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. 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.

Prior executions

Previous executions in Idaho were by hanging at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary, east of downtown Boise.
NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictimGovernor
Edward RiceWhite43November 30, 1901ShoshoneMurder-RobberyMatthew Mailley, 60, whiteFrank W. Hunt
James ConnorsWhite40December 16, 1904KootenaiMurderElbert Percey Sweet, 54, white John T. Morrison
William H. BondWhite35August 10, 1906AdaMurderMr. Daly, whiteFrank R. Gooding
Fred M. SewardWhite28May 7, 1909LatahMurderClara O'Neill, 22, white Frank R. Gooding
Noah ArnoldBlack28December 19, 1924BonnerMurder-RobberyWilliam Crisp, whiteCharles C. Moore
John JurkoWhite41July 9, 1926Twin FallsMurderA. B. W. Vandenmark, 70, whiteCharles C. Moore
Troy D. PowellWhite19April 13, 1951AdaMurder-RobberyNewton W. Wilson, 65, whiteLeonard B. Jordan
Ernest Lee WalrathWhite20April 13, 1951AdaMurder-RobberyNewton W. Wilson, 65, whiteLeonard B. Jordan
Raymond Allen SnowdenWhite35October 18, 1957AdaMurderCora Lucyle Dean, 48, whiteRobert E. Smylie