December 13, 1987Waterbury, ConnecticutRobert Breton kills his ex-wife JoAnn and their son Robert Jr. (15) Robert Sr. and JoAnn had recently divorced due to Robert’s abusive behavior. In 1986, one of JoAnn’s coworkers witnessed an exchange between the two wherein Robert threw a birthday card and money at JoAnn to give to their son, and…
Man executed for murder, lethal injection botched resulting in severe chemical burns
December 13, 2006 Raiford, Florida Ángel Nieves Díaz is executed for murder, though his lethal injection is botched leading to his arms being burned by the chemicals Díaz was convicted of the December 29, 1979 robbery and murder of club owner Joseph Nagy. Most of the club’s employees were locked in a room during the…