List of individuals executed in Delaware: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

A total of 13 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Delaware since 1976:

• Abdullah Tanzil Hameen (a.k.a. Cornelius Ferguson), d. 25 March 2001 by lethal injection for the murder of Troy Hodges.
• David F. Dawson, d. 26 April 2001 by lethal injection for the murder of Madeline Marie Kisner.
• Dwayne L. Weeks, d. 17 November 2000 by lethal injection for the murders of Gwendolyn Weeks and Craig Williams.
• Willie G. Sullivan, d. 24 September 1999 by lethal injection for the murder of Maurice Dodd.
• David J. Lawrie, d. 23 April 1999 by lethal injection for the murders of Michelle Lawrie, Fawn Lawrie, Tabitha Lawrie, and Charles Humbertson.
• James B. Clark, Jr., d. 19 April 1996 by lethal injection for the murders of Elizabeth Clark and James Clark, Sr.
• William H. Flamer, d. 30 January 1996 by lethal injection for the murders of Byard Smith and Alberta Smith.
• Billy Bailey, d. 25 January 1996 by hanging for the murders of Gilbert Lamberton and Clara Lamberton.
• Nelson Shelton, d. 17 March 1995 by lethal injection for the murder of Wilson Mannon, Jr.
• Andre S. Deputy, d. 23 June 1994 by lethal injection for the murders of Byard Smith and Alberta Smith.
• Kenneth W. DeShields, d. 31 August 1993 by lethal injection for the murder of Elizabeth Reed.
• James Allen Red Dog, d. 3 March 1993 by lethal injection for the murder of Hugh Pennington.
• Steven Brian Pennell, d. 14 March 1992 by lethal injection for the murders of Marleene Simms.

Sources

• Delaware Dept. of Corrections - History of the Death Penalty in Delaware