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However, the first execution in Texas after this decision would not take place until December 7, 1982, with that of Charles Brooks, Jr. Brooks was also the first person to be judicially executed by lethal injection in the world. In the post-Gregg era, Texas has executed 591 people, making it the state with the highest number of executions. [11]
And less than an hour later at 7:01 p.m. CT, Texas executed Travis James Mullis in the murder of his 3-month-old son in 2008. Then on Sept. 26 came two more back-to-back executions.
Since then, Virginia has executed more than 1,300 people, the most of any other state. [3] In the modern, post-Gregg era, Virginia conducted 113 executions, the third most in the country, behind only Texas and Oklahoma. [4] The last execution in the state was on July 6, 2017, when William Morva was executed via lethal injection for murder. [5]
Extrajudicial executions and killings are not included. In general, executions carried out in the territory of a sovereign state when it was a colony or before the sovereign state gained independence are not included. The colours on the map correspond to and have the same meanings as the colours in the charts.
By the end of this week, five men across the United States will have died from execution. Texas leads all-time death penalty numbers. US executes 5 men in 6 days.
Texas has executed the most inmates of any other state in the nation, and it's not even close. The Lone Star state has put 590 inmates to death since 1982, most recently Travis James Mullis.
The state of Texas alone conducted 571 executions, over 1/3 of the total; the states of Texas, Virginia (now abolitionist), and Oklahoma combined make up over half the total, with 802 executions between them. [92] 17 executions have been conducted by the federal government. [93]
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 31, 2025 Marion Bowman Jr. 44 20 24 Male Black South Carolina: Lethal injection: Profile: 2 February 5, 2025 Steven Lawayne Nelson: 37 24 13 Texas: Profile: 3 February 6, 2025 Demetrius Terrence Frazier: 52 19 33 Alabama ...