6 individuals have been executed in the state of Tennessee, United States since 2000, the year of Tennessee's first execution since capital punishment was found legal in Gregg v. Georgia.
| Executed person | Date of execution | Method | Murder victim(s) | Under Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Glen Coe | 19 April 2000 | lethal injection | Cary Ann Medlin | Don Sundquist |
| 2 | Sedley Alley | 28 June 2006 | lethal injection | Suzanne Marie Collins | Phil Bredesen |
| 3 | Philip Workman | 9 May 2007 | lethal injection | Ronald Oliver | Phil Bredesen |
| 4 | Daryl Holton | 12 September 2007 | electrocution | Stephen Holton, Brent Holton, Eric Holton, Kayla Holton | Phil Bredesen |
| 5 | Steve Henley | 4 February 2009 | lethal injection | Fred and Edna Stafford | Phil Bredesen |
| 6 | Cecil Johnson | 2 December 2009 | lethal injection | Bobby Bell Jr., James Moore, Charles House | Phil Bredesen |
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“Shea—they call him Scholar Jack—
Went down the list of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens,
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“Shea—they call him Scholar Jack—
Went down the list of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens,
Carpenters, coal-passers—all.”
—Joseph I. C. Clarke (1846–1925)
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