Frank Athen Walls, 58, received a three-drug injection at about 6 p.m. at the Florida State Prison near Stark and was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. He was sentenced to death in 1988 after convictions on two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and burglary and theft.<\/p>\n
The Florida Supreme Court later overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial. Walls was again convicted and sentenced to death in 1992.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press reported that at 6 p.m., the curtain to the death chamber went up. Walls was strapped to a gurney and mostly covered by a blanket. His left arm was extended, and an IV was injected. At the foot of the gurney was a Catholic priest who was seated with his right hand extended toward Walls’ lower leg.<\/p>\n
FLORIDA EXECUTES MAN FOR 1982 MURDER OF INSURANCE OFFICE WORKER ABDUCTED FROM OFFICE<\/a><\/p>\n Florida executed Frank Athen Walls for a 1987 double murder after state and U.S. Supreme Court rulings cleared the way, closing decades of appeals and confessions. (Florida Department of Corrections)<\/p>\n Walls gave an apology in a brief statement, Alex Lanfranconi, a spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis, said.<\/p>\n “Good evening, everyone,” Walls reportedly said. “I appreciate the opportunity to say what\u2019s on my heart. If any of the members of the family are here, I am sorry for all of the things I did, the pain I caused and all of that you have suffered all these years.”<\/p>\n The execution started after Walls issued the statement, and the priest remained next to Walls, appearing to pray.<\/p>\n Court records show Walls broke into a mobile home in the Florida Panhandle belonging to Eglin Air Force Base airman Edward Alger and his girlfriend, Ann Peterson, in July 1987.<\/p>\n FLORIDA BREAKS 50-YEAR EXECUTION RECORD WITH NINTH DEATH SENTENCE CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR<\/a><\/p>\n Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Curt Anderson, File)<\/p>\n After they were tied up, Alger managed to break loose and confront the attacker. Walls cut Alger\u2019s throat and shot him<\/a> in the head as the airman fought back, then moved to Peterson and shot her as she struggled.<\/p>\n The day after the bodies were found, Walls was arrested after his roommate notified police about his odd behavior.<\/p>\n Investigators searched the home and reported finding items from the crime scene. Walls later confessed to the killings.<\/p>\n Following his conviction, DNA evidence connected Walls to the May 1987 rape and murder of Audrey Gygi. He pleaded no contest, sparing him another trial and a potential death sentence.<\/p>\n Walls also admitted responsibility for the killings of Tommie Lou Whiddon in March 1985 and Cynthia Sue Condra in September 1986 as part of a deal with prosecutors.<\/p>\n OBESE MAN ON DEATH ROW CHOOSES BUFFET OF BBQ, WINGS, CHEESEBURGER, PIZZA, ICE CREAM FOR LAST MEAL IN GEORGIA<\/a><\/p>\n A gurney used for lethal injections for convicted death row inmates. (AP Photo\/Sue Ogrocki, File)<\/p>\n His attorneys appealed the convictions in state court<\/a>, claiming he should be disqualified from execution because of his intellectual disability and other medical issues. However, last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled against Walls.<\/p>\n The U.S. Supreme Court also denied his request for a stay of execution on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n Walls woke up at about 5:10 a.m. Thursday, and, according to corrections department spokesperson Jordan Kirland, he remained compliant.<\/p>\n Officials did not say whether any family members of the victims would attend the execution.<\/p>\n FLORIDA CONTINUES TO EXTEND RECORD EXECUTION YEAR WITH MAN PUT TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE’S FAMILY<\/a><\/p>\n Forty-six men have been executed by court order so far in the U.S. this year, and more than a dozen others are scheduled to be put to death next year.<\/p>\n The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, and, since, then the most executions Florida had carried out in a single year was eight in 2014.<\/p>\n![\"Frank](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/florida-executes-frank-walls-home-invasion-murders-002.jpg\")
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