List of people executed in Texas, 1982–1989

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1982 (when the state resumed executions) to 1989. All of the 33 people during this period were convicted of murder and have been executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas.[1][2]

Executions 1982–89

The number in the "#" column indicates the nth person executed since 1982 (when Texas resumed the death penalty). Thus, Charles Brooks, Jr. was not only the first person executed in the 1980 decade, he was also the first person executed since Texas resumed the death penalty.

1982 – 1 execution
# Executed person Ethnicity Age Sex Date of
execution		 Victim(s) Governor
1Charles Brooks, Jr.Black40M07-Dec-1982David GregoryBill Clements
1984 – 3 executions
2James David AutryWhite29M14-Mar-1984Shirley Drouet and Joe BroussardMark White
3Ronald Clark O'BryanWhite39M31-Mar-1984Timothy O'Bryan
4Thomas Andy BarefootWhite39M30-Oct-1984Harker Heights police officer Carl Irving LeVin
1985 – 6 executions
5Doyle Edward Skillern[3]White49M16-Jan-1985TDPS narcotics agent Patrick Randel
6Stephen Peter MorinWhite34M13-Mar-1985Carrie Marie Scott, Janna Bruce, and Shiela Whalen
7Jesse De La RosaHispanic24M15-May-1985Masaoud Ghazali
8Charles MiltonBlack34M25-Jun-1985Manaree Denton
9Henry Martinez Porter[4]Hispanic43M09-Jul-1985Fort Worth police officer Henry Mailloux
10Charles Francis RumbaughWhite28M11-Sep-1985Michael Fiorello
1986 – 10 executions
11Charles William Bass[5]White30M12-Mar-1986Houston City Marshall Charles Baker
12Jeffrey Allen BarneyWhite28M16-Apr-1986Ruby Mae Longsworth
13Jay Kelly PinkertonWhite24M15-May-1986Sarah Donn Lawrence
14Rudy Ramos Esquivel[6]Hispanic50M09-Jun-1986Houston police officer Timothy Hearn
15Kenneth Albert BrockWhite37M19-Jun-1986Michael Sedita
16Randy Lynn WoollsWhite36M20-Aug-1986Betty Stotts
17Larry SmithBlack30M22-Aug-1986Mike Mason
18Chester Lee WickerWhite37M26-Aug-1986Suzanne Knuth
19Michael Wayne EvansBlack30M04-Dec-1986Elvira Guerrero
20Richard AndradeHispanic25M18-Dec-1986Cordelia Mae Guevara
1987 – 6 executions
21Ramon Pedro HernandezHispanic44M30-Jan-1987Oscar FrayreBill Clements
22Eliseo Hernandez Moreno[7]Hispanic27M04-Mar-1987TDPS trooper Russell Lynn Boyd, Juan Garza, Esther Garza, Ann Bennatt, Allie Wilkins and James Bennatt
23Anthony Charles WilliamsBlack27M28-May-1987Vickie Lynn Wright
24Elliot Rod Johnson[8]Black38M24-Jun-1987Joseph Granado and Arturo Melendez
25John Russell ThompsonWhite32M08-Jul-1987Mary Knuepper
26Joseph Blaine StarvaggiWhite34M10-Sep-1987John Denson
1988 – 3 executions
27Robert L. StreetmanWhite27M07-Jan-1988Christine Baker
28Donald Gene FranklinBlack37M03-Nov-1988Mary Margaret Moran
29Raymond Landry, Sr.Black39M13-Dec-1988Kosmas Prittis
1989 – 4 executions
30Leon Rutherford KingBlack44M22-Mar-1989Michael Underwood
31Stephen A. McCoyWhite40M24-May-1989Cynthia Johnson
32James Emery PasterWhite44M20-Sep-1989Robert Howard
33Carlos DeLunaHispanic27M07-Dec-1989Wanda Lopez
Sources: List of executed offenders by the TDJC since 1982,[1] and The Espy File: 1608–2002.[2]
Preceded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1960–1964		 Lists of people executed in Texas Succeeded by
List of people executed in Texas, 1990–1999

See also

References
  1. List of Executed Offenders. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. "CONVICT IN TEXAS DIES BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. "Porter, Henry." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  5. "TEXAS MAN EXECUTED BY INJECTION". Associated Press. New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. "TEXAS MURDERER IS PUT TO DEATH". Associated Press. New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. Graczyk, Michael. "Convicted Killer Executed". Associated Press.
  8. "ADDICT IS EXECUTED IN TEXAS FOR SLAYNG OF 2 IN ROBBERY". Associated Press. New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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