Thomas Edwin Loden, Jr.
Death Penalty Information Center Info
Date of Execution: 12/14/2022
Age: 58
Race: White
State: Mississippi
Region: South
Method: Lethal Injection
Sex: Male
DPIC ID: 1558
County: Itawamba County
Brief Case History
Thomas Loden kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered Leesa Marie Gray on June 22nd, 2000. He pled guilty and was convicted of six crimes - capital murder, rape, and four counts of sexual battery - on September 21st, 2001. Loden was convicted by the Circuit Court of Itawamba County, Mississippi, and sentenced to death.
Loden and his legal teams filed a number of motions and appeals, including a forensic mental evaluation of Loden and an unsuccessful lawsuit against the State of Mississippi for its use of particular lethal injection drugs.
Press Release from MDOC
Released by the Mississippi Department of Corrections on December 14th, 2022. See the official release.
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman which houses Mississippi’s Death Row inmates. Image via MDOC