News Release - April 23, 2007
Georgia Department of Corrections
James E. Donald, Commissioner
Director of Public Information
Susan Phillips
Contact: Office of Public Affairs (404) 656-9772
For Immediate Release
Execution Date Set For Berrien County Murderer
William Earl Lynd to be executed on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
ATLANTA–The Berrien County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer William Earl Lynd. The Court ordered the Department to carry out the execution between May 6, and ending seven days later on May 13, 2008.
The execution is scheduled to take place at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6.
Lynd was sentenced to death for the killing of his girlfriend, Ginger Moore, on December 23, 1988.If executed, he will be the 18th inmate put to death by lethal injection.
Media interested in a picture of Lynd and a listing of his crimes may go to the Department of Corrections website (www.dcor.state.ga.us). At the main menu, look to the right and click on "inmate query." An acknowledgement of the disclaimer will allow access to the "offender query" page. To retrieve a photo and information, enter GDC ID number 437139.
The Department of Corrections is the fifth largest prison system in the United States and is responsible for supervising nearly 60,000 state prisoners and 140,000 probationers. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with nearly 15,000 employees.
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