Before dawn, Biden commutes sentences for all but three federal death row inmates. Who are they?

On Monday, President Joe Biden announced that he commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row. Those men will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole.

Biden’s announcement came out of the White House at 4:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 28 days until the end of Biden’s term in office.

“President Biden has dedicated his career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. He believes that America must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level, except in cases of terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder – which is why today’s actions apply to all but those cases. When President Biden came into office, his Administration imposed a moratorium on federal executions, and his actions today will prevent the next Administration from carrying out the execution sentences that would not be handed down under current policy and practice,” the White House said.

Three men did not have their sentences commuted: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the men involved with the Boston Marathon pressure-cooker bomb that killed three; Robert Bowers, who was convicted of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue antisemitic attack that killed 11; and Dylann Roof, who killed nine churchgoers in what was called a racially motivated shooting in South Carolina.

Some of the men who had their sentences commuted killed more people than Tsarnaev, the Chechen-born Boston Marathon bomber.

Among those whose death sentences have been commuted are rapists, kidnappers, bombers, and murderers, such as Brandon Basham and Chadrick Fulks, who raped and killed two women during a 17-day crime spree across several states.

Also being spared is Kaboni Savage, a drug dealer, organized crime leader, and mass murderer who ordered the firebombing of a house where a federal witness lived, killing six people, including the witness.

Shannon Wayne Agofsky, who murdered a bank president and dumped his body in a lake in Oklahoma in 1989, will also be spared the death penalty. During his time in prison he has murdered a fellow inmate.

Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Gherman Mikhel are Soviet Union-born serial killers who immigrated to the United States from Lithuania and Russia, respectively. They kidnapped and killed five people over a four month period beginning in late 2001, and demanded ransom. They will be spared by Biden.

Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana, aka “Wizard,” murdered several people over a period of time across several states as part of his role in the Mexican gang MS-13. He is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador.

At the time of his death penalty sentencing in 2010, the FBI agent in charge said, “The jury’s finding today sends a message to those gang members who think they can avoid responsibility for their deeds. We will not stop going after them. The people and agencies that took part in this investigation and prosecution prove perseverance and commitment pay off.”

Daniel “Homer” Troya and Ricardo “Ricky” Sanchez, Jr. were convicted of carjacking, death and other felonies for the 2006 deaths of Jose “Lou” and Yessica Escobedo, and their sons, ages 4 and 3. Their bodies were found riddled with bullets off the side of the road near Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Biden has already pardoned, commuted the sentences, or granted clemency to over 8,000 people, the most in history, including his own son, Hunter Biden, for whom he gave a blanket pardon for all crimes known and unknown from 2014 to December of 2024.

The names of all 37 men and their federal inmate numbers who have been spared by Biden’s actions on Dec. 23, 2024: