Florida: Inmate executed for 1982 murder as victim’s husband looks on; state records 10th execution this year

Florida executed Kayle Barrington Bates, convicted of the 1982 abduction and murder of Janet Renee White, marking the state’s record 10th execution this year. Despite last-minute appeals citing brain damage and racial bias, the courts rejected them. Bates’ execution is part of a nationwide trend, with 29 executions carried out this year, the highest in a decade.