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Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 8:56 AM · 1 min read
Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence — WFLA Statewide, Estero Community news
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A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack.

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