List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas.^[1]^[2]

Executions 1982–89

The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). Thus, Charles Brooks Jr. was not only the first person executed in the 1980 decade, he was also the first person executed since Texas resumed the death penalty.

1982 – 1 execution
#	Executed person	Ethnicity	Age	Sex	Date of execution	County	Victim(s)	Governor ^[3]
1	Charles Brooks Jr.	Black	40	M	07-Dec-1982	Tarrant	David Gregory	Bill Clements
1984 – 3 executions
2	James David Autry	White	29	M	14-Mar-1984	Jefferson	Shirley Drouet and Joe Broussard	Mark White
3	Ronald Clark O'Bryan	White	39	M	31-Mar-1984	Harris	Timothy O'Bryan
4	Thomas Andy Barefoot	White	39	M	30-Oct-1984	Bell	Harker Heights police officer Carl Irving LeVin
1985 – 6 executions
5	Doyle Edward Skillern^[4]	White	49	M	16-Jan-1985	Lubbock^[a]	TDPS narcotics agent Patrick Randel
6	Stephen Peter Morin	White	34	M	13-Mar-1985	Jefferson	Carrie Marie Scott, Janna Bruce, and Shiela Whalen
7	Jesse De La Rosa	Hispanic	24	M	15-May-1985	Bexar	Masaoud Ghazali
8	Charles Milton	Black	34	M	25-Jun-1985	Tarrant	Manaree Denton
9	Henry Martinez Porter^[5]	Hispanic	43	M	09-Jul-1985	Tarrant	Fort Worth police officer Henry Mailloux
10	Charles Francis Rumbaugh	White	28	M	11-Sep-1985	Potter	Michael Fiorello
1986 – 10 executions
11	Charles William Bass^[6]	White	30	M	12-Mar-1986	Harris	Houston City Marshall Charles Baker
12	Jeffery Allen Barney	White	28	M	16-Apr-1986	Harris	Ruby Mae Longsworth
13	Jay Kelly Pinkerton	White	24	M	15-May-1986	Nueces	Sarah Donn Lawrence
14	Rudy Ramos Esquivel^[7]	Hispanic	50	M	09-Jun-1986	Harris	Houston police officer Timothy Hearn
15	Kenneth Albert Brock	White	37	M	19-Jun-1986	Harris	Michael Sedita
16	Randy Lynn Woolls	White	36	M	20-Aug-1986	Tom Green	Betty Stotts
17	Larry Smith	Black	30	M	22-Aug-1986	Dallas	Mike Mason
18	Chester Lee Wicker	White	37	M	26-Aug-1986	Galveston	Suzanne Knuth
19	Michael Wayne Evans^[8]	Black	30	M	04-Dec-1986	Dallas	Elvira Guerrero and Mario Garza
20	Richard Andrade	Hispanic	25	M	18-Dec-1986	Nueces	Cordelia Mae Guevara
1987 – 6 executions
21	Ramon Pedro Hernandez	Hispanic	44	M	30-Jan-1987	El Paso	Oscar Martin Frayre	Bill Clements
22	Eliseo Hernandez Moreno^[9]	Hispanic	27	M	04-Mar-1987	Fort Bend	6 murder victims^[b]
23	Anthony Charles Williams	Black	27	M	28-May-1987	Harris	Vickie Lynn Wright
24	Elliot Rod Johnson^[10]	Black	38	M	24-Jun-1987	Jefferson	Joseph Granado and Arturo Melendez
25	John Russell Thompson	White	32	M	08-Jul-1987	Bexar	Mary Knuepper
26	Joseph Blaine Starvaggi	White	34	M	10-Sep-1987	Montgomery	John Denson
1988 – 3 executions
27	Robert L. Streetman	White	27	M	07-Jan-1988	Hardin	Christine Baker
28	Donald Gene Franklin	Black	37	M	03-Nov-1988	Nueces	Mary Margaret Moran
29	Raymond Landry, Sr.	Black	39	M	13-Dec-1988	Harris	Kosmas Prittis
1989 – 4 executions
30	Leon Rutherford King	Black	44	M	22-Mar-1989	Harris	Michael Underwood
31	Stephen A. McCoy	White	40	M	24-May-1989		Cynthia Johnson
32	James Emery Paster	White	44	M	20-Sep-1989		Robert Howard
33	Carlos DeLuna	Hispanic	27	M	07-Dec-1989	Nueces	Wanda Jean Lopez
Sources: List of executed offenders by the TDJC since 1982,^[1] and The Espy File: 1608–2002.^[2]

Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964	Lists of people executed in Texas	Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1990–1999

Notes

^ On a change of venue from Live Oak.
^ The 6 victims were: TDPS trooper Russell Lynn Boyd, Juan Garza, Esther Garza, Ann Bennatt, Allie Wilkins and James Bennatt.

References

^ ^a ^b List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^ In some cases, the offender may not have been tried for some of the victims listed, as a death sentence was rendered in a prior case.
^ "CONVICT IN TEXAS DIES BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 16 January 1985. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Porter, Henry." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
^ "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 12 March 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "TEXAS MURDERER IS PUT TO DEATH". Associated Press. New York Times. 10 June 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Evans, Michael". Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
^ Graczyk, Michael. "Convicted Killer Executed". Associated Press News.
^ "ADDICT IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS FOR SLAYNG OF 2 IN ROBBERY". Associated Press. New York Times. 25 June 1987. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

External links

Death Row Information. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

[5] On a change of venue from Live Oak.

[11] The 6 victims were: TDPS trooper Russell Lynn Boyd, Juan Garza, Esther Garza, Ann Bennatt, Allie Wilkins and James Bennatt.

[tdjclistsince1982-1] List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[espyfile-2] The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[3] In some cases, the offender may not have been tried for some of the victims listed, as a death sentence was rendered in a prior case.

[4] "CONVICT IN TEXAS DIES BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 16 January 1985. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[6] "Porter, Henry." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

[7] "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 12 March 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[8] "TEXAS MURDERER IS PUT TO DEATH". Associated Press. New York Times. 10 June 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[9] "Evans, Michael". Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

[10] Graczyk, Michael. "Convicted Killer Executed". Associated Press News.

[12] "ADDICT IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS FOR SLAYNG OF 2 IN ROBBERY". Associated Press. New York Times. 25 June 1987. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

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