List of people executed in Missouri
This is a list of people executed by lethal injection in Missouri , comprising 99 convicted murderers since 1976, when the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the death penalty with its decision in Gregg v. Georgia .
List of people executed in Missouri since 1976
No.
Name
Race
Date of execution
County
Victim(s)
Age at offense
Age at execution
Governor
1
George C. Mercer
White
January 6, 1989[a]
Cass [b]
Karen Keeton
34
44
John Ashcroft
2
Gerald Smith
White
January 18, 1990[c]
St. Louis City
Karen Roberts
23
32
3
Winford L. Stokes Jr.
Black
May 11, 1990
St. Louis
Pamela Benda
27
39
4
Leonard Marvin Laws
White
May 17, 1990
Clarence Williams and Lottie Williams
31
41
5
George Clifton Gilmore
White
August 21, 1990
Mary Luella Watters, Clarence Williams, Lottie Williams
34
44
6
Maurice Oscar Byrd
Black
August 23, 1991
4 murder victims[d]
26
37
7
Ricky Lee Grubbs
White
October 21, 1992
St. Francois
Jerry Thornton
26
34
8
Martsay Bolder
Black
January 27, 1993
Randolph
Theron King
22
36
Mel Carnahan
9
Walter Junior Blair
Black
July 21, 1993
Jackson
Katherine Jo Allen
19
33
10
Frederick Lashley
Black
July 28, 1993
St. Louis City
Janie Tracy
17
29
11
Frank Joseph Guinan
White
October 6, 1993
Franklin
John McBroom
36
48
12
Emmitt Foster
Black
May 3, 1995
St. Louis
Travis Walker
32
44
13
Larry Griffin
Black
June 21, 1995
St. Louis City
Quintin Moss
26
41
14
Robert Anthony Murray
Black
July 26, 1995
Jeffrey Jackson and Craig Stewart
22
32
15
Robert T. Sidebottom
White
November 15, 1995
Jackson
May Sidebottom
23
33
16
Anthony Joe Larette Jr.
White
November 29, 1995
St. Charles [e]
Mary Fleming
29
44
17
Robert Earl O'Neal Jr.
White
December 6, 1995
Butler
Arthur Dade
23
34
18
Jeffrey Paul Sloan
White
February 21, 1996
Clay
Jason Sloan
19
29
19
Doyle James Williams
White
April 10, 1996
A. H. Domann and Kerry Bummett
33
49
20
Emmett Clifton Nave
Native American
July 31, 1996
St. Charles
Geneva Roling
43
56
21
Thomas Henry Battle
Black
August 7, 1996
St. Louis City
Birdie Johnson
18
34
22
Richard Oxford
White
August 21, 1996
Platte
Harold Wampler and Melba Wampler
30
40
23
Richard Steven Zeitvogel
White
December 11, 1996
Cole
Gary Wayne Dew
25
40
24
Eric Adam Schneider
White
January 29, 1997
Jefferson
Richard Schwendeman and Ronald Thompson
24
36
25
Ralph Cecil Feltrop
White
August 6, 1997
Barbara Ann Roam
32
42
26
Donald Edward Reese
White
August 13, 1997
4 murder victims[f]
43
54
27
Andrew Wessel Six
White
August 20, 1997
Schuyler
Kathy Allen
22
32
28
Samuel Lee McDonald Jr.
Black
September 24, 1997
St. Louis City
Robert Jordan
33
49
29
Alan Jeffrey Bannister
White
October 24, 1997
McDonald
Darrell Ruestman
24
39
30
Reginald Love Powell
Black
February 25, 1998
St. Louis City
Freddie Miller and Arthur Miller
18
29
31
Milton Vincent Griffin-El
Black
March 25, 1998
Jerome Redden
25
37
32
Glennon Paul Sweet
White
April 22, 1998
Clay
Missouri State Trooper Russell Harper
32
43
33
Kelvin Shelby Malone
Black
January 13, 1999
St. Louis
William Parr[g]
20
38
34
James Edward Rodden Jr.
White
February 24, 1999
Clay
Terry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold
23
39
35
Roy Michael Roberts
White
March 10, 1999
Marion
Correctional officer Tom Jackson
31
45
36
Roy Ramsey Jr.
Black
April 14, 1999
Jackson
Garnett Ledford and Betty Ledford
35
46
37
Ralph E. Davis
Black
April 28, 1999
Boone
Susan Davis
48
61
38
Jessie Lee Wise
Black
May 26, 1999
St. Louis
Geraldine McDonald
35
46
39
Bruce Kilgore
Black
June 16, 1999
St. Louis City
Marilyn Wilkins
26
39
40
Robert Allen Walls
White
June 30, 1999
St. Louis
Fred Harmon
20
34
41
David R. Leisure
White
September 1, 1999
St. Louis City
James A. Michaels Sr.
30
49
42
James Henry Hampton
White
March 22, 2000
Callaway
Frances Keaton
54
62
43
Bert Leroy Hunter
White
June 28, 2000
Cole
Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
41
53
44
Gary Lee Roll
White
August 30, 2000
Boone
Sherry Scheper, Randy Scheper and Curtis Scheper
40
48
45
George Bernard Harris
Black
September 13, 2000
Jackson
Stanley Willoughby
29
41
46
James Wilson Chambers
White
November 15, 2000
Jefferson
Jerry Lee Oestricker
30
48
Roger B. Wilson
47
Stanley Dewaine Lingar
White
February 7, 2001
Ripley [h]
Thomas Scott Allen
21
37
Bob Holden
48
Tomas Grant Ervin
White
March 28, 2001
Cole
Mildred Hodges and Richard Hodges
37
50
49
Mose Young Jr.
Black
April 25, 2001
St. Louis City
Kent Bicknese, James Schneider and Sol Marks
27
45
50
Samuel D. Smith
Black
May 23, 2001
Callaway
Marlin May
26
40
51
Jerome Mallett
Black
July 11, 2001
Perry
Missouri State Trooper James F. Froemsdorf
26
42
52
Michael S. Roberts
White
October 3, 2001
St. Louis
Mary L. Taylor
19
27
53
Stephen K. Johns
White
October 24, 2001
St. Louis City
Donald Voepel
35
55
54
James R. Johnson
White
January 9, 2002
Moniteau
4 murder victims[i]
42
52
55
Michael I. Owsley
Black
February 6, 2002
Jackson
Elvin Iverson
31
40
56
Jeffrey Lane Tokar
White
March 6, 2002
Warren
Johnny Douglass
27
37
57
Paul W. Kreutzer
White
April 10, 2002
Callaway
Louise Hemphill
20
30
58
Daniel Anthony Basile
White
August 14, 2002
St. Charles
Elizabeth DeCaro
25
35
59
William Robert Jones Jr.
White
November 20, 2002
Jackson
Stanley Albert
21
38
60
Kenneth Kenley
White
February 5, 2003
Butler
Ronald Felts
23
42
61
John Clayton Smith
White
October 29, 2003
Audrain
Brandie Kearnes and Wayne Hoewing
35
41
62
Stanley L. Hall
Black
March 16, 2005[j]
St. Louis
Barbara Jo Wood
26
37
Matt Blunt
63
Donald Jones
Black
April 27, 2005[k]
St. Louis City
Dorothy Knuckles
26
38
64
Vernon Brown
Black
May 18, 2005
Janet Perkins and Synetta Ford
33
51
65
Timothy L. Johnston
White
August 31, 2005
Nancy Johnston
28
44
66
Marlin Andrew Gray
Black
October 26, 2005
Julie Kerry and Robin Kerry
23
38
67
Dennis James Skillicorn
White
May 20, 2009
Lafayette
Richard Drummond
34
49
Jay Nixon
68
Martin C. Link
White
February 9, 2011
St. Louis City
Elissa Self
27
47
69
Joseph Paul Franklin
White
November 20, 2013
St. Louis
Gerald Gordon
27
63
70
Allen L. Nicklasson
White
December 11, 2013
Lafayette
Richard Drummond
22
41
71
Herbert L. Smulls
Black
January 29, 2014
St. Louis
Stephen Honickman
33
56
72
Michael Anthony Taylor
Black
February 26, 2014
Jackson
Ann Harrison
22
47
73
Jeffrey R. Ferguson
White
March 26, 2014
St. Louis
Kelli Hall
34
59
74
William Lewis Rousan
White
April 23, 2014
St. Francois
Charles Lewis and Grace Lewis
37
57
75
John E. Winfield
Black
June 18, 2014
St. Louis
Arthea Sanders and Shawnee Murphy
26
43
76
John C. Middleton
White
July 16, 2014
Harrison
Alfred Pinegar, Stacy Hodge and Randy Hamilton
35
54
77
Michael Shane Worthington[1]
White
August 6, 2014
St. Charles
Melinda Griffin
24
43
78
Earl Ringo Jr.
Black
September 10, 2014
Boone
Dennis Poyser and Joanna Baysinger
24
40
79
Leon Vincent Taylor
Black
November 19, 2014
Jackson
Robert Newton
36
56
80
Paul Terrence Goodwin
White
December 10, 2014
St. Louis
Joan Crotts
31
48
81
Walter Timothy Storey
White
February 11, 2015
St. Charles
Jill Frey
22
47
82
Cecil Lee Clayton
White
March 17, 2015
Barry
Barry County Deputy Christopher Castetter
56
74
83
Andre Vincent Cole
Black
April 14, 2015
St. Louis
Anthony Curtis
35
52
84
Richard Lamont Strong
Black
June 9, 2015
Eva Washington and Zandrea Thomas
33
48
85
David Stanley Zink
White
July 14, 2015
St. Clair
Amanda Morton
41
55
86
Roderick Nunley
Black
September 1, 2015
Jackson
Ann Harrison
24
50
87
Earl Mitchell Forrest II
White
May 11, 2016
Dent [l]
Dent County Sheriff's Deputy Sharon Joann Barnes, Harriet Smith, and Michael Wells
53
66
88
Mark Anthony Christeson
White
January 31, 2017
Maries
Susan Brouk, Adrian Brouk, and Kyle Brouk
18
37
Eric Greitens
89
Russell Earl Bucklew
White
October 1, 2019
Cape Girardeau [m]
Michael Sanders
27
51
Mike Parson
90
Walter E. Barton
White
May 19, 2020
Christian
Gladys Kuehler[2]
35
64
91
Ernest Lee Johnson
Black
October 5, 2021
Boone
Mary Bratcher, Mabel Scruggs, and Fred Jones
33
61
92
Carman L. Deck
White
May 3, 2022
Jefferson
James Long and Zelma Long
30
56
93
Kevin Johnson Jr.
Black
November 29, 2022
St. Louis
Kirkwood police Sergeant William Leo McEntee
19
37
94
Amber McLaughlin
White
January 3, 2023
Beverly Guenther
30
49
95
Leonard Sheldon Taylor
Black
February 7, 2023
4 murder victims[n]
40
58
96
Michael Andrew Tisius
White
June 6, 2023
Randolph [o]
Randolph County Jail Guards Jason Lee Acton and Leon Earl Egley
19
42
97
Johnny Allen Johnson
White
August 1, 2023
St. Louis
Cassandra Lynn Williamson
24
45
98
Brian Joseph Dorsey
White
April 9, 2024
Callaway [p]
Benjamin Wade Bonnie and Sarah Ann Bonnie
34
52
99
David Russell Hosier
White
June 11, 2024
Cole
Angela Yvonne Gilpin and Rodney Dean Gilpin
54
69
Demographics
See also
Notes
^ This was the last execution held at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City .
^ Was tried and convicted in Greene County.
^ This was the first execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point .
^ The 4 victims were: Judy Cazaco, James Wood, Edna Ince, and Carolyn Turner.
^ Was tried and convicted in Warren County.
^ The 4 victims were: James Watson, Christopher Griffith, John Buford, and Don Vanderlinden.
^ He was also sentenced to death by the state of California for the murder of Myrtle Benham.
^ Was tried and convicted in St. Francois County.
^ The 4 victims were: Deputy Sheriff Leslie B. Roark, Pam Jones, Sheriff Charles Smith, and Deputy Sheriff Sandra Wilson.
^ This was the last execution held at the Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point .
^ This was the first execution held at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre .
^ Was tried and convicted in Platte County.
^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
^ The 4 murder victims were: Angela Rowe, Alexus Conley, AcQreya Conley, and Tyrese Conley.
^ 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.
^ Was tried and convicted in Boone County.
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