List of people executed in Montana


The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Montana since capital punishment was resumed in 1976.
A total of 3 people convicted of murder have been executed since the Gregg v. Georgia decision. They were all executed by lethal injection. Terry Langford and David Dawson waived their appeals and asked that their executions be carried out.
NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyMethodVictimGovernor
1White43MMay 10, 1995PonderaLethal injectionLana HardingMarc Racicot
2White31MFebruary 24, 1998PowellLethal injectionNed Blackwood and Celene BlackwoodMarc Racicot
3White48MAugust 11, 2006YellowstoneLethal injectionDavid Rodstein, Monica Rodstein, and Andrew RodsteinBrian Schweitzer

Executions before 1972

The following individuals were executed before 1972, when the Furman v. Georgia ruling briefly abolished capital punishment. All were executed locally by hanging under county authorities.
NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictimGovernor
Thomas KingWhite37June 6, 1890JeffersonMurderMatthew Fogarty, whiteJoseph Toole
AntleyNative AmericanDecember 19, 1890MissoulaMurderThree people, whiteJoseph Toole
La-La-SeeNative AmericanDecember 19, 1890MissoulaMurderTwo males, whiteJoseph Toole
Pierre PaulNative AmericanDecember 19, 1890MissoulaMurderTwo males, whiteJoseph Toole
PascaleNative AmericanDecember 19, 1890MissoulaMurder-RobberyJ. M. Dunn, whiteJoseph Toole
John BurnsWhiteDecember 16, 1892MissoulaMurderMaurice Higgins, whiteJoseph Toole
Robert AndersonWhite26July 13, 1894ParkMurder-RobberyEmanuel Fleming, 24, whiteJohn E. Rickards
John OsnesWhiteJuly 13, 1894ChouteauMurder-RobberyOle Lilledall, whiteJohn E. Rickards
Calvin ChristieWhite31December 21, 1894FlatheadMurder-RobberyLena Cunningham, whiteJohn E. Rickards
Clay PughWhite24July 1, 1895JeffersonMurderC. T. Wheat, whiteJohn E. Rickards
Joseph CadotteNative AmericanDecember 27, 1895ChouteauMurderOliver Richards, whiteJohn E. Rickards
John BiggerstaffBlackApril 6, 1896Lewis and ClarkMurderRichard Johnson, blackJohn E. Rickards
William GayWhite52June 8, 1896Lewis and ClarkMurderJames Mackey, whiteJohn E. Rickards
Thomas SalmonWhiteJanuary 27, 1899CarbonMurderWilliam O'Connor, whiteRobert Burns Smith
Joseph AllenWhite21September 14, 1899Lewis and ClarkMurder-RobberyE. C. Leach, 37, whiteRobert Burns Smith
William BrooksBlackNovember 24, 1899YellowstoneMurderJennie Brooks, black Robert Burns Smith
William CalderWhite27March 18, 1900FergusMurder-RobberyFarquhar McRae and John Allen, whiteRobert Burns Smith
Joseph HurstWhiteMarch 29, 1900DawsonMurderDominic Cavanaugh, white Robert Burns Smith
William PepoWhite48April 6, 1900TetonMurder-RobberyJulius Plath, whiteRobert Burns Smith
Daniel LuceyWhite42September 14, 1900Silver BowMurder-RobberyPatrick Reagan, whiteRobert Burns Smith
Jim FlemingWhiteSeptember 6, 1901PowellConspiracy to murderOliver Dotson, white Joseph Toole
Clinton DotsonWhiteApril 4, 1902PowellConspiracy to murderOliver Dotson, white Joseph Toole
James MartinWhiteFebruary 23, 1904Silver BowMurder-RobberyJohn R. Williams, whiteJoseph Toole
Louis MottWhiteMay 18, 1904MissoulaMurderFemale, white Joseph Toole
Herbert MetzgerWhiteMay 5, 1905MeagherMurder-RobberyHomer Ward, whiteJoseph Toole
Lu SingAsianApril 20, 1906GallatinMurderTom Sing, AsianJoseph Toole
Miles FullerWhite66May 18, 1906Silver BowMurderHenry J. Gallahan, whiteJoseph Toole
George RockWhite35June 15, 1908PowellMurderJohn A. Robinson, white Edwin L. Norris
Frederick LeBeauWhiteApril 2, 1909FlatheadMurderWilliam F. and Riley Yoakum, whiteEdwin L. Norris
William HayesWhiteApril 2, 1909PowellMurderJohn A. Robinson, white Edwin L. Norris
Henry HallBlackFebruary 16, 1917MeagherMurder-RobberyMichael Freeman, whiteSam V. Stewart
Harrison GibsonBlackFebruary 16, 1917MeagherMurder-RobberyMichael Freeman, whiteSam V. Stewart
Leslie FahleyBlackFebruary 16, 1917MeagherMurder-RobberyMichael Freeman, whiteSam V. Stewart
John CuellaeHispanic30April 12, 1918YellowstoneMurderEnos Nelson, 34, white Sam V. Stewart
Alfred LaneWhite36September 3, 1920RosebudMurderHarry Theade, whiteSam V. Stewart
Albert YickWhite29August 26, 1921BeaverheadMurderCyrus King Wyman, 53, white Joseph M. Dixon
Joe VuckovichWhite34February 17, 1922MissoulaMurderMrs. Jerry Shea, 25, whiteJoseph M. Dixon
Joseph ReaginWhite22February 9, 1923TreasureMurderIrving Keeler, 37, white Joseph M. Dixon
Glenna BoltonWhite29February 9, 1923TreasureMurderIrving Keeler, 37, white Joseph M. Dixon
William HarrisWhiteApril 20, 1923Silver BowMurderCyril Schilling, whiteJoseph M. Dixon
Monte HarrisWhite23April 20, 1923Silver BowMurderCyril Schilling, whiteJoseph M. Dixon
Seth DannerWhiteJuly 18, 1924GallatinMurder-RobberyMr. and Mrs. John Sprouse, whiteJoseph M. Dixon
Roy WalshWhite22February 15, 1925JeffersonMurder-RobberyA. S. Johnson, whiteJohn E. Erickson
Tony VettereWhiteOctober 1, 1926Silver BowMurderJoe Ciccarelli and Antone Favero, whiteJohn E. Erickson
Ferdinand SchlapsWhite19May 20, 1927RooseveltMurder-RobberyLudmilla Geisler, whiteJohn E. Erickson
Rollin DavissonWhite44November 6, 1929ParkMurderPeter Holte and Martin Zollman, 55 and 38, white John E. Erickson
George HoffmanWhite45August 29, 1933ChouteauMurder-RobberyGeorge Burrell, whiteFrank Henry Cooney
Henry ZornWhite26April 24, 1935CusterMurder-BurglaryLester C. Jones, whiteFrank Henry Cooney
George GrinerBlack38October 16, 1935CusterMurderJames Fraser, 68, white Frank Henry Cooney
Franklin RobideauWhite49January 15, 1938StillwaterMurder-RobberyMike and Frieda Kuntz, 35 and 27, whiteRoy E. Ayers
Lee SimpsonWhite52December 30, 1939Golden ValleyMurderThree people, whiteRoy E. Ayers
Phillip Coleman Jr.Black24September 10, 1943MissoulaMurder-RobberyCarl W. Pearson and Roslyn Pearson, 48 and 30, whiteSam C. Ford