Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=EkhCTFagelB Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Man Executed in Same Florida Prison as Ted Bundys Electrocution [qY7cNWJK4J7] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT A man convicted in a 2000 homicide has been executed by the state of Florida. Michael Tanzi, 48, died by lethal injection on Tuesday evening at the Florida State Prison. Tanzi confessed to the kidnapping and murder of Janet Acosta, who worked for the Miami Herald. Tanzi's lawyers tried to stop the execution with several appeals, including one that argued that he was 'morbidly obese' and would thus suffer unduly from the lethal injection. But their appeals were not successful. Zp10EEKE1jX YJRN7brTja0 phW6DVUPfra 450YApMWQf5
A man convicted in a 2000 homicide has been executed by the state of Florida. Michael Tanzi, 48, died by lethal injection on Tuesday evening at the Florida State Prison. Tanzi confessed to the kidnapping and murder of Janet Acosta, who worked for the Miami Herald. Tanzi's lawyers tried to stop the execution with several appeals, including one that argued that he was 'morbidly obese' and would thus suffer unduly from the lethal injection. But their appeals were not successful. Zp10EEKE1jX YJRN7brTja0 phW6DVUPfra 450YApMWQf5