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