List of people executed in Delaware
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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Delaware since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.
All of the 16 people were convicted of murder and have been executed at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, near Smyrna, Delaware.[1] Capital punishment was abolished in Delaware on August 2, 2016.[2]
List of people executed in Delaware since 1976
| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Brian Pennell | White | 34 | M | March 14, 1992 | New Castle | Lethal injection | Shirley Ellis and Catherine DiMauro | Michael Castle |
| 2 | James Allen Red Dog | Native American | 39 | M | March 3, 1993 | Hugh Pennington[a] | Thomas Carper | ||
| 3 | Kenneth W. DeShields | Black | 33 | M | August 31, 1993 | Sussex | Elizabeth Reed | ||
| 4 | Andre S. Deputy | Black | 45 | M | June 23, 1994 | Kent | Byard Smith and Alberta Smith | ||
| 5 | Nelson W. Shelton | White | 27 | M | March 17, 1995 | New Castle | Wilson Mannon Jr. | ||
| 6 | Billy Bailey | White | 49 | M | January 25, 1996 | Kent | Hanging | Gilbert Lamberton and Clara Lamberton | |
| 7 | William Henry Flamer | Black | 41 | M | January 30, 1996 | Lethal injection | Byard Smith and Alberta Smith | ||
| 8 | James B. Clark Jr. | White | 39 | M | April 19, 1996 | New Castle | Elizabeth Clark and James Clark Sr. | ||
| 9 | David J. Lawrie | White | 37 | M | April 23, 1999 | Kent | 4 murder victims[b] | ||
| 10 | Willie G. Sullivan | Black | 28 | M | September 24, 1999 | Maurice Dodd | |||
| 11 | Dwayne L. Weeks | Black | 37 | M | November 17, 2000 | New Castle | Gwendolyn Weeks and Craig Williams | ||
| 12 | David F. Dawson | White | 46 | M | April 26, 2001 | Kent | Madeline Marie Kisner | Ruth Ann Minner | |
| 13 | Abdullah Tanzil Hameen[c] | Black | 37 | M | May 25, 2001 | New Castle | Troy Hodges | ||
| 14 | Brian David Steckel | White | 36 | M | November 4, 2005 | Sandra Lee Long | |||
| 15 | Robert W. Jackson III | White | 38 | M | July 29, 2011 | Elizabeth Girardi | Jack A. Markell | ||
| 16 | Shannon M. Johnson | Black | 28 | M | April 20, 2012 | Cameron Hamlin |
Demographics
| Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| White | 8 | 50% |
| Black | 7 | 44% |
| Native American | 1 | 6% |
| Age | ||
| 20–29 | 3 | 19% |
| 30–39 | 9 | 56% |
| 40–49 | 4 | 25% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 16 | 100% |
| Date of execution | ||
| 1974–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 10 | 63% |
| 2000–2009 | 4 | 25% |
| 2010–2019 | 2 | 12% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 15 | 94% |
| Hanging | 1 | 6% |
| Governor (Party) | ||
| Sherman W. Tribbitt (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Pete du Pont (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Mike Castle (R) | 1 | 6% |
| Dale E. Wolf (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Tom Carper (D) | 10 | 63% |
| Ruth Ann Minner (D) | 3 | 19% |
| Jack Markell (D) | 2 | 12% |
| John C. Carney (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 16 | 100% |
See also
- Capital punishment in Delaware
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Delaware (pre-1972) – executions before Furman