US EditionFlorida serial killer cheers Trump in his final words at execution
- Glen Rogers, a 62-year-old man on death row in Florida, was executed by lethal injection on May 15 at Florida State Prison for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs.
- Rogers was convicted after being caught driving Cribbs' car soon after her murder, and he was also sentenced to death in California for the 1995 killing of Sandra Gallagher by strangulation.
- Rogers, regarded as a suspected serial killer, at one time told authorities he was responsible for as many as 70 deaths nationwide, though he later withdrew that admission; he was also briefly connected to the O.J. Simpson investigation but was never convicted of additional murders.
- At 6:16 p.m., Rogers was pronounced dead after expressing his readiness to die and offering words of encouragement to President Trump to continue his efforts in improving the country.
- Rogers' execution was Florida's fifth in 2025, marking a continued use of capital punishment, with the next scheduled execution set for June 10 for Anthony Wainwright.
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Florida Executes Suspected Serial Killer Once Eyed for Possible Link to the OJ Simpson Case
STARKE, Fla.—A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s was executed Thursday in Florida for the murder of a woman found dead in a Tampa motel room. Glen Rogers, 62, received a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke and was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m., authorities said. He was convicted in Florida of the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a 34-year-ol…
Florida executes Glen Rogers for killing of woman in Tampa
A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s was executed Thursday in Florida for the murder of a woman found dead in a Tampa motel room. Glen Rogers, 62, received a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke and was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m., authorities said. He was convicted in Florida of the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a 34-year-old mother of t…
Serial killer Glen “Casanova killer” Rogers was executed in the United States. He had an unexpected final message for President Donald Trump.
“Just a few months ago, in a beautiful field in Pennsylvania, a killer’s bullet pierced my ear. But then I felt, and now I think even more, that my life was saved for a reason. God saved me to make America a great nation.” This phrase, in Donald Trump’s inaugural speech last January, is a demonstration of the concept of Messianic charisma, a kind of leadership in which the leader is perceived as a providential savior, someone who embodies the re…
Infamous Serial Killer Has Chilling Message For Donald Trump Seconds Before Execution
Great week for Donald Trump. No doubt about it, as my buddy Cris Collinsworth would say. China's at the table. Tariff deals are happening. Over $600 billion invested in the US. Peacemaking trip to the Middle East. He torched Taylor Swift. It's been a solid seven days. Now, this ain't exactly the way I wanted to end it, though. It's never great when a serial killer uses his final few words to praise your movement – no matter how good it may be. T…
Serial killer praises Donald Trump with last words before execution. Here’s what he said
It is no secret that Donald Trump loves praise, but this might be one time where the president would have preferred the person giving him a pat on the back just keep it to himself.
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