Florida Killer Dies in Electric Chair; Says ‘Racist’ Judiciary Made Him ‘Scapegoat’
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STARKE, Fla. — Condemned murderer Marvin Francois died in the electric chair Wednesday, blaming a “racist” judicial system.
“The white Miami institutionalized racist judiciary and law enforcement systems have made me, the once heroin addict, the scapegoat,” Francois said.
Francois, 39, who was denied a reprieve late Tuesday by the Supreme Court, was sentenced to die for murdering six persons in a drug-related robbery in July, 1977.
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