Florida Executes Michael Tanzi for 2000 Murder of Miami Herald Employee
Michael Tanzi was executed for the 2000 murder of Janet Acosta, a Miami Herald employee, after a series of unsuccessful appeals.
The court ruled the appeal was not timely because Tanzi's health concerns were known since 2009, noting similar appeals based on weight have been rejected.
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Tanzi, 48, became the third person executed in Florida this year.
A Florida man is executed for killing a newspaper employee who was abducted on a lunch break
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After Tanzi's arrest for Acosta's murder, police say he also confessed to killing Caroline Holder in the Boston suburb of Brockton just a few months earlier, according to court records.
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Tanzi has filed several appeals without success.
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Summary
Michael Tanzi, 48, was executed by lethal injection in Florida for the 2000 murder of Janet Acosta, who was abducted during her work lunch break. Tanzi, convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery, had been on death row for over two decades. After his execution, which he faced with a final statement of regret, he became the third person executed in Florida in 2025. His appeals citing health issues were denied, reinforcing the state's commitment to capital punishment.
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Michael Tanzi was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of Janet Acosta, a Miami Herald employee, marking the third execution in Florida this year.
Tanzi's appeals, which included claims of health issues due to obesity and sciatica, were rejected by the courts as untimely and without sufficient merit; he had previously been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges.
After his execution, Tanzi expressed regret for his actions in a final statement to Acosta's family, acknowledging the brutal nature of his crime.
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