Florida to Execute Serial Killer Oscar Ray Bolin Thursday Night

Bolin, 53, had his last meal of rib-eye steak, baked potato, lemon meringue pie and Coca-Cola at 10 a.m., while meeting with his wife, Rosalie, who married him in 1996, when he was already on Death Row.
A flurry of last-minute appeals by Bolin were rejected by state and federal courts, and his last hope stood with the Supreme Court, which had not ruled with less than two hours before the scheduled 6 p.m. ET Thursday execution time.
Bolin was convicted of kidnapping, stabbing and bludgeoning three young woman from the Tampa area in 1986. He is being executed specifically for the murder of Teri Lynn Matthews.
Unless the U.S. Supreme Court issues a last-minute reprieve, Florida serial killer Oscar Ray Bolin will become the first inmate executed in 2016.

Bolin, 53, had his last meal of rib-eye steak, baked potato, lemon meringue pie and Coca-Cola at 10 a.m., while meeting with his wife, Rosalie, who married him in 1996, when he was already on Death Row.
Oscar Ray Bolin Jr., center, watches as the jurors walk into the courtroom Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Tampa. The jury found 50-year-old Bolin Jr. guilty of second-degree murder. CHRIS URSO / Pool via AP file
A flurry of last-minute appeals by Bolin were rejected by state and federal courts, and his last hope stood with the Supreme Court, which had not ruled with less than two hours before the scheduled 6 p.m. ET Thursday execution time.

Bolin was convicted of kidnapping, stabbing and bludgeoning three young woman from the Tampa area in 1986. He is being executed specifically for the murder of Teri Lynn Matthews.

In his appeals, he argued that he deserves more time to show that an Ohio inmate who confessed to the crime — and then committed suicide — is the killer. Prosecutors have noted that inmate falsely confessed to other crimes before claiming Matthews' murder.

Matthews' mother, Kathleen Reeves, told NBC News this week that she has no doubt that Bolin — who was convicted after his brother and ex-wife testified against him — killed her daughter, a bank worker.
She is attending the execution.
"It's about time," Reeves said.