Allen Lee Davis (July 20, 1944 – July 8, 1999) was an American murderer who was executed for the 1982 murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant

love this picture of Allen Lee Davis, executed in Florida’s electric chair for murder

Death penalty opponents might jump to cite the horrors of death penalty by using this picture, but what many would overlook is that Allen Lee Davis killed a pregnant woman, her 2 young daughters and unborn child, which is why he was given the death penalty. The blood on his body resulted from a nose bleed he suffered just prior to the current being switched on, not as a result of the execution itself.



I think he deserved what he got. In the 17 years from the murders to his death, Davis showed no guilt, nor expressed remorse for his actions. He deserved to be hanged, drawn and quartered for what he did.

Allen Lee Davis (July 20, 1944 – July 8, 1999) was an American murderer who was executed for the 1982 murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant, in Jacksonville, Florida. According to reports, Nancy Weiler was "beaten almost beyond recognition" by Davis with a .357 Magnum, and hit more than 25 times in the face and head. He was additionally convicted of killing Nancy Weiler's two daughters, Kristina, age 9, who was shot twice in the face, and Katherine, age 5, who was shot as she tried to run away and then had her skull beaten in with the gun.

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Davis, who had a lengthy criminal history, was on parole for armed robbery at the time of the murders. He later admitted that his initial motive was to rape and murder Kristina, kill her sister and mother, and then ransack the house.



Davis was executed on July 8, 1999, via electrocution.  His execution was alleged to have been botched, with witnesses reporting that Davis was still alive after the power to Old Sparky was switched off. Blood had also leaked from Davis's nose during the execution although prison officials alleged this was caused by a nose bleed.
Because of the controversy surrounding his execution, Davis remains the last person executed by electric chair in Florida. All subsequent executions in Florida have been carried out by lethal injection, although inmates can still choose to be executed by electric chair

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