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Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder

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Fischer, D. (2026, September 29). Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/florida-is-set-to-execute-a-77-year-old-man-convicted-of-a-1995-murder/article_0f6f76c1-895b-5a55-9eee-922f1b06267a.html

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Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, convicted of beating Carolyn Monfort to death with a hammer in 1995, faces execution on Tuesday in Florida. This makes him the 16th person executed this year in the state known for its high number of executions. Despite recent appeals citing his age and cognitive decline as reasons against executing him, the Florida Supreme Court rejected these arguments last week.

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Curtis Wilkie Beasley, a 77-year-old man, is set for execution in Florida on Tuesday evening at 6 p.m., making him the 16th person executed this year in what is described as the nation's busiest death chamber. He was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, and grand theft auto following a 1995 attack where he beat Carolyn Monfort to death with a hammer. The Florida Supreme Court recently rejected appeals claiming that executing Beasley at his advanced age and due to cognitive decline would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. This execution will make him the seventh prisoner over 70 years old to be executed in Florida this year alone, highlighting ongoing debates about capital punishment for elderly prisoners with health issues. Additionally, Tennessee is scheduled to execute Christa Pike, a 50-year-old woman, on Wednesday for killing a classmate in a jealous rage when they were teens, marking the first female execution in that state since 200 years ago.

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🔮 The Florida Supreme Court last week rejected appeals that executing a man his age who is suffering from cognitive decline would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

2026-09-29 · assertive framing · Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder

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A 77-year-old Florida man convicted of beating a woman to death with a hammer is scheduled Tuesday to become the 16th person executed this year in the nation’s busiest death chamber. asserted

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Curtis Wilkie Beasley was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and grand theft auto in a 1995 attack on Carolyn Monfort. asserted

Beasley → sentence → Monfort

The Florida Supreme Court last week rejected appeals that executing a man his age who is suffering from cognitive decline would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. asserted

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Florida is set to execute a 77-year-old man convicted of a 1995 murder

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