Pedro Medina, convicted of killing an Orlando schoolteacher 15 years ago, sat down in the three-legged oak electric chair and watched with interest as two guards secured him with wide, brown ...

As Pedro Medina fights in court to avoid the electric chair, the daughter of the Orlando woman he was convicted of killing says the state failed to prove his guilt. “I may be totally off, but ...

In 1997, a mask covering killer Pedro Medina's face burst into flames and shot fire into the air, filling the execution chamber with smoke, ... How often have electric chairs been used in the U.S.?

In 1997, Pedro Medina was sent to Florida’s infamous “Old Sparky,” which malfunctioned during his electrocution and caused flames to shoot out of his head.

After flames erupted from Pedro Medina’s head during his 1997 execution, Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth told reporters, “People who wish to commit murder, they better not do it in ...

Florida's electric chair has long been known by the cynical nickname "Ol' Sparky." ... During the 1997 execution of Pedro Medina, who came to Florida from Cuba during the 1980 Mariel boatlift, ...

Since the death penalty was reinstated in the US in 1976, there have been at least 10 visibly botched electrocutions, including the 1997 electrocution of Pedro Medina in Florida.

I was death row executioner & saw killer’s head burst into flames in electric chair ... Death row inmate Pedro Medina, pictured on April 12, 1983 Credit: AP:Associated Press. 9.