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Florida serial killer cheers Trump in his final words at execution (thehill.com)

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An accused serial killer who was executed for murder in Florida on Thursday used his final words to express support for President Trump after offering comfort to his family and his victims’ families.

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 47 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

An accused serial killer who was executed

LOLWUT

I'm personally happy that The Casanova Killer is now dead. Obviously The Hill didn't notice The Innocence Project passed this guy right the fuck by.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I thought that was a little strange, but after looking it up, it's probably a defensible phrasing.

He was only convicted of two murders, while the definition of "serial killer" is three+ murders (plus some other qualifiers). The list of other killings he was suspected of doing, but which were never proven or convicted, would put him in the serial killer category. So it's fair, in a journalistic sense, to say he was "an accused serial killer."

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A convicted murder, who was also suspected of being a serial killer, ....

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's almost as if clear and concise communication is effective

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hmmm, can you expand on this? Not sure I understand.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ohhhh, OK that makes sense then. I believe he did do those other murders so yeah, accused serial killer fits.

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