Pedro Medina

Pedro Medina was executed by electrocution in Florida in 1997. According to a Los Angeles Times account quoted in a New York Post article, flames came from his head during the execution, and a prison official helped put them out. He was pronounced dead at 7:10 a.m.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Los Angeles Times (reporters).

Source

• The bloody history of botched executions — including cop-killer whose head exploded — after Christa Pike survived New York Post, October 1, 2026