List of people executed in Nebraska
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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nebraska since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.
List of people executed in Nebraska since 1976
Four people convicted of murder have been executed by Nebraska since 1976.[1] Three were executed by electrocution. On April 21, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court set the first execution date via lethal injection for June 14, 2011. On May 26, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the execution due to objections that the sodium thiopental that Nebraska purchased from a Mumbai company failed to comply with U.S. pharmaceutical standards. The state's first lethal injection was carried out on August 14, 2018.[2]
| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Lamont Otey | Black | 43 | M | September 2, 1994 | Douglas | Electrocution | Jane McManus | Ben Nelson |
| 2 | John Joseph Joubert | White | 33 | M | July 17, 1996 | Sarpy | Danny Eberle and Christopher Walden[a] | ||
| 3 | Robert E. Williams | Black | 61 | M | December 2, 1997 | Lancaster | Catherine Brooks and Patricia McGarry[b] | ||
| 4 | Carey Dean Moore | White | 60 | M | August 14, 2018 | Douglas | Lethal injection | Maynard D. Helgeland and Reuel Eugene Van Ness Jr. | Pete Ricketts |
Demographics
| Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Black | 2 | 50% |
| White | 2 | 50% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 1 | 25% |
| 40–49 | 1 | 25% |
| 50–59 | 0 | 0% |
| 60–69 | 2 | 50% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 4 | 100% |
| Date of execution | ||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 3 | 75% |
| 2000–2009 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010–2019 | 1 | 25% |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% |
| Method | ||
| Electrocution | 3 | 75% |
| Lethal injection | 1 | 25% |
| Governor (Party) | ||
| J. James Exon (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Charles Thone (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Bob Kerrey (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Kay A. Orr (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Ben Nelson (D) | 3 | 75% |
| Mike Johanns (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Dave Heineman (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Pete Ricketts (R) | 1 | 25% |
| Jim Pillen (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 4 | 100% |