Reuters posts, "Florida executes man convicted in 1990 murder of two relatives," by Bill Cotterell.
A man convicted of killing his cousin and the man's wife to prevent his cousin from testifying against him in a burglary case was executed in Florida on Wednesday, a state prison official said.
Robert Eugene Hendrix, 47, was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. local time from a lethal injection, said Jessica Cary, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Corrections.
The Ocala Banner provides additional coverage in, "Many family members witness Hendrix's execution," by Jeff Schweers.
There have been 19 executions in American death penalty states this year; a total of 1,378 post-Furman executions since 1977.
It was Florida's fifth execution of the year; it's 86th post-Furman execution since 1979.
Earlier coverage begins at the link.
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