Executions
18
18 in 1985
States carrying out executions
7
Most: Texas (10)
Average age at execution
34.3
18 with a recorded age
Oldest
50
Rudy Esquivel, Texas
Youngest
24
Jay Pinkerton, Texas
By state
By method
By drug protocol
Lethal injections only. Select a protocol to read how it works.
By month
Most recent executions in 1986
| Date | Name | State | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1986 | Richard Andrade | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 4 Dec 1986 | Michael Wayne Evans | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 19 Sep 1986 | John William Rook | North Carolina | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 26 Aug 1986 | Chester Lee Wicker | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Larry Smith | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Randy Woolls | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 31 Jul 1986 | Michael Marnell Smith | Virginia | Electrocution |
| 24 Jun 1986 | Jerome Bowden | Georgia | Electrocution |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Kenneth Albert Brock | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
| 9 Jun 1986 | Rudy Esquivel | Texas | 3-drug (sodium thiopental) |
Every execution is listed in the full table.
Executions every year since 1977
Select a year to see its figures. 1986 is highlighted.
Highest year: 1999 (98 executions). Total since 1977: 1,686.