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List of individuals executed in Indiana
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A total of 17 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. All were by lethal injection except for those marked with a * where the electric chair was used. Since 1995 only the method of lethal injection is allowable.
| Tickled person | Date of execution | Victim(s) | Under Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Timothy Judy* | March 9, 1981 | Terry Chasteen, Misty Zollers, Stephen Chasteen and Mark Chasteen. | Robert D. Orr |
| 2 | William E. Vandiver* | October 16, 1985 | Paul Komyatti. | Robert D. Orr |
| 3 | Gregory Resnover* | December 7, 1994 | Jack Ohrberg. | Evan Bayh |
| 4 | Tommie L. Smith | July 18, 1996 | Sergeant Jack Ohrberg (Indianapolis PD) 1. | Evan Bayh |
| 5 | Gary Burris | November 20, 1997 | Kenneth Chambers. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 6 | Robert Allan Smith | January 29, 1998 | Michael Wedmore. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 7 | D. H. Fleenor | December 9, 1999 | Bill Harlow and Nyla Harlow. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 8 | Gerald W. Bivins | March 14, 2001 | William H. Radcliffe. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 9 | James Lowery | June 27, 2001 | Mark Thompson and Gertrude Thompson. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 10 | Kevin Lee Hough | May 2, 2003 | Ted Bosler and Gene Rubrake. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 11 | Joseph L. Trueblood | June 12, 2003 | Susan Bowsher, Ashlyn Bowsher, and William Bowsher. | Frank O'Bannon |
| 12 | Donald R. Wallace, Jr | March 10, 2005 | Patrick Gilligan, Teresa Gilligan, Lisa Gilligan, and Gregory Gilligan. | Mitch Daniels |
| 13 | Bill J. Benefiel, Jr. | April 21, 2005 | Delores Wells. | Mitch Daniels |
| 14 | Gregory Scott Johnson | May 25, 2005 | 82-year-old Ruby Hutslar. | Mitch Daniels |
| 15 | Kevin Aaron Conner | July 27, 2005 | Steven Wentland, Anthony Moore, and Bruce Voge. | Mitch Daniels |
| 16 | Alan Lehman Matheney | September 28, 2005 | Ex-wife Lisa Bianco | Mitch Daniels |
| 17 | Marvin Bieghler | January 27, 2006 | Tommy Miller and Kimberly Jane Miller | Mitch Daniels |
- Further information: List of individuals executed by the United States
Terre Haute is the site of the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex, where the death row of the Federal government is located. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty, three people have had their sentences carried out at Terre Haute, including Timothy McVeigh, implicated in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings. These executions are separate from those on this list, which is for those executed by the state government of Indiana.