Florida set to execute man convicted of raping and killing a woman outside of a bar

STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar is scheduled to be executed Tuesday
STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar is scheduled to be executed Tuesday.
Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke, barring a last-day reprieve. He was convicted in the May 1994 killing of Michelle McGrath.
Gudinas would be the seventh person put to death in Florida this year, with an eighth scheduled for next month. The state also executed six people in 2023, but only carried out one execution last year.
A total of 23 men have been executed in the U.S. this year, with scheduled executions set to make 2025 the year with the most executions since 2015.
Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, while Texas and South Carolina are tied for second place with four each. Alabama has executed three people, Oklahoma has killed two, and Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana and Tennessee each have one. Mississippi is set to join the other states on Wednesday with its first execution since 2022.
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