Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida
The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two set to die are older still.
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Part of Florida's record pace of executions under Ron DeSantis
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9 sourcesMan convicted of killing Winthrop woman in 1982 becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida
Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year
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Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year
74-year-old Florida man becomes oldest inmate executed in the state’s modern history
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4 developments- Jul 13Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
- Jul 14Florida prisoner, 74, set to be oldest inmate executed in state's modern history
- Jul 14Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida
- Jul 15Florida executes the 29th person on death row in 19 months — two more scheduled
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Quiet for 94 daysLast development · Jul 15 — Florida executes the 29th person on death row in 19 months — two more scheduled