A man convicted of the 1979 killing of a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening in a record 16th execution in Florida this year.

Barring a last-minute reprieve, Bryan Frederick Jennings , 66, was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke, the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Jennings drew the death penalty for the murder of Rebecca Kunash, who was also raped and drowned in a canal.

When asked if he had a final statement, Jennings said "no" loudly. As the drugs were then administered, his chest heaved and his arms twitched for a few minutes. Then he lay still with his mouth open.

The execution of the ex-Marine was one of three scheduled this week in the U.S., though Oklahoma's gove

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