Florida to Execute Oldest Man in Modern History

Florida prepares to execute 74-year-old Dusty Ray Spencer, potentially setting a new state record as the oldest person put to death in modern Florida history. Convicted for brutally murdering his wife in 1992, Spencer’s case has drawn national attention as his legal team argues his age and medical conditions make Florida’s lethal injection protocol cruel and unusual. Despite previous appeals failing, the state moves forward with the execution scheduled for June 25 — part of Governor DeSantis’s accelerated execution policy. If another 74-year-old, Dennis Sochor, is executed soon, Florida will hit ten executions this year — the most since 2018. Spencer has spent nearly three decades on death row, amid a state that currently holds 243 death row inmates, second highest nationally. 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/c050806497b258d2