Michael Zack
Michael D. Zack III, 54, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on October 3, 2023, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was the sixth person put to death in Florida that year. A former death row companion, Clemente Aguirre, described him as a close friend and said he had changed, with everything about him marked by love and forgiveness. About 50 protesters gathered across the street from the prison, and death penalty opponents argued he should have been spared, while he spoke his last words, "I love you all," on the execution table.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Death opponents argued Zack had changed and should have been spared, according to a news account of protesters outside the prison.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news reports.