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US executions in 1995

Final figures for the year, from the Death Penalty Information Center's records.

Executions
56
31 in 1994
States carrying out executions
16
Most: Texas (19)
Average age at execution
40.8
56 with a recorded age
Oldest
64
Richard Snell, Arkansas
Youngest
27
Nelson W. Shelton, Delaware

By state

By method

By drug protocol

Lethal injections only. Select a protocol to read how it works.

By month

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Most recent executions in 1995

DateNameStateMethod
12 Dec 1995 James Michael Briddle Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
11 Dec 1995 Esequel Banda Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
7 Dec 1995 Hai Hai Vuong Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
6 Dec 1995 Robert Earl O'Neal Jr. Missouri 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
6 Dec 1995 Bernard Amos Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
5 Dec 1995 Phillip Atkins Florida Electrocution
4 Dec 1995 Jerry White Florida Electrocution
29 Nov 1995 Anthony Joe LaRette Jr. Missouri 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
22 Nov 1995 George DelVecchio Illinois 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
15 Nov 1995 Robert T. Sidebottom Missouri 3-drug (sodium thiopental)

Every execution is listed in the full table.

Executions every year since 1977

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Highest year: 1999 (98 executions). Total since 1977: 1,686.