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List of people executed in Arkansas

List of people executed in Arkansas

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Arkansas since 1976, when the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in the United States.

31 people have been executed in Arkansas since 1976: 30 males and 1 female (Christina Marie Riggs). All but John Swindler (who was executed by electric chair) were executed by lethal injection. All were executed for the crime of murder.[1]

List of people executed in Arkansas since 1976

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  1. Swindler was also convicted in South Carolina for killing Gregory Becknell and Dorothy Rhodes
  2. The 16 victims were: Ronald Simmons Jr., Bersabe Simmons, Barbara Simmons, Loretta Simmons, Eddy Simmons, Marianne Simmons, Rebecca Simmons, William Simmons II, Renata Simmons, William Simmons III, Sheila McNulty, Dennis McNulty, Sylvia McNulty, Michael McNulty, Kathleen Kendrick, and James Chaffin.
  3. Ruiz and Von Denton also killed four other people in Louisiana and Oklahoma.
  4. Pruett also killed four other people in New Mexico, Mississippi and Colorado.
  5. The 5 victims were: Misty Erwin, Shelley Sorg, Sean Sorg, Taylor Sorg, and Samantha Rhodes.
  6. Jones also killed Regina Harrison and Lori Barrett in Florida.
  7. Williams was previously convicted of murdering Dominique Hurd and Jerrell Jenkins.

References

  1. [1]
    "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Parrish, Glenn. "Murders Still Fresh, Four Decades Later". Southwest Times Record.
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