A man convicted of the fatal stabbing and beating death of a woman in Miami-Dade County 26 years ago was put to death Thursday evening in Florida.
A man convicted of the fatal stabbing and beating death of a woman in Miami-Dade County 26 years ago was executed Thursday night in Florida.
Jose Antonio Jimenez, 55, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 9:48 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Starke. He was sentenced to death for the 1992 killing of 63-year-old Phyllis Minas in her North Miami apartment.
The U. S. Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal earlier Thursday.
The execution took about 15 minutes to complete and Jimenez had no last words to say. As the three-drug protocol was performed, Jimenez appeared to take numerous rapid, deep breaths and occasionally moved his head.
Minas’ nephew, Alan Pattee, said in a written statement that his family believes justice was done.
« Mr. Jimenez has shown no remorse or repentance for his crime. My aunt was innocent and loving, and a faithful sister to my father, » the statement said. « His execution will allow closure to a painful memory of the vicious murder Mr. Jimenez was responsible for. »
Court records show that on Oct. 2,1992, Minas found Jimenez in her second-floor apartment.
