List of people executed in the United States in 1988

Eleven people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1988, seven by electrocution, and four by lethal injection.[1][2]

List of people executed in the United States in 1988

No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref.
At execution At offense Age difference
1 January 7, 1988 Robert L. Streetman 27 22 5 Male White Texas Lethal injection [3]
2 March 15, 1988 Willie Jasper Darden Jr. 54 40 14 Black Florida Electrocution [4]
3 Wayne Robert Felde 38 29 9 White Louisiana [5]
4 April 13, 1988 Leslie Lowenfield 34 28 6 Black [6]
5 April 14, 1988 Earl Clanton Jr. 33 25 8 Virginia [7]
6 June 10, 1988 Arthur Gary Bishop 35 27 White Utah Lethal injection [8]
7 June 14, 1988 Edward R. Byrne Jr. 28 24 4 Louisiana Electrocution [9]
8 July 28, 1988 James Messer Jr. 34 25 9 Georgia [10]
9 November 3, 1988 Donald Gene Franklin 37 23 14 Black Texas Lethal injection [11]
10 November 7, 1988 Jeffrey Joseph Daugherty 33 20 13 White Florida Electrocution [12]
11 December 13, 1988 Raymond Landry Sr. 39 33 6 Black Texas Lethal injection [13]
Average: 36 years 27 years 9 years

Demographics

Gender
Male 11 100%
Female 0 0%
Ethnicity
White 6 55%
Black 5 45%
State
Louisiana 3 27%
Texas 3 27%
Florida 2 18%
Georgia 1 9%
Utah 1 9%
Virginia 1 9%
Method
Electrocution 7 64%
Lethal injection 4 36%
Month
January 1 9%
February 0 0%
March 2 18%
April 2 18%
May 0 0%
June 2 18%
July 1 9%
August 0 0%
September 0 0%
October 0 0%
November 2 18%
December 1 9%
Age
20–29 2 18%
30–39 8 73%
40–49 0 0%
50–59 1 9%
Total 11 100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
1989 16
1988 11
1987 25
Total 52

References

  1. ^ "Execution List 1987-1990". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Texas Burglar Who Shot a Woman to Death for Her $1 Is Executed". The New York Times. January 8, 1988.
  4. ^ "FLORIDA EXECUTES CELEBRATED KILLER". The New York Times. March 16, 1988.
  5. ^ "A Vietnam Veteran Who Said He'd Kill Again Is Executed". The New York Times. March 15, 1988.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Executes Man, 34, Convicted of Murdering Five". The New York Times. April 13, 1988.
  7. ^ "Slayer Is Electrocuted in Virginia After Supreme Court Rejects Stay". The New York Times. April 15, 1988.
  8. ^ "Slayer of Five Boys Is Executed in Utah By Injection of Drugs". The New York Times. June 11, 1988.
  9. ^ "Louisiana Killer Dies in 100th Execution Since '76". The New York Times. June 14, 1988.
  10. ^ "Convict Executed in Georgia". The New York Times. July 29, 1988.
  11. ^ "Former janitor executed for 1975 murder". UPI. November 3, 1988.
  12. ^ "Florida Executes Killer of 4 Women". The New York Times. November 8, 1988.
  13. ^ "Murderer Executed After a Leaky Lethal Injection". The New York Times. December 14, 1988.
Preceded by
1987 		   List of people executed   
   in the United States in   
1988 		Succeeded by
1989
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