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This is a list of people executed in Kansas. No one has been executed by the state of Kansas since 1965, although capital punishment is legal there. Historically, 58 people have been executed in the area now occupied by the state.
Currently, there are 9 people on death row, all males. [11] Lethal injection is the only permitted method of execution. [11] Generally, death sentences are rarely issued in Kansas. [12] [4] There is no "death row" in Kansas, as inmates are housed at the El Dorado Correctional Facility along with other inmates in administrative segregation. [13]
Mar 31, 2022 · Nine remain on death row. Two died while appealing their cases. Four others had their death sentences overturned and are now serving life in prison, some with parole eligibility.
- Amy Renee Leiker
As of July 1, 2024, there were 2,213 death row inmates in the United States, including 48 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
NameDescription Of CrimeTime On Death RowTortured and murdered his girlfriend's ...6 years, 334 daysMurder of 9-year-old Autumn Wallace.32 years, 110 daysKidnap, rape and murder of 5-year-old ...19 years, 169 daysMurdered three men during an attempted ...34 years, 337 daysNov 17, 2017 · This page will be updated at 12 noon (Eastern Time) each day. to reflect executions that occurred in the previous 24 hours. Please scroll over each state on the above map to see the number of active and inactive death warrants, as well as the number of executions.
To download the database as a spreadsheet (csv format), click here. To find the numerical rank of an execution since 1976, click on the inmate’s name. The number is listed as “DPIC ID.”. This list includes all executions since 1976.
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Before his term ended, Governor George Docking (1957-1960) commuted the sentences of two of the five inmates on death row, Earl Wilson and Bobbie Joe Spencer. Governor Docking was also responsible for a hiatus in Kansas executions between 1954 and 1960.
