List of people executed in New Mexico




A total of 103 executions have been recorded in New Mexico: four during the Spanish Colonial era (1598–1821), none during the Mexican era (1821–1846), 51 during the Territorial era (1846–1913), 20 by the U.S. Military during the Taos Rebellion (1847), 27 between 1913 and 1960, when the death penalty was removed except for the murder of a police officer, and one since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated; it remained until March 18, 2009, when Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill abolishing capital punishment into law after many struggles with the issues in previous weeks. [1] Following this repeal, Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White began a campaign to repeal the repeal by referendum.


Ninety-four of the executions were by hanging, seven by electrocution, one by the lethal gas, and one by lethal injection. Two of the hanged, "Black Jack" Ketchum in 1901 and Lucius Hightower in 1916, were accidentally decapitated by the noose due to their weight. The death sentences of five convicts were commuted by Governor Toney Anaya in 1986, on the eve of Thanksgiving.


The following is a list of the 28 executions carried out by the state of New Mexico since 1912.




























































































































































































#
 Executed person
 Date of execution
 Method
 Murder victim
 Under Governor
1
 Ivory Frazer
 April 25, 1913, 4:52 AM
Hanging
 A deputy sheriff (name unknown), Al Smithers
William C. McDonald
2
 Francisco Granado
 April 25, 1913, 4:52 AM
 William S. Clark
3
 Demecio Delgadillo
 May 16, 1913, 5:09 AM
 Soledad Zarrazino de Pino
4
 Francisco Alvarez
 June 9, 1916
 24 people in the raid led by Pancho Villa on Columbus, New Mexico
5
 Juan Sanchez
 June 9, 1916
6
 Taurino Garcia
 June 30, 1916
7
 Eusiero Renteria
 June 30, 1916
8
 Juan Castillo
 June 30, 1916
9
 Jose Rangel
 June 30, 1916
10
 Lucius Hightower
 November 13, 1916
 Mrs. Hightower
11
 Julian Romero
 April 11, 1918
 Maria Varela de Jaure
Washington E. Lindsey
12
 Elbert Blancett
 July 20, 1920
 Clyde D. Amour
Octaviano Larrazolo
13
 Eleuterio Corral
 January 20, 1922
 Ventura Bencomo
Merritt C. Mechem
14
 Rumaldo Losano
 January 20, 1922
 Ventura Bencomo
15
 Luis Medrano
 July 28, 1922
 Anton Coury
16
 Ysidero Miranda
 July 28, 1922
17
 Carlos Renteria
 July 28, 1922
18
 Steve Katonka
 October 20, 1922
 William Kelly, Sam Groy
19
 Franciso Vaisa
 April 6, 1923, 5:30 AM
 Anton Coury
James F. Hinkle
20
 Thomas Johnson
 July 21, 1933, 12:38 AM
Electrocution
 Angelina Jaramillo
Arthur Seligman
21
 Santiago Garduno
 July 21, 1933, 1:12 AM
 Filemon Martinez
22
 Pedro Talamante
 May 10, 1946, 12:10 AM
 Mrs. Talamante
John J. Dempsey
23
 Louis Young
 June 13, 1947, 12:07 AM
 Eloise Kennedy
Thomas J. Mabry
24
 Arthur Fay Johnson
 February 19, 1954, 12:09 AM
 William Cabrel
Edwin L. Mechem
25
 Frederick W. Heisler
 October 29, 1954, 12:15 AM
 John Gunnish
26
 James Larry Upton
 February 12, 1956, 12:09 AM
 Donald Dilley
John F. Simms
27
 David Cooper Nelson
 August 11, 1960, 12:20 AM
Lethal gas
 Ralph Henderson Rainey
John Burroughs
28
Terry D. Clark
 November 6, 2001, 7:10 PM
Lethal injection
 Dena Lynn Gore
Gary Johnson


See also



  • Capital punishment in New Mexico

  • Capital punishment in the United States









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