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List of people executed by the United States federal government

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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

References

  1. McVeigh was also responsible for the killing of 160 additional people and injuring over 680 others through the 1995 bomb
  2. The jury also found beyond a reasonable doubt that Garza was responsible for the murders of Antonio Nieto, Bernabe Sosa,
  3. Purkey was also responsible for the murder of Mary Ruth Bales.
  4. The 5 victims were: Greg Nicholson, Lori Ann Duncan, Kandace Duncan, Amber Duncan, and Terry DeGeus.
  5. The 7 victims were: Louis Johnson, Bobby Long, Anthony Carter, Dorothy Armstrong, Curtis Thorne, Linwood Chiles, and Pey
  6. Federal Bureau of Prisons
    https://www.bop.gov/about/history/federal_executions.jsp
  7. Death Penalty Information Center
    https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/federal-death-penalty/executions-under-the-federal-death-penalty
  8. 340 Federal, 271 Territorial and 40 Indian Tribunal Executions 1790 to 1963 Archived 2003-04-13 at the Wayback Machine.
    http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/DATA%20FEDERAL.htm
  9. "Died with Joke on His Lips"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/392751491/?terms=Died%20with%20joke%20on%20his%20lips&match=1
  10. "George Bear Meets Death with Stoicism"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/614927075/?terms=George%20Bear%20Meets%20Death%20With%20Stoicism&match=1
  11. "First Death Sentences Ever Passed in Central District"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/665476468/?match=1&terms=Charles%20Barrett
  12. "Murderer Hanged - Rufus Binyon, Child Murderer, Pays Penalty of Crime Committed in May 1900"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/584000259/?match=1&terms=Rufus%20Binyon
  13. "Williams to Hang - Jury Verdict in Murder Case Will Likely Bring Grant Williams to the Scaffold"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/665477804/?match=1&terms=Grant%20Williams
  14. "Sailor to Hang - Convicted of Mutiny on the High Seas"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/387607432/?terms=Sailor%20to%20Hang%20-%20Convicted%20of%20Mutiny%20and%20Murder%20on%20the%20High%20Seas&match=1
  15. "Murderer Hangs - Robert Cotton, Wife Murderer, Executed in Federal Jail at Vinita Tuesday"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/584114124/?match=1&terms=Robert%20Cotton
  16. "Hanged by the U.S. Government"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/542333366/?terms=Hanged%20by%20the%20U.S.%20Government&match=1
  17. Evening star
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star/66865554/
  18. "Slayer of Buffalo Nurse Pays Penalty"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/352664990/?terms=Slayer%20Of%20Buffalo%20Nurse%20Pays%20Penalty&match=1
  19. "Negro Slayer of Shoals Guard Hanged by Federal Government"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/178875729/?terms=%22Sam%20Greenhill%22&match=1
  20. Officer Down Memorial Page
    https://www.odmp.org/officer/14078-police-officer-harry-s-white
  21. "Indian Slayer Jokes as He Goes to His Death"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/509483171/?terms=Indian%20Slayer%20Jokes%20as%20he%20goes%20to%20his%20death&match=1
  22. "Alderman Dies Upon Gallows, Prayer on Lips"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/298278268/?terms=Alderman%20Dies%20Upon%20Gallows&match=1
  23. Arizona Daily Star
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/169400506/?terms=Armed%20Deputies%20on%20Guard%20at%20Coolidge%20Dam%20for%20Execution&match=1
  24. The Federal Death Penalty Project
    https://federaldeathpenaltyproject.org/2021/03/05/earl-gardner/
  25. "Seadlund Executed for Ross Killing"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/246930355/?terms=Seadlund%20executed&match=1
  26. "U.S. Government Hangs Two New York Gunmen in Kansas for Murder of an Officer"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/249175668/?terms=U.S.%20Government%20Hangs%20Two%20New%20York%20Gunmen%20in%20Kansas%20for%20Murder%20of%20an%20Officer&match=1
  27. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    https://www.fbi.gov/history/wall-of-honor/wimberly-baker
  28. "Dalhover Dies for Slaying - 21 Witnesses See Gangster Walk to Chair"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/515012255/?terms=21%20Witnesses%20See%20Gangster%20Walk%20to%20Chair&match=1
  29. Officer Down Memorial Page
    https://www.odmp.org/officer/9407-trooper-paul-vincent-minneman
  30. "Alaska to Hang Man, First Killer Since 1901"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/480421461/?terms=Alaska%20to%20Hang%20Man%2C%20First%20Killer%20Since%201901&match=1
  31. "Goes to Death in Gas Chamber"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/409708942/?terms=Henry%20Ruhl%20executed&match=1
  32. "Nelson Hangs This Morning"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/12963570/?terms=Nelson%20Hangs%20This%20Morning&match=1
  33. "Negro Slayer Was Executed at Raiford"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/617842675/?terms=David%20Watson&match=1
  34. U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    https://www.cbp.gov/about/in-memoriam/anthony-l-oneto
  35. "Lamoore Hanged"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/9449472/?terms=Lamoore%20Hanged&match=1
  36. "Dies in the Gas Chamber - Arthur Ross Brown, Kidnap-Slayer of Mrs. Wilma Allen Is Pronounced Dead Eleven Minutes After Midnight"
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/657744018/?terms=%22Arthur%20Ross%20Brown%22&match=1
  37. U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics
    https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/cp21st.pdf
  38. "German commandos captured in American uniform are prepared for execution, 1944 - Rare Historical Photos"
    https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/german-commandos-captured-american-uniform-1944/
  39. The Untold Past
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emsgm31rpQI
  40. Stars and Stripes
    https://www.stripes.com/news/2004-08-25/memorial-honors-victims-of-wwii-mob-1959884.html1
  41. The Detroit News
    https://archive.today/20120525211811/http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=103
  42. The Execution of Private Slovik
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110725214525/http://warchronicle.com/MilitaryJustice/historiantales/ExecutionPvtSlovik.htm
  43. Deserter : the last untold story of the Second World War
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