'Ninja Killer' to be executed for 1989 Florida murders.

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'Ninja Killer' to be executed for 1989 Florida murders.
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Louis Bernard Gaskin, known as the "ninja killer," is set to be executed in Florida for the 1989 murders of a couple from New Jersey. Gaskin shot the victims with a .22-caliber rifle and stole property from their home, which he intended to give as Christmas gifts to his girlfriend. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has overseen a rapid increase in executions this year, with Gaskin's execution being the third in six weeks. The state has executed 100 people since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, with 297 people currently on death row.

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