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Florida Executes Serial Killer Glen Rogers for 1995 Murder

Rogers, known as the 'Casanova Killer,' was pronounced dead by lethal injection after decades of legal appeals failed.

Glen Rogers in a photo provided by Florida Department of Corrections.
In this July 8, 1996 file photo, convicted murderer Glen Rogers, right, stares at Public Defender Joan Corces during a hearing in Tampa, Florida.
Convicted serial killer Glen Rogers is to be executed by lethal injection in Florida

Overview

  • Glen Rogers, 62, was executed at Florida State Prison for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, a mother of two he met at a Tampa bar.
  • Rogers was also sentenced to death in California for the murder of Sandra Gallagher and linked to at least three additional killings across the U.S.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Rogers' final appeal on May 14, 2025, clearing the way for his execution the following evening.
  • Rogers claimed responsibility for up to 70 murders, including the 1994 deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, but authorities found no evidence to support these assertions.
  • His execution marks Florida's fifth this year, reflecting the state's intensified enforcement of capital punishment under Governor Ron DeSantis.