Florida will execute Donald Dillbeck, 59, on Thursday for stabbing a woman to death after he escaped from custody while serving a life sentence for killing a deputy.
, 59, woke up early and was described by corrections officials as"calm" and"followed his normal routine." He ate his last meal at 9:45 a.m.
The meal consisted of fried shrimp, mushrooms, onion rings, ice cream, pecan pie and chocolate, officials said.To avoid extravagance, the food to prepare the meals must cost no more than $40 and must be purchased locally, according to the state Department of Corrections. Dillbeck, 59, is slated to be put to death at 6 p.m. local time at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. He was convicted ofThe stabbing came two days after he escaped from custody while serving a life sentence for killing a sheriff's deputy in 1979. The execution will be Florida's first of the year and its first since 2019. The state currently has 301 people on death row.Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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