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Executed

John Blackwelder

49 years old · died May 26, 2004 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

John Blackwelder, 49, was executed by the State of Florida at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Bradford County, on May 26, 2004, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. The department's record lists the manner of death as homicide and the cause as execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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