List of people executed by the United States federal government
Updated: 11/6/2025, 1:18:40 AM Wikipedia source
The following is a list of people executed by the United States federal government.
Tables
· Post-<i>Gregg</i> executions
Timothy James McVeigh
Timothy James McVeigh
No.
1
Name
Timothy James McVeigh
Race
White
Age
33
Sex
M
Date of execution
June 11, 2001
Federal District
Western District of Oklahoma
Method
Lethal injection
Victim(s)
8 federal law enforcement officers
President
George W. Bush
Juan Raul Garza
Juan Raul Garza
No.
2
Name
Juan Raul Garza
Race
Hispanic
Age
44
Sex
M
Date of execution
June 19, 2001
Federal District
Southern District of Texas
Method
Thomas Albert Rumbo, Gilberto Matos, and Erasmo De La Fuente
Louis Jones Jr.
Louis Jones Jr.
No.
3
Name
Louis Jones Jr.
Race
Black
Age
53
Sex
M
Date of execution
March 18, 2003
Federal District
Northern District of Texas
Method
U.S. Army Private Tracie Joy McBride
Daniel Lewis Lee
Daniel Lewis Lee
No.
4
Name
Daniel Lewis Lee
Race
White
Age
47
Sex
M
Date of execution
July 14, 2020
Federal District
Eastern District of Arkansas
Method
William Frederick Mueller, Nancy Ann Mueller, and Sarah Elizabeth Powell
Victim(s)
Donald Trump
Wesley Ira Purkey
Wesley Ira Purkey
No.
5
Name
Wesley Ira Purkey
Race
White
Age
68
Sex
M
Date of execution
July 16, 2020
Federal District
Western District of Missouri
Method
Jennifer Long
Dustin Lee Honken
Dustin Lee Honken
No.
6
Name
Dustin Lee Honken
Race
White
Age
52
Sex
M
Date of execution
July 17, 2020
Federal District
Northern District of Iowa
Method
5 murder victims
Lezmond Charles Mitchell
Lezmond Charles Mitchell
No.
7
Name
Lezmond Charles Mitchell
Race
Native American
Age
38
Sex
M
Date of execution
August 26, 2020
Federal District
District of Arizona
Method
Alyce Slim and Tiffany Lee
Keith Dwayne Nelson
Keith Dwayne Nelson
No.
8
Name
Keith Dwayne Nelson
Race
White
Age
45
Sex
M
Date of execution
August 28, 2020
Federal District
Western District of Missouri
Method
Pamela Butler
William Emmett LeCroy Jr.
William Emmett LeCroy Jr.
No.
9
Name
William Emmett LeCroy Jr.
Race
White
Age
50
Sex
M
Date of execution
September 22, 2020
Federal District
Northern District of Georgia
Method
Joann Lee Tiesler
Christopher Andre Vialva
Christopher Andre Vialva
No.
10
Name
Christopher Andre Vialva
Race
Black
Age
40
Sex
M
Date of execution
September 24, 2020
Federal District
Western District of Texas
Method
Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley
Orlando Cordia Hall
Orlando Cordia Hall
No.
11
Name
Orlando Cordia Hall
Race
Black
Age
49
Sex
M
Date of execution
November 19, 2020
Federal District
Northern District of Texas
Method
Lisa Rene
Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard
Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard
No.
12
Name
Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard
Race
Black
Age
40
Sex
M
Date of execution
December 10, 2020
Federal District
Western District of Texas
Method
Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley
Alfred Bourgeois
Alfred Bourgeois
No.
13
Name
Alfred Bourgeois
Race
Black
Age
56
Sex
M
Date of execution
December 11, 2020
Federal District
Southern District of Texas
Method
Jakaren Harrison
Lisa Marie Montgomery
Lisa Marie Montgomery
No.
14
Name
Lisa Marie Montgomery
Race
White
Age
52
Sex
F
Date of execution
January 13, 2021
Federal District
Western District of Missouri
Method
Bobbie Jo Stinnett
Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson
No.
15
Name
Corey Johnson
Race
Black
Age
52
Sex
M
Date of execution
January 14, 2021
Federal District
Eastern District of Virginia
Method
7 murder victims
Dustin John Higgs
Dustin John Higgs
No.
16
Name
Dustin John Higgs
Race
Black
Age
48
Sex
M
Date of execution
January 16, 2021
Federal District
District of Maryland
Method
Tamika Black, Tanji Jackson, and Mishann Chinn
| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Federal District | Method | Victim(s) | President |
| 1 | Timothy James McVeigh | White | 33 | M | June 11, 2001 | Western District of Oklahoma | Lethal injection | 8 federal law enforcement officers | George W. Bush |
| 2 | Juan Raul Garza | Hispanic | 44 | M | June 19, 2001 | Southern District of Texas | Thomas Albert Rumbo, Gilberto Matos, and Erasmo De La Fuente | ||
| 3 | Louis Jones Jr. | Black | 53 | M | March 18, 2003 | Northern District of Texas | Army Private Tracie Joy McBride | ||
| 4 | Daniel Lewis Lee | White | 47 | M | July 14, 2020 | Eastern District of Arkansas | William Frederick Mueller, Nancy Ann Mueller, and Sarah Elizabeth Powell | Donald Trump | |
| 5 | Wesley Ira Purkey | White | 68 | M | July 16, 2020 | Western District of Missouri | Jennifer Long | ||
| 6 | Dustin Lee Honken | White | 52 | M | July 17, 2020 | Northern District of Iowa | 5 murder victims | ||
| 7 | Lezmond Charles Mitchell | Native American | 38 | M | August 26, 2020 | District of Arizona | Alyce Slim and Tiffany Lee | ||
| 8 | Keith Dwayne Nelson | White | 45 | M | August 28, 2020 | Western District of Missouri | Pamela Butler | ||
| 9 | William Emmett LeCroy Jr. | White | 50 | M | September 22, 2020 | Northern District of Georgia | Joann Lee Tiesler | ||
| 10 | Christopher Andre Vialva | Black | 40 | M | September 24, 2020 | Western District of Texas | Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley | ||
| 11 | Orlando Cordia Hall | Black | 49 | M | November 19, 2020 | Northern District of Texas | Lisa Rene | ||
| 12 | Brandon Anthony Micah Bernard | Black | 40 | M | December 10, 2020 | Western District of Texas | Todd Bagley and Stacie Bagley | ||
| 13 | Alfred Bourgeois | Black | 56 | M | December 11, 2020 | Southern District of Texas | Jakaren Harrison | ||
| 14 | Lisa Marie Montgomery | White | 52 | F | January 13, 2021 | Western District of Missouri | Bobbie Jo Stinnett | ||
| 15 | Corey Johnson | Black | 52 | M | January 14, 2021 | Eastern District of Virginia | 7 murder victims | ||
| 16 | Dustin John Higgs | Black | 48 | M | January 16, 2021 | District of Maryland | Tamika Black, Tanji Jackson, and Mishann Chinn |
· Post-<i>Gregg</i> executions › Demographics
Black
Black
Race
Black
Race
7
Race
44%
White
White
Race
White
Race
7
Race
44%
Hispanic
Hispanic
Race
Hispanic
Race
1
Race
6%
Native American
Native American
Race
Native American
Race
1
Race
6%
Age
Age
Race
Age
30–39
30–39
Race
30–39
Race
2
Race
13%
40–49
40–49
Race
40–49
Race
7
Race
44%
50–59
50–59
Race
50–59
Race
6
Race
38%
60–69
60–69
Race
60–69
Race
1
Race
6%
Sex
Sex
Race
Sex
Male
Male
Race
Male
Race
15
Race
94%
Female
Female
Race
Female
Race
1
Race
6%
Date of execution
Date of execution
Race
Date of execution
1976–1979
1976–1979
Race
1976–1979
Race
0
Race
0%
1980–1989
1980–1989
Race
1980–1989
Race
0
Race
0%
1990–1999
1990–1999
Race
1990–1999
Race
0
Race
0%
2000–2009
2000–2009
Race
2000–2009
Race
3
Race
19%
2010–2019
2010–2019
Race
2010–2019
Race
0
Race
0%
2020–2029
2020–2029
Race
2020–2029
Race
13
Race
81%
Method
Method
Race
Method
Lethal injection
Lethal injection
Race
Lethal injection
Race
16
Race
100%
President (Party)
President (Party)
Race
President (Party)
Gerald Ford (R)
Gerald Ford (R)
Race
Gerald Ford (R)
Race
0
Race
0%
Jimmy Carter (D)
Jimmy Carter (D)
Race
Jimmy Carter (D)
Race
0
Race
0%
Ronald Reagan (R)
Ronald Reagan (R)
Race
Ronald Reagan (R)
Race
0
Race
0%
George H. W. Bush (R)
George H. W. Bush (R)
Race
George H. W. Bush (R)
Race
0
Race
0%
Bill Clinton (D)
Bill Clinton (D)
Race
Bill Clinton (D)
Race
0
Race
0%
George W. Bush (R)
George W. Bush (R)
Race
George W. Bush (R)
Race
3
Race
19%
Barack Obama (D)
Barack Obama (D)
Race
Barack Obama (D)
Race
0
Race
0%
Donald Trump (R)
Donald Trump (R)
Race
Donald Trump (R)
Race
13
Race
81%
Joe Biden (D)
Joe Biden (D)
Race
Joe Biden (D)
Race
0
Race
0%
Total
Total
Race
Total
Race
16
Race
100%
| Race | ||
| Black | 7 | 44% |
| White | 7 | 44% |
| Hispanic | 1 | 6% |
| Native American | 1 | 6% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 2 | 13% |
| 40–49 | 7 | 44% |
| 50–59 | 6 | 38% |
| 60–69 | 1 | 6% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 15 | 94% |
| Female | 1 | 6% |
| Date of execution | ||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000–2009 | 3 | 19% |
| 2010–2019 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020–2029 | 13 | 81% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 16 | 100% |
| President (Party) | ||
| Gerald Ford (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Jimmy Carter (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Ronald Reagan (R) | 0 | 0% |
| George H. W. Bush (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Bill Clinton (D) | 0 | 0% |
| George W. Bush (R) | 3 | 19% |
| Barack Obama (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Donald Trump (R) | 13 | 81% |
| Joe Biden (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 16 | 100% |
· Earlier non-military executions, 1900 to 1963
Allen Walkingshield
Allen Walkingshield
Name
Allen Walkingshield
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
October 24, 1902
Location
Minnehaha County Jail, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Note
Killed a woman on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
President
Theodore Roosevelt
George Bear
George Bear
Name
George Bear
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
December 5, 1902
Location
Minnehaha County Jail, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Note
Killed two men on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Charles Barrett
Charles Barrett
Name
Charles Barrett
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
July 17, 1903
Location
Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma
Note
Convicted of robbing and killing an elderly man on Indian territory near Calvin, Oklahoma.
Dora Wright
Dora Wright
Name
Dora Wright
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
July 17, 1903
Location
Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma
Note
Convicted of beating, torturing and mutilating her young stepdaughter, Bessie Williams at their home in Moshulatubbee District located near Wilburton, Oklahoma.
Rufus Binyon
Rufus Binyon
Name
Rufus Binyon
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
September 22, 1905
Location
Federal Jail, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Note
Convicted of raping and murdering an eight year old orphan girl in his care at his home in May, 1900 on Indian territory.
Grant Williams
Grant Williams
Name
Grant Williams
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
November 3, 1905
Location
Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma
Note
Convicted of murdering railroad paymaster in dispute over paycheck on October 19, 1904 near Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Harry Scott
Harry Scott
Name
Harry Scott
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on the high seas
Date of execution
July 6, 1906
Location
New Hanover County Jail, Wilmington, North Carolina
Note
Killed five crew members during a mutiny aboard the vessel the Harry Berwind.
Robert Cotton
Robert Cotton
Name
Robert Cotton
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
September 4, 1906
Location
Federal Jail, Vinita, Oklahoma
Note
Convicted of fatally stabbing his wife at their home in Vian, Oklahoma on August 6, 1905.
John Goodwin
John Goodwin
Name
John Goodwin
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
May 13, 1913
Location
Gila County Jail, Gila County, Arizona
Note
Killed two merchants on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation.
President
Woodrow Wilson
William Stewart
William Stewart
Name
William Stewart
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
May 30, 1914
William Turner
William Turner
Name
William Turner
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on federal property
Date of execution
June 24, 1921
Location
Henrico County Jail, Henrico County, Virginia
Note
Killed a torpedo expert during a robbery on the grounds of a federal reservation in Alexandria County, Virginia.
President
Warren Harding
Henry Brown
Henry Brown
Name
Henry Brown
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on federal property
Date of execution
September 1, 1921
Location
Baltimore City Jail, Baltimore, Maryland
Note
Killed a nurse at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Sam Greenhill
Sam Greenhill
Name
Sam Greenhill
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on federal property
Date of execution
October 9, 1925
Location
Lauderdale County Jail, Florence, Alabama
Note
Killed a War Department police officer who had apprehended him poaching near the Nitrate Plant No. 1 at the federal reservation in Muscle Shoals.
President
Calvin Coolidge
George Sujyanmie
George Sujyanmie
Name
George Sujyanmie
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on military reservation
Date of execution
October 10, 1925
Location
Fort Whipple, Prescott, Arizona
Note
Killed a man on the grounds of Fort Whipple, Arizona.
James Alderman
James Alderman
Name
James Alderman
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on the high seas
Date of execution
August 17, 1929
Location
Coast Guard Base Six, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Note
Killed two U.S. coastguardsmen and a Secret Service agent.
President
Herbert Hoover
Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram
Name
Carl Panzram
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder
Date of execution
September 5, 1930
Location
United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas
Note
Killed a federal prison employee. Linked to 4 other murders; claimed to have killed 21 people.
George Barrett
George Barrett
Name
George Barrett
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
Date of execution
March 24, 1936
Location
Marion County Jail, Indiana
Note
The first person to be executed under a law that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent.
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arthur Gooch
Arthur Gooch
Name
Arthur Gooch
Method
Hanging
Offense
Kidnapping
Date of execution
June 19, 1936
Location
Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma
Note
Kidnapped two police officers in Texas and released them in Oklahoma. Seriously injured one of the officers which made the kidnappings a capital offense.
Earl Gardner
Earl Gardner
Name
Earl Gardner
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder on an Indian reservation
Date of execution
July 12, 1936
Location
Coolidge Dam, Gila County, Arizona
Note
Killed his wife and son on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. After his execution was botched. Congress passed a law stating that all federal executions would now be carried out using whatever method was used in the state. Previously, all federal executions had to be carried out by hanging on federal territory.
Anthony Chebatoris
Anthony Chebatoris
Name
Anthony Chebatoris
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder during a bank robbery
Date of execution
July 8, 1938
Location
Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Milan, Michigan
Note
The only person ever to be executed in the State of Michigan since its admission to the Union.
Henry Seadlund
Henry Seadlund
Name
Henry Seadlund
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Kidnapping and murder
Date of execution
July 14, 1938
Location
Cook County Jail, Illinois
Note
Killed a man during a kidnapping for ransom.
Robert Suhay
Robert Suhay
Name
Robert Suhay
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
Date of execution
August 12, 1938
Location
United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas
Note
Killed an FBI agent during an attempted arrest.
Glenn Applegate
Glenn Applegate
Name
Glenn Applegate
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
James Dalhover
James Dalhover
Name
James Dalhover
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Bank robbery and murder
Date of execution
November 18, 1938
Location
Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana
Note
Killed an Indiana State Police trooper during a bank robbery in Logansport, Indiana on May 25, 1937.
Nelson Charles
Nelson Charles
Name
Nelson Charles
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder
Date of execution
November 10, 1939
Location
Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska
Note
Killed his mother-in-law in the Alaska federal territory.
Herbert Hans Haupt
Herbert Hans Haupt
Name
Herbert Hans Haupt
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Espionage and attempted sabotage as unlawful combatants for Nazi Germany
Date of execution
August 8, 1942
Location
D.C. Jail, Washington, D.C.
Note
Tried on July 8, 1942, by a military tribunal for their role in Operation Pastorius during World War II.
Richard Quirin
Richard Quirin
Name
Richard Quirin
Heinrich Heinck
Heinrich Heinck
Name
Heinrich Heinck
Edward Kerling
Edward Kerling
Name
Edward Kerling
Herman Neubauer
Herman Neubauer
Name
Herman Neubauer
Werner Thiel
Werner Thiel
Name
Werner Thiel
Clyde Arwood
Clyde Arwood
Name
Clyde Arwood
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
Date of execution
August 14, 1943
Location
Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, Tennessee
Note
Killed a federal agent during a moonshine raid.
Henry Ruhl
Henry Ruhl
Name
Henry Ruhl
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Murder on a government reservation
Date of execution
April 27, 1945
Location
Wyoming State Penitentiary, Rawlins, Wyoming
Note
Killed a war production worker on federal property near Laramie.
President
Harry S. Truman
Austin Nelson
Austin Nelson
Name
Austin Nelson
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder
Date of execution
March 1, 1948
Location
Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska
Note
Killed a Juneau grocery store owner in 1946.
David Joseph Watson
David Joseph Watson
Name
David Joseph Watson
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Murder on the high seas
Date of execution
September 15, 1948
Location
Florida State Prison, near Raiford, Florida
Note
Killed a fellow sailor on board the USS Stribling in 1946.
Samuel Richard Shockley
Samuel Richard Shockley
Name
Samuel Richard Shockley
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Murder
Date of execution
December 3, 1948
Location
California State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California
Note
Convicted for their roles in the Battle of Alcatraz.
Miran Edgar Thompson
Miran Edgar Thompson
Name
Miran Edgar Thompson
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Murder
Carlos Romero Ochoa
Carlos Romero Ochoa
Name
Carlos Romero Ochoa
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
Date of execution
December 10, 1948
Location
California State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California
Note
Killed an immigration patrol officer near Indio, California in 1947.
Eugene LaMoore
Eugene LaMoore
Name
Eugene LaMoore
Method
Hanging
Offense
Murder
Date of execution
April 14, 1950
Location
Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska
Note
Killed a Juneau grocery store owner in 1946.
Julius Rosenberg
Julius Rosenberg
Name
Julius Rosenberg
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Espionage
Date of execution
June 19, 1953
Location
New York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
Note
Convicted for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and leaking American military secrets, including nuclear weapons designs.
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg
Name
Ethel Rosenberg
Carl Austin Hall
Carl Austin Hall
Name
Carl Austin Hall
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Kidnapping and murder
Date of execution
December 18, 1953
Location
Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri
Note
Convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Greenlease.
Bonnie Emily Heady
Bonnie Emily Heady
Name
Bonnie Emily Heady
Method
Kidnapping and murder
Gerhard Puff
Gerhard Puff
Name
Gerhard Puff
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Murder of a federal officer
Date of execution
August 12, 1954
Location
New York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New York
Note
Killed an FBI Special Agent.
Arthur Ross Brown
Arthur Ross Brown
Name
Arthur Ross Brown
Method
Gas inhalation
Offense
Kidnapping and murder
Date of execution
February 24, 1956
Location
Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri
Note
Kidnapped and murdered Wilma Allen in Kansas City, Missouri.
George Krull
George Krull
Name
George Krull
Method
Electrocution
Offense
Rape
Date of execution
August 21, 1957
Location
Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia
Note
Kidnapped and raped a woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Michael Krull
Michael Krull
Name
Michael Krull
Victor Feguer
Victor Feguer
Name
Victor Feguer
Method
Hanging
Offense
Kidnapping and murder
Date of execution
March 15, 1963
Location
Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa
Note
Kidnapped and murdered a physician from Dubuque, Iowa.
President
John F. Kennedy
| Name | Method | Offense | Date of execution | Location | Note | President |
| Allen Walkingshield | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | October 24, 1902 | Minnehaha County Jail, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Killed a woman on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. | Theodore Roosevelt |
| George Bear | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | December 5, 1902 | Minnehaha County Jail, Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Killed two men on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. | |
| Charles Barrett | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | July 17, 1903 | Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma | Convicted of robbing and killing an elderly man on Indian territory near Calvin, Oklahoma. | |
| Dora Wright | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | July 17, 1903 | Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma | Convicted of beating, torturing and mutilating her young stepdaughter, Bessie Williams at their home in Moshulatubbee District located near Wilburton, Oklahoma. | |
| Rufus Binyon | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | September 22, 1905 | Federal Jail, Ardmore, Oklahoma | Convicted of raping and murdering an eight year old orphan girl in his care at his home in May, 1900 on Indian territory. | |
| Grant Williams | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | November 3, 1905 | Federal Jail, McAlester, Oklahoma | Convicted of murdering railroad paymaster in dispute over paycheck on October 19, 1904 near Ardmore, Oklahoma. | |
| Harry Scott | Hanging | Murder on the high seas | July 6, 1906 | New Hanover County Jail, Wilmington, North Carolina | Killed five crew members during a mutiny aboard the vessel the Harry Berwind. | |
| Robert Cotton | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | September 4, 1906 | Federal Jail, Vinita, Oklahoma | Convicted of fatally stabbing his wife at their home in Vian, Oklahoma on August 6, 1905. | |
| John Goodwin | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | May 13, 1913 | Gila County Jail, Gila County, Arizona | Killed two merchants on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. | Woodrow Wilson |
| William Stewart | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | May 30, 1914 | |||
| William Turner | Hanging | Murder on federal property | June 24, 1921 | Henrico County Jail, Henrico County, Virginia | Killed a torpedo expert during a robbery on the grounds of a federal reservation in Alexandria County, Virginia. | Warren Harding |
| Henry Brown | Hanging | Murder on federal property | September 1, 1921 | Baltimore City Jail, Baltimore, Maryland | Killed a nurse at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. | |
| Sam Greenhill | Hanging | Murder on federal property | October 9, 1925 | Lauderdale County Jail, Florence, Alabama | Killed a War Department police officer who had apprehended him poaching near the Nitrate Plant No. 1 at the federal reservation in Muscle Shoals. | Calvin Coolidge |
| George Sujyanmie | Hanging | Murder on military reservation | October 10, 1925 | Fort Whipple, Prescott, Arizona | Killed a man on the grounds of Fort Whipple, Arizona. | |
| James Alderman | Hanging | Murder on the high seas | August 17, 1929 | Coast Guard Base Six, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Killed two U.S. coastguardsmen and a Secret Service agent. | Herbert Hoover |
| Carl Panzram | Hanging | Murder | September 5, 1930 | United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas | Killed a federal prison employee. Linked to 4 other murders; claimed to have killed 21 people. | |
| George Barrett | Hanging | Murder of a federal officer | March 24, 1936 | Marion County Jail, Indiana | The first person to be executed under a law that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Arthur Gooch | Hanging | Kidnapping | June 19, 1936 | Oklahoma State Penitentiary, McAlester, Oklahoma | Kidnapped two police officers in Texas and released them in Oklahoma. Seriously injured one of the officers which made the kidnappings a capital offense. | |
| Earl Gardner | Hanging | Murder on an Indian reservation | July 12, 1936 | Coolidge Dam, Gila County, Arizona | Killed his wife and son on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. After his execution was botched. Congress passed a law stating that all federal executions would now be carried out using whatever method was used in the state. Previously, all federal executions had to be carried out by hanging on federal territory. | |
| Anthony Chebatoris | Hanging | Murder during a bank robbery | July 8, 1938 | Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Milan, Michigan | The only person ever to be executed in the State of Michigan since its admission to the Union. | |
| Henry Seadlund | Electrocution | Kidnapping and murder | July 14, 1938 | Cook County Jail, Illinois | Killed a man during a kidnapping for ransom. | |
| Robert Suhay | Hanging | Murder of a federal officer | August 12, 1938 | United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas | Killed an FBI agent during an attempted arrest. | |
| Glenn Applegate | Hanging | Murder of a federal officer | ||||
| James Dalhover | Electrocution | Bank robbery and murder | November 18, 1938 | Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana | Killed an Indiana State Police trooper during a bank robbery in Logansport, Indiana on May 25, 1937. | |
| Nelson Charles | Hanging | Murder | November 10, 1939 | Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska | Killed his mother-in-law in the Alaska federal territory. | |
| Herbert Hans Haupt | Electrocution | Espionage and attempted sabotage as unlawful combatants for Nazi Germany | August 8, 1942 | Jail, Washington, D.C. | Tried on July 8, 1942, by a military tribunal for their role in Operation Pastorius during World War II. | |
| Richard Quirin | ||||||
| Heinrich Heinck | ||||||
| Edward Kerling | ||||||
| Herman Neubauer | ||||||
| Werner Thiel | ||||||
| Clyde Arwood | Electrocution | Murder of a federal officer | August 14, 1943 | Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, Tennessee | Killed a federal agent during a moonshine raid. | |
| Henry Ruhl | Gas inhalation | Murder on a government reservation | April 27, 1945 | Wyoming State Penitentiary, Rawlins, Wyoming | Killed a war production worker on federal property near Laramie. | Harry S. Truman |
| Austin Nelson | Hanging | Murder | March 1, 1948 | Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska | Killed a Juneau grocery store owner in 1946. | |
| David Joseph Watson | Electrocution | Murder on the high seas | September 15, 1948 | Florida State Prison, near Raiford, Florida | Killed a fellow sailor on board the USS Stribling in 1946. | |
| Samuel Richard Shockley | Gas inhalation | Murder | December 3, 1948 | California State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California | Convicted for their roles in the Battle of Alcatraz. | |
| Miran Edgar Thompson | Gas inhalation | Murder | ||||
| Carlos Romero Ochoa | Gas inhalation | Murder of a federal officer | December 10, 1948 | California State Penitentiary, San Quentin, California | Killed an immigration patrol officer near Indio, California in 1947. | |
| Eugene LaMoore | Hanging | Murder | April 14, 1950 | Federal Jail, Juneau, Alaska | Killed a Juneau grocery store owner in 1946. | |
| Julius Rosenberg | Electrocution | Espionage | June 19, 1953 | New York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New York | Convicted for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union and leaking American military secrets, including nuclear weapons designs. | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Ethel Rosenberg | ||||||
| Carl Austin Hall | Gas inhalation | Kidnapping and murder | December 18, 1953 | Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri | Convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Bobby Greenlease. | |
| Bonnie Emily Heady | Kidnapping and murder | |||||
| Gerhard Puff | Electrocution | Murder of a federal officer | August 12, 1954 | New York State Prison, Sing Sing, Ossining, New York | Killed an FBI Special Agent. | |
| Arthur Ross Brown | Gas inhalation | Kidnapping and murder | February 24, 1956 | Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri | Kidnapped and murdered Wilma Allen in Kansas City, Missouri. | |
| George Krull | Electrocution | Rape | August 21, 1957 | Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia | Kidnapped and raped a woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee. | |
| Michael Krull | ||||||
| Victor Feguer | Hanging | Kidnapping and murder | March 15, 1963 | Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa | Kidnapped and murdered a physician from Dubuque, Iowa. | John F. Kennedy |
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- The jury also found beyond a reasonable doubt that Garza was responsible for the murders of Antonio Nieto, Bernabe Sosa,
- Purkey was also responsible for the murder of Mary Ruth Bales.
- The 5 victims were: Greg Nicholson, Lori Ann Duncan, Kandace Duncan, Amber Duncan, and Terry DeGeus.
- The 7 victims were: Louis Johnson, Bobby Long, Anthony Carter, Dorothy Armstrong, Curtis Thorne, Linwood Chiles, and Pey
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