Michael Lee King
Michael Lee King, 54, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on the evening of March 17, 2026, and was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. according to the Tampa Bay Times. In a statement relayed by the governor's office, he said he had found Jesus in prison and tried to live as a disciple, and a clergy member stood at the foot of the gurney beside him. The U.S. Supreme Court had rejected his final appeals without comment the day before. Opponents of the death penalty, including Floridians Against the Death Penalty, gathered outside the prison before the execution, according to WUFT.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reports.