User:Dcheagle/Oklahoma Death


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This is a list of individuals executed by the U.S. state of Oklahoma before and after statehood. Before statehood individuals were executed in ether Indian or Oklahoma Territory's by hanging or firing squad. Following statehood in 1907 to 1966 individuals were executed by electrocution. Since reestablishing the death penalty in 1977 Lethal injection has been used as the primary method of execution. The first execution under the new law took place on September 10, 1990 when the state executed Charles Troy Coleman. Since 1908 the State of Oklahoma has executed a total of 190 individuals, 187 men and 3 women.

Individuals executed by the State of Oklahoma from 1908-1966
* Only one execution took place during Governor Lee Cruce's term, all the other death row inmates at the time were commuted to life imprisonment.

** Arthur Gooch was executed by the United States Federal Government. He was the first and only person ever executed under the federal Lindbergh kidnapping law

Individuals executed by the State of Oklahoma since 1976-present
A total of 111 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the State of Oklahoma since 1976. All were executed by lethal injection.