Deaths in Custody
Executed

Oscar Ray Bolin Jr.

53 years old · died January 7, 2016 · Florida State Prison, Bradford County, Florida

Oscar Ray Bolin Jr., 53, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Bradford County, on January 7, 2016, after being held on death row there. Florida's Department of Corrections lists the execution as the cause and manner of death, and the governor's office gave the scheduled time as 6 p.m. that evening. WFTV reported that the execution was delayed for almost four hours while the U.S. Supreme Court considered and rejected his final appeal.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Gov. Rick Scott's office; Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).

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