Botched Execution of Angel Diaz

[reverend_death]

This is my first post, no gore. Just what happens when you fuck up a lethal injection. Just shows the chemical burns that happened around the injection site. Enjoy

Angel Nieves Diaz, a career criminal executed for killing a Miami topless bar manager 27 years ago, was given a rare second dose of deadly chemicals as he took more than twice the usual time to succumb.

Needles that were supposed to inject drugs into the 55-year-old man’s veins were instead pushed all the way through the blood vessels into surrounding soft tissue. A medical examiner said he had chemical burns on both arms.

[reverend_death]

Diaz the day before execution.

[kboogah]

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

[jesse]

[ptorico60]

it looked like they missed the vein all together.

[Blu]

wow dammit I really want to peel that...

[blancadon]

Originally Posted by kboogah

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy

Right on.

[Karma]

Good. I am sure he deserved it.

[The Driver]

rub salt in it for good measure

[Kurlis]

Some context for the "botched" execution. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/...S/diaz1057.htm

"Diaz was sentenced to die for the murder of Joseph Nagy, a strip club manager who was shot with a silencer-equipped gun when Diaz and two accomplices robbed the Velvet Swing club on December 22, 1979. No one actually witnessed the shooting death of manager Joseph Nagy. Most of the patrons and employees had been confined to a restroom and a dancer hiding under the bar did not see who fired the shoots which killed Nagy. The case remained unsolved for four years until 1983, when Nieves' girlfriend told police he was involved in the crimes. Angel "Sammy" Toro and Angel Nieves were charged with murder. A third man, "Willie," was never identified, according to a summary of his case by the Florida Commission on Capital Crimes. At his trial, Nieves conducted his own defense, with the assistance of counsel. Toro cut a deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to life in prison. The conviction was largely based on the testimony of a jailhouse informant, Ralph Gajus, who occupied a nearby cell and said Nieves — who spoke poor English — admitted he was the triggerman by miming the shooting.The jury recommended he be sentenced to death by an 8-4 vote.

Nieves' prior record includes a second-degree murder conviction in his native Puerto Rico and escapes there and in Connecticut. In 1981, he escaped from the Hartford Correctional Center by holding one guard at knifepoint while another was beaten as he and three other inmates escaped, according to court records. Nieves, 55, was convicted and sentenced to death for killing Miami topless club manager Joseph Nagy in 1979. The conviction was largely based on the testimony of a jailhouse informant, Ralph Gajus, who occupied a nearby cell and said Nieves — who spoke poor English — admitted he was the triggerman by miming the shooting.

Citations:
Diaz v. State, 513 So.2d 1045 (Fla. 1987) (Direct Appeal).
In re Diaz, ___ F.3d ___, 2006 WL 3544824 (11th Cir. 2002) (PCR).

Final / Special Meal:
Diaz did not order a last meal. He was served Wednesday's prison menu of shredded turkey with taco seasoning, shredded cheese, rice, pinto beans, tortilla shells, apple crisp and ice tea.

Final Words:
''The state of Florida is killing an innocent person. The state of Florida is committing a crime, because I am innocent. The death penalty is not only a form of vengeance, but also a cowardly act by humans. I'm sorry for what is happening to me and my family who have been put through this.''"