Convicted killer Michael Tanzi was executed by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday.
Tanzi had launched a last-minute wave of appeals to stave off his execution. Lawyers argued that Tanzi was “morbidly obese and suffers from severe chronic sciatica” and has “hyperlipidemia, uncontrolled hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease,” meaning the drug cocktail designed to kill him might not work properly and cause him discomfort, according to NBC.
The appeals failed, leading to his execution after a final meal of a fried pork chop, bacon, a baked potato, corn, ice cream, a candy bar and soda, according to Newsweek.
Tanzi’s final words were an apology to the families of two women he murdered — Janet Acosta, whose 2000 killing led to Tanzi’s execution, and Caroline Holder,
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