Capital Punishment In Indiana
As in any other state, people who are under 18 at the time of commission of the capital crime or mentally retarded are constitutionally precluded from being executed.
A total of 20 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Until 1995 electric chair was sole method of execution. Since 1995 only the method of lethal injection is allowed. The executions on this list, are of those executed by the state government of Indiana, and do not include persons executed within Indiana by the Federal Government.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Victim(s) | Under Governor | Execution Method | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Timothy Judy | March 9, 1981 | Terry Chasteen, Misty Zollers, Stephen Chasteen and Mark Chasteen | Robert D. Orr | electric chair |
| 2 | William Earl Vandiver | October 16, 1985 | Paul Komyatti | electric chair | |
| 3 | Gregory D. Resnover | December 7, 1994 | Sergeant Jack Ohrberg (Indianapolis PD) | Evan Bayh | electric chair |
| 4 | Tommie J. Smith | July 18, 1996 | Sergeant Jack Ohrberg (Indianapolis PD) | lethal injection | |
| 5 | Gary Burris | November 20, 1997 | Kenneth Chambers | Frank O'Bannon | lethal injection |
| 6 | Robert Allan Smith | January 29, 1998 | Michael Wedmore | lethal injection | |
| 7 | D. H. Fleenor | December 9, 1999 | Bill Harlow and Nyla Harlow | lethal injection | |
| 8 | Gerald Wayne Bivins | March 14, 2001 | William H. Radcliffe | lethal injection | |
| 9 | James Lowery | June 27, 2001 | Mark and Gertrude Thompson | lethal injection | |
| 10 | Kevin Lee Hough | May 2, 2003 | Ted Bosler and Gene Rubrake | lethal injection | |
| 11 | Joseph L. Trueblood | June 12, 2003 | Susan Bowsher, Ashlyn Bowsher, and William Bowsher | lethal injection | |
| 12 | Donald Ray Wallace, Jr. | March 10, 2005 | Patrick, Teresa, Lisa and Gregory Gilligan | Mitch Daniels | lethal injection |
| 13 | William J. Benefiel, Jr. | April 21, 2005 | Delores Wells | lethal injection | |
| 14 | Gregory Scott Johnson | May 25, 2005 | Ruby Hutslar | lethal injection | |
| 15 | Kevin Aaron Conner | July 27, 2005 | Steven Wentland, Anthony Moore, and Bruce Voge | lethal injection | |
| 16 | Alan Lehman Matheney | September 28, 2005 | Ex-wife Lisa Bianco | lethal injection | |
| 17 | Marvin Bieghler | January 27, 2006 | Tommy Miller and Kimberly Jane Miller | lethal injection | |
| 18 | David Leon Woods | May 4, 2007 | Juan Placencia | lethal injection | |
| 19 | Michael Allen Lambert | June 15, 2007 | Officer Gregg Winters (Muncie PD) | lethal injection | |
| 20 | Matthew Wrinkles | December 11, 2009 | Debra Jean Wrinkles, Tony Fulkerson, and Natalie Fulkerson | lethal injection |
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