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Florida Executes Former Police Officer Convicted of Kidnapping and Murder
Just the facts
The execution by lethal injection was carried out at the Florida State Prison after the U.S. Supreme Court denied final appeals. The inmate, a former law enforcement officer, had been on death row following his conviction for a 1980s kidnapping and murder. This execution marks the first of two scheduled executions in the United States on the same day. State officials confirmed that the procedure was completed without complication.
Why this is news
The state of Florida has executed a former police officer who was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of a young girl.
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