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List of people executed in the United States in 1989

Sixteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1989, eight by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and one by gas chamber.[1][2]

List of people executed in the United States in 1989

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No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 6, 1989 George C. Mercer 44 34 10 Male White Missouri Lethal injection [3]
2 January 24, 1989 Theodore Robert Bundy 42 31 11 Florida Electrocution [4]
3 March 22, 1989 Leon Rutherford King 44 33 Black Texas Lethal injection [5]
4 May 4, 1989 Aubrey Dennis Adams Jr. 31 20 White Florida Electrocution [6]
5 May 18, 1989 Henry Willis III 36 23 13 Black Georgia [7]
6 May 24, 1989 Stephen Albert McCoy 40 32 8 White Texas Lethal injection [8]
7 May 26, 1989 Michael Lindsey 28 21 7 Black Alabama Electrocution [9]
8 June 19, 1989 William Paul Thompson 51 45 6 White Nevada Lethal injection [10]
9 June 21, 1989 Leo E. Edwards Jr. 36 27 9 Black Mississippi Gas chamber [11]
10 June 23, 1989 Sean Patrick Flanagan 28 26 2 White Nevada Lethal injection [12]
11 July 14, 1989 Horace Franklin Dunkins Jr. 19 9 Black Alabama Electrocution [13]
12 August 18, 1989 Herbert Lee Richardson 43 31 12 [14]
13 August 30, 1989 Alton Waye 34 22 Virginia [15]
14 September 20, 1989 James Emery Paster 44 35 9 White Texas Lethal injection [16]
15 November 17, 1989 Arthur James Julius 43 31 12 Black Alabama Electrocution [17]
16 December 7, 1989 Carlos DeLuna 27 20 7 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection [18]
Average: 37 years 28 years 9 years

Demographics

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Gender
Male 16 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
Black 8 50%
White 7 44%
Hispanic 1 6%
State
Alabama 4 25%
Texas 4 25%
Florida 2 13%
Nevada 2 13%
Georgia 1 6%
Mississippi 1 6%
Missouri 1 6%
Virginia 1 6%
Method
Electrocution 8 50%
Lethal injection 7 44%
Gas chamber 1 6%
Month
January 2 13%
February 0 0%
March 1 6%
April 0 0%
May 4 25%
June 3 19%
July 1 6%
August 2 13%
September 1 6%
October 0 0%
November 1 6%
December 1 6%
Age
20–29 4 25%
30–39 4 25%
40–49 7 44%
50–59 1 6%
Total 16 100%

Executions in recent years

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Number of executions
1990 23
1989 16
1988 11
Total 50

References

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  1. ^ "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Man Executed in Missouri for Killing Waitress". The New York Times. January 6, 1989.
  4. ^ "Bundy Is Put to Death in Florida After Admitting Trail of Killings". The New York Times. January 25, 1989.
  5. ^ "Texas Man Executed for 1978 Beating Death". The New York Times. March 23, 1989.
  6. ^ "Former Florida Prison Guard, 31, Is Electrocuted as Killer of Girl, 8". The New York Times. May 5, 1989.
  7. ^ "Killer of Police Chief Is Executed in Georgia". The New York Times. May 19, 1989.
  8. ^ "Texas Murderer Is Executed". The New York Times. May 24, 1989.
  9. ^ "Alabama Executes Man in Death of a Widow". The New York Times. May 27, 1989.
  10. ^ "Murderer Is Executed in Nevada". The New York Times. June 20, 1989.
  11. ^ "Edwards executed for convenience store murder". UPI. June 21, 1989.
  12. ^ "Former male prostitute executed for killing two men". UPI. June 23, 1989.
  13. ^ "Dunkins executed in Alabama's electric chair". UPI. July 14, 1989.
  14. ^ "Alabama Man, 43, Is Executed For Killing Girl With Pipe Bomb". The New York Times. August 19, 1989.
  15. ^ "VIRGINIA EXECUTES KILLER OF WOMAN". The New York Times. August 31, 1989.
  16. ^ "Ex-Singer Executed in Texas for Contract Killing". The New York Times. September 21, 1989.
  17. ^ "Murderer of Woman Is Executed in Alabama". The New York Times. November 18, 1989.
  18. ^ "Texan Is Put to Death by Injection For Killing Woman in a Robbery". The New York Times. December 8, 1989.
Preceded by
1988 		   List of people executed   
   in the United States in   
1989 		Succeeded by
1990