74-Year-Old’s Execution Set for Tonight

Seventy-four-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer is set to die tonight by lethal injection in Florida, making him the oldest inmate ever scheduled for execution in the state’s modern history. Convicted of brutally murdering his wife in front of their 17-year-old son in 1992, Spencer had previously been arrested for strangling her weeks earlier — even threatening her from jail. The Supreme Court denied his final appeal today, sealing his fate as Florida prepares to carry out its ninth execution this year. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ff7c0543083b23c8