Florida executes 74-year-old for wife's murder, becoming oldest inmate put to death in state's modern history

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A 74-year-old Florida man was executed on Thursday for his conviction in the 1992 fatal stabbing of his wife, making him the oldest inmate in modern state history to be put to death. Dusty Ray Spencer was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m., after officials executed him using a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. "Sorry, sorry to the family.