Allen Lee Davis

Rare card · No. 44391

Allen Lee Davis (July 20, 1944 – July 8, 1999) was an American convicted murderer who was executed for the 1982 murder of Nancy Weiler, who was three months pregnant, and her daughters, 9-year-old Kristina and 5-year-old Katherine, in Jacksonville, Florida. 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, though inmates can still choose to be executed by electric chair.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Florida Department of Corrections, Public domain