Pedro Medina

Pedro Medina was a Cuban refugee who was executed in Florida's electric chair. Ron Andrews, a retired executioner who watched the execution, said the chair malfunctioned and that witnessing it left him needing 13 years of therapy. Medina claimed to be innocent, and that claim is among the objections raised about the execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Pedro Medina maintained his innocence, and retired executioner Ron Andrews, who watched, said the electric chair malfunctioned and the man burned to death.

Reported by: Ron Andrews, a retired executioner who watched the execution (witnesses).

Source

• ‘I watched innocent man die in Death Row gas chamber – his chilling last words still haunt me’ The Mirror, June 30, 2025