List of people executed in Idaho

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Idaho since capital punishment was resumed in 1976.

Three men have been executed for murder since the Gregg v. Georgia decision; all three were executed by lethal injection at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, east of Kuna.[1] Wells' execution in early 1994 was the first in the state in over 36 years, when Raymond Snowden was hanged in October 1957; the next was over 17 years later in November 2011.

List of people executed in Idaho since 1976

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor
1 Keith Eugene Wells White 31 M January 6, 1994 Ada Lethal injection John Justad and Brandi Rains Cecil Andrus
2 Paul Ezra Rhoades White 54 M November 18, 2011 Bonneville Stacy Baldwin, Nolan Haddon, and Susan Michelbacher Butch Otter
3 Richard Albert Leavitt White 53 M June 12, 2012 Bingham Danette Jean Elg

Demographics

Race
White 3 100%
Age
30–39 1 33%
40–49 0 0%
50–59 2 67%
Sex
Male 3 100%
Date of execution
1976–1979 0 0%
1980–1989 0 0%
1990–1999 1 33%
2000–2009 0 0%
2010–2019 2 67%
2020–2029 0 0%
Method
Lethal injection 3 100%
Governor (Party)
Cecil Andrus (D) 1 33%
John Evans (D) 0 0%
Phil Batt (R) 0 0%
Dirk Kempthorne (R) 0 0%
Jim Risch (R) 0 0%
Butch Otter (R) 2 67%
Brad Little (R) 0 0%
Total 3 100%

Prior executions

Previous executions in Idaho were by hanging, first by local authorities and from 1899 onward at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, east of downtown Boise.[2][3][4]

Name Race Age Date of execution County Crime Victim(s) Governor
James Ellington White 42 May 27, 1896 Ada Murder Charles Briggs, 55, white[5] William J. McConnell
Sid Larkins White 37 April 30, 1897 Bingham Murder Josie Hill, white[6][7] Frank Steunenberg
Herman St. Clair White 48 June 24, 1898 Boise Murder-Robbery John Decker, white[8]
Edward Rice White 43 November 30, 1901 Shoshone Murder-Robbery Matthew Mailley, 60, white[9][a] Frank W. Hunt
James Connors White 40 December 16, 1904 Bingham Murder Elbert Percey Sweet, 54, white (sheriff's deputy)[10] John T. Morrison
William H. Bond White 35 August 10, 1906 Ada Murder Charles Daly, white[11][12] Frank R. Gooding
Fred M. Seward White 28 May 7, 1909 Latah Murder Clara O'Neill, 22, white (girlfriend)[13]
Noah Arnold Black 28 December 19, 1924 Bonner Murder-Robbery William Crisp, white[14][b] Charles C. Moore
John Jurko White 41 July 9, 1926 Twin Falls Murder A. B. W. Vandenmark, 70, white[15]
Troy D. Powell White 21 April 13, 1951 Ada Murder-Robbery Newton W. Wilson, 65, white[16][17] Leonard B. Jordan
Ernest Lee Walrath White 20
Raymond Allen Snowden White 35 October 18, 1957 Ada Murder Cora Lucyle Dean, 48, white[18] Robert E. Smylie

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also suspected of murdering a Swede named Johnson.
  2. ↑ Denied murdering Crisp, but confessed to murdering five other people before his execution.

References

  1. ↑ "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Senate, United States Congress (1968). Hearings. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ↑ "Executions in Idaho - 1864-1957 - DeathPenaltyUSA, the database of executions in the United States". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jack Davis Is To Hang". The Spokesman-Review. December 22, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ James Ellington, 1896 May 27
  6. ↑ "Another Hanging". Spokane Daily Chronicle. April 30, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "The Law Vindicated". Blackfoot News. May 1, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Herman St. Clair, 1898 June 24
  9. ↑ Summary of the execution of Ed Rice
  10. ↑ Summary of the execution of James Connors
  11. ↑ Summary of the execution of William Bond
  12. ↑ "Paid The Penalty". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 10, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ Summary of the execution of Fred Seward
  14. ↑ Summary of the execution of Noah Arnold
  15. ↑ Summary of the execution of John Jurko
  16. ↑ Summary of the execution of Ernest Walrath, Troy Powell
  17. ↑ "Two Youths Are Hanged For $12 Robbery-Slaying". The Washington Star. April 13, 1951. p. 41. Retrieved June 7, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ↑ Summary of the execution of Raymond Snowden
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