Killer Who Asked for Death Executed

Condemned murderer Dan Patrick Hauser was granted his wish as Florida officials executed him for a 1995 murder for which he repeatedly said he wanted to die. Hauser, 30, was given a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke, said Liz Hirst, spokeswoman for Gov. Jeb Bush. The execution, originally set for Monday, was postponed by a federal judge only hours before it was to take place. Hauser’s mother and state-appointed defense attorneys argued that Hauser, who was acting as his own appellate counsel, was not competent to act in his defense.