The state plans next month to execute William Earl Lynd

New execution date. The state plans next month to execute William Earl Lynd. It would be the state's 1st execution in nearly a year. Lynd was sentenced to death for the Dec. 23, 1988, slaying of Ginger Moore, following an argument the couple had. Lynd later killed 42-year-old Leslie Joan Sharkey, whom he met on the side of a road. Sharkey was shot on Christmas Day. Lynd later turned himself in. Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker said today that Lynd is scheduled to be executed between May 6 and May 13. The commissioner of the Department of Corrections will set the specific date later.