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Serial killer who targeted gay men executed in Florida after eating hearty last meal
FOX News ^ | 08/23/2019 | By Danielle Wallace

Posted on 08/23/2019 11:58:51 AM PDT by Red Badger

A mass murderer known as the “I-95 killer,” who spent the majority of 1994 targeting gay men -- including a Navy World War II veteran -- ate three burgers, fries and bacon before he was executed late Thursday in Florida.

Gary Ray Bowles, 57, was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m. Thursday evening after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said. Bowles had already eaten his last meal by 3 p.m. that afternoon, prison officials told WJXT.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal filed by Bowles’ attorneys earlier Thursday that argued their client was not mentally fit to receive the death penalty, clearing the way for his execution to proceed as planned.

Bowles was condemned to die for his murder conviction in the 1994 slaying of Walter Hinton, a 42-year-old who was strangled and had his head smashed with a concrete block, in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. That was one of the six known killings that terrorized the Interstate 95 corridor that year and earned him the nickname of the "I-95 killer." In each case, Bowles had a signature: He stuffed the victims’ throats with objects, including rags, toilet paper, dirt, leaves — even a sex toy.

Police were on Bowles' trail after his first killing in 1994 in Daytona Beach. Bowles left investigators a slew of evidence, including a probation document left at the scene and ATM footage showing him trying to withdraw money from the victim, John Hardy Roberts,’ bank account.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Delaware; US: Florida; US: Indiana
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To: Red Badger
three burgers, fries and bacon

Damn! That's not healthy. A diet like that can cut your life short.

21 posted on 08/23/2019 12:36:10 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Red Badger

Ah, he was just killing fags, anyway. That’s a good thing,eh?


22 posted on 08/23/2019 12:38:17 PM PDT by Concentrate (ex-texan was right and Always Right was wrong, which is why we lost the election. Podesta the molest)
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To: PGR88

Just for contrast, Timothy McVeigh (the favorite leftist example of a white nationalist) committed his crimes a full year later and was put down for his dirt nap in 2001.


23 posted on 08/23/2019 12:40:17 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: northislander

Yep, homosex is abuse and sadism.


24 posted on 08/23/2019 12:43:12 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going no than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: Red Badger
... ate three burgers, fries and bacon before he was executed late Thursday in Florida.

That's excessive calories ... he should take better care of himself. :(

25 posted on 08/23/2019 12:55:10 PM PDT by BluH2o
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To: Concentrate

Not if you are pro-life and believe in the value of all human life, with the exception of violent criminals like this guy.


26 posted on 08/23/2019 12:59:56 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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To: Red Badger

Live like you’ve got no regrets!

They’re gonna kill you anyways.


27 posted on 08/23/2019 1:00:35 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: elcid1970

“If I was about to be executed, food would be the last thing on my mind.”

Never under stood it either. I personally would be throwing up and shaking and going into extreme anxiety attacks. I did read somewhere they start sedating these guys days before.


28 posted on 08/23/2019 1:00:48 PM PDT by setter
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To: elcid1970

the vast majority eat nothing or little when the meal comes.

IT is truly chilling that he stuffed his face or could even hold it down.


29 posted on 08/23/2019 1:00:57 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Why does it take 25 YEARS to off these animals? Yeesh!

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The current legal system. Most don’t get executed under the current
system. Texas executed one Wed. night their fourth this year.

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3773589/posts


30 posted on 08/23/2019 1:03:12 PM PDT by deport
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To: fireman15

So that’s what 25 to life means.


31 posted on 08/23/2019 1:03:17 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Trump is President and CEO of America, Inc.)
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To: dfwgator

Darn right! Wish some gay rights group would sue the ACLU for holding up this man’s execution. “ACLU Protects Hate Criminals” would be a good headline to break out the popcorn to.

Seriously, the Left stalls and delays rightful executions as long as they can and then claims the death penalty system is too expensive! Last time I checked, rope was cheap. And if global warming really is going to destroy the world, why are we wasting precious resources on mass murderers?


32 posted on 08/23/2019 1:04:05 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker (Keep calm and vote your conscience.)
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To: elcid1970

Often times they don’t eat the last meal. Ordering a large meal is just one last way to stick it to “The Man.”


33 posted on 08/23/2019 1:05:04 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Red Badger

He died humanely by injection.

Perhaps if he had been strangled and had his head bashed in by a concrete block—as he had chosen to do to one of his victims—it might send a message to would-be murderers that they could face the same fate as their victims. That would be justice.


34 posted on 08/23/2019 1:08:46 PM PDT by GoldwaterChick
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To: Moonman62

Frustrated by his mother’s choice to remain in the marriage, Gary left home to live on the streets. Throughout his youth and adulthood he was able to provide for himself financially by prostituting his body to men.

Kind of sounds like Obama’s bio.


35 posted on 08/23/2019 1:32:31 PM PDT by wetgundog (CNN is FAKE NEWS ...Just added NBC.)
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To: BitWielder1

It’s good they’re off the street but it does not seem like justice.
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Justice delayed is justice denied. William Gladstone, Prime Minister of the UK for 12 years.

Actually it is a grave injustice to all American taxpayers who foot the bill for comfortable lodging, nutritious meals, excellent health and dental care, recreational facilities, etc. for convicted felons. One was just executed the other day after having enjoyed the above mentioned privileges for 21 YEARS!


36 posted on 08/23/2019 1:35:06 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Why does it take 25 YEARS to off these animals? Yeesh!
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Because it enriches the lawyers and jurists that’s why!


37 posted on 08/23/2019 1:39:16 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: Red Badger
"...ate three burgers, fries and bacon..."

Man!

Guy ought to watch what he's doing. Lot of saturated fat in that meal.

38 posted on 08/23/2019 1:56:45 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: FormerFRLurker
Not if you are pro-life and believe in the value of all human life, with the exception of violent criminals like this guy.
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Respect and protect the life of every living thing EXCEPT the life of persons who intentionally torture and/or kill other people or animals.
39 posted on 08/23/2019 2:03:00 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Bad guys will enslave or exterminate good guys who acquiesce.)
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To: skimbell

And carbs!..........bad for his blood pressure!............


40 posted on 08/23/2019 2:03:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
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