List of people executed in South Carolina


The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of South Carolina since 1985.
There have been a total of 43 executions in South Carolina since 1985. All of the people executed were convicted of murder. Of the 43 people executed, 36 were executed via lethal injection and 7 via electrocution.
#NameRaceAgeSexDate of
Execution		Method of
Execution		VictimGovernor
1Joseph Carl ShawWhite29M11 January 1985ElectrocutionTommy Taylor and Carlotta HartnessRichard Riley
2James Terry RoachWhite25M10 January 1986ElectrocutionTommy Taylor and Carlotta HartnessRichard Riley
3Ronald Rusty WoomerWhite35M27 April 1990ElectrocutionDella Louis SellersCarroll Campbell
4Donald Henry GaskinsWhite58M6 September 1991ElectrocutionRudolph TynerCarroll Campbell
5Sylvester Lewis AdamsBlack39M18 August 1995Lethal injectionBryan ChambersDavid Beasley
6Robert SouthWhite51M31 May 1996Lethal injectionDaniel Wayne CogburnDavid Beasley
7Fred H. Kornahrens IIIWhite47M19 July 1996Lethal injectionPatti Jo Kornahrens, Jason Avant, and Harry WilkersonDavid Beasley
8Michael TorrenceWhite35M6 September 1996Lethal injectionDennis Lollis, Charles Bush, and Cynthia WilliamsDavid Beasley
9Larry Gene BellWhite47M4 October 1996ElectrocutionSharon "Shari" Faye Smith and Debra May HelmickDavid Beasley
10Doyle Cecil LucasWhite41M15 November 1996Lethal injectionBill Reyfield and Evelyn ReyfieldDavid Beasley
11Frank Middleton, Jr.Black33M22 November 1996Shirley Mae Mack and Janell M. Garner-David Beasley
12Michael Eugene ElkinsWhite41M13 June 1997Patricia Whitt-David Beasley
13Earl Matthews, Jr.Black32M7 November 1997Lucia Aimar-David Beasley
14John D. ArnoldWhite43M6 March 1998Betty Gardner-David Beasley
15John H. PlathWhite43M10 July 1998Betty Gardner-David Beasley
16Sammy RobertsWhite40M25 September 1998Bill Spain, Kenneth Krause, and Louis Cakley-David Beasley
17Larry GilbertBlack43M4 December 1998Ralph Stoudemire-David Beasley
18J.D. GleatonBlack53M---David Beasley
19Louis Joe Truesdale, Jr.Black40M11 December 1998Rebecca Ann Eudy-David Beasley
20Andrew Lavern SmithBlack38M18 December 1998Christy Johnson and Corrie Johnson-David Beasley
21Ronnie HowardBlack40M8 January 1999Chinh Thi Nguyen Le-David Beasley
22Joseph Ernest AtkinsWhite51M22 January 1999Karen Patterson and Benjamin F. AtkinsJim Hodges-
23Leroy Joseph DraytonBlack44M12 November 1999Rhonda Darlene SmithJim Hodges-
24David RochevilleWhite31M3 December 1999James Todd GreenJim Hodges-
25Kevin Dean YoungBlack32M3 November 2000Dennis Ray HeplerJim Hodges-
26Richard Charles JohnsonWhite39M3 May 2002C. Daniel Swanson and South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Bruce Kenneth SmallsJim Hodges-
27Anthony GreenBlack37M23 August 2002Susan BabichJim Hodges-
28Michael Joseph PassaroWhite40M13 September 2002Maggie PassaroJim Hodges-
29David Clayton HillWhite39M19 March 2004Spencer GuerryMark Sanford-
30Jerry Bridwell McWeeWhite51M16 April 2004John PerryMark Sanford-
31Jason Scott ByramWhite38M23 April 2004Julie JohnsonMark Sanford-
32James Neil TuckerWhite47M28 May 2004ElectrocutionMark SanfordRosa Lee Dolly Oakley and Shannon Mellon
33Richard LongworthWhite36M15 April 2005Lethal injectionMark SanfordAlex Hopps and James Todd Green
34Hastings Arthur WiseBlack51M4 November 2005Lethal injectionMark SanfordCharles Griffeth, David Moore, Leonard Filyaw, and Sheryl Wood
35Shawn Paul HumphriesWhite33M2 December 2005Lethal injectionMark SanfordDickie Smith
36William Ernest Downs, Jr.White39M14 July 2006Lethal injectionMark SanfordKeenan O’Mailia
37Calvin Alphonso ShulerBlack40M22 June 2007Lethal injectionMark SanfordJames Brooks
38David Mark HillWhite48M6 June 2008Lethal injectionMark SanfordJames Riddle, Josie Curry, and Michael Gregory
39James Earl ReedBlack49M20 June 2008ElectrocutionMark SanfordBarbara Lafayette and Joseph Lafayette
40Joseph GardnerBlack38M5 December 2008Lethal injectionMark SanfordMissi McLauchlin
41Luke A. WilliamsWhite56M20 February 2009Lethal injectionMark SanfordLinda Williams and Shaun Williams
42Thomas Treshawn IveyBlack34M8 May 2009Lethal injectionMark SanfordRobert Montgomery and Sgt. Tommy Harrison
43Jeffrey Brian MottsWhite36M6 May 2011Lethal injectionCharles Douglas MartinNikki Haley