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US executions in 1988

Final figures for the year, from the Death Penalty Information Center's records.

Executions
11
25 in 1987
States carrying out executions
6
Most: Texas (3)
Average age at execution
35.8
11 with a recorded age
Oldest
54
Willie Darden, Florida
Youngest
27
Robert Streetman, Texas

By state

By method

By drug protocol

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Most recent executions in 1988

DateNameStateMethod
13 Dec 1988 Raymond Landry Sr. Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
7 Nov 1988 Jeffrey Daugherty Florida Electrocution
3 Nov 1988 Donald Gene Franklin Texas 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
28 Jul 1988 James E. Messer Georgia Electrocution
14 Jun 1988 Edward R. Byrne Louisiana Electrocution
10 Jun 1988 Arthur Gary Bishop Utah 3-drug (sodium thiopental)
14 Apr 1988 Earl Clanton Virginia Electrocution
13 Apr 1988 Leslie Lowenfield Louisiana Electrocution
15 Mar 1988 Willie Darden Florida Electrocution
15 Mar 1988 Wayne Felde Louisiana Electrocution

Every execution is listed in the full table.

Executions every year since 1977

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Highest year: 1999 (98 executions). Total since 1977: 1,686.