State executes man in double beating, burning deaths

State executes man in double beating, burning deaths
RAIFORD — A Boynton Beach man who beat his two coworkers with a hammer and set them on fire during a 1987 robbery died by lethal injection Thursday night.
The families of Phyllis Harris and Janet Cox Thermidor watched as Robert Henry, 55, lay strapped to a gurney at the Florida State Prison. They scooted closer
to the window as Henry read his last statement from a clipboard at 6 p.m.
“To the innocent women of my crime … their families, friends and communities, I sincerely apologize for my devastation to your lives, and for the grief,
loss and pain that I have caused,” he read out loud. “If indeed this event will help you to heal or feel better because it is the law, I do not begrudge
you your closure.”
Henry then apologized to his family, argued against the death penalty and thanked the wardens for their professionalism. As he spoke, several members of the
victims' families shook their heads and one suddenly said, “Die!”
Henry's last words were of redemption and acceptance.