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Florida Man Set for Execution as Tennessee Woman Awaits Death
Curtis Wilkie Beasley is a 77-year-old man scheduled to be executed in Florida.
He was convicted of killing Carolyn Monfort with a hammer in 1995.
Police found Monfort’s body in her home after her daughter could not reach her.
Beasley was later arrested in Alabama while using a fake name.
His lawyers argued that his age and cognitive decline should prevent the execution.
The Florida Supreme Court rejected that argument, although a final appeal is still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tennessee also plans to execute Christa Pike this week for killing a classmate.
If carried out, Pike’s execution would be Tennessee’s first execution of a woman in 200 years.
Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, is scheduled to be executed in Florida on Tuesday for the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort.
Beasley was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery and grand theft auto after Monfort was found beaten to death with a hammer.
The Florida Supreme Court rejected arguments that executing Beasley, who has cognitive decline, would be cruel and unusual punishment.
Tennessee plans to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday, which would make her the first woman executed there in 200 years.
Beasley would be the 29th person executed in the United States this year and Florida’s 16th.
- Who
- Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, is scheduled for execution in Florida; Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled for execution in Tennessee.
- What
- Beasley is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for murdering Carolyn Monfort, while Pike is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for killing a classmate.
- Where
- Beasley’s execution is scheduled at a Florida state prison; Pike’s execution is planned in Tennessee.
- When
- Beasley’s execution is scheduled for Tuesday, and Pike’s is scheduled for Wednesday; the article does not provide calendar dates.
- Why
- Both executions were scheduled because the prisoners were convicted and sentenced to death for separate killings.
Arguments Against Execution
Arguments Supporting Execution
Cognitive decline and age
Arguments Against Execution
Beasley’s appeals argued that executing a 77-year-old man suffering from cognitive decline would constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Arguments Supporting Execution
The Florida Supreme Court rejected that argument, allowing the scheduled execution to proceed while a final appeal remains pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Death penalty scheduling
Arguments Against Execution
The pending appeal and concerns about Beasley’s mental condition could still delay or prevent his execution.
Arguments Supporting Execution
Florida officials have scheduled the execution after Beasley’s convictions and death sentence, and the state has carried out more executions this year than any other state.
Key facts
- Beasley’s age
- 77
- Beasley’s execution method
- A three-drug lethal injection
- Beasley’s conviction
- First-degree murder, robbery and grand theft auto
- Victim
- Carolyn Monfort
- Pike’s age
- 50
- Florida executions this year
- Beasley would be the state’s 16th execution
- U.S. executions this year
- Beasley would be the nation’s 29th
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