Eric Branch
Eric Scott Branch, 47, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on February 22, 2018, after nearly 25 years on death row. He spent his final hours with his daughter, according to the Courier & Press. The Florida Department of Corrections said there was no indication that his screams and physical struggle on the gurney resulted from the injection procedure, and questions about that were raised by observers. Before the procedure began, he made a political statement, and he was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman said his screams and struggle on the gurney did not indicate a problem with the injection procedure, while reporters noted that his screams drew questions about how the execution was carried out.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reporting on the execution.