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August 6, 2013

Florida Executes Schizophrenic Man Who Believed He Was "Prince of God" 
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Florida has executed a man diagnosed as schizophrenic after the Supreme
Court denied a last-minute bid to stay his execution. Lawyers for John
Ferguson say his death violated the Eighth Amendment, which requires a
person to understand the reason for his execution and the impact the
death penalty will have. They said Ferguson believed he would rise again
after his execution to fight alongside Jesus Christ and save the country
from a communist plot. Ferguson was sentenced to death in 1978 for his
role in two sets of killings. He died by lethal injection at 6 p.m.
eastern time on Monday. His final words were, "I just want everyone to
know, I am the Prince of God and I will rise again."

 

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