WHO IS CURRENTLY ON THE FEDERAL DEATH ROW IN THE U.S.A [NEWS AS OF 23 APRIL 2013]

            As I never forget the Boston Marathon Bombings on 15 April 2013, I will mention who is currently on the American Federal Death Row, I do hope Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will go this Death Row soon if he is found guilty. He will join the Eight Executed Terrorists one day soon.

Dzhokhar Anzorovich Tsarnaev

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Who's on federal death row?

11:54 a.m.April 23, 2013

The United States Penitentiary in Terra Haute, Ind, where inmates sentenced to die in federal courts are housed and executed. Associated Press

The federal death penalty, overturned in 1972, was reinstated in 1988. Since then, 69 defendants have been sentenced to death and three have been executed, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber and Juan Raul Garza, a drug trafficker convicted in the murders of three rivals, the two executed a week apart in 2001; and Louis Jones Jr., who raped and murdered his estranged wife, put to death in in 2003. (Seven others were removed from death row.)

The 59 men and women on federal death row

Johnson, Corey, VA, 1993 Sentenced to death for his participation in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Richard Tipton & James H. Roane, Jr.)

Roane, Jr., James H., VA, 1993 Richmond gang member who participated in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Corey Johnson & Richard Tipton)

Tipton, Richard, VA, 1993 Richmond gang member convicted for his role in a series of drug-related murders. (Co-defendant with Corey Johnson & James H. Roane, Jr.)

Webster, Bruce, TX, 1996 Charged with the abduction, sexual assault, and beating death of a 16-year-old female. (Co-defendant with Orlando Hall)

Battle, Anthony, GA, 1997 Sentenced to death for the murder of a prison guard.

Paul, Jeffrey Williams, AR, 1997 Robbed and murdered a retired National Park employee on federal land.

Allen, Billy Jerome, MO, 1998 Fatally shot a bank guard during a robbery in St. Louis. 
(Co-defendant with Norris Holder)

Barnette, Marcivicci Aquilia, NC, 1998 Killed his ex-girlfriend and another man in a carjacking.
Hammer, David Paul] PA 1998 Killed a fellow inmate in a federal prison in Penn.

Holder, Norris , MO, 1998 Shot and killed a bank guard during a robbery in St. Louis. (Co-defendant with Billie Jerome Allen)

Purkey, Wesley, MO, 1998 Sentenced to death for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a Kansas City teen.

Bernard, Brandon, TX, 2000 Convicted at the age of 18 for carjacking and murdering a couple visting Texas. (Co-defendant with Christopher Vialva)

Higgs, Dustin, MD, 2000 Murdered three women after arguing with one of them in his apartment.
Ortiz, Arboleda, MO, 2000 Participated in the murder of a drug dealer. (Co-defendant with German Sinistera, who died on death row)

Vialva, Christopher, TX, 2000 Took part in the murder of a couple visiting Texas; Was 19-years-old at the time of his arrest. (Co-defendant with Brandon Bernard)

Jackson, Richard Allen, NC, 2001 Convicted of use of a firearm on federal property (Bend Creek Recreation Area) during a felony resulting in the death of the victim.

LeCroy, Jr., William, GA, 2001 Sentenced to death for the carjacking and murder of a North Georgia woman.

Gabrion, Marvin, MI, 2002 Sentenced to death for a 1997 murder in Michigan's Manistee National Forest. Death sentence overturned by 6th Circuit (Aug. 3, 2011); panel overruled by en banc 6th Cir. (Nov. 2011).

Lee, Danny, AR, 2002 Carried out the triple murder of a gun dealer and his family.

Nelson, Keith D., MO, 2002 Convicted of kidnapping a girl from her home in Kansas and murdering her.

Robinson, Julius, TX, 2002 Killed two men in drug-related incidents in Ft. Worth.

Brown, Meier Jason, GA, 2003 Convicted of murdering a 48-year-old postal worker.

Mitchell, Lezmond, AZ, 2003 Killed a woman and her nine-year-old son after getting a ride from them; stole the car and used it in an armed robbery.

Sampson, Gary, MA 2003 Pled guilty to the carjacking and murder of two Massachusetts men during a weeklong crime spree. Death sentence overturned, Oct. 2011.

Agofsky, Shannon, TX, 2004 Murder of an inmate at a federal prison in Texas.

Basham, Brandon, SC, 2004 Kidnapped and murdered a 44-year-old woman during his co-defendant's escape from prison. (Co-defendant with Chadrick Fulks)

Bourgeois, Alfred, TX, 2004 Murdered his daughter at the Corpus Christi (TX) Naval Air Station.

Corly, Odell (Naish Ra'id), IN, 2004 Murdered two bank employees during a robbery attempt.

Fields, Sherman Lamont, TX, 2004 Shot and killed his girlfriend after he escaped from a detention center where he was being held on a federal weapons charge.

Fulks, Chadrick, SC, 2004 Kidnapped and killed a woman after escaping from a Kentucky jail. (Co-defendant with Branden Basham)

Honken, Dustin, IA, 2004 Sentenced to death for the muder of two girls, ages 10 and 6 who were witnesses to the murder of their mother; Honken received a life sentence for the mother's murder. (Co-defendant with Angela Johnson)

Barrett, Kenneth Eugene, OK, 2005 Murdered a state police officer during a drug crime.

Davis, Len, LA, 2005 Ordered the murder of a young woman who witnessed his beating of a witness in an unrelated incident.

Fell, Donald, VT, 2005 Convicted of carjacking and kidnapping resulting in death.

Fields, Edward, OK, 2005 Former prison guard convicted of murdering two white campers while wearing a homemade sniper suit; may be mentally ill.

Johnson, Angela IA 2005 Aided in four of the five murders by a drug kingpin. (Co-defendant with Dustin Honken). Death sentence overturned by Dist. Ct. because of ineffectiveness of counsel on Mar. 22, 2012. Awaiting further litigation.

Lighty, Kenneth, MD, 2005 Kidnapped and murdered an alleged PCP dealer and son of a Washington, D.C. police lieutenant.

Mikos, Ronald, IL, 2005 A Chicago podiatrist who shot and killed a former patient to prevent her from testifying in a federal probe of a Medicare fraud scheme.

Bolden, Robert, MO, 2006 Killed a bank security guard during an attempted robbery in St. Louis

Jackson, David Lee TX 2006 Killed a fellow inmate at the federal prison in Beaumont, TX. 
Jackson's death sentence was overturned in March 2013 in District Court.

Lawrence, Daryl, OH, 2006 Murdered a police officer during an attempted bank robbery in Columbus.

Rodriguez, Jr., Alfonso, ND, 2006 Convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a college student.

Caro, Carlos, WV, 2007 Killed his cellmate; Both were reportedly members of a gang called the Texas Syndicate.

Hager, Thomas, VA, 2007 Convicted of a drug-related murder.

Hall, Orlando, TX, 2007 Abducted, raped, beat, and murdered a 16-year-old female in Ft. Worth. (Co-defendant with Bruce Webster)

Kadamovas, Jurijus, CA, 2007 Convicted of murders in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting Russian immigrants. (Co-defendant with Iouri Mikhel)

Mikhel, Iouri, CA, 2007 Took part in murders in a kidnapping-for-ransom scheme targeting Russian immigrants. (Co-defendant with Jurijus Kadamovas)

Montgomery, Lisa, MO, 2007 Kidnapped and killed a woman and stole her unborn baby, claiming the baby was hers.

Wilson, Ronell NY 2007 Killed 2 undercover police detectives in a drug crime

Duncan. Joseph, ID, 2008 Pleaded guilty to ten federal charges, including the kidnapping and murders of a young boy and girl in 2005.

Taylor, Rejon, TN, 2008 Convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, and murdering a businessman from Atlanta, GA.

Ebron, Joseph, TX, 2009 Murdered a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Beaumont, TX.

Runyon, David, VA, 2009 Shot and killed a Naval officer in a murder-for-hire plot in Newport News.

Sanchez, Jr., Ricardo, FL, 2009 Murdered two children on the Florida Turnpike in 2006; Also received life sentences for murdering the children's parents. (Co-defendant with Daniel Troya)

Troya, Daniel, FL, 2009 Killed two children, as well as their parents on the Florida Turnpike in 2006 allegedly because of a drug debt. (Co-defendant with Ricardo Sanchez, Jr.)

Garcia, Edgar, TX, 2010 Murdered a fellow inmate; also stabbed and wounded two corrections officers. (Co-defendant with Mark Snarr)

Snarr, Mark, TX, 2010 Killed a fellow inmate and stabbed and wounded two corrections officers at the U.S. Penitentiary in Beaumont. (Co-defendant with Edgar Garcia)

Umana, Alejandro, NC, 2010 MS-13 gang member who killed two brothers in a Greensboro restaurant.

Aquart, Azibo, CT, 2012 A triple murder of multiple alleged rivals in the drug business by leaders of a Jamaican drug gang.

Federal crimes that allow for the death penalty

• Murder related to the smuggling of aliens
• Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death
• Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting
• Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation
• Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials
• Civil rights offenses resulting in death
• Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice
• Espionage
• Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce
• Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug-trafficking crime
• Murder committed in a Federal Government facility
• Genocide
• First-degree murder
• Murder of a Federal judge or law enforcement official
• Murder of a foreign official
• Murder by a Federal prisoner
• Murder of a US national in a foreign country
• Murder by an escaped Federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment
• Murder of a State or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer
• Murder during a kidnapping
• Murder during a hostage taking
• Murder of a court officer or juror
• Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant
• Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim, or informant
• Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death
• Assassination or kidnapping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President
• Murder for hire
• Murder involved in a racketeering offense
• Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death
• Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnapping
• Murder related to a carjacking
• Murder related to rape or child molestation
• Murder related to sexual exploitation of children
• Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation
• Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform
• Terrorist murder of a US national in another country
• Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction
• Murder involving torture
• Treason
• Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer
• Death resulting from aircraft hijacking

Sources: Death Penalty Information Center, Capital Punishment in Context
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