Florida executed a man known as the 'ninja killer' on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey.
Florida executed a man known as the"ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey.
Undated booking photo obtained from the Florida Department of Corrections in Tallahassee shows death row inmate Louis Gaskin.Gaskin was visited by his sister Wednesday but didn't meet with a spiritual adviser, McLaughlin Smith said. No relatives of the victims had arranged to be in the witness room during the execution, which was scheduled for 6 p.m. and started without delay.
Gaskin began receiving the lethal cocktail of drugs at 6:02 p.m., causing him to breathe heavily as his chest rose and fell under a white sheet. The prison's warden went to check on whether Gaskin was still conscious at 6:05 p.m. He didn't respond. Gaskin's breathing appeared to stop at 6:07 p.m. A doctor entered the death chamber at 6:14 p.m. to examine Gaskin and declared him dead a minute later.
Barring any stays for Barwick, it will be the shortest period that three executions have been carried out in Florida since three were put to death within 36 days in 2014 under former Gov. Rick Scott, also a Republican. Items he stole from the Sturmfels' home — a clock, two lamps and a videocassette recorder — were found at his residence and were intended to be Christmas gifts for his girlfriend, according to investigators. He was also convicted of armed robbery, burglary and the attempted murder that same night of another couple who lived nearby.
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