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A thief who murdered a married couple during a robbery had defiant final words as he was executed executed over the crime yesterday. ‌

Victor Tony Jones lost his life at Florida State Prison near Starke, in what was the state's 13th execution this year. The procedure began promptly at 6pm. ‌

When asked to make a final statement, the 64-year-old declined and said defiantly: "No, sir." He had been convicted of murdering a married couple during a robbery in 1990. ‌

Several minutes into the procedure, the warden attempted to rouse Jones by shaking him and calling his name, but there was no response, The Mirror reports.

As Jones lay motionless, his face losing colour, a medic entered the death chamber and declared him dead at 6:13 p.m. Officials reported t

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