Posted on 09/30/2026 11:30:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
Florida has carried out theexecution of Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, by lethal injection, for the barbaric claw hammer murder of Carolyn Monfort, 62, Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Florida State Prison near Starke.
Beasley was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m.
In 1995, Beasley was temporarily staying at Monfort's Polk County home while doing maintenance work at an apartment complex Monfort managed. Monfort knew Beasley through her daughter's ex-husband, who knew Beasley from high school. On Aug. 21, 1995, Beasley savagely beat Monfort to death with a claw hammer, then stole $800 and her car. Beasley eventually fled to Alabama and assumed a new identity but was arrested five months after the murder.
He was convicted of Monfort's murder and sentenced to death on March 21, 2001.
A final appeal for a stay of execution was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon without comment.
Beasley had a last meal of grilled cheese sandwiches and ice cream, Florida Department of Corrections spokesman Jordan Kirkland said. He received three visitors and met with a spiritual advisor.
His final words were, "I want to apologize for all the mistakes I made,” per the Associated Press.
It was Florida's 16th execution of 2026.
Right now.
Unfortunately.
Big time.
Which is infuriating.
Shouldn’t such things be more timely???
What was the big hurry?
And the last words he heard was someone yelling “Its hammer time!”
Kids I grew up with were murdered by John Errol Ferguson, took years for him to ride the lightning, disgusting.
Look up Giuseppe Zangara, rode the lightning in under a month, now that’s what I’m talking about.
Do it like Japan does, only inform people two weeks after the execution.
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