List of people executed in South Carolina

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia, a total of 50 people have been executed in South Carolina. All of the people executed were convicted of murder. Of the 50 people executed, 40 were executed via lethal injection, 7 via electrocution, and 3 via firing squad.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

From 1912 to 1986, executions were carried out at the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia. From 1990 onwards, executions occur at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

List of people executed in South Carolina since 1976

Template:Abbr Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 Template:Sortname White 29 M January 11, 1985 Richland Electrocution Tommy Taylor and Carlotta Hartness Richard Riley
2 Template:Sortname White 25 M January 10, 1986Template:Efn
3 Template:Sortname White 35 M April 27, 1990Template:Efn Horry Della Louis Sellers Carroll Campbell
4 Template:Sortname White 58 M September 6, 1991Template:Efn Richland Rudolph TynerTemplate:Efn
5 Template:Sortname Black 39 M August 18, 1995Template:Efn York Lethal injection Bryan Chambers David Beasley
6 Template:Sortname White 51 M May 31, 1996 Lexington West Columbia Police Officer Daniel Wayne Cogburn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
7 Template:Sortname White 47 M July 19, 1996 Charleston Patti Jo Kornahrens, Jason Avant, and Harry Wilkerson
8 Template:Sortname White 35 M September 6, 1996 Lexington Dennis Lollis, Charles Bush, and Cynthia Williams
9 Template:Sortname White 46 M October 4, 1996 Electrocution Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick
10 Template:Sortname White 41 M November 15, 1996 York Lethal injection Bill Reyfield and Evelyn Reyfield
11 Template:Sortname Black 33 M November 22, 1996 Charleston Shirley Mae Mack and Janell M. Garner
12 Template:Sortname White 41 M June 13, 1997 Jasper Patricia Whitt
13 Template:Sortname Black 32 M November 7, 1997 Charleston Lucia Aimar
14 Template:Sortname White 43 M March 6, 1998 Beaufort Betty Jean Atkins Gardner
15 Template:Sortname White 43 M July 10, 1998
16 Template:Sortname White 40 M September 25, 1998 Berkeley Bill Spain, Kenneth Krause, and Louis Cakley
17 Template:Sortname Black 43 M December 4, 1998 Lexington Ralph Stoudemire
18 Template:Sortname Black 53 M
19 Template:Sortname Black 40 M December 11, 1998 Lancaster Rebecca Ann Eudy
20 Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn Black 38 M December 18, 1998 Anderson Christy Johnson and Corrie Johnson
21 Template:Sortname Black 40 M January 8, 1999 Greenville Chinh Thi Nguyen Le
22 Template:Sortname Native American 51 M January 22, 1999 Charleston Karen Patterson and Benjamin F. Atkins Jim Hodges
23 Template:Sortname Black 44 M November 12, 1999 Rhonda Darlene Smith
24 Template:Sortname White 31 M December 3, 1999 Spartanburg Alex Hopps and James Todd Green
25 Template:Sortname Black 32 M November 3, 2000 Anderson Dennis Ray Hepler
26 Template:Sortname White 39 M May 3, 2002 Jasper C. Daniel Swanson and South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Bruce Kenneth Smalls
27 Template:Sortname Black 37 M August 23, 2002 Charleston Susan Babich
28 Template:Sortname White 40 M September 13, 2002 Horry Maggie Passaro
29 Template:Sortname White 39 M March 19, 2004 Georgetown Georgetown Police Officer Spencer Guerry<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mark Sanford
30 Template:Sortname White 51 M April 16, 2004 Aiken John Perry
31 Template:Sortname White 38 M April 23, 2004 Richland Julie Johnson
32 Template:Sortname White 47 M May 28, 2004 Calhoun Electrocution Rosa Lee Dolly Oakley and Shannon Mellon
33 Template:Sortname White 36 M April 15, 2005 Spartanburg Lethal injection Alex Hopps and James Todd Green
34 Template:Sortname Black 51 M November 4, 2005 Aiken 4 murder victimsTemplate:Efn
35 Template:Sortname White 33 M December 2, 2005 Greenville Dickie Smith
36 Template:Sortname White 39 M July 14, 2006 Aiken Keenan O'Mailia
37 Template:Sortname Black 40 M June 22, 2007 Dorchester James Brooks
38 Template:Sortname White 48 M June 6, 2008 Aiken James Riddle, Josie Curry, and Michael Gregory
39 Template:Sortname Black 49 M June 20, 2008 Charleston Electrocution Barbara Lafayette and Joseph Lafayette
40 Template:Sortname Black 38 M December 5, 2008 Dorchester Lethal injection Melissa McLauchlin
41 Template:Sortname White 56 M February 20, 2009 Edgefield Linda Williams and Shaun Williams
42 Template:Sortname Black 34 M May 8, 2009 Orangeburg Robert Montgomery and Sgt. Tommy Harrison
43 Template:Sortname<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> White 36 M May 6, 2011 Greenville Charles Douglas MartinTemplate:Efn Nikki Haley
44 Template:Sortname Black 46 M September 20, 2024 Irene Grainger GravesTemplate:Efn Henry McMaster
45 Template:Sortname Black 59 M November 1, 2024 Spartanburg James Mahoney
46 Template:Sortname Black 44 M January 31, 2025 Dorchester Kandee Louise Martin
47 Template:Sortname White 67 M March 7, 2025 Greenville Firing squad William David Larke and Gladys Gwendolyn Larke
48 Template:Sortname Black 42 M April 11, 2025 Calhoun Orangeburg Police Captain James Edward MyersTemplate:Efn
49 Template:Sortname White 57 M June 13, 2025 Georgetown and Horry Lethal injection Laura Elizabeth Ling and Henry Lee Turner
50 Template:Sortname White 44 M November 14, 2025 Sumter Firing squad Willard Irving Tietjen Jr.Template:Efn

Demographics

Race
White 29 57%
Black 20 41%
Native American 1 2%
Age
20–29 2 4%
30–39 18 38%
40–49 20 38%
50–59 9 17%
60–69 1 2%
Sex
Male 50 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 2 4%
1990–1999 22 47%
2000–2009 18 38%
2010–2019 1 2%
2020–2029 7 9%
Method
Lethal injection 40 83%
Electrocution 7 15%
Firing squad 3 2%
Governor (Party)
James B. Edwards (R) 0 0%
Richard Riley (D) 2 4%
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) 2 4%
David Beasley (R) 17 36%
Jim Hodges (D) 7 15%
Mark Sanford (R) 14 30%
Nikki Haley (R) 1 2%
Henry McMaster (R) 7 9%
Total 50 100%

See also

Notes

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References

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