Florida Man Executed for the 1998 Rape and Murder of His Neighbor

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., on Aug. 3, 2023. Curt Anderson/AP Photo

STARKE, Fla.—A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening.

Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was pronounced dead following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder in the July 1998 death of Cynthia Campbell.