Florida executes suspected serial killer once eyed for possible link to OJ Simpson case

Glen Rogers, 62, convicted over 1995 murder of mother of two, receives lethal injection in state prison

A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the OJ Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s was executed on Thursday in Florida for the murder of a woman found dead in a Tampa motel room.

Glen Rogers, 62, received a lethal injection at Florida state prison near Starke and was pronounced dead at 6.16pm, authorities said. He was convicted in Florida of the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a 34-year-old mother of two he had met at a bar.