List of people executed in Illinois
This is a list of people executed in Illinois. A total of twelve people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Illinois since 1977. All were executed by lethal injection.
List of people executed in Illinois
| Number | Name | Date of Execution | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Walker | September 12, 1990 | Kevin Pauls and Sharon Winker | James R. Thompson |
| 2 | John Wayne Gacy | May 10, 1994 | See: List of Victims of John Wayne Gacy | James Edgar |
| 3 | Hernando Williams | March 22, 1995 | Linda Goldstone | |
| 4 | James P. Free, Jr. [1] | Bonnie Serpico | ||
| 5 | Girvies Davis | May 17, 1995 | Charles Biebel | |
| 6 | Charles Albanese | September 20, 1995 | Michael Albanese, Marion Mueller, and Mary Lambert | |
| 7 | George Del Vecchio | November 22, 1995 | Tony Conzoneri | |
| 8 | Raymond Lee Stewart | September 18, 1996 | Willie Fredd, Albert Pearson, Kevin Kaiser, Kenny Faust, Richard Boeck, and Donald Rains | |
| 9 | Walter Stewart | November 19, 1997 | Thomas Paviopoulos and Dinalo Rodica | |
| 10 | Durlyn Edmonds | Richard Lee Miller | ||
| 11 | Lloyd Wayne Hampton | January 21, 1998 | Roy Pendleton | |
| 12 | Andrew Kokoraleis | March 17, 1999 | Lorraine Ann Borowski | George Ryan |
Abolition of death penalty
Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation on March 9, 2011, to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. Quinn also commuted the death sentences of the fifteen inmates on Illinois' death row to life imprisonment.[2]
References
- Terry, Don (23 March 1995). "2 Executions In Illinois, Rarity There". The New York Times.
- "Quinn signs death penalty ban, commutes 15 death row sentences to life". Chicago Tribune. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
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