Mark Asay | |
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| Born | Mark James Asay March 12, 1964 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2017 (aged 53) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death (November 18, 1988) |
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| Victims | Robert Lee Booker, 34 Robert McDowell, 26 |
| Date | July 18, 1987 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Florida |
Mark James Asay (March 12, 1964 – August 24, 2017)[1] was an American spree killer who was executed by the state of Florida for the 1987 racially motivated murders of two men in Jacksonville, Florida.[2] He was convicted, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed in 2017 at Florida State Prison by lethal injection. Asay's execution generated attention as it was noted by multiple news agencies that he was the first white person to be executed in Florida for killing a black person.[3][4] He was also the first person to be executed in the United States using the drug etomidate.[5]
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- ^ "56 people on Florida's death row have been executed in the past 20 years". Naples Daily News. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Pantazi, Andrew (August 24, 2017). "In a first, Florida executes a white defendant for killing a black victim". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Oppenheim, Maya (August 24, 2017). "Neo-Nazi set to be the first white man executed for killing a black man in Florida". The Independent. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Connor, Tracy (August 24, 2017). "Florida Executes Mark James Asay With Experimental Injection". NBC News. Retrieved April 10, 2022.