Execution Bumped for Bondi Fundraiser

Convicted murderer Marshall Lee Gore, 50, has received a stay of execution of sorts courtesy of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Gore’s execution for the murders of Robyn Novick, 30, and Susan Roark, 19, back in the 1980s has been bumped from Sept. 10 to Oct. 1. In the Novick case, Gore raped, strangled and stabbed his victim before leaving her body in a garbage pile, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

What’s the reason for the delay in justice?

As it turns out, the October date better accommodates Bondi’s reelection campaign. A fundraising kickoff party in South Tampa conflicted with the original Sept. 10 execution date, so a change was requested. Gov. Rick Scott granted the change, the Times reports.

Bondi, who has championed the need for the state to serve up justice more swiftly, has taken responsibility for the delay it seems.

"The planned execution of Marshall Lee Gore had already been stayed twice by the courts, and we absolutely should not have requested that the date of the execution be moved,” the Times quoted her as saying.

Check out the Times’ full story here.

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