List of people executed in Utah

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Utah.

List of people executed in Utah since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 White 36 M January 17, 1977 Utah Firing squad Bennie Bushnell Scott M. Matheson 2 Black 34 M August 28, 1987 WeberLethal injection Stanley Orren Walker, Michelle Ansley, and Carol Elaine NaisbittNorman Bangerter 3 White 35 M June 10, 1988 Salt Lake 5 murder victims 4 Black 37 M July 30, 1992Weber Stanley Orren Walker, Michelle Ansley, and Carol Elaine Naisbitt 5 White 36 M January 26, 1996 Firing squad Charla Nicole KingMike Leavitt 6 White 35 M October 15, 1999 Iron Lethal injection Richard Lynn Ernest 7 White 49 M June 18, 2010 Salt Lake Firing squad Michael Burdell Gary Herbert 8 Native American 48 M August 8, 2024 Iron Lethal injection Claudia Marie Benn Spencer Cox

Demographics Race White 5 63% Black 2 25% Native American 1 13% Age 30–39 6 75% 40–49 2 25% Sex Male 8 100% Date of execution 1976–1979 1 13% 1980–1989 2 25% 1990–1999 3 38% 2000–2009 0 0% 2010–2019 1 13% 2020–2029 1 13% Method Lethal injection 5 63% Firing squad 3 38% Governor (Party) Cal Rampton (D) 0 0% Scott M. Matheson (D) 1 13% Norman Bangerter (R) 3 38% Mike Leavitt (R) 2 25% Olene Walker (R) 0 0% Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) 0 0% Gary Herbert (R) 1 13% Spencer Cox (R) 1 13% Total 8 100%

List of people executed in Utah from 1854 to 1960 +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyMethodCrimeVictim(s)GovernorLong HairNative AmericanSeptember 15, 1854UtahHangingMurderWilliam F. and Warren D. Weeks, whiteAntelope, UT, 1854 September 15Brigham YoungAntelopeNative AmericanThomas H. FergusonWhiteOctober 28, 1859Salt LakeMurderAlexander Carpenter, whiteThomas Ferguson, UT, 1859 October 28Alfred CummingWilliam CockcroftWhiteSeptember 21, 1861Salt LakeFiring squadMurderRobert Brown, whiteWilliam Cockroft, UT, 1861 September 21VacantJason R. LuceWhiteJanuary 12, 1864Salt LakeMurderSamuel R. Burton, whiteJason Luce, UT, 1862James Duane DotyRobert SuttonWhiteOctober 10, 1866TooeleMurderFrederick White, whiteCharles DurkeeChauncey W. MillardWhite18January 29, 1869UtahMurder-RobberyHarlan P. Swett, whiteVacantJohn Doyle LeeWhite64March 23, 1877Salt LakeMurder120-140 people, whiteGeorge W. EmeryWallace WilkersonWhite45May 16, 1879UtahMurderWilliam Baxter, whiteFrederick HoptWhiteAugust 11, 1887SummitMurder-RobberyJohn Franklin Turner, white (deputy)Fred Hopt, 1887 August 11Caleb Walton WestEnoch DavisWhiteSeptember 14, 1894UtahMurderFemale, white (wife)Enoch Davis, UT, 1894 September 14Charles H. ThiedeWhite36August 7, 1896Salt LakeHangingMurderMary Frank Thiede, white (wife)Charles Thiede, UT, 1896 October 9Heber Manning WellsPatrick CoughlinWhite22December 15, 1896RichFiring squadMurderThomas A. Stagg and N. E. Dawes, white (sheriff and special deputy)Patrick Coughlin, 1896 December 15Peter MortensenWhite39November 20, 1903Salt LakeMurderJames R. Hay, whitePeter Mortensen, 1903 November 20Frank RoseWhite30April 22, 1904Salt LakeMurderMaud Eliza Rose, white (wife)Frank Rose, 1904 April 22J. J. MorrisWhite44April 30, 1912Salt LakeHangingMurder-RobberyJoseph W. Axtell, whiteJ. J. Morris, UT, 1912 April 30William SpryJulius C. E. SzirmayWhite23May 22, 1912Salt LakeFiring squadMurder-BurglaryThomas Carrick, 14, whiteJulius Sirmay, UT, 1912 May 22Harry ThorneWhite24September 26, 1912Salt LakeMurder-RobberyGeorge Fussell, whiteHarry Thorne, UT, 1912 September 26Thomas Riley, UT, 1912 October 24Thomas RileyWhite27October 24, 1912Frank RomeoWhite28February 20, 1913CarbonMurder-RobberyAlbert Victor Jenkins, whiteFrank Romeo, 1913 February 20Joe HillWhite33November 19, 1915Salt LakeMurder-RobberyJohn G. and Arling Morrison, whiteHoward DeWeeseWhite33May 24, 1918Salt LakeMurderFanny DeWeese, white (wife)Howard DeWeese, 1918 May 24Simon BambergerJohn BorichWhite33December 19, 1919TooeleMurderVelma Adkins, whiteJohn Borrich, UT, 1919 December 19 Steve MaslichWhite36January 20, 1922Salt LakeMurderMarco Laus, whiteSteve Maslich, UT, 1922 January 20Nick Oblizalo, UT, 1922 June 9Charles R. MabeyNick OblizaloWhite33June 9, 1922George H. GardnerWhite37August 31, 1923Salt LakeMurderGordon Stuart, white (deputy sheriff)George Gardner, UT, 1923 August 31Omer R. WoodsWhite48January 18, 1924Salt LakeMurderMaretta Woods, white (wife)Omer Woods, UT, 1924 January 18George AllenWhite20February 20, 1925Salt LakeMurderNephi P. Pierce, white (Salt Lake City police sergeant)George Allen, UT, 1925 February 20George DernPedro CanoHispanic28May 15, 1925SummitMurderJune St. Clair, whitePedro Cano, UT, 1925 May 15Ralph W. SeyboldtWhite26January 15, 1926Salt LakeMurderDavid H. Crowther, white (Salt Lake City patrolman)Ralph Seybolt, UT, 1926 January 15 Edward McGowanBlack51February 5, 1926CarbonMurderBob Blevins, blackEdward McGowan, 1926 February 5Delbert GreenWhite27July 10, 1936DavisMurderThree people, whiteDelbert Green, 1936 July 10Henry H. BloodJohn W. DeeringWhite40October 31, 1938Salt LakeMurder-RobberyOliver R. Meredith Jr., 52, whiteDonald Lawton ConditWhite26July 30, 1942IronMurder-RobberyHarold A. Thorne, whiteDon Condit, UT, 1942 July 30Herbert B. MawRobert Walter AveryWhite35February 4, 1943WeberMurderHoyt L. Gates, white (Ogden detective)Walter Avery, 1943 February 4Austin Cox Jr.White39June 19, 1944WeberMurderLewis V. Trueman, white (judge)Austin Cox, 1944 June 19James Joseph RoedlWhite28July 13, 1945UintahMurder-RobberyAbigail Agnes Williams, whiteJames Roedel, UT, 1945 July 13Elisio J. Mares Jr.Hispanic25September 10, 1951SummitMurder-RobberyJack D. Stallings, whiteElisio Mares, 1951 September 10J. Bracken LeeRay Dempsey GardnerWhite29September 29, 1951WeberMurder-RapeShirley Jean Gretzinger, 17, whiteDon Jesse NealWhite36July 1, 1955Salt LakeMurderOwen T. Farley, white (police sergeant)Don Neal, UT, 1955 July 1Melvin Leroy SullivanWhite26May 11, 1956IronMurder-RobberyHoward Manzione, 21, whiteMelvin Sullivan, UT, 1956 May 11Vernon Alfred BraaschWhite28Barton Kay KirkhamWhite22June 7, 1958Salt LakeHangingMurder-RobberyDavid Avon Frame, 50, whiteGeorge Dewey ClydeJames W. RodgersWhite49March 30, 1960San JuanFiring squadMurderCharles Merrifield, white

See also Capital punishment in Utah Capital punishment in the United States

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