On Thursday, June 25 at 6 p.m., the State of Florida plans to execute Lance Corporal Dusty Ray Spencer (U.S.M.C.) for the 1992 murder of his wife, Karen Spencer, in Orange County. We hold close everyone impacted by this tragic act of violence, including the loved ones of Karen Spencer and all those who have carried the pain of this case for more than three decades.
The death penalty is a broken and irreversible punishment that risks human error, deepens trauma, and perpetuates cycles of violence rather than ending them. Florida already has the option of life without parole, which ensures accountability and public safety without resorting to another killing.
Take action to stop this senseless execution.