Kidnapped and murdered Vernita Wheat, 9, May 29, 1984, in Waukegan. The murders were the first of six Stewart committed within a week in Rockford and Beloit, Wis., during robberies. Murder of his wife and five children at their home. The other three men were arrested, but only Carty was prosecuted for. George Ryan cleared death row in January 2003. Pollard has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Shot Joseph O`Berto, 86, to death during a robbery Feb. 19, 1984, in La Salle County. Merritt was convicted of torturing and murdering his business partner, Joseph McStay, Joseph's wife Summer, and their two young sons. 13) Dennis Emerson, 38. Stabbed two people Aug. 13, 1979, inside a South Side lounge during a robbery, then set fire to the building, killing one of the stabbing victims, Delinda Byrd, 22. 37) John Whitehead, 40. Party to the shooting of gas station clerk Kriss Lee Keeran. 75) Andrew Kokoraleis, 27. Albanese wanted to inherit his relatives` money and take over the family business. He became enraged when he heard his brother, future brother-in-law, and two of his brother's friends talking about him. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Oklahoma death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. The undercover agent and Zeman eventually agreed on a price of $10,000 for the murder of Moore, the agent said. Times Staff Writers. Murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and library patron Henry Lee Turner. Ex-inmate sues Daley and Burge. 49) Dino Titone, 30. Initially sentenced to death for three murders, but the death sentences for the first two murders were later changed to life sentences. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Kentucky death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. George Ryan on Friday pardoned four death row inmates who say they were tortured into confessing, and today will . Kidnapped, murdered and mutilated Linda Sutton, 26, of the West Side, on May 23, 1981. Prosecutors said the victims were killed regardless of whether the ransoms were paid. Lisa Ann Coleman, left, and Wendi Andriano, right, are two notable women who have served on death row. Murdered five women between September 2002 and April 2003. Browse 3,137 death row inmate photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. List View. Capital punishment in Illinois was abolished in 2011. RM2D49CW4 - Exonerated death row inmate Albert Ronnie Burrell (L) walks with death penalty activist Roberto Ramerez as they carry a letter to Illinois Governor George Ryan asking that he commute the sentences of all Illinois death row inmates to life without parole, in Chicago, December 16, 2002. Until the 2011 abolition of the death penalty in Illinois, the prison housed male death row inmates, but had no execution chamber. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman). Following the murders, he fled the state, leaving behind a list of five other intended targets, including. Additionally suspected of a murder in 1994, but never charged. This story contains corrected material.The name of Lloyd Wickliffe was misspelled in the published story. Upset that a bartender at a North Side tavern had accused him of stealing marijuana, he shot and killed tavern manager James Cobb, 59, and bar patron Judy Webster, 45, on Oct. 2, 1984. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in Illinois at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Raped and stabbed Elizabeth Launer, 15, of Arlington Heights July 31, 1982, after she refused to have sex with him following a party. Following the names in parenthesis are the year of arrest and year of exoneration. 1 in the line of 84 inmates on Illinois` Death Row. Their remains were found in November 2013 and Merritt was charged in November 2014. This is a list of people executed in Illinois. He was given an additional life sentence for killing the unborn child of one of the victims, Murdered and dismembered Hungarian couple, Frank Griga and his girlfriend Krisztina Furton, during an. 7: June 6, 2006 Paul Runge, for raping, killing and setting on fire a mother and her 10-year-old daughter. The family went missing in February 2010, in a case that attracted national attention. Smith, a gang member, had recognized Smith, who had subdued his gang`s leader in a 1970s scuffle at the Joliet state prison. Stabbing murders of Heather Greaves, her sister Lisa and her daughter Avery at their home in, Eichinger is also serving a life sentence for the murder of Jennifer Still, who was murdered under similar circumstances at her house in. Murdered his ex-wife, Susan Newman, 37, of Eldorado, and his estranged wife, Mary Sue Leger, 39, of Ridgway, Sept. 4, 1987. Upset because he thought his girlfriend, Jacqueline Simmons, of Aurora, was ''messing around'' with other men, he beat her to death with a baseball bat Jan. 9, 1985. Murdered a woman and attempted to murder her friend. Due to the high number of North Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Killed his estranged wife Judy Robird Smith and her two sons, Chad and Jason Burnett. Marlow sexually assaulted two of their victims. 4) Kenneth Allen, 48. Last week, Zeman mailed a $1,000 money order to a Joliet post office box as a . 1 of 12. Abduction and murder of 25-year-old Joana Rodriguez to steal her newborn son. The restaurant managers, Theresa Blosl and Charles Ervin, died; Foshee survived. Fatally stabbed fellow Pontiac inmate Thomas Riley Oct. 7, 1984, in a gang dispute. Drugged, raped and strangled four women between 1977 and 1994. Rita Bixby, Steven's mother, was given two life sentences, while his father, Arthur Bixby, was found. Fatally shot Oliver Ridgell, 42, in his car May 20, 1984, on the South Side after Ridgell refused to light Howard`s cigarette. 15: March 3, 2010 Edward Tenney, for killing a 24-year-old Aurora man during a robbery. Gov. 76) Clarence Hayes, 38. Strangled six sex workers, including a male crossdresser, then had anal sex with their corpses. Following the names in parenthesis are the year of arrest and year of exoneration. Wood is also a suspect in the disappearances of three other young girls and women. 65) Jimmie Tye, 33. Kidnapped and strangled 5-year-old Alexandra Flores. Eduardo Navarro, an accomplice, was 15 at the time of the crimes but was, Robbed and murdered his elderly neighbors in, Murdered his ex-wife's sister, her husband and four of their children in. Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation on March 9, 2011, to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. Shot and killed William Dulin, 88, a Sheldon farmer, Nov. 6, 1988, after Dulin refused to sign a check to provide money for a drug deal. Convicted of the contract murder of Carl Gibson, 38, on the Chicago Skyway June 21, 1984. He was given six death sentences for each murder. Shot two men, with one of the victims also being strangled and bound. Due to the high number of federal death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Routier's case has attracted the attention of. Both men were undocumented Mexican citizens. Murphy was the last member of the Texas Seven to be brought to trial, convicted, and sentenced to death. Stabbed and shot elderly woman Eva Olesen during a burglary of her. Benson is serving 135 years imprisonment for two unrelated sexual assaults, and police believe he might be responsible for further crimes. Murder by arson of the two children of his girlfriend, 8-year-old Alyssa and 5-year-old Caleb Lynch. 91) Jerry Ward, 34. Fatally shot Elgin Evans, 25, of Chicago Heights on Feb. 6, 1980, in revenge for a robbery. For his last meal . Shot and killed Chicago police officers William Bosak, 33, and Roger Van Schaik, 31, March 3, 1979, in retaliation for police confiscating weapons from his home three months earlier. Capital punishment in Illinois; Capital punishment in the United States; Notes Former Illinois Death-Row Prisoner Marilyn Mulero, Framed by Disgraced Chicago Detective, Exonerated After 29 Years. PHOTOS: Women on death row. Due to the high number of Arizona death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. Together with three accomplices, killed three prostitutes and three drug dealers at his. New We're tracking how many execution drugs Texas has in stock. March 9, 2011. 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McFadden also committed another fatal shooting in 2002. The body of a different man was also found on McKnight's property in 2000. Racially motivated crime spree in April 2000, in. He has denied responsibility for the crimes and has repeatedly attempted to have his sentence overturned, but so far has been unsuccessful. 16) Derrick King, 33. Fatally shot his former girlfriend, Donna Rucks, 42; her daughter, Carla Williams, 23; and Rucks` sister, Adrienne Parham, 45; Dec. 2, 1985, on the South Side. 15. Murdered his girlfriend and her family in their home. Axing and stabbing of Douglas and Peggy Ryen, their daughter Jessica, and their son Joshua's friend Christopher Hughes. Another companion, Bruce Nixon, was sentenced to 45 years after testifying against Cole and leading police to the couple's bodies. Of those, 20 have been exonerated - an extraordinarily high rate of 6.7%. Richard Glossip has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of his former boss, Barry Van Treese. 8-year-old Joshua had his throat cut but survived the attack. Strong was already serving a life sentence for murdering a physician when he was sentenced to death. The fire caused at least $1.2 billion in damages. Sexual assault and murder of 55-year-old realtor Marjorie Deeble, the mother of his girlfriend, at her home in. Broke into a Mattoon apartment June 7, 1983, and slashed to death Carol Specht, 44. 35) Ulece Montgomery, 33. Fatal beating and arson deaths of his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker, and her 7-month-old daughter, Kya. Rape and murder of 31-year-old Miguela Burhans in her. Sutton was the first of as many as 17 Chicago area women believed abducted, killed and mutilated in 1981 and 1982 by a gang of young men that included Spreitzer. Clubbed to death Jo Ellen Pueschel, 30, and her husband, Dean, 26, during a robbery Aug. 29, 1983, in the couple`s Rogers Park home. In 1994, he was declared mentally disabled. None, however, has had his death sentence replaced, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Kidnapped and helped bury elderly couple Carol and James "Reggie" Sumner (Her former neighbors in South Carolina) alive. 52) Ronald Barrow, 31. 66) Larry Scott, 35. Raped and murdered Waukegan nurse Merlinda Entrata, 33, Aug. 10, 1977, to prevent her from testifying that he had raped her four months earlier. A full list is externally linked: Due to the high number of Texas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages or part of a criminal enterprise with a separate Wikipedia page are listed in this article.