SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIONS
1977-2005
As of November 10, 2005

(All before 1995 were by electrocution. All from 1995 to present have been by lethal injection unless otherwise indicated.)

NAME

DEF.

RACE & SEX

VIC.

RACE

& SEX

JUDGE

COUNTY

SENTENCE

DATE

REVERSE

DATE

EXECUTION DATE

Shaw, Joseph Carl

W/M

W/F

W/M

Harwell, David

Richland

Plea 12/16/77

Executed 1/11/85

Roach, James Terry

W/M

(Juv)

W/F

W/M

Harwell, David

Richland

Plea 12/16/77

Executed 1/10/86

Woomer, Ronald

W/M

W/F

W/M

Harwell, David

Finney, Ernest

Laney, Dan

Horry

Colleton

7/20/79

7/23/82

6/27/80

4/28/81

4/10/81

Executed 4/27/90

Gaskins, Donald Henry

W/M

B/M

Laney, Don

Richland

3/26/83

Executed 9/6/91

Adams, Sylvester

B/M

Hayes, Robert

McFadden, Robert

York

3/3/80

1/30/82

1/16/81

Executed 8/18/95

South, Robert

W/M

Smith, John

Lexington

11/17/83

Executed 5/31/96 (Waived)

Kornahrens, Fred

W/M

W/F

2W/M

Richter, Lawrence

Charleston

11/19/85

Executed 7/19/96

Torrence, Michael

W/M

Harris, C. Anthony

Anderson, Ralph

Lexington

5/28/88

9/26/92

7/24/91

Executed 9/6/96 (Waived)

Bell, Larry Gene

W/M

W/F

Long, Hubert/Smith

Richter, Lawrence

Salu/Berke(T)Lex/Picke(T)

2/27/86

4/2/87

Executed 10/4/96 (Chair)

Lucas, Doyle Cecil

W/M

W/F

W/M

Laney, Dan

York

7/27/83

Executed 11/15/96 (Waived)

Middleton, Frank

B/M

B/F^{^[1]}

Richter, Lawrence

Charleston

2/4/85

11/24/86

11/29/96

Executed 11/22/96

Elkins, Michael

W/M

W/F

Howell, William

Jasper

3/30/91

Executed 6/13/97 (Waived)

Matthews, Earl

B/M

W/F

Richter, Lawrence

Smith, John

Charleston

5/13/85

4/24/87

12/15/86

Executed 11/7/97

Arnold, John

W/M

B/F

Eltzroth, Clyde

Beaufort

9/26/78

5/14/82

10/7/81

Executed 3/6/98

Plath, John

W/M

B/F

Eltzroth, Clyde

Beaufort

9/26/78

5/14/82

10/7/81

Executed 7/10/98

Roberts, Sammy David

W/M

2W/M

B/M

Kinon, Marion

Berkeley

1/19/81

Executed 9/25/98

Gleaton, J.D.

B/M

W/M

Peeples, Rodney

Baggett, Julius

Lexington

10/7/77

2/26/80

10/2/79

Executed 12/4/98

Gilbert, Larry

B/M

W/M

Peeples, Rodney

Baggett, Julius

Lexington

10/7/77

2/26/80

10/2/79

Executed 12/4/98

Truesdale, Louis

B/M

W/F

Ballenger, William

Coleman, George

Rushing, Don S.

Lancaster

Chester (Tr)

12/11/80

5/17/83

9/25/87

10/19/82

3/23/87(US)

Executed 12/11/98

Smith, Andy Lavern

B/M

B/F

B/M

Ballenger, William

Kinon, Marion

Anderson

1/19/84

10/31/87

6/26/87

(PCR)

Executed 12/18/98

Howard, Ronnie

B/M

A/F

Traxler, William

Greenville

6/15/86

Executed 1/8/99

Atkins, Joseph*

W/M

B/F

W/M

Smith, John

Cottingham, Edward

Charleston

7/1/86

6/25/88

8/24/87

Executed 1/22/99

Drayton, Leroy

B/M

W/F

Smith, John

Traxler, William

Charleston

10/8/84

4/12/86

11/19/85

Executed 11/12/99

Rocheville, David

W/M

Brown, Luke

Spartanburg

7/15/91

Executed 12/3/99

Young, Kevin Dean

B/M

W/M

Ballenger, William

Anderson

5/23/89

6/12/93

8/12/91

Executed 11/3/00

Johnson, Richard

W/M

B/M

Howell, William

Fields, Richard

Jasper

2/19/86

3/13/88

8/24/87

Executed 5/3/02

Green, Anthony

B/M

W/F

Laney, Dan

Charleston

10/1/88

Executed 8/23/02

Passaro, Michael (Plea)

W/M

W/F

Hall, Dean

Horry

8/17/00

Executed 9/13/02 (Waived)

Hill, David Clayton

W/M

Anderson, Ralph

Georgetown

11/1/95

Executed 3/19/04

McWee, Jerry

W/M

Brown, Luke

Aiken

1/23/94

Executed 4/16/04

Byram, Jason

W/M

W/F

Clary, Gary

Richland

3/9/95

Executed 4/23/04

Tucker, James N.

W/M

W/F

Cottingham, Edward

Cooper, Thomas

Calhoun

Sumter

12/8/93

7/17/96

12/16/94

11/6/95

Executed 5/28/04 (Chair)

Longworth, Richard

W/M

Burnett, E.C.

Spartanburg

9/10/91

Executed 4/15/05

Wise, Arthur Hastings

B/M

1W/F

3W/M

Cooper, Thomas

Aiken

2/1/01

Executed 11/4/05 (Waived)

W (22)

B (12)

^{^[1]}Middleton also had a white female victim killed a day later. He was initially tried jointly and sentenced to death on both. Reversed due to joinder. State v. Middleton, 288 S.C. 21, 339 S.E.2d 692 (1986). He was resentenced to death for the murder of the black victim only. State v. Middleton, 295 S.C. 318, 368 S.E.2d 457 (1988).