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As Michael Bell awaits execution, new FL law could expand ways state carries out capital punishment

Published: July 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM

On Tuesday, the state of Florida is set to execute Michael Bernard Bell for the 1993 murders of two people outside the Moncrief Liquors and Lounge.

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