A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his next-door neighbor was executed Tuesday evening, the state's 15th execution this year.

Florida has executed more people than any other state this year, followed by Texas and Alabama with five each.

Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke at 6:14 p.m., according to the state's Department of Corrections. He was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 1998 killing of his neighbor, Cynthia Campbell.

Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 1998 killing of his neighbor. Florida Department of Corrections

Campbell was reported missing in 1998, and her battered body was later found off the Pe

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