Florida Executes Darryl Barwick for 1986 Stabbing Murder

Darryl Barwick, a Florida inmate, was executed by lethal injection for the 1986 murder of 24-year-old Rebecca Wendt. Barwick apologized to the victim's family and called for compassion for children in prison before the execution. He was the last of three death row inmates executed in Florida this year. Barwick's attorneys argued that the execution should be halted because of his lifelong mental illness and intellectual disability. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been signing death warrants at a rapid pace this year as he prepares his widely expected presidential campaign.