Minutes before his execution, Beasley offered an apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Decades after a woman was found dead inside her own Florida home, he faced his final moments with a spiritual adviser beside him, leaving a brutal crime and its painfully long aftermath behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His words acknowledged mistakes, but the account offered no public response from either family to that final apo\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beasley was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke. Before the execution drugs were administered, he said, \u201cI want to apologize for all the mistakes I made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spiritual adviser sat beside him. His final meal was grilled cheese sandwiches and ice cream, according to a Florida Department of Corrections spokesman cited by the Associated Press. State rules permit requests costing no more than $40, using locally available food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case began in August 1995, when Monfort\u2019s daughter discovered her mother dead in her Dundee home after two days without reaching her. Investigators found a bloodied hammer head nearby, and a witness connected Beasley to Monfort\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He fled Florida before being arrested and was convicted in 1998 of murder, robbery and grand theft auto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The execution closed the criminal case decades after that discovery; neither family\u2019s reaction was publicly reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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