Donald Dillbeck, a death row inmate and convicted cop killer, called out Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his final moments before his execution.
He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m., just 11 minutes after the process started, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.and was sentenced to death 32 years ago following the 1990 fatal stabbing of Faye Lamb Vann, whose family members were sitting in the witness gallery.FLORIDA TO EXECUTE FIRST INMATE IN 4 YEARS AS STATE LOOKS TO ENACT COUNTRY'S LOWEST DEATH PENALTY THRESHOLD
In a statement put out later by prison system spokeswoman Michelle Glady, Vann’s children Tony and Laura Vann said Dillbeck"robbed" them of time they could have spent with their mother and that his death brought"some closure." "11,932 days ago Donald Dillbeck brutally killed our mother," they wrote in the let, per the report."We were robbed of years of memories with her and it has been very painful ever since. However, the execution has given us some closure."Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a victory speech after defeating Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Charlie Crist on November 8, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.
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