77-year-old man put to death in Florida, 16th person to be executed in the state this year
Summary
A 77-year-old man named Curtis Wilkie Beasley was put to death in Florida for a 1995 hammer attack that killed a woman. He became the 16th person executed in Florida this year, which is close to the state’s record number of executions since 1976.Key Facts
- Curtis Wilkie Beasley was executed by lethal injection at a Florida state prison near Starke.
- He was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, and grand theft auto for attacking Carolyn Monfort with a hammer in 1995.
- Beasley was 77 years old and had cognitive decline, but courts ruled his execution was not cruel or unusual punishment.
- Florida has executed seven prisoners over 70 years old in 2024.
- Beasley is the 29th person executed in the U.S. this year, all men.
- Tennessee plans to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years on Wednesday.
- Florida is nearing its record of 19 executions in one year, set last year.
- Two more executions are scheduled in Florida, but Governor Ron DeSantis has temporarily paused the next one due to questions about a prisoner’s mental health.
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