13 Facts About Aaron Gunches

Aaron Brian Gunches was an American prisoner who was executed in Arizona after being convicted of the 2002 murder of Ted Price.

Aaron Gunches was the first person executed under a Democratic governor since the 2017 execution of William Morva in Virginia.

On November 14,2002, Aaron Gunches went to the home of his girlfriend, Katherine Lecher, in Mesa, Arizona.

Aaron Gunches then had his girlfriend and her roommates help load Price into his car, with the supposed intention to drop him off at a bus station.

However, Aaron Gunches soon realized he did not have the money to buy Price a bus ticket.

The day after the shooting, Aaron Gunches was found hiding in a haystack in Wenden and arrested.

Aaron Gunches was charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

In 2004, Aaron Gunches pleaded guilty to the murder of Ted Price.

In November 2022, Aaron Gunches represented himself and asked the Arizona Supreme Court to issue his execution warrant so that justice could be served and the victims could get closure.

In early January 2025, Aaron Gunches again submitted a written request to be executed.

Aaron Gunches asked to skip the "legal formalities" of approving his execution.

Aaron Gunches's execution took place on March 19,2025, at the Florence State Prison.

Aaron Gunches was executed by lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 10:33 MST.