US EditionFlorida sets execution date for man who killed neighbor in 1998
Florida aims to reach a modern-era record 15 executions in 2025, continuing a pace of two executions per month, officials said.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has set an execution date for Norman Mearle Grim Jr. on Oct. 28, 2025, following his conviction for murder.
- Grim was convicted of killing Cynthia Campbell, who suffered multiple blunt-force injuries and stab wounds.
- Grim's conviction relied on physical evidence, including DNA, linking him to Campbell's death in 1998.
- Appeals are expected to be filed in the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Orlando SentinelDeSantis signs death warrant for modern-era record 15th execution this year in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Continuing a pace of two executions a month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1998 sexual assault and murder of a Northwest Florida attorney who was his neighbor. Norman Grim, 65, is scheduled to be executed Oct. 28 and could be a modern-era record 15th inmate executed this year in Florida. The state has executed 12 inmates, with Victor Tony Jones scheduled to be put to death Tuesday at …
Florida will execute Norman Mearle Grim Jr. for a 1998 murder, which will be the 15th execution of the year in the state.
DeSantis Tees Up Possible 15th Execution
TALLAHASSEE — Continuing a pace of two executions a month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1998 sexual assault and murder of a Northwest Florida attorney who was his neighbor.
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