Florida executes man who killed 2 women by beating them with hammer, setting them on fire
STARKE, Fla. – A Florida man convicted of killing two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer and setting them ablaze during a robbery at the store where they worked has been executed.
Authorities say 55-year-old Robert L. Henry was pronounced dead following a lethal injection Thursday at the Florida State Prison.
He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the Nov. 2, 1987, slayings of 53-year-old Phyllis Harris and 35-year-old Janet Thermidor.
Thermidor lived for hours after being attacked and identified Henry to investigators. Michael Satz, prosecutor at Henry’s trial, told jurors the killings were evil.
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AP Legal Affairs Writer Curt Anderson contributed to this report from Miami.
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