A man sentenced to death used his last words to express admiration for President Trump just before being executed in Florida on Thursday. Glenn Rogers, the convicted killer, stated, “President Trump continues to make America great. I’m ready to go.”
Rogers, 62, had a tumultuous background; he made headlines for fatally stabbing Tina Marie Cribbs in 1995 after meeting her at a bar. Earlier on the day of his execution, he sent a curious message thanking his wife for the murder.
“I know there are a lot of questions that need answers,” he remarked, adding, “I hope to promise you, answer your questions and in some way bring you closure in the near future,” as reported by the Tampa Bay Times.
Rogers was pronounced dead following a lethal injection at Florida State Jail at 6:16 PM.
His history was marred by violence, and prior to his 30-year-old conviction for Cribbs’ murder, he faced suspicion in various other homicide cases. Additionally, he was convicted for killing three mothers named Sandra Gallagher.
Known by the monikers “Casanova Killer” and “Cross-Country Killer,” Rogers claimed to have taken the lives of approximately 70 individuals. Many of his suspected victims typically had red hair, were petite, and in their 30s.
An intriguing documentary produced by his brothers even raised questions in 1994 about whether Rogers might have been involved in the fatal stabbing of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, though Los Angeles authorities later stated there was no reason to connect him to that infamous case.
On the day of his execution, Rogers’ final meal included pizza, chocolate cake, and soda, as reported by the Tampa Bay Times.
Cribbs had never imagined that after meeting Rogers, a former carnival worker, her life would end so tragically. Two days later, her body was discovered in a hotel with two stab wounds.
In a past statement, the victim’s mother expressed her grief, saying, “My life stopped in 1995. My daughter was everything to me.”
This execution marks Florida’s fifth for the year, with another scheduled for June 10.
