OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday set execution dates for 25 death-row inmates.
The inmates have exhausted their appeals and lengthy challenges to the state’s death-penalty protocols.
The first of the 25 is Oklahoma County killer James Allen Coddington, whose death date is Aug. 25. Coddington was sentenced to die for the 1997 killing of Albert Hale.
Another Oklahoma County killer, Richard Eugene Glossip, is set to die Sept. 22. Glossip was twice sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City hotel where Glossip worked as a resident manager.
Rogers County killer Benjamin Robert Cole is scheduled for an Oct. 20 execution for the 2002 murder of his 9-month-old daughter, Brianna Cole.
Oklahoma County killer Richard Fairchild is set to die Nov. 17 for the 1993 beating death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son, Adam Broomhall, in Del City.
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Tulsa County killer John Fitzgerald Hanson is to be executed Dec. 15 for the 1999 murder of retired Tulsa banker Mary Bowles.
Creek County killer Scott James Eizember is set to die Jan. 12. He was convicted in 2005 of murdering A.J. and Patsy Cantrell in their Depew home. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison for the death of Patsy Cantrell and to death for the murder of A.J. Cantrell.
“The earliest of these murders was committed in 1993, and the most recent was in 2003,” said Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor. “The family members of these loved ones have waited decades for justice.
“They are courageous and inspiring in their continued expression of love for the ones they lost. My office stands beside them as they take this next step in the journey that the murderers forced upon them.”
After announcing those execution dates, the court then set execution dates for another 19 death-row inmates. In order of their execution dates, they are:
Jemaine Monteil Cannon, March 9, 2023. Sentenced for the 1995 stabbing death of Sharonda White Clark in Tulsa County.
Anthony Castillo Sanchez, April 6. Sentenced for the 2006 murder of Juli Buskin in Cleveland County.
Phillip Dean Hancock, May 4. Sentenced for the 2001 shooting of Robert Jett and James Lynch in Oklahoma County.
James Chandler Ryder, June 1. Sentenced for the 1999 murder of Daisy and Sam Hallum in Pittsburg County.
Michael Dewayne Smith, July 6, 2023. Sentenced for the 2002 murders of Sarath Pulluru and Janet Moore in Oklahoma County.
Wade Greely Lay, Aug. 3, 2023. Sentenced for the 2004 killing of bank security guard Kenneth Anderson in Tulsa.
Richard Norman Rojem, Oct. 5, 2023. Sentenced for the 1984 rape and murder of his 7-year-old stepdaughter, Layla Dawn Cummings, in Washita County.
Emmanuel Littlejohn, Nov. 2, 2023. Sentenced for the 1992 death of Kenneth Meers in Oklahoma County.
Kevin Ray Underwood, Dec. 7, 2023. Sentenced for the 2006 murder of Jamie Rose Bolin in Cleveland County.
Wendell Arden Grissom, Jan. 11, 2024. Sentenced for the 2005 shooting death of Amber Matthews in Blaine County.
Tremane Wood, Feb. 8, 2024. Sentenced for the 2001 death of Ronnie Wipf in Oklahoma County.
Kendrick Antonio Simpson, March 7, 2024. Sentenced for the 2006 murders of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones in Oklahoma County.
Raymond Eugene Johnson, May 2, 2024. Sentenced for the 2007 murders of Brooke Whitaker and her 7-month-old daughter, Kya, in Tulsa County.
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, June 6, 2024. Sentenced for the 2003 shooting of Olimpia Cardina Fisher in Oklahoma County.
James Dwight Pavatt, July 11, 2024. Sentenced for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew in Oklahoma County.
Clarence Rozell Goode Jr., Aug. 8, 2024. Sentenced for the 2005 deaths of Tara Burchett-Thompson, her daughter, Kayla, and Mitch Thompson in Tulsa County.
Ronson Kyle Bush, Sept. 5, 2024. Sentenced for the 2008 death of William Harrington in Grady County.
Alfred Brian Mitchell, Oct. 3, 2024. Sentenced for the 1991 murder of Tulsan Elaine Scott in Oklahoma County.
Marlon Deon Harmon, Dec. 5, 2024. Sentenced for the 2004 death of Kamal Choudhury in Oklahoma County.
The death penalty is carried out by lethal injection at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Correction: This story originally included an incorrect last name for Marlon Deon Harmon. The story has been corrected.
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Richard Rojem
Name: Richard Rojem Jr.
Birthdate: 12/19/1957
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Washington
Conviction date: 07/15/1985
On death row since: 07/15/1985. He has exhausted his court appeals. His execution is set for June 27.
Kendrick Simpson
Name: Kendrick Simpson
Birthdate: 10/02/1980
Offense: First-degree murder, two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/26/2007
On death row since: 11/5/2007.
Emmanuel Littlejohn
Name: Emmanuel Littlejohn
Birthdate: 11/09/1971
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 11/23/1994
On death row since: 11/30/1994. He has exhausted his court appeals.
Kevin Underwood
Name: Kevin Underwood
Birthdate: 12/19/1979
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Cleveland
Conviction date: 04/03/2008
On death row since: 04/07/2008.
Wendell Grissom
Name: Wendell Grissom
Birthdate: 10/11/1968
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Blaine
Conviction date: 06/17/2008
On death row since: 06/30/2008.
Termane Wood
Name: Termane Wood
Birthdate: 10/09/1979
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 05/07/2004
On death row since: 05/17/2004. He has exhausted his appeals.
James Ryder
Name: James Ryder
Birthdate: 03/30/1962
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Pittsburg
Conviction date: 06/21/2000
On death row since: 6/23/2000. He has exhausted his court appeals. A stay has been granted in his execution.
John Fitzgerald Hanson
Name: John Fitzgerald Hanson
Offense: First-degree murder
County convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 05/23/2001, 01/24/2006
On death row since: 2002. He has exhausted his court appeals and has an execution date set for Dec. 15, 2022. Because he remains in federal custody, and the current administration has established a moratorium on the death penalty, the Bureau of Prisons has said it will not release Hanson to the state for execution.
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Richard Glossip
Name: Richard Glossip
Birthdate: 02/09/1953
Offense: First-degree murder, two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 06/01/1998, 08/27/2004
On death row since: 08/31/1998. He has exhausted his court appeals and has had his execution date moved multiple times to allow time for the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to address pending legal proceedings. Glossip was set to be executed May 18, 2023, before a Supreme Court stay was put in place.
Alfred Mitchell
Name: Alfred Mitchell
Birthdate: 12/23/1972
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 07/10/1992
On death row since: 7/15/1992. Click here to read more. He has exhausted his court appeals. His execution is set for Oct. 3, 2024.
Marlon Harmon
Name: Marlon Harmon
Birthdate: 07/12/1980
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 07/02/2008
On death row since: 07/14/2008. Click here to read more. He has exhausted his court appeals. His execution is set for Dec. 5, 2024.
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Name: Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Birthdate: 10/04/1955
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 08/15/2007
On death row since: 8/20/2007. He has exhausted his court appeals. His execution is set for June 6, 2024.
Clarence Goode Jr.
Name: Clarence Goode Jr.
Birthdate: 04/22/1976
Offense: First-degree murder, three death sentences
County Convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 12/10/2007
On death row since: 1/14/2008. He has exhausted his appeals. His execution is set for June 6, 2024.
James Pavatt
Name: James Pavatt
Birthdate: 11/10/1953
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/21/2003
Death row rulings: Put on death row in 2003, Pavatt had his death sentence overturned in 2017. A federal court overturned that ruling, reinstating Pavatt's death sentence on June 27, 2019. His appeals have been exhausted. His execution is set for July 11, 2024.
Raymond E. Johnson
Name: Raymond Johnson
Birthdate: 03/25/1974
Offense: First-degree murder, two death sentences
County Convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 07/28/2009
On death row since: 08/10/2009. His execution is set for May 2, 2024.
Ricky Malone
Name: Ricky Malone
Birthdate: 06/10/1974
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Comanche
Conviction date: 06/16/2005
On death row since: 06/20/2005. SCOTUS denied certiorari 10/7/2019.
Ronson Bush
Name: Ronson Bush
Birthdate: 05/15/1977
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Grady
Conviction date: 10/29/2009
On death row since: 11/13/2009. Click here to read more. His execution is set for Sept. 5, 2024.
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