List of women executed in the United States since 1976

This is a list of women executed in the United States since 1976. Since 1976, when the Supreme Court lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in Gregg v. Georgia, sixteen women have been executed in the United States.^[1] Women represent just 1.08% of the 1,389 executions performed in the United States since 1976.

List of women executed in the United States since 1976

Number	Date	Name	Age (at Execution)	Age (at Offense)	Race	State	Method	Source
1	November 2, 1984	Barfield, Velma MargieVelma Margie Barfield	52	45	White	North Carolina	Lethal injection	[2]
2	February 3, 1998	Tucker, Karla FayeKarla Faye Tucker	38	23	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[3]
3	March 30, 1998	Buenoano, Judias V.Judias V. Buenoano	54	28	White	Florida	Electrocution	[4]
4	February 24, 2000	Beets, Betty LouBetty Lou Beets	62	46	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[5]
5	May 2, 2000	Riggs, Christina MarieChristina Marie Riggs	28	26	White	Arkansas	Lethal injection	[6]
6	January 11, 2001	Allen, Wanda JeanWanda Jean Allen	41	29	Black	Oklahoma	Lethal injection	[7]
7	May 1, 2001	Plantz, Marilyn KayMarilyn Kay Plantz	40	27	White	Oklahoma	Lethal injection	[8]
8	December 4, 2001	Smith, Lois NadeanLois Nadean Smith	61	41	White	Oklahoma	Lethal injection	[9]
9	May 10, 2002	Block, Lynda LyonLynda Lyon Block	54	45	White	Alabama	Electrocution	[10]
10	October 9, 2002	Wuornos, Aileen CarolAileen Carol Wuornos	46	33-34	White	Florida	Lethal injection	[11]
11	September 14, 2005	Newton, Frances ElaineFrances Elaine Newton	40	21	Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[12]
12	September 23, 2010	Lewis, Teresa Wilson BeanTeresa Wilson Bean Lewis	41	33	White	Virginia	Lethal injection	[13]
13	June 26, 2013	McCarthy, Kimberly LaGayleKimberly LaGayle McCarthy	52	36	Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[14]
14	February 5, 2014	Basso, Suzanne MargaretSuzanne Margaret Basso	59	44	White	Texas	Lethal injection	[15]
15	September 17, 2014	Coleman, Lisa AnnLisa Ann Coleman	38	28	Black	Texas	Lethal injection	[16]
16	September 30, 2015	Gissendaner, Kelly ReneeKelly Renee Gissendaner	47	28	White	Georgia	Lethal injection	[17]

See also

• Capital punishment in the United States
• List of juvenile offenders executed in the United States since 1976
• List of offenders executed in the United States in 2013
• List of offenders executed in the United States in 2014
• List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
• List of women on death row in the United States

References

1. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – U.S. Executions Since 1976
2. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Velma Margie Barfield
3. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Karla Faye Tucker
4. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Judias V. Buenoano
5. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Betty Lou Beets
6. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Christina Marie Riggs
7. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Wanda Jean Allen
8. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Marilyn Kay Plantz
9. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lois Nadean Smith
10. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lynda Lyon Block
11. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Aileen Carol Wuornos
12. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Frances Elaine Newton
13. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis
14. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy
15. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Suzanne Margaret Basso
16. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lisa Ann Coleman