Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding Kentucky’s lethal injection process on April 16, there have been 9 executions:
William Lynd
GA
5/6/08
Earl Berry
MS
5/21/08
Kevin Green
VA
5/27/08
Curtis Osborne
GA
6/4/08
David Hill
SC
6/6/08
Karl Chamberlain
TX
6/11/08
Terry Short
OK
6/17/08
James Reed
SC
6/20/08
Robert Yarbrough
VA
6/25/08
Race of Defendants: 5 white, 4 black
Race of Victims: 7 white, 5 black, 1 Asian
Regions of Country: 100% in the south
Method: 8 by lethal injection; 1 by electrocution
Executions scheduled but not carried out:
Georgia: 1 Commutation
Virginia: 1 Commutation
Texas: 2 Stays of execution
See Executions and Upcoming Executions (As of June 25, 2008).
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Executions in 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2008
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Executions in 2008.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2008.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Executions in 2008.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2008. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
