USA 2013 - State Killings & stays

July/December - 2013

December 

3 - Thomas Knight - Florida - stayed
until at least Dec. 27
Supreme Court delays execution, citing questions about new drug 
© Tampa Bay Times » published November 18
3 - Jerry Duane Martin - murdered by the state of Texas  (volunteer) 
Texas executes man for corrections officer's death
© Associated Press 
10 - Ronald Clinton Lott - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma set to execute 2 men this month; will be 5th, 6th executions for the state this year
© Associated Press » published December 7
Ronald Clinton Lott, convicted of killing 2 elderly women in 1980s executed in Oklahoma
© Associated Press
11 - Allen Nicklasson - murdered by the state of Missouri  
Nicklasson executed after Supreme Court overturns stay 
© Ksdk 
Statements from Governor Nixon, Attorney General Koster on Nicklasson execution 
© Missourinet 
17 - Johnny Dale Black - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
Johnny Dale Black, convicted in 1998 stabbing of horse trainer, executed in Oklahoma  
© Associated Press

27 - Thomas Knight - Florida
rescheduled for January 7.
Florida Supreme Court approves state's new lethal injection procedure
© Gainesville » published December 19
Askari Abdullah Muhammad Gets New Execution Date Following Supreme Court Ruling on
© Associated Press » published December 20

US ends 2013 with 39 executions for the year, 
down from 43 executions in each of the past two years.

as of December 20

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Recent State Killings & stays 

July
16 - John Quintanilla, Jr. - murdered by the state of Texas
Texas man executed for killing during 2002 holdup
© Houston Chronicle

18 - Vaughn Ross - murdered by the state of Texas
Ex-Texas Tech Student Executed for Double Slaying
© ABC News 
19 - Warren Lee Hill - Georgia - stayed 
Judge upholds stay of Hill's execution 
© The Atlanta Journal-Constitution » published July 18
State appeals execution stay
© Albany Herald » published July 27
25 - Andrew Lackey - murdered by the state of Alabama (volunteer) 
Andrew Lackey executed for 2005 murder of World War II veteran 
© The Birmingham News
31 - Douglas Feldman - murdered by the state of Texas  
Road-rage killer of 2 executed 
© Houston Chronicle

August
5 - John Errol Ferguson - murdered by the state of Florida
Executing People With Serious Mental Illness Offends Our Constitution and Our Humanity

by Ronald S. Honberg, National Director for Policy and Legal Affairs, National Alliance on Mental Illness 
© Huffington Post » published July 31
Miami killer John Errol Ferguson executed
© Miami Herald
On the Death of John Ferguson
by Andrew Cohen
© The Atlantic » published August 5
7 - Billy Slagle - Ohio - commits suicide August 4
Billy Slagle, Ohio Killer Set For Execution, Found Hanged In Cell 
© Associated Press » published August 4
18/24 - Nathan Dunlap - Colorado - stayed  
Judge right to require details of death penalty drugs 
© The Denver Post » published August 10

September 
10 - Anthony Banks - murdered by the state of Oklahoma
Okla. man executed in woman's 1979 slaying
© Associated Press
19 - Robert Garza - murdered by the state of Texas 
Texas Man Executed for Ambush That Killed 4 Women
© ABC News
25 - Harry Mitts, Jr. - murdered by the state of Ohio

Harry Mitts Jr. Executed: Ohio Uses Pentobarbital for Final Time
© Associated Press
26 - Arturo Diaz - murdered by the state of Texas
New lethal injection drug to be used tonight in Huntsville
© KTRE » published September 26
South Texas man executed for 1999 slaying
© Associated Press 

October
1 - Marshall Lee Gore - murdered by the state of Florida
Miami killer Marshall Lee Gore is executed at the Florida State Prison
© Miami Herald
9 - Edward Schad, Jr. - murdered by the state of Arizona
Arizona executes inmate for 1978 killing
© USA Today
9 - Michael Yowell - murdered by the state of Texas
Death Watch: Madness and Forensics: Two capital cases raise psychological and evidentiary issues
© The Austin Chronicle » published October 3
Texas executes man who killed parents at their Lubbock home in 1998 
© Associated Press
15 - William Happ - murdered by the state of Florida
'Experimenting' on a Death Row Inmate: Florida to Execute Man by Untested Drug
© Common Dreams

William Happ executed: Florida executes murderer using untried lethal injection drug 
Florida murderer executed using new untried lethal injection writhes in pain and takes longer to die 
© Mail Online

23 - Allen Nicklasson - Missouri - stayed 
Nixon postpones execution over questions about lethal injection drug 
© St. Louis Post-Dispatch » published October 12
23 - Robert Jones - murdered by the state of Arizona 
Arizona executes man convicted of killing 6 people in Tucson during two 1996 armed robberies 
© Associated Press

November
12 - Darius Kimbrough - murdered by the state of Florida
Federal Judges Dismiss Florida Death Penalty Challenge
© Associated Press » published November 7
Darius Kimbrough, who killed Orange County woman, is executed
© Orlando Sentinel
12 - Jamie McCoskey - murdered by the state of Texas 
Texas Executes Inmate for Abduction, Slaying
© Associated Press
14 - Ronald Phillips - Ohio - stayed
Ohio governor delays execution after child killer requests to donate organs
© Associated Press » published November 13
20 - Joseph Franklin - murdered by the state of Missouri  
Mo. Moving Forward With Executions, Despite Secrecy Over Drug Supply
© St. Louis Public Radio » published November 14
Missouri Executes Serial Killer Franklin
© ABC News

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