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| 'Morbidly obese' Florida man who admitted to killing Miami Herald employee executed Tuesday |
| 2025-04-09 |
| [FoxNews] Court denies Florida death row inmate's appeal based on weight A Florida death row inmate, whose appeal based on his "morbidly obese" weight was recently rejected by the Florida Supreme Court, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night. Michael Tanzi, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the April 2000 kidnapping and strangling death of Janet Acosta, a production worker at The Miami Herald. Tanzi, in his final statement, apologized to Acosta's family and recited a Bible verse, according to a report from The Associated Press. He was dead three minutes later. Tanzi allegedly beat, robbed and strangled Acosta before leaving her body in the Florida Keys. Tanzi was sentenced to death after being convicted of murder in the first degree, carjacking, kidnapping and armed robbery. Appeals filed by his attorneys were denied, with the most recent being an appeal citing Tanzi's "morbidly obese" weight and sciatica, which they alleged could cause "unconstitutional levels of pain," according to the AP. The court ruled the appeal was not timely because Tanzi's health concerns were known since 2009, noting similar appeals based on weight have been rejected. Corrections Department spokesman Ted Veerman told the AP Tanzi woke up at 4:45 a.m. and met with a spiritual adviser. He was later served his last meal. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 WOW !!!!! That only took 24 years |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-04-09 05:09 |