Florida executes killer who targeted gay men
7 years agoIn this photo released by the Florida Department of Corrections and received by AFP on August 22, 2019, convicted murderer Gary Ray Bowles looks on during a booking photo. - A confessed murderer linked to a months-long killing spree in 1994 that targeted older gay men faced execution on August 22, 2019 in the US state of Florida. Gary Ray Bowles, who is 57, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) in a state prison in the northern city of Starke. Bowles was dubbed the "I-95 killer" after being linked to a half-dozen homicides along the interstate highway of that name, a major artery along the East Coast. (Photo by HO / Florida Department of Corrections / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Florida Department of Corrections/ HO- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A confessed murderer linked to a month-long killing spree in 1994 that targeted older gay men was executed Thursday in the US state of Florida.