Florida: The prisoner was killed for killing 1982 as the victim’s husband; The state records 10th execution this year

Florida carried out their record 10th execution of the year on Tuesday, killing Kayle Barrington Bates, who was convicted of kidnapping and killing insurance activist Janet Reni White in 1982.The 67 -year -old Betts found a fatal injection in Florida State Jail near Stark and was declared dead at 6:17 pm (local time), according to the state reform department. Death warrant was signed by Governor Ron Desantis last month. Eyewitnesses said that Bates refused to make a final statement and refused a final meal. According to the news agency AP, he was tied into a gurney, and the execution began at 6:01 pm (local time). He was unique within minutes and declared dead shortly after.White’s husband, Randy White, who saw the execution described it as a long -awaited justice. The USA Today said, “I had made a promise for his right that I would be there for every test, every hearing, every appeal, and as long as I was living, I would look for justice for him,” he was asked by USA Today. “I feel a relief that I can mentally tell Renee that justice has finally been served for her, and what it needs mentally. It has always been for her.”Court records suggest that Bates kidnapped white from his state farm office in Lynn Heven, pulled him into a nearby forest, tried to sexually harass her, stabbed her and stole her wedding ring. He was arrested shortly after, covered in blood, with a ring in his pocket.Bates’s lawyers filed a final-print appeal, which included claims of biological brain damage and racial bias in the use of Florida’s death sentence, but the Florida Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court rejected him. A federal trial alleging discrimination in signing the death warrant was also dismissed.Groups of veterans had urged the governor to leave the Bates due to his service at the Florida National Guard, but Desantis said he was signing a warrant for “worst”. A spokesperson said the execution was only based on his crimes, not his military status.Since the US Supreme Court reinstated the death sentence in 1976, Florida’s highest last annual total total was eight execution in 2014. With Tuesday’s execution, the state has now crossed that record, and two more execution are scheduled: Curtis Windom on August 28 and David Pitman on 17 September.Nationwide, the execution of Bates marked the 29th this year, the highest in a decade. According to AP, at least nine more are determined before the end of 2025.