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| Oklahoma Executes Man Convicted of Killing Two in Robbery |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 07/30/2003 |
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A man convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of a 39-year-old man and his teenage son was executed by injection Tuesday in Oklahoma. As Bryan Toles lay strapped to a gurney, he offered condolences to the family of Juan Franceschi and his son, Lonnie Franceschi. ''I'd like to apologize to the victims' family and ask them for their forgiveness,'' said Toles, 31, who was executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Toles was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the slayings in 1993. Toles mostly talked to members of his family and his spiritual adviser, who were witnesses at the execution. ''I love all y'all. Thanks for coming. Take care of my mother,'' he said. Toles' eyelids began to flutter as the injection took effect. ''I fixing to pass out, I think,'' he said shortly before his body stopped moving and he was pronounced dead. Juan and Lonnie Franceschi were shot after Toles forced his way into their home in an attempt to get the keys to the family car, prosecutors said. Toles confessed to the murders, according to prosecutors. A co-defendant was also convicted on murder charges and sentenced to life in prison. ''I have forgiven Toles,'' Norma Franceschi, Juan Franceschi's widow and Lonnie Franceschi's mother, who attended the execution. ''I'm nobody to judge nobody. I'm just grateful he said 'I'm sorry.''' |
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