List of offenders executed in the United States in 2014

This is a list of offenders executed in the United States in 2014. Thirty-five offenders were executed in the United States in 2014. Ten of them were in the state of Missouri, and another ten were in the state of Texas. Two (Edgar Arias Tamayo and Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas) were foreign nationals from Mexico. One (Juan Carlos Chavez) was a foreign national from Cuba. Two (Suzanne Margaret Basso and Lisa Ann Coleman) were female.

While there were a total of 35 executions in 2014, there were 39 executions in the previous year (2013) and 28 executions in the subsequent year (2015).

List of offenders executed in the United States in 2014[edit]

Number	Date	Name	Date of Birth	Age		Years^†	Gender	Race	State	Method
Number	Date	Name	Date of Birth	At Execution	At Offense	Years^†	Gender	Race	State	Method
1	000000002014-01-07-0000January 7, 2014	Knight, ThomasThomas Knight^[1]	February 4, 1951	62	23	39	Male	Black	Florida	Lethal injection
2	000000002014-01-09-0000January 9, 2014	Wilson, Michael LeeMichael Lee Wilson^[2]	February 28, 1975	38	22	16		Black	Oklahoma
3	000000002014-01-16-0000January 16, 2014	Dennis B. McGuire^[3]	February 10, 1960	53	29	24		White	Ohio
4	000000002014-01-22-0000January 22, 2014	Edgar Arias Tamayo^[4]	July 22, 1967	46	26	20		Hispanic	Texas
5	000000002014-01-23-0000January 23, 2014	Kenneth Eugene Hogan^[5]	May 22, 1961	52	26	26		White	Oklahoma
6	000000002014-01-29-0000January 29, 2014	Herbert L. Smulls^[6]	November 28, 1957	56	33	23		Black	Missouri
7	000000002014-02-05-0000February 5, 2014	Basso, Suzanne MargaretSuzanne Margaret Basso^[7]	May 15, 1954	59	44	15	Female	White	Texas
8	000000002014-02-12-0000February 12, 2014	Chavez, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Chavez^[8]	March 16, 1967	46	28	18	Male	Hispanic	Florida
9	000000002014-02-26-0000February 26, 2014	Taylor, Michael AnthonyMichael Anthony Taylor^[9]	January 30, 1967	47	22	25		Black	Missouri
10	000000002014-02-26-0000February 26, 2014	Howell, Paul AugustusPaul Augustus Howell^[10]	June 25, 1965	48	26	22			Florida
11	000000002014-03-19-0000March 19, 2014	Jasper III, RayRay Jasper III^[11]	August 25, 1980	33	18	15			Texas
12	000000002014-03-20-0000March 20, 2014	Henry, Robert LaverneRobert Laverne Henry^[12]	May 1, 1958	55	29	26			Florida
13	000000002014-03-26-0000March 26, 2014	Ferguson, Jeffrey R.Jeffrey R. Ferguson^[13]	January 24, 1955	59	34	25		White	Missouri
14	000000002014-03-27-0000March 27, 2014	Doyle, Anthony DewayneAnthony Dewayne Doyle^[14]	October 16, 1984	29	18	11		Black	Texas
15	000000002014-04-03-0000April 3, 2014	Sells, Tommy LynnTommy Lynn Sells^[15]	June 28, 1964	49	35	14		White
16	000000002014-04-09-0000April 9, 2014	Hernandez-Llanas, RamiroRamiro Hernandez-Llanas^[16]	October 5, 1969	44	28	16		Hispanic
17	000000002014-04-16-0000April 16, 2014	Villegas, Jr., Jose LuisJose Luis Villegas, Jr.^[17]	April 14, 1975	39	25	14		Hispanic
18	000000002014-04-23-0000April 23, 2014	Rousan, William LewisWilliam Lewis Rousan^[18]	July 17, 1956	57	37	20		White	Missouri
19	000000002014-04-23-0000April 23, 2014	Hendrix, Robert EugeneRobert Eugene Hendrix^[19]	October 21, 1966	47	23	24		White	Florida
20	000000002014-04-29-0000April 29, 2014	Lockett, Clayton DerrellClayton Derrell Lockett^[20]	November 22, 1975	38	23	15		Black	Oklahoma
21	000000002014-06-17-0000June 17, 2014	Wellons, Marcus A.Marcus A. Wellons^[21]	July 1955	58	34	24			Georgia
22	000000002014-06-18-0000June 18, 2014	Winfield, John E.John E. Winfield^[22]	August 18, 1970	43	26	17			Missouri
23	000000002014-06-18-0000June 18, 2014	Henry, John RuthellJohn Ruthell Henry^[23]	January 16, 1951	63	34	29			Florida
24	000000002014-07-10-0000July 10, 2014	Davis, Eddie WayneEddie Wayne Davis^[24]	September 12, 1968	45	25	20		White	Florida
25	000000002014-07-16-0000July 16, 2014	Middleton, John C.John C. Middleton^[25]	November 2, 1959	54	35	19			Missouri
26	000000002014-07-23-0000July 23, 2014	Wood III, Joseph RudolphJoseph Rudolph Wood III^[26]	December 6, 1958	55	30	25			Arizona
27	000000002014-08-06-0000August 6, 2014	Worthington, Michael ShaneMichael Shane Worthington^[27]	January 30, 1971	43	24	19			Missouri
28	000000002014-09-10-0000September 10, 2014	Ringo, Jr., EarlEarl Ringo, Jr.^[28]	November 29, 1973	40	24	16		Black	Missouri
29	000000002014-09-10-0000September 10, 2014	Trottie, Willie TyroneWillie Tyrone Trottie^[29]	September 8, 1969	45	23	22			Texas
30	000000002014-09-17-0000September 17, 2014	Coleman, Lisa AnnLisa Ann Coleman^[30]	October 6, 1975	38	28	10	Female
31	000000002014-10-28-0000October 28, 2014	Paredes, Miguel AngelMiguel Angel Paredes^[31]	August 8, 1982	32	18	14	Male	Hispanic
32	000000002014-11-13-0000November 13, 2014	Banks, Chadwick DewellynChadwick Dewellyn Banks^[32]	June 15, 1971	43	21	22		Black	Florida
33	000000002014-11-19-0000November 19, 2014	Taylor, Leon VincentLeon Vincent Taylor^[33]	March 2, 1958	56	36	20			Missouri
34	000000002014-12-09-0000December 9, 2014	Holsey, Robert WayneRobert Wayne Holsey^[34]	April 1965	49	30	19			Georgia
35	000000002014-12-10-0000December 10, 2014	Goodwin, Paul TerrencePaul Terrence Goodwin^[35]	November 12, 1966	48	31	17		White	Missouri
			Average:	48 years	28 years	20 years

† Note: This column reflects the number of years elapsed between the offender's age at the time of the execution and at the time of the offense.

Demographics[edit]

Gender
Male	33	94%
Female	2	6%
Race
Black	18	51%
White	12	34%
Hispanic	5	15%
State
Missouri	10	29%
Texas	10	29%
Florida	8	23%
Oklahoma	3	9%
Georgia	2	6%
Arizona	1	3%
Ohio	1	3%
Month
January	6	17%
February	4	12%
March	4	12%
April	6	14%
May	0	0%
June	3	9%
July	3	9%
August	1	3%
September	3	9%
October	1	3%
November	2	6%
December	2	6%
Age
20 - 29	1	3%
30 - 39	5	14%
40 - 49	16	46%
50 - 59	11	31%
60 - 69	2	6%
Total	35	100%

Notable executions[edit]

In 2014, convicted killer Dennis McGuire, age 53, took 26 minutes to die – the longest execution ever recorded of the 53 carried out in Ohio since capital punishment resumed in 1999.^[36]^[37]

References[edit]

[1] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Thomas Knight

[2] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Michael Lee Wilson

[3] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Dennis B. McGuire

[4] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Edgar Arias Tamayo

[5] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Kenneth Eugene Hogan

[6] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Herbert L. Smulls

[7] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Suzanne Margaret Basso

[8] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Juan Carlos Chavez

[9] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Michael Anthony Taylor

[10] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Paul Augustus Howell

[11] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Ray Jasper III

[12] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Robert Laverne Henry

[13] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Jeffrey R. Ferguson

[14] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Anthony Dewayne Doyle

[15] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Tommy Lynn Sells

[16] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Ramiro Hernandez-Llanas

[17] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Jose Luis Villegas, Jr.

[18] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – William L. Rousan

[19] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Robert Eugene Hendrix

[20] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Clayton Derrell Lockett

[21] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Marcus A. Wellons

[22] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – John E. Winfield

[23] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – John Ruthell Henry

[24] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Eddie Wayne Davis

[25] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – John C. Middleton

[26] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Joseph Rudolph Wood III

[27] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Michael Shane Worthington

[28] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Earl Ringo, Jr.

[29] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Willie Tyrone Trottie

[30] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lisa Ann Coleman

[31] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Miguel Angel Paredes

[32] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Chadwick Banks

[33] The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Leon Vincent Taylor

[34] ttp://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/lethal-injection/georgia-executes-robert-holsey-after-supreme-court-denies-iq-appeal-n264921

[35] ttp://www.missourinet.com/2014/12/10/missouri-carries-out-execution-of-paul-goodwin-its-10th-this-year/

[36] Ohio's next three executions are postponed as the state struggles to get hold of the controversial drug Midazolam to carry out the killings

[37] Prison guards say executed man FAKED symptoms of suffocation during 'agonizing' death from new drug after being coached by lawyer

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