# List of people executed in the United States in 2009

Fifty-two people were executed in the United States in 2009. Twenty-four of them were in the state of Texas. One (Larry Bill Elliott) was executed via electrocution. One notable execution was of convicted murderer John Allen Muhammad, who was responsible for carrying out the D.C. sniper attacks in 2002.

## List of people executed in the United States in 2009

| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Age of person | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. |
| No. | Date of execution | Name | At execution | At offense | Age difference | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. |
| 1 | January 14, 2009 | Curtis Moore | 40 | 27 | 13 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 2 | January 15, 2009 | James Harvey Callahan | 62 | 35 | 27 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 3 | January 21, 2009 | Frank Moore | 49 | 34 | 15 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 4 | January 22, 2009 | Darwin Demond Brown | 32 | 18 | 14 | Male | Black | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 5 | January 22, 2009 | Reginald Perkins | 53 | 45 | 8 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 6 | January 28, 2009 | Virgil Euristi Martinez | 41 | 28 | 13 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 7 | January 29, 2009 | Ricardo Samaneigo Ortiz | 46 | 34 | 12 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 8 | February 4, 2009 | Steve Henley | 55 | 31 | 24 | Male | White | Tennessee | Lethal injection | |
| 9 | February 4, 2009 | David Martinez | 36 | 22 | 14 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 10 | February 10, 2009 | Dale Devon Scheanette | 35 | 23 | 12 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 11 | February 11, 2009 | Wayne Tompkins | 51 | 26 | 25 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| 12 | February 12, 2009 | Danny Joe Bradley | 49 | 23 | 26 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 13 | February 12, 2009 | Johnny Ray Johnson | 51 | 37 | 14 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 14 | February 19, 2009 | Edward Nathaniel Bell | 44 | 35 | 9 | Male | Black | Virginia | Lethal injection | |
| 15 | February 20, 2009 | Luke A. Williams III | 56 | 38 | 18 | Male | White | South Carolina | Lethal injection | |
| 16 | March 3, 2009 | Willie Earl Pondexter Jr. | 34 | 19 | 15 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 17 | March 4, 2009 | Kenneth Wayne Morris | 38 | 20 | 18 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 18 | March 10, 2009 | James Edward Martinez | 34 | 26 | 8 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 19 | March 10, 2009 | Robert L. Newland | 65 | 43 | 22 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | |
| 20 | March 11, 2009 | Luis Cervantes Salazar | 38 | 27 | 11 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 21 | April 15, 2009 | Michael Flores Rosales | 35 | 23 | 12 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 22 | April 16, 2009 | Jimmy Lee Dill | 49 | 27 | 22 | Male | Black | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 23 | April 29, 2009 | William Mark Mize | 52 | 38 | 14 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | |
| 24 | April 30, 2009 | Derrick Lamone Johnson | 28 | 18 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 25 | May 8, 2009 | Thomas Treshawn Ivey | 34 | 18 | 16 | Male | Black | South Carolina | Lethal injection | |
| 26 | May 14, 2009 | Willie McNair | 44 | 25 | 19 | Male | Black | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 27 | May 14, 2009 | Donald Lee Gilson | 48 | 34 | 14 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 28 | May 19, 2009 | Michael Lynn Riley | 51 | 27 | 24 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 29 | May 20, 2009 | Dennis James Skillicorn | 49 | 34 | 15 | Male | White | Missouri | Lethal injection | |
| 30 | June 2, 2009 | Terry Lee Hankins | 34 | 26 | 8 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 31 | June 3, 2009 | Daniel E. Wilson | 39 | 21 | 18 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 32 | June 11, 2009 | Jack Harrison Trawick | 62 | 45 | 17 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 33 | July 9, 2009 | Michael Paul Delozier | 32 | 19 | 13 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 34 | July 14, 2009 | John Joseph Fautenberry | 46 | 27 | 19 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 35 | July 21, 2009 | Marvallous Keene | 36 | 19 | 17 | Male | Black | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 36 | August 18, 2009 | Jason Getsy | 33 | 19 | 14 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 37 | August 19, 2009 | John Richard Marek | 47 | 21 | 26 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| 38 | September 16, 2009 | Stephen Lindsey Moody | 52 | 34 | 18 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 39 | September 22, 2009 | Christopher Bernard Coleman | 37 | 23 | 14 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 40 | October 8, 2009 | Max Landon Payne | 38 | 21 | 17 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 41 | October 20, 2009 | Mark Howard McClain | 42 | 27 | 15 | Male | White | Georgia | Lethal injection | |
| 42 | October 27, 2009 | Reginald Winthrop Blanton | 28 | 18 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 43 | November 5, 2009 | Khristian Phillip Oliver | 32 | 20 | 12 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 44 | November 10, 2009 | Yosvanis Valle | 34 | 23 | 11 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 45 | November 10, 2009 | John Allen Muhammad | 48 | 41 | 7 | Male | Black | Virginia | Lethal injection | |
| 46 | November 17, 2009 | Larry Bill Elliott | 60 | 51 | 9 | Male | White | Virginia | Electrocution | |
| 47 | November 18, 2009 | Danielle Nathaniel Simpson | 30 | 20 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 48 | November 19, 2009 | Robert Lee Thompson | 34 | 21 | 13 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 49 | December 2, 2009 | Cecil C. Johnson Jr. | 53 | 23 | 30 | Male | Black | Tennessee | Lethal injection | |
| 50 | December 3, 2009 | Bobby Wayne Woods | 44 | 31 | 13 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 51 | December 8, 2009 | Kenneth Biros | 51 | 32 | 19 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 52 | December 11, 2009 | Matthew Eric Wrinkles | 49 | 34 | 15 | Male | White | Indiana | Lethal injection | |
| | | Average: | 43 years | 28 years | 16 years | | | | | |

## Demographics

Gender :
| Male | 52 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity |||
| White | 24 | 46% |
| Black | 21 | 40% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 13% |
| State |||
| Texas | 24 | 46% |
| Alabama | 6 | 12% |
| Ohio | 5 | 10% |
| Georgia | 3 | 6% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6% |
| Virginia | 3 | 6% |
| Florida | 2 | 4% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 4% |
| Tennessee | 2 | 4% |
| Indiana | 1 | 2% |
| Missouri | 1 | 2% |
| Method |||
| Lethal injection | 51 | 98% |
| Electrocution | 1 | 2% |
| Month |||
| January | 7 | 13% |
| February | 8 | 15% |
| March | 5 | 10% |
| April | 4 | 8% |
| May | 5 | 10% |
| June | 3 | 6% |
| July | 3 | 6% |
| August | 2 | 4% |
| September | 2 | 4% |
| October | 3 | 6% |
| November | 6 | 12% |
| December | 4 | 8% |
| Age |||
| 20–29 | 2 | 4% |
| 30–39 | 20 | 38% |
| 40–49 | 16 | 31% |
| 50–59 | 10 | 19% |
| 60–69 | 4 | 8% |
| Total | 52 | 100% |

## Executions in recent years

Number of executions :
| 2010 | 46 |
| 2009 | 52 |
| 2008 | 37 |
| Total | 135 |