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Florida Executes Oldest Death Row Inmates | Raleigh News
Florida just executed a 74-year-old man — the oldest in modern state history — and two even older inmates are next on the list. Across the U.S., death row inmates are aging, with one scheduled execution this month involving an 80-year-old convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 1986 — making him only the second known octogenarian executed in the country. Critics, including a Catholic priest who works with inmates, argue these executions may be intentional, targeting the frail and elderly in a cruel way. But victims’ families see justice finally arriving after decades. The…
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