Virginia is the state with the shortest time on average between death sentence and execution ( less than 8 years ) . It has executed 113 offenders since 1976 and has just 2 remaining on death row as of December 2018 . On November 10 , 2009 , Virginia executed spree killer John Allen Muhammad for the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks during which 17 people were killed . His death sentence was finalized in six years
D.C. sniper attacks
D.C. sniper attacks
Capital punishment in Virginia