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There's Beauty In Death (Where's Your Brain?)

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:40:00 GMT

William Earl Lynd shot his live-in girlfriend, Ginger Moore, in 1988 while the two were high on Valium, marijuana and alcohol. Lynd shot Moore in the face, then shot her again when she crawled from the house to the porch. He loaded her body into the trunk of her car and then, after hearing a noise from the trunk, shot her a third time. After burying her, he drove to Ohio,...

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Georgia Execution Ends Nationwide Moratorium (Findlaw)

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:44:16 GMT

The first execution in the U.S. in more than seven months was carried out in Georgia last night, less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injection. Convicted killer William Earl Lynd was executed...

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Georgia Execution: The Death Penalty Resumes (TalkLeft)

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:38:22 GMT

William Earl Lynd was executed in Georgia last night. Lynd's execution at 7:51 p.m. was the first since the court ruled April 16 that the three-drug protocol most commonly used in executions by states and the federal government did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Last week, a former death row inmate was freed in North Carolina. The Death Penalty Information...

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After Georgia Execution, Capital Punishment To "Crank Up Again" (New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter)

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:13:20 GMT

Source: Crime and Justice News, May7, 2008. "Almost 20 years after murdering his ex-girlfriend, William Earl Lynd last night became the first person in the U.S. to die by lethal injection since an unofficial moratorium was placed on executions while the Supreme Court decided the constitutionality of the procedure, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was the 41st man Georgia...

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Ga. Man Executed, Ending 7-month Moratorium (USA Today)

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:22:26 GMT

May 6 - William Earl Lynd, who killed his live-in girlfriend and a second woman 20 years ago, was executed in Georgia Tuesday. It's the first execution since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections last month.

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Georgia kills murderer by lethal injection as U.S. restarts executions following moratorium (Daily Mail)

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:18:35 GMT

A convicted murderer yesterday became the first person in more than seven months to be put to death in the United States, ending an effective moratorium on capital punishment. William Earl Lynd, 53, convicted of shooting his girlfriend to death in December 1988, died by lethal injection at a prison in Jackson, Georgia, at 7.51pm local time

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Georgia execution ends hiatus (Seattle Times)

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:07:05 GMT

He didn't have any last words, and he refused an offer of a last prayer. With a shudder and a yawn, William Earl Lynd became the first inmate...

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Summary Box: Georgia Execution (Seattle Times)

Wed, 07 May 2008 05:16:57 GMT

WHAT HAPPENED: William Earl Lynd, 53, was executed on Tuesday for kidnapping his live-in girlfriend, 26-year-old Ginger Moore, and fatally shooting her three times in the face and head nearly 20 years ago.

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Dubious distinction (Blog for Democracy)

Wed, 07 May 2008 05:03:11 GMT

Execution Is First Since RulingGeorgia executed killer William Earl Lynd last night, ending a more than seven-month nationwide hiatus on capital punishment prompted by the Supreme Court's examination of lethal injection. Lynd's execution at 7:51 p.m. was the first since...

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Execution Is First Since Ruling (Get Mash)

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:38:33 GMT

Georgia executed killer William Earl Lynd last night, ending a more than seven-month nationwide hiatus on capital punishment prompted by the Supreme Court's examination of lethal injection. Read the full story

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First man executed since U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Globe and Mail)

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed yesterday, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. William Earl Lynd was pronounced dead at 7:51 p.m., Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Mallie McCord said.

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Georgia carries out first US execution in seven months - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:13:20 GMT

Washington - The south-eastern state of Georgia executed William Earl Lynd late Tuesday, the first use of the death penalty in the United States in more than seven months. The execution came after the US Supreme Court last month upheld the right of s...

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Georgia inmate executed (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Wed, 07 May 2008 02:05:00 GMT

Convicted murderer William Earl Lynd was put to death in Georgia Tuesday evening after the state Supreme Court rejected a stay of execution.Lynd, convicted of the 1988 kidnapping and murder of his girlfriend, Ginger Moore, was declared dead at 7:51 p.m., USA Today reported.He was the first inmate in the United States executed since the Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection...

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Georgia carries out first US execution in seven months (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:38:05 GMT

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Summary Box: Georgia Execution (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:51:00 GMT

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Georgia man 1st to be executed since high court ruling (Houston Chronicle)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:44:23 GMT

William Earl Lynd was pronounced dead at 7:51 p.m. EDT, Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Mallie McCord said. It came less than an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts to block it.

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Ga. executes killer; first in U.S. since lethal injection upheld (On Deadline)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:07:18 GMT

Georgia has executed William Earl Lynd, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court ended a seven-month moratorium with its ruling last month that lethal injection is constitutional. Lynd was executed at 7:51 p.m. ET for kidnapping...

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Ga. court denies death stay; Lynd appeals to US high court (kansascity.com)

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:00 GMT

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block William Earl Lynd's execution, paving the way for him to become the first inmate in the nation to be put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection is constitutional.

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Georgia killer set to be first executed in months (CNN)

Tue, 06 May 2008 23:15:28 GMT

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stay the execution of William Earl Lynd, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday night in Georgia for the 1988 kidnapping and murder of his girlfriend.

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Ga. court denies death stay; Lynd appeals to US high court (AP) (Get Mash)

Tue, 06 May 2008 22:25:05 GMT

AP - The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday denied William Earl Lynd's request for a stay of execution, paving the way for him to become the first inmate in the nation to face execution since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lethal injection is constitutional. Read the full story

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