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Florida carries out seventh execution of an inmate over 70 this year

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Die Welt44 minutes agoCrime2 min readGermany

Florida carries out seventh execution of an inmate over 70 this year

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Curtis Wilkie Beasley, a 77-year-old inmate, was executed in Florida after a lethal injection.
He was convicted of the 1995 hammer attack on Carolyn Monfort.
Florida is approaching a record 19 executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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Why It Matters

Florida reinstated the death penalty in 1976 and has carried out executions by lethal injection ever since. This year, six prisoners over the age of 70 have already been executed. Curtis Wilkie Beasley was convicted in 1998 and sentenced to death for the 1995 hammer attack on Carolyn Monfort.

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William Lee Thompson will be executed on October 13 if the Psychiatric Board confirms his sanity.
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Will the US Supreme Court block future executions of elderly or cognitively impaired prisoners?
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This article was originally published by Die Welt.