William Earl Lynd
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William Earl Lynd (January 25, 1955 - May 6, 2008 in Jackson, Georgia) was an American murderer. His victim was Ginger Moore.[1]
He was the first to be executed in the United States after the Baze v. Rees ruling and the 1100th to be executed since 1976.[2] On May 6, 2008 he was put to death by lethal injection[3] in Jackson, Georgia. He was pronounced dead at 7:51 p.m..
See also
- Capital punishment in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Capital punishment in the United States
- List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
- ^ "Press Releases | The Georgia Department of Corrections". www.dcor.state.ga.us. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "William Earl Lynd #1100". www.clarkprosecutor.org. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Executions in the United States in 2008 | Death Penalty Information Center". deathpenaltyinfo.org. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
External links
| Preceded by First |
People executed in US after Baze v. Rees ruling | Succeeded by Earl Wesley Berry |
Categories:
- 1955 births
- 2008 deaths
- American prisoners sentenced to death
- American people convicted of murder
- 21st-century executions of American people
- People executed for murder
- People executed by Georgia (U.S. state) by lethal injection
- 21st-century executions by Georgia (U.S. state)
- People convicted of murder by Georgia (U.S. state)
- People from Butts County, Georgia