Alabama inmates executed since death penalty reinstated

The Associated Press
3/13/03 9:04 PM


Condemned inmates executed in Alabama, and date of death, since the state restored its capital punishment law in the mid-1970s:

John Louis Evans III, April 22, 1983

Arthur L. Jones, March 20, 1986

Wayne Eugene Ritter, Aug. 28, 1987

Michael Lindsey, May 26, 1989

Horace Dunkins, July 14, 1989

Herbert Richardson, Aug. 18, 1989

Arthur J. Julius, Nov. 17, 1989

Wallace Norrell Thomas, July 13, 1990

Larry G. Heath, March 20, 1992

Cornelius Singleton, Nov. 20, 1992

Willie Clisby, April 28, 1995

Varnall Weeks, May 12, 1995

Edward Horsley, Feb. 16, 1996

Billy Wayne Waldrop, Jan. 10, 1997

Walter Hill, May 2, 1997

Henry Francis Hays, June 6, 1997

Steven Allen Thompson, May 8, 1998

Brian Keith Baldwin, June 18, 1999

Victor Kennedy, Aug. 6, 1999

David Ray Duren, Jan. 7, 2000

Freddie Lee Wright, March 3, 2000

Robert Lee Tarver Jr., April 14, 2000

Pernell Ford, June 2, 2000

Lynda Lyon Block, May 10, 2002

Anthony Keith Johnson, Dec. 12, 2002

Michael Eugene Thompson, March 13, 2003

Source: Alabama Department of Corrections

May they rest in peace !!

:( :(

Hello, I am new here to the site after having found my way here through Google.com search. John Louis Evans III was my friend for many years, after his incarceration on Alabama's deathrow, as well as his "partner", Wayne Ritter. Originally, my involvement with all of this started out as a term thesis for my criminal justice class. After having flown to Alabama to meet with John and to do a "term paper" on him, I found myself becoming quite involved and as it ended up, he and I became the very best of friends. In fact, I would have to say that he was one of the very best friends that I have ever had in my entire lifetime. We had accomplished so many things together to help make the system in the State of Alabama a much more "humane" one. I have so many stories to share which were quite humorous at the time, but now, I look back on them, with a deep sense of loss. I spent a great deal of time on Alabama's deathrow, back in the early 80's and I know a lot of the people you have listed in your post. They were more than just names to me ~ they were actual people with faces, hearts and minds. People that I sat with, during my visits there, to see John. I have so much more I would like to share with you all. If there is anyway at all, that I can ever offer any kind of support or if anyone should ever need a "friend" to communicate with that actually DOES understand what you might be going through, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am quite open to any discussion of any of my experiences and/or feelings on this issue. May God forgive our lack of understanding and acceptance.

Mwhitcalifornia

Mwhitcalifornia

Welcome to PTO and PLEASE post your experiences! You have a captive audience, and I would love to learn from what you've known and been through.