List of people executed in Virginia


This is a list of people executed in Virginia since the reinstitution of the death penalty after Gregg v. Georgia.
Since 1982, a total of 113 people have been executed by the Commonwealth of Virginia; all were convicted of capital murder.
No.NameDate of ExecutionMethod of ExecutionVictimGovernor
1Frank CoppolaAugust 10, 1982ElectrocutionMuriel HatchellChuck Robb
2Linwood Earl BrileyOctober 12, 1984ElectrocutionJohn GallaherChuck Robb
3James Dyral BrileyApril 18, 1985ElectrocutionJudy Barton and Harvey BartonChuck Robb
4Morris MasonJune 25, 1985ElectrocutionMargaret HandChuck Robb
5Michael Marnell SmithJuly 31, 1986ElectrocutionAudrey Jean WeilerGerald Baliles
6July 6, 1987ElectrocutionPhoebe ParsonsGerald Baliles
7April 14, 1988ElectrocutionWilhemina SmithGerald Baliles
8August 30, 1989ElectrocutionLaverne MarshallGerald Baliles
9July 19, 1990ElectrocutionTreeby ShawDouglas Wilder
10October 17, 1990Electrocutionsheriff deputy William TruesdaleDouglas Wilder
11Buddy Earl JustusDecember 13, 1990ElectrocutionIda Mae MosesDouglas Wilder
12July 24, 1991ElectrocutionPatricia Ann BoltonDouglas Wilder
13Derrick Lynn PetersonAugust 22, 1991ElectrocutionHoward KauffmanDouglas Wilder
14Roger Keith ColemanMay 20, 1992ElectrocutionWanda Fay McCoyDouglas Wilder
15July 23, 1992ElectrocutionPatricia CubbageDouglas Wilder
16September 11, 1992ElectrocutionGraham and Myra AdkinsDouglas Wilder
17Timothy Dale BunchDecember 10, 1992ElectrocutionSu Cha ThomasDouglas Wilder
18 January 19, 1993ElectrocutionFranklin Cooley, Agnes Hicks, and Stephen StaplesDouglas Wilder
19March 18, 1993ElectrocutionJoyce Baldwin, Louise Paulett, Chestine Brooks, Vicki Ripple, and Carolyn HedrickDouglas Wilder
20June 17, 1993ElectrocutionLisa HarringtonDouglas Wilder
21Joe Louis Wise, Sr.September 14, 1993ElectrocutionWilliam RicketsonDouglas Wilder
22December 16, 1993ElectrocutionWilma Harvey and Debra McInnisDouglas Wilder
23Johnny Watkins, Jr.March 3, 1994ElectrocutionBetty Barker and Carl BuchananGeorge Allen
24Timothy Wilson Spencer April 27, 1994ElectrocutionSusan Tucker, Debbie Davis, Susan Hellams, and Diane ChoGeorge Allen
25Dana Ray EdmondsJanuary 24, 1995Lethal injectionJohn ElliotGeorge Allen
26Willie Lloyd TurnerMay 26, 1995Lethal injectionW. Jack Smith, Jr.George Allen
27September 27, 1995Lethal injectionKenneth ArnderGeorge Allen
28Mickey Wayne DavidsonOctober 19, 1995Lethal injectionDoris Davidson, Mamie Clatterbuck, and Tammy ClatterbuckGeorge Allen
29Herman Charles BarnesNovember 13, 1995Lethal injectionClyde Jenkins and Mohammed AfifiGeorge Allen
30January 4, 1996Lethal injectionCharles W. Bousman, Jr.George Allen
31January 23, 1996Lethal injectionVirginia GoebelGeorge Allen
32July 17, 1996Lethal injectionThomas McWatersGeorge Allen
33November 21, 1996Lethal injectionAnne Keller VadenGeorge Allen
34Gregory Warren BeaverDecember 4, 1996Lethal injectionstate trooper Leo WhittGeorge Allen
35Larry Allen StoutDecember 10, 1996Lethal injectionJacqueline KooshianGeorge Allen
36Lem Davis Tuggle, Jr.December 12, 1996Lethal injectionJessie Geneva HavensGeorge Allen
37Ronald Lee HokeDecember 16, 1996Lethal injectionVirginia StellGeorge Allen
38Michael Carl GeorgeFebruary 6, 1997Lethal injectionAlexander SztankoGeorge Allen
39Coleman Wayne GrayFebruary 26, 1997Lethal injectionRichard McClellandGeorge Allen
40Roy Bruce SmithJuly 17, 1997Lethal injectionManassas police officer John ConnerGeorge Allen
41July 23, 1997Lethal injectionHelen SchartnerGeorge Allen
42Carlton Jerome PopeAugust 19, 1997Lethal injectionCynthia GrayGeorge Allen
43Mario Benjamin MurphySeptember 17, 1997Lethal injectionJames RadcliffGeorge Allen
44Dawud Majid Mu'MinNovember 13, 1997Lethal injectionGladys NopwaskyGeorge Allen
45Michael Charles SatcherDecember 9, 1997Lethal injectionAnne BorghesaniGeorge Allen
46Thomas H. Beavers, Jr.December 11, 1997Lethal injectionMarguerite LoweryGeorge Allen
47Tony Albert MackallFebruary 10, 1998Lethal injectionMary Elizabeth DahnJim Gilmore
48Douglas McArthur Buchanan, Jr.March 18, 1998Lethal injectionDonald, J.J. and Geraldine Buchanan, and Douglas Buchanan, Sr.Jim Gilmore
49Ronald L. WatkinsMarch 25, 1998Lethal injectionWilliam McCauleyJim Gilmore
50Angel Francisco BreardApril 14, 1998Lethal injectionRuth DickieJim Gilmore
51Dennis Wayne EatonJune 18, 1998Lethal injectionVirginia state trooper Jerry Hines; Walter Custer, Jr., Ripley Marston, Sr., and Judith MacDonaldJim Gilmore
52Danny Lee KingJuly 23, 1998Lethal injectionCarolyn Horton RogersJim Gilmore
53Lance Antonio Chandler, Jr.August 20, 1998Lethal injectionBilly DixJim Gilmore
54Johnile L. DuBoisAugust 31, 1998Lethal injectionPhilip CouncilJim Gilmore
55Kenneth Manuel Stewart, Jr.September 23, 1998ElectrocutionCynthia and Jonathan StewartJim Gilmore
56Dwayne Allen WrightOctober 14, 1998Lethal injectionSaba TekleJim Gilmore
57Ronald Lee FitzgeraldOctober 21, 1998Lethal injectionCoy H. White and Hugh MorrisonJim Gilmore
58Kenneth WilsonNovember 17, 1998Lethal injectionJacqueline StephensJim Gilmore
59Kevin Wayne CardwellDecember 3, 1998Lethal injectionAnthony BrownJim Gilmore
60Mark Arlo SheppardJanuary 20, 1999Lethal injectionRichard and Rebecca RosenbluthJim Gilmore
61Tony Leslie FryFebruary 4, 1999Lethal injectionLeland A. JacobsJim Gilmore
62George Adrian Quesinberry, Jr.March 9, 1999Lethal injectionThomas L. HaynesJim Gilmore
63David Lee FisherMarch 25, 1999Lethal injectionDavid William WilkeyJim Gilmore
64Carl Hamilton ChichesterApril 13, 1999Lethal injectionTimothy RigneyJim Gilmore
65Arthur Ray Jenkins, IIIApril 20, 1999Lethal injectionFloyd Jenkins and Lee H. BrinklowJim Gilmore
66Eric Christopher PayneApril 28, 1999Lethal injectionRuth Parham and Sally FazioJim Gilmore
67Ronald Dale YeattsApril 29, 1999Lethal injectionRuby Meeks DodsonJim Gilmore
68Tommy David StricklerJuly 21, 1999Lethal injectionLeann WhitlockJim Gilmore
69Marlon DeWayne WilliamsAugust 17, 1999Lethal injectionHelen BedsoleJim Gilmore
70Everett Lee MuellerSeptember 16, 1999Lethal injectionCharity PowersJim Gilmore
71Jason Matthew JosephOctober 19, 1999Lethal injectionJeffrey AndersonJim Gilmore
72Thomas Lee Royal, Jr.November 9, 1999Lethal injectionHampton police officer Kenny WallaceJim Gilmore
73Andre L. GrahamDecember 9, 1999Lethal injectionRichard and Rebecca Rosenbluth, and Sheryl StackJim Gilmore
74Douglas Christopher ThomasJanuary 10, 2000Lethal injectionJames B. and Kathy J. WisemanJim Gilmore
75Steve Edward RoachJanuary 13, 2000Lethal injectionMary Ann HughesJim Gilmore
76Lonnie Weeks, Jr.March 16, 2000Lethal injectionVirginia state trooper Jose M. CavazosJim Gilmore
77Michael David ClagettJuly 6, 2000ElectrocutionLam Van Son, Wendell G. Parish, Jr., Karen Sue Rounds, and Abdelaziz GrenJim Gilmore
78Russell William BurketAugust 30, 2000Lethal injectionKatherine and Ashley TafelskiJim Gilmore
79Derek Rocco BarnabeiSeptember 14, 2000Lethal injectionSarah WisnoskyJim Gilmore
80Bobby Lee RamdassOctober 10, 2000Lethal injectionMohammed KayaniJim Gilmore
81Christopher Cornelius GoinsDecember 6, 2000Lethal injectionRobert, Nicole, David, Daphne Jones; and James RandolphJim Gilmore
82Thomas Wayne AkersMarch 1, 2001Lethal injectionWesley Brant SmithJim Gilmore
83Christopher James BeckOctober 18, 2001Lethal injectionFlorence Marie Marks, David Kaplan, and William MillerJim Gilmore
84James Earl PattersonMarch 13, 2002Lethal injectionJoyce Snead AldridgeMark Warner
85Daniel Lee ZirkleApril 2, 2002Lethal injectionChristina Zirkle and Jessica ShiflettMark Warner
86Walter Mickens, Jr.June 12, 2002Lethal injectionTimothy Jason HallMark Warner
87Mir Aimal KasiNovember 14, 2002Lethal injectionFrank Darling and Lansing BennettMark Warner
88Earl Conrad BramblettApril 9, 2003ElectrocutionBlaine, Teresa, Winter, and Anah HodgesMark Warner
89Bobby Wayne SwisherJuly 22, 2003Lethal injectionDawn McNees SnyderMark Warner
90Brian Lee CherrixMarch 18, 2004Lethal injectionTessa Van HartMark Warner
91Dennis Mitchell OrbeMarch 31, 2004Lethal injectionRichard BurnettMark Warner
92Mark Wesley BaileyJuly 22, 2004Lethal injectionKatherine and Nathan BaileyMark Warner
93James Bryant HudsonAugust 18, 2004Lethal injectionStanley, Walter, and Patsy ColeMark Warner
94James Edward ReidSeptember 9, 2004Lethal injectionAnnie Mae LesterMark Warner
95Dexter Lee VinsonApril 27, 2006Lethal injectionAngela FeltonTim Kaine
96Brandon Wayne HedrickJuly 20, 2006ElectrocutionLisa Yvonne CriderTim Kaine
97Michael William LenzJuly 27, 2006Lethal injectioninmate Brent H. ParkerTim Kaine
98John Yancey SchmittNovember 9, 2006Lethal injectionEarl Shelton DunningTim Kaine
99Kevin GreenMay 27, 2008Lethal injectionPatricia L. VaughanTim Kaine
100Robert Stacy YarbroughJune 25, 2008Lethal injectionCyril Hugh HambyTim Kaine
101Kent Jermaine JacksonJuly 10, 2008Lethal injectionBeulah Mae KaiserTim Kaine
102Christopher Scott EmmettJuly 24, 2008Lethal injectionJohn Fenton LangleyTim Kaine
103Edward Nathaniel BellFebruary 19, 2009Lethal injectionWinchester police officer Ricky TimbrookTim Kaine
104John Allen MuhammadNovember 10, 2009Lethal injectionDean Harold Meyers Tim Kaine
105Larry Bill ElliottNovember 17, 2009ElectrocutionDana Thrall and Robert FinchTim Kaine
106Paul Warner PowellMarch 18, 2010ElectrocutionStacie ReedBob McDonnell
107Darick Demorris WalkerMay 20, 2010Lethal injectionStanley Beale and Clarence Elwood ThreatBob McDonnell
108Teresa Wilson Bean LewisSeptember 23, 2010Lethal injectionJulian C. and Charles J. LewisBob McDonnell
109Jerry Terrell JacksonAugust 18, 2011Lethal injectionRuth PhillipsBob McDonnell
110Robert Charles Gleason, Jr.January 16, 2013ElectrocutionHarvey Gray Watson, Jr., and Aaron Alexander CooperBob McDonnell
111Alfredo Rolando PrietoOctober 1, 2015Lethal injectionRachael A. Raver and Warren H. Fulton IIITerry McAuliffe
112Ricky Javon GrayJanuary 18, 2017Lethal injectionStella Harvey, age 9, and her 4-year-old sister Ruby Harvey Terry McAuliffe
113William Charles MorvaJuly 6, 2017Lethal injectionSheriff Deputy Eric Sutphin and hospital security guard Derrick McFarlandTerry McAuliffe