List of people executed in Nebraska
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Nebraska since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.
List of people executed in Nebraska since 1976
[edit]Four people convicted of murder have been executed by Nebraska since 1976.[1] Three were executed by electrocution. On April 21, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court set the first execution date via lethal injection for June 14, 2011. On May 26, 2011, the Nebraska Supreme Court stayed the execution due to objections that the sodium thiopental that Nebraska purchased from a Mumbai company failed to comply with U.S. pharmaceutical standards. The state's first lethal injection was carried out on August 14, 2018.[2]
| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | County | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Lamont Otey | Black | 43 | M | September 2, 1994 | Douglas | Electrocution | Jane McManus | Ben Nelson |
| 2 | John Joseph Joubert | White | 33 | M | July 17, 1996 | Sarpy | Danny Eberle and Christopher Walden[a] | ||
| 3 | Robert E. Williams | Black | 61 | M | December 2, 1997 | Lancaster | Catherine Brooks and Patricia McGarry[b] | ||
| 4 | Carey Dean Moore | White | 60 | M | August 14, 2018 | Douglas | Lethal injection | Maynard D. Helgeland and Reuel Eugene Van Ness Jr. | Pete Ricketts |
Demographics
[edit]| Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Black | 2 | 50% |
| White | 2 | 50% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 1 | 25% |
| 40–49 | 1 | 25% |
| 50–59 | 0 | 0% |
| 60–69 | 2 | 50% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 4 | 100% |
| Date of execution | ||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980–1989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990–1999 | 3 | 75% |
| 2000–2009 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010–2019 | 1 | 25% |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% |
| Method | ||
| Electrocution | 3 | 75% |
| Lethal injection | 1 | 25% |
| Governor (Party) | ||
| J. James Exon (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Charles Thone (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Bob Kerrey (D) | 0 | 0% |
| Kay A. Orr (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Ben Nelson (D) | 3 | 75% |
| Mike Johanns (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Dave Heineman (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Pete Ricketts (R) | 1 | 25% |
| Jim Pillen (R) | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 4 | 100% |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Execution Database". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ↑ "NDCS carries out execution of Carey Dean Moore | NDCS - Nebraska Department of Correctional Services". corrections.nebraska.gov. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Inmate Details: 31861 -- Robert Williams". Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- ↑ Matthew Waite (December 3, 1997). "Williams marks state's third electrocution". Daily Nebraskan. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2014.