Michael Ray Lambrix
Michael Ray Lambrix, also known as Cary Lambrix, was 57 when the State of Florida executed him by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on October 5, 2017, after decades of appeals and several rescheduled dates. Sources say he is survived by his father, mother, three children and seven grandchildren, and that his mother had promised to cook a Thanksgiving dinner for him if he were ever released. He maintained that he was innocent and had acted in self-defense, and he said the case rested on testimony he considered fabricated. Witnesses reported that he recited the Lord's Prayer as his final statement, and a Daytona Beach church group gathered outside to pray for his appeal.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Lambrix maintained he was innocent and had acted in self-defense, and said the case rested on fabricated testimony, according to his account in the news reporting.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reports.