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Man, 74, becomes oldest executed in Florida

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MIAMI -- A 74-year-old man convicted of stabbing his wife to death became the oldest person executed in Florida on Thursday, and the state is scheduled to execute another 74-year-old next month.

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    Man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife set to be ninth person executed this year in Florida (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed Thursday evening.Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is

  2. Seattle Times

    74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    A 74-year-old man convicted of killing his wife has become the oldest person to be executed in modern Florida times.

  3. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Man, 74, becomes oldest executed in Florida (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MIAMI -- A 74-year-old man convicted of stabbing his wife to death became the oldest person executed in Florida on Thursday, and the state is scheduled to execute another 74-year-old next month.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    74-year-old man convicted of killing wife becomes the oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    74-year-old man convicted of killing wife becomes the oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history.

  5. New York Post

    Final words for Florida’s oldest death row inmate executed for wife’s murder revealed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A 74-year-old Florida man was executed on Thursday for his conviction in the 1992 fatal stabbing of his wife, making him the oldest inmate in modern state history to be put to death.

  6. Fox News

    Florida executes 74-year-old for wife's murder, becoming oldest inmate put to death in state's modern history (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A 74-year-old Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife in 1992 became the oldest inmate executed in the state's modern history after a lethal injection.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Dusty Ray Spencer execution: Florida's oldest inmate in state history dies by lethal injection (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Florida executed its oldest inmate on Thursday, continuing a sharp increase in executions under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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