Florida completes its 15th execution in 2025
As reported in this AP piece, a “Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year.” Here is more:
Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was pronounced dead following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder in the July 1998 death of Cynthia Campbell.
The curtain to the death chamber went up promptly at the scheduled 6 p.m. execution time. Grim was already strapped to a table with his arm extended and an IV in place. Asked if he wished to make a final statement, he said, “No sir.” The lethal injection began about a minute later, followed by Grim closing his eyes, breathing heavily and twitching slightly….
Grim was convicted in 2000 in the killing of Campbell, his next-door neighbor. After she was reported missing in 1998, her battered body was found in waters near the Pensacola Bay Bridge by a fisherman….
Since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty in 1976, the highest previous annual total of Florida executions was eight in 2014. Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, followed by Texas and Alabama with five each.