Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian

Florida has become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in one day, putting to death an ex-police officer convicted of murder and only the second octogenarian known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history

Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, planning lethal injections Tuesday for an ex-police officer convicted of a young girl’s murder and an octogenarian who would be the second-oldest inmate put to death in modern U.S. history.

Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a day  AP News