Friday, March 21, 2014

Therefore, I willingly forfeit this life for

“Therefore, I willingly forfeit this life for a better life that He offers us all,” he ended.
At 6:05 p.m., the warden took off Henry's thick glasses and began the execution as the victims' families leaned closer to the glass. An unidentified family
member said, “It's too easy,” then put his head in his hands as his shoulders heaved and tears ran down his face.
At 6:10 p.m., Henry stopped breathing, and six minutes later he was pronounced dead.
Henry appeared to be calm and in good spirits in the final hours before his death, said assistant warden Jeffrey McClellan. Henry's mother, sister, aunt and
niece visited him Wednesday, and a mitigation specialist visited him earlier.
For his last meal, he requested red beans, rice, oxtail, pecan pie, ice cream and orange juice, McClellan said.
The former Marine was convicted in Broward County of killing his two Cloth World coworkers — Thermidor, 35, and Harris, 53, — and stealing $1,269 in a
robbery.
Court documents said that after Henry helped the women close the shop, he told Harris there were armed robbers in the store. He tied Harris and blindfolded
her in the men's bathroom because he said he was protecting her from the robbers.
Henry then picked up a hammer and knocked on the office door where Thermidor was counting the store's money. When she answered, Henry hit her twice on the
head with the hammer and took the money.

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