# List of people executed in the United States in 2012

Forty-three people were executed in the United States in 2012. Fifteen of them were in the state of Texas.

## List of people executed in the United States in 2012

| 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 5, 2012 | Gary Roland Welch | 49 | 32 | 17 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 2 | January 26, 2012 | Rodrigo Hernandez | 38 | 20 | 18 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 3 | February 8, 2012 | Edwin Hart Turner | 38 | 22 | 16 | Male | White | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 4 | February 15, 2012 | Robert Brian Waterhouse | 65 | 33 | 32 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| 5 | February 29, 2012 | Robert Henry Moormann | 63 | 35 | 28 | Male | White | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 6 | February 29, 2012 | George Angel Rivas Jr. | 41 | 30 | 11 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 7 | March 7, 2012 | Keith Steven Thurmond | 52 | 41 | 11 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 8 | March 8, 2012 | Robert Charles Towery | 47 | 27 | 20 | Male | White | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 9 | March 15, 2012 | Timothy Shaun Stemple | 46 | 34 | 12 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 10 | March 20, 2012 | Larry Matthew Puckett | 35 | 18 | 17 | Male | White | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 11 | March 22, 2012 | William Gerald Mitchell | 61 | 46 | 15 | Male | Black | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 12 | March 28, 2012 | Jesse Joe Hernandez | 47 | 36 | 11 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 13 | April 12, 2012 | David Alan Gore | 58 | 29 | 29 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| 14 | April 18, 2012 | Mark Wayne Wiles | 49 | 22 | 27 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 15 | April 20, 2012 | Shannon M. Johnson | 28 | 22 | 6 | Male | Black | Delaware | Lethal injection | |
| 16 | April 25, 2012 | Thomas Arnold Kemp | 63 | 44 | 19 | Male | White | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 17 | April 26, 2012 | Beunka Adams | 29 | 19 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 18 | May 1, 2012 | Michael Bascum Selsor | 57 | 20 | 37 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 19 | June 5, 2012 | Henry Curtis Jackson Jr. | 47 | 26 | 21 | Male | Black | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 20 | June 12, 2012 | Richard Albert Leavitt | 53 | 25 | 28 | Male | White | Idaho | Lethal injection | |
| 21 | June 12, 2012 | Jan Michael Brawner | 34 | 23 | 11 | Male | White | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 22 | June 20, 2012 | Gary Carl Simmons Jr. | 49 | 33 | 16 | Male | White | Mississippi | Lethal injection | |
| 23 | June 27, 2012 | Samuel Villegas Lopez | 49 | 24 | 25 | Male | Hispanic | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 24 | July 18, 2012 | Yokamon Laneal Hearn | 33 | 19 | 14 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 25 | August 7, 2012 | Marvin Lee Wilson | 54 | 34 | 20 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 26 | August 8, 2012 | Daniel Wayne Cook | 51 | 25 | 26 | Male | White | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 27 | August 14, 2012 | Michael Edward Hooper | 40 | 21 | 19 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 28 | September 20, 2012 | Donald L. Palmer | 47 | 24 | 23 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 29 | September 20, 2012 | Robert Wayne Harris | 40 | 28 | 12 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 30 | September 25, 2012 | Cleve Foster | 48 | 38 | 10 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 31 | October 10, 2012 | Jonathan Marcus Green | 44 | 32 | 12 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 32 | October 15, 2012 | Eric Donald Robert | 50 | 48 | 2 | Male | White | South Dakota | Lethal injection | |
| 33 | October 24, 2012 | Bobby Lee Hines | 40 | 19 | 21 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 34 | October 30, 2012 | Donald Eugene Moeller | 60 | 37 | 23 | Male | White | South Dakota | Lethal injection | |
| 35 | October 31, 2012 | Donnie Lee Roberts | 41 | 32 | 9 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 36 | November 6, 2012 | Garry Thomas Allen | 56 | 30 | 26 | Male | Black | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 37 | November 8, 2012 | Mario Rashad Swain | 33 | 23 | 10 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 38 | November 13, 2012 | Brett Xavier Hartman | 38 | 23 | 15 | Male | White | Ohio | Lethal injection | |
| 39 | November 14, 2012 | Ramon Torres Hernandez | 41 | 30 | 11 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 40 | November 15, 2012 | Preston Craig Hughes III | 46 | 22 | 24 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 41 | December 4, 2012 | George Ochoa | 38 | 18 | 20 | Male | Hispanic | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 42 | December 5, 2012 | Richard Dale Stokley | 60 | 38 | 22 | Male | White | Arizona | Lethal injection | |
| 43 | December 11, 2012 | Manuel Pardo Jr. | 56 | 29 | 27 | Male | Hispanic | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| | | Average: | 47 years | 29 years | 18 years | | | | | |

## Demographics

Gender :
| Male | 43 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity |||
| White | 25 | 58% |
| Black | 11 | 26% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 16% |
| State |||
| Texas | 15 | 35% |
| Arizona | 6 | 14% |
| Mississippi | 6 | 14% |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 14% |
| Florida | 3 | 7% |
| Ohio | 3 | 7% |
| South Dakota | 2 | 5% |
| Delaware | 1 | 2% |
| Idaho | 1 | 2% |
| Method |||
| Lethal injection | 43 | 100% |
| Month |||
| January | 2 | 5% |
| February | 4 | 9% |
| March | 6 | 14% |
| April | 5 | 12% |
| May | 1 | 2% |
| June | 5 | 12% |
| July | 1 | 2% |
| August | 3 | 7% |
| September | 5 | 12% |
| October | 3 | 7% |
| November | 5 | 12% |
| December | 3 | 7% |
| Age |||
| 20–29 | 2 | 5% |
| 30–39 | 9 | 21% |
| 40–49 | 17 | 40% |
| 50–59 | 9 | 21% |
| 60–69 | 6 | 14% |
| Total | 43 | 100% |

## Executions in recent years

Number of executions :
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2012 | 43 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| Total | 125 |