Credited from: NEWSWEEK
On Thursday, Glen Rogers, a convicted serial killer known as the "Casanova Killer," was executed in Florida's State Prison for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a 34-year-old mother of two he met in a bar. Rogers, 62, delivered his final words, expressing support for former President Donald Trump: "President Trump, keep making America great. I'm ready to go." His execution, carried out via lethal injection, began at 6:00 PM and lasted approximately 16 minutes, during which he remained mostly still, according to reports from HuffPost and Newsweek.
Rogers was convicted of Cribbs' murder, along with a separate death sentence in California for the strangulation of Sandra Gallagher, a mother of three. His criminal history includes a series of failed appeals over two decades, concluding with the U.S. Supreme Court's denial of his last-ditch efforts to avoid execution. Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis signed Rogers' death warrant as part of the state's ongoing use of capital punishment, with 15 executions nationwide this year, as noted by CBS News and India Times.
Rogers was originally from Ohio and had been suspected in multiple slayings across the U.S., with assertions that he had killed approximately 70 people, which he later recanted. His case drew attention not only for his violent crimes but also for its ties to high-profile cases, notably the O.J. Simpson murders, as explored in the documentary "My Brother the Serial Killer." Although some speculated about his possible involvement, authorities dismissed these claims, affirming that there was no credible link to Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown and friend Ron Goldman, according to statements from the Los Angeles Police Department referenced in both HuffPost and CBS News.
Authorities identified Rogers' victims as having similar characteristics: they were often single mothers in their 30s with red hair. His execution marks the fifth in Florida for the year, with another inmate, Anthony Wainwright, scheduled for execution on June 10, following India Times, CBS News, and Newsweek.