In a haunting case, Edward James is set to be executed for the brutal murders of 8-year-old Toni Neuner and her grandmother, Betty Dick. Despite numerous appeals, the court has upheld his death sentence as Florida prepares for its second execution this year.
In a dramatic turn of events, Edward James, a Florida inmate on death row for the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl and her grandmother, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution scheduled for Thursday. His attorney argues that cognitive decline raises questions about the legality of carrying out the death sentence.