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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arizona since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 40 people, all male, have been executed in Arizona. All of them were convicted of murder and were executed at the Florence State Prison in Florence, Arizona. [1]
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Arizona. 95 executions have been carried out since Arizona became a state in 1914 and there are currently 111 people on death row. In November 2024, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that the state would resume executions in 2025 after a 2-year pause.
Arizona's execution of Aaron Gunches on March 19 would be the first in the state since 2022, when the state struggled to carry out three executions.
(The Center Square)— Executions in Arizona will continue next year after Gov. Katie Hobbs removed the special reviewer tasked to look into issues with the practice, Capitol Media Services reported.
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Harding was the last prisoner executed in Arizona's gas chamber without having lethal injection as an option, although he was not the last person to die in Arizona's gas chamber overall; in 1999, Walter LaGrand, who was sentenced to death in 1982, requested the gas chamber as his method of execution. To date, he is the most recent person to be ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 13, 2027 Keith LaMar: 57 23 34 Male Black Ohio: Lethal injection: Profile: 2 February 17, 2027 Scott A. Group: 62 32 30 White Profile: 3 March 18, 2027 Davel Chinn: 69 31 38 Black Profile: 4 April 14, 2027 Gregory Lott: 65 25 40
Cruz was murdered two years after his acquittal and McCall and Bracy both died on death row before their executions could be carried out. [9] [10] Hooper was executed in 2022 via lethal injection and remains the state of Arizona's most recent execution. [11] [12] [13] Joyce Lukezic went on to co-author a book about her wrongful conviction. [14]