Tonight, We the People of the State of Florida executed 72-year-old Samuel “Sammy” Lee Smithers for the 1996 murders of Denise Roach and Christie Cowan. Sammy was the oldest person executed in the modern era of Florida’s death penalty. We killed a man with a profound history of head trauma and brain damage who was…
STARKE, Fla. Today at 6 p.m., the State of Florida plans to execute Samuel “Sammy” Lee Smithers, a 72-year-old man who is showing signs of dementia and severe cognitive decline. If carried out, this would be the 14th execution of the year — both the most in Florida’s history and the most of any state…
On Tuesday, Florida plans to execute Samuel “Sammy” Lee Smithers, a 72-year-old man showing signs of dementia and severe cognitive decline. If the execution is carried out, it will be the 14th state-sanctioned murder to take place in our state this year — more than ever in history. There’s still time to take action: sign…
