Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=pndqWNbjaVf Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Scheduled Execution (07/15/25): Michael Bernard Bell – Florida Death Row – Murders in Jacksonville [hBkbiGAvbWk] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Michael Bernard Bell (54) is scheduled to be executed on July 15, 2025 in Florida for the 1993 murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith (18) outside a bar in Jacksonville, Florida. Bell was also found responsible for the deaths of three other victims previously: Lashawn Cowart (19) and her two-year-old son Travis, also Bell's mother's boyfriend, Michael Johnson. UPDATE (TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025): Michael Bernard Bell (54) was executed in Florida this evening. His official time of death was 6:25pm local time. When the prison warden asked Bell if he would like to speak any last words, he stated: “Thank you for not letting me spend the rest of my life in prison.” - Michael Bell woke this morning at 6:30am and soon after consumed his final meal that consisted of an omelet, bacon, home fries and orange juice. Follow me on Facebook for more death row and execution news at Visit my other YouTube channel: THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE for recent crimes and convictions: #MichaelBernardBell #SentencedToDeath @TheMaximumSentence vvP8u9yR6TC KBtp3ZRnZi7 oOH5u3GST5p rT3StVfP42T VxbkLwKICmW atUMVRBj4CJ t6f4hEoR0GI
Michael Bernard Bell (54) is scheduled to be executed on July 15, 2025 in Florida for the 1993 murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith (18) outside a bar in Jacksonville, Florida. Bell was also found responsible for the deaths of three other victims previously: Lashawn Cowart (19) and her two-year-old son Travis, also Bell's mother's boyfriend, Michael Johnson. UPDATE (TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025): Michael Bernard Bell (54) was executed in Florida this evening. His official time of death was 6:25pm local time. When the prison warden asked Bell if he would like to speak any last words, he stated: “Thank you for not letting me spend the rest of my life in prison.” - Michael Bell woke this morning at 6:30am and soon after consumed his final meal that consisted of an omelet, bacon, home fries and orange juice. Follow me on Facebook for more death row and execution news at Visit my other YouTube channel: THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE for recent crimes and convictions: #MichaelBernardBell #SentencedToDeath @TheMaximumSentence vvP8u9yR6TC KBtp3ZRnZi7 oOH5u3GST5p rT3StVfP42T VxbkLwKICmW atUMVRBj4CJ t6f4hEoR0GI