between April 1989 and March 2005, executions were carried out at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point. Since April 2005, all subsequent executions have been carried out at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre. A condemned inmate and convicted double killer from Missouri, Lewis Eugene Gilbert, was executed in Oklahoma.[1]

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1  | George C. Mercer | White  | 44  | M  | January 6, 1989[a] | Cass[b] | Lethal injection | Karen Keeton  | John Ashcroft
2  | Gerald Smith  | White  | 32  | M  | January 18, 1990[c] | St. Louis City | Karen Roberts[d]
3  | Winford LaVern Stokes Jr. | Black  | 39  | M  | May 11, 1990  | St. Louis | Pamela Benda
4  | Leonard Marvin Laws  | White  | 41  | M  | May 17, 1990  | Clarence Williams and Lottie Williams
5  | George Clifton Gilmore  | White  | 44  | M  | August 21, 1990  | Mary Luella Watters, Clarence Williams, Lottie Williams
6  | Maurice Oscar Byrd | Black  | 37  | M  | August 23, 1991  | 4 murder victims[e]
7  | Ricky Lee Grubbs  | White  | 34  | M  | October 21, 1992  | St. Francois | Jerry Thornton
8  | Martsay Bolder  | Black  | 36  | M  | January 27, 1993  | Randolph | Theron King  | Mel Carnahan
9  | Walter Junior Blair | Black  | 32  | M  | July 21, 1993  | Jackson | Katherine Jo Allen
10  | Frederick Lashley | Black  | 29  | M  | July 28, 1993  | St. Louis City | Janie Tracy
11  | Frank Joseph Guinan  | White  | 48  | M  | October 6, 1993  | Franklin | John McBroom[f]
12  | Emmitt Foster  | Black  | 44  | M  | May 3, 1995  | St. Louis | Travis Walker
13  | Larry Griffin | Black  | 41  | M  | June 21, 1995  | St. Louis City | Quintin Moss
14  | Robert Anthony Murray  | Black  | 32  | M  | July 26, 1995  | Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart
15  | Robert T. Sidebottom  | White  | 33  | M  | November 15, 1995  | Jackson | May Sidebottom
16  | Anthony Joe Larette Jr. | White  | 44  | M  | November 29, 1995  | St. Charles[g] | Mary Fleming
17  | Robert Earl O'Neal Jr. | White  | 34  | M  | December 6, 1995  | Butler | Arthur Dade
18  | Jeffrey Paul Sloan  | White  | 29  | M  | February 21, 1996  | Clay | 4 murder victims[4][h]
19  | Doyle James Williams  | White  | 49  | M  | April 10, 1996  | A. H. Domann and Kerry Bummett
20  | Emmett Clifton Nave  | Native American  | 56  | M  | July 31, 1996  | St. Charles | Geneva Roling
21  | Thomas Henry Battle  | Black  | 34  | M  | August 7, 1996  | St. Louis City | Birdie Johnson
22  | Richard Oxford  | White  | 40  | M  | August 21, 1996  | Platte | Harold Wampler and Melba Wampler
23  | Richard Steven Zeitvogel  | White  | 40  | M  | December 11, 1996  | Cole | Gary Wayne Dew
24  | Eric Adam Schneider  | White  | 36  | M  | January 29, 1997  | Jefferson | Richard Schwendeman and Ronald Thompson
25  | Ralph Cecil Feltrop  | White  | 42  | M  | August 6, 1997  | Barbara Ann Roam
26  | Donald Edward Reese  | White  | 54  | M  | August 13, 1997  | 4 murder victims[i]
27  | Andrew Wessel Six | White  | 32  | M  | August 20, 1997  | Schuyler | Kathy Allen
28  | Samuel Lee McDonald Jr.  | Black  | 49  | M  | September 24, 1997  | St. Louis City | St. Louis County Police Officer Robert Jordan[5]
29  | Alan Jeffrey Bannister  | White  | 39  | M  | October 24, 1997  | McDonald | Darrell Ruestman
30  | Reginald Love Powell  | Black  | 29  | M  | February 25, 1998  | St. Louis City | Freddie Miller and Arthur Miller
31  | Milton Vincent Griffin-El  | Black  | 37  | M  | March 25, 1998  | Jerome Redden
32  | Glennon Paul Sweet  | White  | 43  | M  | April 22, 1998  | Clay | Missouri State Trooper Russell Harper
33  | Kelvin Shelby Malone | Black  | 38  | M  | January 13, 1999  | St. Louis | William Parr[j]
34  | James Edward Rodden Jr.  | White  | 39  | M  | February 24, 1999  | Clay | Terry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold
35  | Roy Michael Roberts | White  | 45  | M  | March 10, 1999  | Marion | Correctional officer Tom Jackson
36  | Roy Ramsey Jr.  | Black  | 46  | M  | April 14, 1999  | Jackson | Garnett Ledford and Betty Ledford
37  | Ralph E. Davis  | Black  | 61  | M  | April 28, 1999  | Boone | Susan Davis
38  | Jessie Lee Wise  | Black  | 46  | M  | May 26, 1999  | St. Louis | Geraldine McDonald
39  | Bruce Kilgore  | Black  | 39  | M  | June 16, 1999  | St. Louis City | Marilyn Wilkins
40  | Robert Allen Walls  | White  | 34  | M  | June 30, 1999  | St. Louis | Fred Harmon
41  | David R. Leisure  | White  | 49  | M  | September 1, 1999  | St. Louis City | James A. Michaels Sr.
42  | James Henry Hampton  | White  | 62  | M  | March 22, 2000  | Callaway | Frances Keaton
43  | Bert Leroy Hunter | White  | 53  | M  | June 28, 2000  | Cole | Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
44  | Gary Lee Roll  | White  | 48  | M  | August 30, 2000  | Boone | Sherry Scheper, Randy Scheper and Curtis Scheper
45  | George Bernard Harris  | Black  | 41  | M  | September 13, 2000  | Jackson | Stanley Willoughby
46  | James Wilson Chambers  | White  | 48  | M  | November 15, 2000  | Jefferson | Jerry Lee Oestricker  | Roger B. Wilson
47  | Stanley Dewaine Lingar | White  | 37  | M  | February 7, 2001  | Ripley[k] | Thomas Scott Allen  | Bob Holden
48  | Tomas Grant Ervin | White  | 50  | M  | March 28, 2001  | Cole | Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
49  | Mose Young Jr.  | Black  | 45  | M  | April 25, 2001  | St. Louis City | Kent Bicknese, James Schneider and Sol Marks
50  | Samuel D. Smith  | Black  | 40  | M  | May 23, 2001  | Callaway | Marlin May
51  | Jerome Mallett  | Black  | 42  | M  | July 11, 2001  | Perry | Missouri State Trooper James F. Froemsdorf
52  | Michael S. Roberts  | White  | 27  | M  | October 3, 2001  | St. Louis | Mary L. Taylor
53  | Stephen K. Johns  | White  | 55  | M  | October 24, 2001  | St. Louis City | Donald Voepel
54  | James R. Johnson  | White  | 52  | M  | January 9, 2002  | Moniteau | 4 murder victims[l]
55  | Michael I. Owsley  | Black  | 40  | M  | February 6, 2002  | Jackson | Elvin Iverson
56  | Jeffrey Lane Tokar  | White  | 37  | M  | March 6, 2002  | Warren | Johnny Douglass
57  | Paul W. Kreutzer  | White  | 30  | M  | April 10, 2002  | Callaway | Louise Hemphill
58  | Daniel Anthony Basile  | White  | 35  | M  | August 14, 2002  | St. Charles | Elizabeth DeCaro
59  | William Robert Jones Jr.  | White  | 38  | M  | November 20, 2002  | Jackson | Stanley Albert
60  | Kenneth Kenley  | White  | 42  | M  | February 5, 2003  | Butler | Ronald Felts
61  | John Clayton Smith  | White  | 41  | M  | October 29, 2003  | Audrain | Brandie Kearnes and Wayne Hoewing
62  | Stanley L. Hall  | Black  | 37  | M  | March 16, 2005[m] | St. Louis | Barbara Jo Wood  | Matt Blunt
63  | Donald Jones  | Black  | 38  | M  | April 27, 2005[n] | St. Louis City | Dorothy Knuckles
64  | Vernon Brown | Black  | 51  | M  | May 18, 2005  | Janet Perkins and Synetta Ford
65  | Timothy L. Johnston  | White  | 44  | M  | August 31, 2005  | Nancy Johnston
66  | Marlin Andrew Gray | Black  | 38  | M  | October 26, 2005  | Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry
67  | Dennis James Skillicorn | White  | 49  | M  | May 20, 2009  | Lafayette | Richard Drummond  | Jay Nixon
68  | Martin C. Link  | White  | 47  | M  | February 9, 2011  | St. Louis City | Elissa Self
69  | Joseph Paul Franklin | White  | 63  | M  | November 20, 2013  | St. Louis | Gerald Gordon
70  | Allen L. Nicklasson | White  | 41  | M  | December 11, 2013  | Lafayette | Richard Drummond
71  | Herbert L. Smulls  | Black  | 56  | M  | January 29, 2014  | St. Louis | Stephen Honickman
72  | Michael Anthony Taylor | Black  | 47  | M  | February 26, 2014  | Jackson | Ann Marie Harrison
73  | Jeffrey R. Ferguson  | White  | 59  | M  | March 26, 2014  | St. Louis | Kelli Hall
74  | William Lewis Rousan  | White  | 57  | M  | April 23, 2014  | St. Francois | Charles Lewis and Grace Lewis
75  | John E. Winfield  | Black  | 43  | M  | June 18, 2014  | St. Louis | Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy
76  | John C. Middleton  | White  | 54  | M  | July 16, 2014  | Harrison | Alfred Pinegar, Stacy Hodge and Randy Hamilton
77  | Michael Shane Worthington[6] | White  | 43  | M  | August 6, 2014  | St. Charles | Melinda Griffin
78  | Earl Ringo Jr.  | Black  | 40  | M  | September 10, 2014  | Boone | Dennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger
79  | Leon Vincent Taylor  | Black  | 56  | M  | November 19, 2014  | Jackson | Robert Newton
80  | Paul Terrence Goodwin  | White  | 48  | M  | December 10, 2014  | St. Louis | Joan Crotts
81  | Walter Timothy Storey  | White  | 47  | M  | February 11, 2015  | St. Charles | Jill Frey
82  | Cecil Lee Clayton  | White  | 74  | M  | March 17, 2015  | Barry | Barry County Deputy Christopher Castetter
83  | Andre Vincent Cole  | Black  | 52  | M  | April 14, 2015  | St. Louis | Anthony Curtis
84  | Richard Lamont Strong  | Black  | 48  | M  | June 9, 2015  | Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas
85  | David Stanley Zink  | White  | 55  | M  | July 14, 2015  | St. Clair | Amanda Morton
86  | Roderick Nunley | Black  | 50  | M  | September 1, 2015  | Jackson | Ann Marie Harrison
87  | Earl Mitchell Forrest II  | White  | 66  | M  | May 11, 2016  | Dent[o] | Sharon Joann Barnes, Harriet Smith, and Michael Wells[p]
88  | Mark Anthony Christeson  | White  | 37  | M  | January 31, 2017  | Maries | Susan Brouk, Adrian Brouk, and Kyle Brouk  | Eric Greitens
89  | Russell Earl Bucklew | White  | 51  | M  | October 1, 2019  | Cape Girardeau[q] | Michael Sanders  | Mike Parson
90  | Walter E. Barton  | White  | 64  | M  | May 19, 2020  | Christian | Gladys Kuehler
91  | Ernest Lee Johnson | Black  | 61  | M  | October 5, 2021  | Boone | Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs, and Fred Jones
92  | Carman Lee Deck Jr. | White  | 56  | M  | May 3, 2022  | Jefferson | James Long and Zelma Long
93  | Kevin Johnson Jr. | Black  | 37  | M  | November 29, 2022  | St. Louis | Kirkwood police Sergeant William Leo McEntee
94  | Scott A. McLaughlin[r] | White  | 49  | M  | January 3, 2023  | Beverly Guenther
95  | Leonard Sheldon Taylor  | Black  | 58  | M  | February 7, 2023  | 4 murder victims[s]
96  | Michael Andrew Tisius  | White  | 42  | M  | June 6, 2023  | Randolph[t] | Jason Lee Acton and Leon Earl Egley[u]
97  | Johnny Allen Johnson | White  | 45  | M  | August 1, 2023  | St. Louis | Cassandra Lynn Williamson
98  | Brian Joseph Dorsey | White  | 52  | M  | April 9, 2024  | Callaway[v] | Benjamin Wade Bonnie and Sarah Ann Bonnie
99  | David Russell Hosier | White  | 69  | M  | June 11, 2024  | Cole | Angela Yvonne Gilpin and Rodney Dean Gilpin
100  | Marcellus Scott Williams | Black  | 55  | M  | September 24, 2024  | St. Louis | Felicia Anne Gayle
101  | Christopher Leroy Collings | White  | 49  | M  | December 3, 2024  | Barry[w] | Rowan Damia Ford

## Demographics

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Race

White  | 62  | 61%
Black  | 38  | 38%
Native American  | 1  | 1%
Age
20–29  | 4  | 4%
30–39  | 28  | 28%
40–49  | 41  | 40%
50–59  | 20  | 20%
60–69  | 7  | 7%
70–79  | 1  | 1%
Date of execution
1976–1979  | 0  | 0%
1980–1989  | 1  | 1%
1990–1999  | 40  | 40%
2000–2009  | 26  | 26%
2010–2019  | 22  | 22%
2020–2029  | 12  | 11%
Method
Lethal injection | 101  | 100%
Governor (Party)
Kit Bond (R) | 0  | 0%
Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | 0  | 0%
John Ashcroft (R) | 7  | 7%
Mel Carnahan (D) | 38  | 38%
Roger B. Wilson (D) | 1  | 1%
Bob Holden (D) | 15  | 15%
Matt Blunt (R) | 5  | 5%
Jay Nixon (D) | 21  | 21%
Eric Greitens (R) | 1  | 1%
Mike Parson (R) | 13  | 12%
Mike Kehoe (R) | 0  | 0%
Total  | 101  | 100%

## See also

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* Missouri portal
* Law portal

* Capital punishment in Missouri
* Capital punishment in the United States

## Notes

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1. ^ This was the last execution held at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City.
2. ^ Was tried and convicted in Greene County.
3. ^ This was the first execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
4. ^ Smith was also sentenced to death for the murder of fellow death row inmate Robert Baker.[2]
5. ^ The 4 victims were: Judy Cazaco, James Wood, Edna Ince, and Carolyn Turner.
6. ^ Smith was also sentenced to death for the murder of fellow death row inmate Robert Baker.[3]
7. ^ Was tried and convicted in Warren County.
8. ^ The 4 victims were: Paul Sloan, Judith Sloan, Timothy Sloan, and Jason Sloan, Sloan was only convicted of killing Jason Sloan
9. ^ The 4 victims were: James Watson, Christopher Griffith, John Buford, and Don Vanderlinden.
10. ^ He was also sentenced to death by the state of California for the murder of Myrtle Benham.
11. ^ Was tried and convicted in St. Francois County.
12. ^ The 4 victims were: Deputy Sheriff Leslie B. Roark, Pam Jones, Sheriff Charles Smith, and Deputy Sheriff Sandra Wilson.
13. ^ This was the last execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point.
14. ^ This was the first execution held at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre.
15. ^ Was tried and convicted in Platte County.
16. ^ Barnes was a Dent County Sheriff's Deputy.
17. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
18. ^ Though identified as Scott A. McLaughlin in the death warrant and prison records, McLaughlin transitioned while incarcerated and identified as Amber McLaughlin at the time of execution,[7][8][9] becoming the first transgender woman executed in the United States.[10]
19. ^ The 4 murder victims were: Angela Rowe, Alexus Conley, AcQreya Conley, and Tyrese Conley.
20. ^ Was tried in Boone County. The jury that convicted him and issued their sentencing recommendation were from St. Charles County at his initial trial and from Greene County at his second retrial.
21. ^ Acton and Egley were Randolph County Jail Guards.
22. ^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
23. ^ Was tried and convicted in Phelps County.

## References

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1. ^ "Oklahoma executes man who went on killing spree". The Sydney Morning Herald. July 3, 2003.
2. ^ "State v. Smith". casetext.
3. ^ "State v. Smith". casetext.
4. ^ "State v. Sloan". Justia.
5. ^ "State v. McDonald". Justia.
6. ^ Suhr, Jim (August 6, 2014). "Missouri puts to death first inmate since botched execution". USA Today. AP.
7. ^ Riess, Rebekah; Tucker, Emma (December 16, 2022). "Transgender death row inmate set to be executed in January files clemency application with Missouri governor". CNN. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
8. ^ "Transgender woman on Missouri's death row asks governor for mercy with execution just days away". CBS News. December 15, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
9. ^ "Missouri Set to Execute Amber McLaughlin on January 3 in First U.S. Execution of a Transgender Person". Death Penalty Information Center. December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
10. ^ Padgett, Donald (December 15, 2022). "First U.S. Execution of a Transgender Woman Set in Missouri". The Advocate. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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