Executed
John Spenkelink
John Spenkelink, a 30-year-old man, was executed by the State of Florida in the electric chair at Florida State Prison in Raiford on May 25, 1979. He was held at the prison at the time. The Florida Department of Corrections, which carried out the execution, records the cause of death as execution in the electric chair.
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.