STARKE, Fla. - Florida on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of abducting a woman from an insurance office and fatally stabbing her.

Kayle Bates, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:17 p.m. after a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. His death sentence was handed down after his conviction on first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual battery charges in the June 14, 1982, killing of Janet White in Florida's Panhandle.

White's husband, Randy White, witnessed Tuesday's execution.

As Bates was strapped to a gurney, he replied "no" when asked if he had any last words.

At a news briefing following the execution, Randy White thanked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing off on the execution.

″I am truly humbled by the outpouring of love and support

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