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Florida to execute 77-year-old man in 1995 Polk County murder
Original: Florida to execute 77-year-old man convicted of 1995 Polk County hammer attack murder
Florida is preparing to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of murdering a victim in a 1995 hammer attack in Polk County. The scheduled execution makes him one of the oldest inmates the state has put to death, drawing renewed attention to Florida's active use of the death penalty and to capital punishment for elderly inmates decades after the original crime.
Why now: Florida has been unusually active in scheduling executions this year, making this case part of a wider debate about the death penalty.
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- Florida to execute 77-year-old man convicted of 1995 Polk County hammer attack murder · FOX 13 Tampa Bay
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