List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas.[1][2]

Executions 1982–89

The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). Thus, Charles Brooks Jr. was not only the first person executed in the 1980 decade, he was also the first person executed since Texas resumed the death penalty.

1982 – 1 execution
# Executed person Ethnicity Age Sex Date of
execution 		County Victim(s) Governor

[3]

1 Charles Brooks Jr. Black 40 M 07-Dec-1982 Tarrant David Gregory Bill Clements
1984 – 3 executions
2 James David Autry White 29 M 14-Mar-1984 Jefferson Shirley Drouet and Joe Broussard Mark White
3 Ronald Clark O'Bryan White 39 M 31-Mar-1984 Harris Timothy O'Bryan
4 Thomas Andy Barefoot White 39 M 30-Oct-1984 Bell Harker Heights police officer Carl Irving LeVin
1985 – 6 executions
5 Doyle Edward Skillern[4] White 49 M 16-Jan-1985 Lubbock[a] TDPS narcotics agent Patrick Randel
6 Stephen Peter Morin White 34 M 13-Mar-1985 Jefferson Carrie Marie Scott, Janna Bruce, and Shiela Whalen
7 Jesse De La Rosa Hispanic 24 M 15-May-1985 Bexar Masaoud Ghazali
8 Charles Milton Black 34 M 25-Jun-1985 Tarrant Manaree Denton
9 Henry Martinez Porter[5] Hispanic 43 M 09-Jul-1985 Fort Worth police officer Henry Mailloux
10 Charles Francis Rumbaugh White 28 M 11-Sep-1985 Potter Michael Fiorello
1986 – 10 executions
11 Charles William Bass[6] White 30 M 12-Mar-1986 Harris Houston City Marshall Charles Baker
12 Jeffery Allen Barney White 28 M 16-Apr-1986 Ruby Mae Longsworth
13 Jay Kelly Pinkerton White 24 M 15-May-1986 Nueces Sarah Donn Lawrence
14 Rudy Ramos Esquivel[7] Hispanic 50 M 09-Jun-1986 Harris Houston police officer Timothy Hearn
15 Kenneth Albert Brock White 37 M 19-Jun-1986 Michael Sedita
16 Randy Lynn Woolls White 36 M 20-Aug-1986 Tom Green Betty Stotts
17 Larry Smith Black 30 M 22-Aug-1986 Dallas Mike Mason
18 Chester Lee Wicker White 37 M 26-Aug-1986 Galveston Suzanne Knuth
19 Michael Wayne Evans[8] Black 30 M 04-Dec-1986 Dallas Elvira Guerrero and Mario Garza
20 Richard Andrade Hispanic 25 M 18-Dec-1986 Nueces Cordelia Mae Guevara
1987 – 6 executions
21 Ramon Pedro Hernandez Hispanic 44 M 30-Jan-1987 El Paso Oscar Martin Frayre Bill Clements
22 Eliseo Hernandez Moreno[9] Hispanic 27 M 04-Mar-1987 Fort Bend 6 murder victims[b]
23 Anthony Charles Williams Black 27 M 28-May-1987 Harris Vickie Lynn Wright
24 Elliot Rod Johnson[10] Black 38 M 24-Jun-1987 Jefferson Joseph Granado and Arturo Melendez
25 John Russell Thompson White 32 M 08-Jul-1987 Bexar Mary Knuepper
26 Joseph Blaine Starvaggi White 34 M 10-Sep-1987 Montgomery John Denson
1988 – 3 executions
27 Robert L. Streetman White 27 M 07-Jan-1988 Hardin Christine Baker
28 Donald Gene Franklin Black 37 M 03-Nov-1988 Nueces Mary Margaret Moran
29 Raymond Landry, Sr. Black 39 M 13-Dec-1988 Harris Kosmas Prittis
1989 – 4 executions
30 Leon Rutherford King Black 44 M 22-Mar-1989 Harris Michael Underwood
31 Stephen Albert McCoy White 40 M 24-May-1989 Cynthia Johnson
32 James Emery Paster White 44 M 20-Sep-1989 Robert Howard
33 Carlos DeLuna Hispanic 27 M 07-Dec-1989 Nueces Wanda Jean Lopez
Sources: List of executed offenders by the TDJC since 1982,[1] and The Espy File: 1608–2002.[2]
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964 		Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1990–1999

Notes

  1. ^ On a change of venue from Live Oak.
  2. ^ The 6 victims were: TDPS trooper Russell Lynn Boyd, Juan Garza, Esther Garza, Ann Bennatt, Allie Wilkins and James Bennatt.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ^ In some cases, the offender may not have been tried for some of the victims listed, as a death sentence was rendered in a prior case.
  4. ^ "CONVICT IN TEXAS DIES BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 16 January 1985. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Porter, Henry." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  6. ^ "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. 12 March 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "TEXAS MURDERER IS PUT TO DEATH". Associated Press. New York Times. 10 June 1986. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Evans, Michael". Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  9. ^ Graczyk, Michael. "Convicted Killer Executed". Associated Press News.
  10. ^ "ADDICT IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS FOR SLAYNG OF 2 IN ROBBERY". Associated Press. New York Times. 25 June 1987. Retrieved March 29, 2022.