According to trial testimony , Lynd shot Moore in the face , and she fell unconscious onto a bed . NEW : U.S. executes inmate convicted of killing girlfriend in 1988 . William Earl Lynd pronounced dead at 45 minutes , according to state official . Lynd 's is third Georgia execution since Nebraska upheld lethal injection . About a dozen other states are planning executions .
NEW : U.S. executes inmate convicted of killing girlfriend in 1988 . William Earl Lynd pronounced dead at 45 minutes , according to state official . Lynd 's is third Georgia execution since Nebraska upheld lethal injection . About a dozen other states are planning executions .